FatwaPerakFunerals & Death
Adakah dibolehkan membina bangunan dewan orang ramai di atas tanah rezab perkuburan Islam?
Is it permissible to build a public hall on land reserved as an Islamic cemetery?
Short answer
Land reserved as an Islamic cemetery may not have any permanent building constructed on it.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Perak State Mufti Department
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Soal Jawab
- Topic
- Funerals & Death
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Land reserved as an Islamic cemetery may not have any permanent building constructed on it. The prohibition also covers planting permanent crops on the land. Therefore, building a permanent public hall on reserved Islamic cemetery land is not permitted.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Tanah yang direzabkan sebagai tanah perkuburan Islam tidak boleh dibina sebarang bangunan yang bersifat kekal dan ditanam tanaman kekal di atasnya.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Perak State Mufti Department. “Adakah dibolehkan membina bangunan dewan orang ramai di atas tanah rezab perkuburan Islam?”, date not stated. https://mufti.perak.gov.my/component/content/article/soal-jawab?catid=2#payment-4. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/build-public-hall-on-islamic-cemetery-land/