Resolution No.(243)(12/2017) by the Board of Iftaa`, Research and Islamic Studies:"Ruling on Renting a Piece of Land to Build a Masjid on it"
Date: 15/Moharam/1439 AH, corresponding to 5/10/2017 AD.
All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of all Creations.
During its eleventh session held on the above date, the Board reviewed the letter sent from His Excellency Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs, Dr. Wa`elArabiat, and it read as follows:
Residents of al-Zira` neighborhood (Hai Nazal area) submitted a request for building a Masjid on a piece of land owned by Amman`s Municipality. The Ministry asked the Municipality to facilitate that end, but the latter stipulated receiving one hundred Dinars as an annual rent, over a period of twenty years. See enclosed contract. Could your Grace clarify the ruling of Sharia on that?
Answer:
After deliberating, the Board decided that renting the above land from Amman`s Municipality to build a Masjid on it is permissible. And Allah knows best.
Chair of Iftaa` Board
Grand Mufti of Jordan, Dr. Mohammad Al-Khalayleh
Vice chair of Iftaa` Board, Sheikh AbdulKareem al-Khasawneh
Prof. AbdulnaserabulBasal, Member
Prof. Abdullah al-Fawaz/ Member
Dr. Wa`elArabiat, Member
Dr. Mohammad Khair al-Esa, Member
Dr. Majid Darawsheh, Member
Sheikh Sa`eidHijjawi, Member
Dr. Ahmad al-Hasanat, Member
Dr. Mohammad al-Zo`bi, Memebr
Dr. Jamil Abu Sara, Executive Secretary