Various masaail of the Musjid

Using the upper floors of a masjid for computer and school tuition classes

Q: There is a masjid which is 3 stories i.e. ground floor+2 floors. However, except for Jumuah Salah only the ground floor remains occupied and the rest of the floors are vacant. 

A group of community leaders have decided and infact what they have done is after taking permission from the Trustees have started a coaching class type thing wherein students from poor backgrounds are given computer and English and Science schooling in the first and second floors of the masjid at very nominal prices or for free. Basically a Muslim charitable trust is now using the upper floors of the masjid for teaching underprivileged kids computer and school tuition classes. 

Additionally they are now planning to use one area in the masjid in above floors as a Homeopathy clinic for free treatment for ailments. The entrance is separate from behind the staircase, not the main gate of the masjid.

My question is, is it allowed to use the masjid for dunyavi purposes in a manner the above people are using it? They are not using the main ground floor of the masjid but the first and second floors which are empty except for Jumuah. Please guide us with this question.

Distributing parcels and hampers from the Musjid

Q: The following appears in "The Three Harams" by Madrasah Ta’leemuddeen:

"Do not distribute parcels, hampers and other goods in the musjid. Similarly, do not make the musjid a drop off point for collecting parcels."

Please advise:

(1) What is the status of distributing parcels and hampers in the Musjid parking lot and yard? This happens in poor areas in KZN, where Muslim and Ulama relief groups or individuals, arrange for the distribution of groceries and blankets in the Musjid yard. People, males and females, line up and collect.

(2) Distributing Qurbani meat in the Masjid parking lot / yard. Is this correct?

(3) A feeding scheme takes place for the poor children after afternoon Madrasah at the Masjid. The children sit and eat in the madrasah section, which is a large room adjoining the last saff. Is this permissible?

(4) Grocery hampers are distributed to poor people in the Masjid entrance/shoe rack area, the goods are given to poor people as they leave. Is this permissible?

Collective forms of ibaadah taking precedence over individual forms of ibaadah in a Musjid

Q: Our Imaam mentioned a few points, which I wanted to clarify. The gist of the points is that in the Masjid, collective forms of Ibaadah always take precedence over individual.

1. If 5 minutes are allotted to read sunnah salaah before the khutbah, one should complete salaah in that time, to avoid inconvenience to the imaam, who has to wait for people who go over this time.

My question is, what if someone takes six or seven minutes. Is this incorrect or should the imaam wait patiently for such a person?

2. If after salaah, a jamaat is having a lecture, or there is some type of programme, the muqtadis should try and complete their salaah quickly or move to the back, so that the programme can commence as soon as possible.

Are these points correct?

Women in haidh entering Aqsa courtyard

Q: Can a woman in menstruation (haidh) enter the Masjid al-Aqsa compound? This is a compound surrounded by walls which contains several buildings such as the Dome of the Rock, Masjid al-Qibli, etc. Is the entire compound counted as the masjid (meaning that woman in menstruation can't enter) or is just the buildings counted as masjid and the rest as courtyard (which a woman in menstruation can enter)?

Dismissing a trustee

Q: Can a person be allowed to be the trustee of a musjid when work in repairs of a masjid could be done for R6000 and he presents a quote for R60000 without really checking the true extent of repairs required. Should such a person be expelled from the Trust and can this be classified as deception and abuse of amanaat funds?