Fatwa no.
17097
All praise be to Allah Alone and peace and blessings be upon the last Prophet.
The Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta' reviewed the question submitted to His Eminence the Mufty from His Excellency the director of the vocational training center in
Jazan.
The question no. 672/8, dated 11/5/1415 A.H., was referred to the Committee from the Secretariat General of the Council of Senior Scholars on 14/5/1415 A.H. with no. 1963. It states the following:
The vocational training center in
Jazan
includes a Masjid (mosque) that has room for more than 800 persons. The maximum number of persons who study and work in the center does not exceed 250 persons.
three quarters of the Masjid's area is vacant. Since we are in dire need to use this space to set up a library and classrooms, is it permissible to use it for this purpose?
It is noteworthy that the library
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would contain Islamic and non-Islamic books, such as books written by Saudi and Arab authors and poets. Please advise. May Allah reward you with the best!
Having studied the question, the Committee answered: It is not permissible to take any part of the Masjid for the mentioned purpose.
May Allah grant us success! May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions!
Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta'