Eidgah Land Washed Away by a River and Recovered

Question

Question: At the time of Zayd’s hereditary landholding, Zayd’s forefather built an Eidgah (the ground for the Eid prayer) — it has probably been more than about fifty years. The present government took over the landlord holdings, and in the current survey, roughly thirty years ago, the plot with the Eidgah was entered in the register of the Government of Bihar.

Answer

If it is established that the plot of land which Zayd obtained by paying the fee is the very plot on which the Eidgah stood, that is, it is a waqf, then it is not valid for Zayd to cultivate it for himself and take its income; rather, the income he has already taken he should give to the Eidgah that has already been built elsewhere, and on this acquired plot an Eidgah should…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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