Rules applicable for a place to be regarded as a masjid
Q: I have a few questions regarding masjid.
1. What are the requirements for a building to be called a masjid (and subsequently all the rules of a masjid must be followed)?
2. Do the rules of a masjid apply to a musallah?
3. Can there be a masjid in a non-Muslim country?
3a. I have heard that in Canada a building is not owned permanently by a person and the government can take control of it (either any time or a lease of 99 years apply), so can there be a masjid in the aforementioned case?
4. If one has taken upon an item of the masjid for safekeeping, can they personally use it? It was bought by the masjid money.