The Ruling on the Leftover Building Materials of a Mosque

Question

When the former mosque was rebuilt from scratch, some of its materials were left over — lime, clay, bricks, rubble and the like — and there is no longer any need to use them anywhere in the mosque. Should they be sold, or may they be used somewhere else — in streets and lanes, on public roads and the like? What is the Sharʿi ruling on this?

Answer

If those bricks and rubble can also be of use in the new construction, for example in a minaret and the like, they should be put to that very use; otherwise they should be sold, and the price spent on the needs of the mosque.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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