Who Is Entitled to Gulgule and Sweets Brought to the Mosque?

Question

Gulgule (sweet deep-fried dough balls) or sweets are brought to the mosque for distribution. So which people may eat them?

Answer

If these things are given with the declaration that they are sadaqa, then the poor are entitled to them; and if they are given for the mu’adhdhin and the like, then the mu’adhdhin and the like are entitled to them.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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