Sacrificial hides for the construction of a mosque

Question

Question: I took the hide of my own sacrificial animal, as well as the hides of the sacrificial animals of other friends of mine with their permission, and gave them for the construction of a mosque. In this case, is it permissible for the proceeds of the hides of the sacrificial animals to be spent on the construction of the mosque or not? If it is not permissible, then what is the Shar‘i ruling regarding me and my aforementioned friends — i.e.

Answer

If your friends made those hides your property, or you made them all the property of the trustee (mutawalli) of the mosque, and then the trustee or you sold them and spent the proceeds on the construction of the mosque, it is valid. But if they were sold without transfer of ownership (tamlik)

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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