Musjid

Q: As we starting with collections for a land for a masjid. Some brothers during the mashwerah want to know if there will be salami allowed in our masjid that we want to build? Please explain in detail.

Q: A certain organization made public announcements and adverts that they will be using excess Qurbaani funds for the construction of a Masjid in a rural area. Is this permissible or is it based on urf i.e. if people don’t mind then it's fine otherwise it is impermissible?

Q: Is there any significance is passing a bottle of attar (perfume) on Fridays (just before the Jumah salaat is about to commence) from person to person and each person rubs a drop or two of the attar on the face, hands and clothing? At most mosques this practice appears to have become customary.

Q: Are cctv's allowed to be installed in the masaajid?

Q: Our Musjid, has gone through an extension on the left side, However there is a separating wall (not completely separated few rows the an entrance, and few rows again) in between the Original Musjid and the extension. The extension is used for itikaf and is part of the Musjid. Usually on Jumma or when the musjid gets full the extension is used. The set up is similar to Musjidun Nabawai alhis salam. where outside the the front row continues, separated by walls:

1. Is the reward the same when standing in the front row,between the separating walls?
2. Should the original Musjid be filled 1st, then the extension or vice versa?
3. Can I stand alone in the extension to get the reward of filling the front rows?

Q: To use the Musjid as a thoroughfare is makrooh. However, some ulama say that if one needs to pass through the musjid to get to the other side, then he should stop in the musjid, make one sajdah, and then pass to the other side, because sajdah is an ibaadat-e-maqsoodah, so if a person does an ibaadat-e-maqsoodah and then goes out the other way it will be jaaiz. Is this correct? Is there any other way out to this masla? Especially in places like the haram shareef and other big musjids, it becomes difficult to walk right around the musjid.

Q: What is required to turn a jamaat khana/musalla into a musjid?

Q: Is it permissable to pass wind in the musjid if one is sleeping in the musjid e.g. in jamaat or i'tikaaf?

Q: What is the ruling concerning building a mosque or jamaat khana in the vicinity of another mosque... i.e. if a mosque is already present in an area, can one build another mosque or jamaat khana nearby (e.g., withing walking distance)?

Q: A certain Masjid committee invested in the Oasis company on behalf of the Masjid. At that time they had not known that it was Haraam. By the time the committee discovered that it was Haraam the investment had already accrued 100 000 rands profit. The question now is that what should be done with the profits gained? A certain Aalim says that since the money belongs to the community, the trustees of the Masjid will have to take them into consideration when getting rid of the money. Another Aalim says that the money is Waqf. Therefore, the trustees will have the independent right of spending the money wherever it may be appropriate without consulting the public. Which of the 2 opinions are correct?

With regards to where the money should be spent, the first Aalim says that it could be spent to build some toilets for the Masjid, etc.. The second Aalim says that there certain people in the community who are heavily involved in debt. Among them 2 are deserving of Zakaat and the third although he is not deserving of Zakaat but he is having difficulty in paying the debt. Therefore, this money should be spent in paying off these peoples debts. Which opinion should be taken?