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Can madrasas pay wages from donations, incl. zakat? What’s diff. b/w musjid & madrasa? Can madrasas own land/building?

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Janab Mufti sahib, Assalam o alaikum In answer to my question no.9741 your answer was “Those who collect donations are not allowed to receive their wages on percentage basis”. As part or all of the income of madrasas is in the form of donations collected by people nominated by madrasas. Are such people allowed to be paid as expenses/wages from such collections which may include zakat. If answer is yes then what proprtion of donations collected can be paid? second question is , what is the difference between a sharia compliant musjid and another place e.g. bottom floor of a madrasa where regular 5 times prayers are offered which include friday congregation prayers ( with khutba ). Third question is , like a musjid . is the land and building of a madrasa is also a endowed propertyor not. Thanks!

Answer

(Fatwa: 333/303=D/1430)

Giving expenses of compensations from the zakah is unlawful. A madrasa should employ such people who collect donations and should give their salary from other funds like imdad, atiya etc.

(2) Once a land is endowed as mosque and people start offering salah there, it becomes mosque from beneath the earth to the sky. The place allotted for salah is called masjid sharyi and the rest carry the ruling of waqf, the part of masjid sharyi will carry exclusive rulings of masjid sharyi. As far a place which is not endowed, only salah is offered there whether five time regular prayers or Jumuah, it will not be considered masjid sharyi. By praying salah there, one will get the reward of Jamaat, but not that of mosque. Therefore by praying salah with Jamaat in lower floor people will get reward of salah with Jamaat, but not that of mosque. It will not carry the ruling of masjid sharyi.

(3) If the owner has endowed it, or it was bought by the income of waqf, then it will be considered waqf.

Allah (Subhana Wa Ta’ala) knows Best

Darul Ifta,
Darul Uloom Deoband

This answer was collected from the official ifta website of Darul Uloom Deoband in India.