Prayer: What Is the Ruling on Masjid Land Converted to a Street by Municipal Development?

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Prayer: What Is the Ruling on Masjid Land Converted to a Street by Municipal Development?

English:

Question #413:

What is the ruling with regards to the land that was originally a part of the roofed section of a masjid but was altered to a street after the masjid was included in the municipality’s development plan and a part of it was demolished due to necessity?

Answer #413:

The rules for masjids do not apply to it if the probability of the restoration of the land to its original status of a masjid is zero.

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