Prayer: Is Prayer Valid in a School Built on Disputed Land Without the Owner’s Consent?
Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei
Prayer: Is Prayer Valid in a School Built on Disputed Land Without the Owner’s Consent?
English:
Question #379:
The land of a high school belongs to a person. According to the city plan, it was decided to change it to a park. However, due to pressing need and agreement of the officials, a high school was built there. The owner does not agree that the government uses his land and declared his objection to say one's prayer there. What is your respected opinion in this regard?
Answer #379:
If they got the land in consistent with the laws passed by The Islamic Consultative Assembly and ratified by the Guardian Council, there is no problem in using it / saying one's prayer there.
-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of Prayer