Q: Prophet Muhammad (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) recommended to recite the dua before entering a masjid. Today many mosques contain areas such as wudu-area and toilet area. Where do we read the dua? Is it on passing the first door of the masjid or on entering the proper prayer area after wudu?
Q: Can children play ball in the masjid and what is the proof of it?
Q: Is it permissible to use a lectern in the masjid by ulama giving a lecture considering the fact that it is a concept used in the churches?
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?