Ruling on the land of a Masjid no longer used for Salah

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Q: We refer to your Eminence a request for Fatwa submitted by a citizen who asks about a Masjid (mosque) he built close to his house with the area of 24 square meters. During the course of time, there was urban development and neighbors increased. People in the neighborhood agreed to build a bigger Masjid in the middle of the suburb instead of the old Masjid. Is it permissible for him to pull the old Masjid down and use it for another purpose other than Salah (Prayer)?

A: He has to spend the value of the small old Masjid on building another Masjid in a place that needs a new Masjid or in the purpose of the other new Masjid.May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.