Question:
I look after my local masjid voluntarily. Sometimes I have to throw away things that the masjid does not need anymore. Will it be allowed for me to keep them for my personal use?
الجواب باسم الوهاب المنان
Answer:
Yes. It can be used for personal use, however, you should pay the price of the item to the masjid so its necessities can be fulfilled with that money. However, If the masjid is not financially in need and will not need the money in the future, then it can be taken for free. (Fatawa Rahimiyah: 9/163)
وَمَا انْهَدَمَ مِنْ بِنَاءِ الْوَقْفِ وَآلَتِهِ صَرَفَهُ الْحَاكِمُ فِي عِمَارَةِ الْوَقْفِ إنْ احْتَاجَ إلَيْهِ وَإِنْ اسْتَغْنَى عَنْهُ وَأَمْسَكَهُ حَتَّى يَحْتَاجَ إلَى عِمَارَتِهِ فَيَصْرِفُهُ فِيهَا وَإِنْ تَعَذَّرَ إعَادَةُ عَيْنِهِ إلَى مَوْضِعٍ يَبِيعُ وَيَصْرِفُ ثَمَنَهُ إلَى الْمَرَمَّةِ وَلَا يَجُوزُ أَنْ يُصْرَفَ بَيْنَ مُسْتَحَقِّي الْوَقْفِ كَذَا فِي الْهِدَايَةِ (الفتاوى الهندية: ج2 ص639)
والله أعلم بالصواب
Answered by:
Mufti Abdullah Nabil
Teacher, Jamia Islamia Birmingham