Permissibility of selling land endowed for a Masjid when it is hard to build on and buying another piece of land for the same purpose

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Q 2: The municipality is preventing a society from building an Islamic center on a certain piece of land and is providing another spacious piece of land for the society. Is it permissible for the society to sell this land and the relevant things thereon to buy another piece of land and build a Masjid and an Islamic center on it in order to deliver education (Part No. 16; Page No. 83) and provide Islamic activities?

A: If the Municipality prevents building an Islamic center on a piece of land and provides another spacious piece of land instead to the society, it will be permissible to sell the first piece of land and all that is on it and buy a piece of land and build a Masjid and an Islamic center on it for delivering education and providing Islamic activities. May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.