Unlawful (non-Sharʿi) seizure of a mosque

Question

(1) A mosque in Vidisha is known by the name “Bija Mandal”; the prayers of the two Eids have been held in it since long ago. In the era of princely rule, perfume and betel were presented to the Muslims on behalf of the Maharaja through officials, in celebration of Eid. (2) When India was partitioned in 1947, enemies of the country and enemies of Islam — the Hindu Mahasabha and other parties — started a satyagraha (a non-violent mass protest campaign)

Answer

Since it is a mosque in the Sharʿi sense, and the government too acknowledges that it is a mosque, and congregational prayer has continually been held in it — to the extent that, despite the opposition of its opponents, under curfew, Section 144 and the permit system, the Eids have been performed in it while acknowledging it to be a mosque — it can now neither be sold, nor can…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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