Musjid

Q: Can a non-Muslim donate money towards a masjid project or lillah?

Q: Can the entire top floor of a building be musjid whilst the bottom floor is not?

The bottom floor will be the wudhu khana which is out of the masjid and some rooms which will be used for other masjid related work (store room etc.).

Q: I would like to know how can we use the lillah money collected in a musjid. Can we feed musallis with this money or can we only use it for musjid expenses? 

Q: Can land gifted to a mosque be taken back if the mosque commitee members are not abiding by the promise made and infighting is happening among them?

Q: Is using the Masjid as a pathway from one side to the other haraam or makrooh e tahreemi or makrooh e tanzihi?

Q: Recently there has been a trend of using monitors in masjids to show presentations and sometimes even videos. Even without videos or pictures isn’t this something very disliked?

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?

Q: What is the ruling in keeping a cat in the Masjid building and it living there? But it won't be kept in the actual Masjid?

Q: I have recently moved into an area that has a musallah, but not a masjid. The musallah is 1.1 km from my house and the nearest masjid is 3.8km.

1. Are the etiquettes and sunan of a masjid applicable to a musallah i.e. should one recite the duas for entering and leaving a masjid, make niyah for itikaaf, enter with the right foot etc.

2. Will one accrue the same reward for performing salaah in a musallah as one would in a masjid?

3. If not, is it advisable to perform salaah in the musallah or make the extra effort to attend the masjid?

Any other additional information regarding the differences between a masjid and musallah will be greatly appreciated insha-Allah.

Q:

1. Can recreational activities (golf, paddle tennis, soccer, etc.) be used for fundraising for a Masjid?

2. Can an auction event where items are sold be used for fundraising for a Masjid?