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This presidential decision signed by Turkey's founding president Kemal Ataturk and his cabinet members converted the Hagia Sophia from a mosque into a museum. The decision cites a letter from the Ministry of Education of the time arguing that said conversion would "make the entire Orient happy" and "gift humanity a new site of knowledge."  The Ministry of Education's letter proposing the conversion into a museum, which the presidential decision cites and upon which it is based, also argues that the mosque has no waqf status–despite being used by Ottoman sultans–due to its status as "an artifact from the Byzantines."  

In its unanimous decision, the 10th Chamber of the Council of State, the highest administrative law court of the country, annulled the Cabinet Decision of 1934 converting the Hagia Sophia from a mosque into a museum. The Court reasoned as follows: the companion law to Turkey's secular Civil Code had provided that the old (Islamic) law would apply to waqfs (endowments) established before the new Civil Code came into force. The Hagia Sophia was a mosque, the Court found, that constituted part of Fatih Sultan Mehmed's (aka Mehmed the Conqueror) waqf, and under the applicable law at the time, it was forbidden to alter the status of waqf property via administrative decisions. The Court therefore ruled that the Cabinet Decision of 1934 had unlawfully changed the status of waqf property. The Court struck down the Cabinet Decision of 1934, thus paving the way for restoring Hagia Sophia's status as a mosque for worship.

Following the administrative court decision that annulled the Cabinet Decision of 1934 that converted Hagia Sophia into a museum, President Erdogan made the decision to transfer the management of the site to the Presidency of Religious Affairs and restore it as a mosque open to worship.

On 9 November 2019, the Supreme Court of India declared the final judgement in the case regarding disputed land in the Ayodhya region in the District of Faizabad, India where the Babri masjid once stood. The court decided that the 2.77 acres of land be transferred over to a governmental trust for the purpose of building the Ram Janmabhoomi temple and an alternative 5 acres of land be given to the Sunni Waqf Board in order to build a mosque. This decision overturned the 2010 decision by the Allahabad High Court to divide the disputed land among three parties. Until its demolition in 1992, the 16th century Babri masjid existed at this site. Based on archaeological evidence that examined the foundations of the Babri masjid, as well as biographical evidence pulled from Sikh scriptural texts, the Supreme Court reasoned that land’s Hindu history predates the construction of the mosque and should thus be the site of a newly constructed Hindu temple.

The Allahabad High Court decided on 30 September 2010 that the disputed 2.77 acres of land in the Ayodhya region in the District of Faizabad, India, where the Babri masjid once stood, will be divided among the three litigants. This majority 2:1 decision divided the disputed land between the Sunni Waqf Board, the Nirmohi Akhara, and the Hindu Maha Sabha who represent the party for ‘Ram Lalla’ or infant Ram. The central dispute of the case was over the title of the parcel of land. Although the three-judge bench upheld the decision, there was a dissenting opinion which held that the Babri masjid was not built on demolished ruins and that the ruins predated the construction of the mosque. The remaining judges held that, based on archaeological evidence, the Babri masjid was built after the demolition of a non-Islamic religious structure. The judges reasoned that there was insufficient documentary evidence for any sole party to hold the title over the land, and instead declared the title be jointly held by the three litigants.

The Plaintiffs, three Muslim individuals (Hamid Raza, Mohammad Elshinawy, Asad Dandia), two mosques (Masjid Al-Ansar, Masjid at-Taqwa), and a non-profit Muslim organization (Muslims Giving Back), alleged that the NYPD violated their First and Fourteenth Amendment rights through unlawful, "suspicionless" surveillance and sought an injunction to prevent further surveillance. The Plaintiffs sought to prove discriminatory intent in one or two of the ways identified in Brown: (1) an express classification theory—by showing that "the NYPD expressly classified Muslims by adopting a policy of singling them out for heightened policy scrutiny"; or (2) a discriminatory application theory—"to the extent that Respondents claim they had a legitimate law enforcement interest in  Plaintiffs, . . . by showing that [Plaintiffs] were subject to NYPD investigations of unequal and unwarranted scope, duration, and invasiveness as a result of their religious beliefs and activities." Brown v. City of Oneonta, 221 F.3d 329, 337 (2d Cir. 1999). The Respondent, the City of New York, filed for bifurcated discovery, and the Plaintiffs responded with a move for a preliminary injunction and for expedited discovery. The Respondent argued that the Plaintiffs failed to meet the necessary standard for justifying expedited discovery. The District Court granted the expedited motion in part, but set up a two-stage schedule for discovery.

This document was issued by Texas state legislator, Representative Kyle Biedermann, as a "poll" sent to mosques across the state of Texas in January 2017 to provide information on the practices and beliefs regarding Islamic law, or sharīʿa. 

Following the administrative court decision that annulled the Cabinet Decision of 1945 that converted the Kariye Mosque into a museum, President Erdogan made the decision to transfer the management of the site to the Presidency of Religious Affairs and restore it as a mosque open to worship.

This fatwa states that praying (shalat) in a tiered mosque with one imam is allowed and correct, provided there are stairs and the congregation can either see or hear the imam's movements.

This fatwa states that a mosque may be used as, for example, an educational facility, meeting room, or child recreation centre, provided that such activities:

1. do not contravene shari'a;
2. always respect the mosque; and
3. do not disturb those praying or performing other rituals (ibadah).

Similarly, hiring out parts of a mosque for wedding receptions, for example, is permitted provided the mosque is treated with respect in the process. These conditions apply to land and objects donated pursuant to a waqf as well.

This regional regulation makes provision for the construction of a great mosque (Masjid Agung), the cost of which is prescribed as IDR 53 billion, and which is scheduled for completion in 450 days, followed by 180 days of maintenance.

In its decision, the Turkish Council of State (the highest administrative court in Turkey) has decided that the cabinet decision dated 1934 that converted the Kariye Mosque into a museum was void, as it contravened the waqf deed which had dedicated the building as a mosque open to public use.

On February 8, 2023, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) filed an affidavit with the Supreme Court of India asserting that it is permissible for women to pray in mosques, provided that there is segregation of men and women within the mosque. The Board also included a note to the Muslim community at large that, when mosques are being constructed, separate women’s prayer spaces should be included in the construction plans.

ʿAbd al-Raḥīm ʿAbd al-Raḥmān, ed. Wathāʼiq al-maḥākim al-sharʿiyya al-Miṣriyya ʿan al-jālīya al-Maghāribīya ibbān al-ʿaṣr al-ʿUthmānī, vol 1 of 4 (Zaghwan: Markaz al-Dirāsāt wa-al-Buḥūth al-ʻUthmānīyya wal-Mūrīskīyya wal-Tawthīq wal-Maʿlūmāt, 1992-2004), pp. 89-90.

Source:  Abd al-Raḥīm ʿAbd al-Raḥmān, ed. Wathāʼiq al-maḥākim al-sharʿiyya al-Miṣriyya ʿan al-jālīya al-Maghāribīya ibbān al-ʿaṣr al-ʿUthmānī, vol 1 of 4 (Zaghwan: Markaz al-Dirāsāt wa-al-Buḥūth al-ʻUthmānīyya wal-Mūrīskīyya wal-Tawthīq wal-Maʿlūmāt, 1992-2004), p. 304.

This fatwa, among other things, states that every Muslim male who has reached puberty (baligh), and has no legitimate excuse ('udzur syar'i), is obliged to perform the Friday prayer (shalat jum'at). Legitimate excuses include travelling (safar), illness, rain, disaster, and work duties that cannot be neglected. Efforts to uphold the law do not qualify as a legitimate excuse. Friday prayers are normally to be conducted in a building, preferably a mosque. In certain instances, however, they may be conducted in places other than mosques, provided that place is in a residential area. If Friday prayers are conducted outside a mosque, the following conditions must be met:

1. the devoutness of the prayers must be guaranteed;
2. the venue must be clean;
3. the prayers must not disturb the welfare of the public;
4. authorities must be informed in order that they may secure and manage traffic; and
5. current legal regulations must be met.

The fatwa also recommends that the government guarantee its citizens' right to worship, and that it facilitate the safe, comfortable, solemn, and protected implementation thereof.

Fatwā concerning the legality, based on their interpretation of Islamic law, of a) the responsibility of mosque officials to prevent unwell congregants from entering a mosque’s premises and b) the temporary suspension of congregational and Friday prayers, and subsequent mosque closures. The answer provided by the Fatwa Committee, who met on 18 February 2020, is that a) mosques’ management has the religious duty to request or prohibit any unwell congregants from entering the mosque area, whether for performing prayers or other matters and the closing of a mosque and b) the suspension of congregational prayers and Friday prayers during this situation, is required.

This gubernatorial regulation stipulates that the Acehnese government will allocate IDR 10 billion from its 2016 budget to assist with the construction of a great mosque (Mesjid Raya) in West Sumatra.

This gubernatorial regulation makes provision for the organisational structure and work procedures of the Managing Body of Masjid Raya (Great Mosque) Baiturrahman Aceh.

Statement regarding the global coronavirus pandemic. The recommendation of the National Muslim Task Force, dated 18 March 2020, to mosques, community centers, schools, and other public centers, is that all non-essential gatherings be suspended immediately until further notice.