Prayer: Is Permission from a Religious Authority Required to Repair a Masjid?

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Prayer: Is Permission from a Religious Authority Required to Repair a Masjid?

English:

Question #404:

Is the permission of the authorised religious authority or his attorney required when a masjid needs to be repaired?

Answer #404:

For the voluntary repair of a masjid — spending one’s own money or the money of charitable contributors — there is no need to acquire any permission from the authorised religious authority.

-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of Prayer