Money Borrowed and Given for Building a Mosque — Is It Halal?

Question

In connection with the construction of a mosque, Zayd borrowed one hundred rupees from Bakr and gave them. Later he repaid his debt from gambling or speculative betting — in short, from unlawful earnings. In the present situation, is that sum halal or haram for the mosque?

Answer

He gave the money after borrowing it; that money was not from speculative betting or gambling, so this haram will have no effect on it. Its prohibition is separate and independent.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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