A Hindu Giving Ewers to a Mosque

Question

A Hindu potter wants to make ewers for ablution and give them to the mosque free of charge. May the ewers he gives without charge for the mosque be taken and kept in the mosque for ablution, or not? A Hindu Giving Iftar Food in a Mosque If a Hindu, with the aim of providing iftar for those fasting in the month of Ramadan, brings some sweets or fruit into the mosque, is it correct to break the fast with them, or not?

Answer

(1) If the potter gives with the intention of some reward, and it is not against the public interest (maslaha) either, then taking them for ablution is correct: [ar]شَرْطُ وَقْفِ الذِّمِّيِّ أَنْ يَكُونَ قُرْبَةً عِنْدَنَا وَعِنْدَهُمْ كَالْوَقْفِ عَلَى الْفُقَرَاءِ أَوْ عَلَى مَسْجِدِ الْقُدْسِ[/ar] “The condition for the waqf of a dhimmi is that it be an act of devotion…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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