FatwaPenangEndowment (Waqf) & Religious Property
MEMBINA STESYEN MINYAK
Can a surau be demolished and a petrol station built on land whose waqf status cannot be confirmed?
Short answer
The application to demolish and rebuild a surau and to build a petrol station on Lots 5817 and 5818, Mukim 12, Southwest District was not decided directly because the land status could not be confirmed.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Penang State Mufti Department
- Date
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Keputusan Fatwa Negeri Pulau Pinang (e-Fatwa)
- Topic
- Endowment (Waqf) & Religious Property
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The application to demolish and rebuild a surau and to build a petrol station on Lots 5817 and 5818, Mukim 12, Southwest District was not decided directly because the land status could not be confirmed. The committee resolved that the matter must be reported to the Penang Islamic Religious Council to clarify whether the land is waqf or not. The report is made under Section 65 (2) of the Administration of Islamic Religious Affairs Enactment (State of Penang) 1993.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Jawatankuasa bersetuju bahawa perkara ini perlu dilaporkan kepada Majlis Agama Islam Pulau Pinang untuk mendapat penjelasan atas kedudukan tanah tersebut sama ada ianya diwakaf atau tidak
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Penang State Mufti Department. “MEMBINA STESYEN MINYAK”, 9 October 1995. http://efatwa.penang.gov.my/fatwa_details.php?fatwaid=9. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/building-petrol-station-on-surau-waqf-land/