FatwaNegeri SembilanPrayer (Salah)
Pembinaan Tandas Di Dalam Masjid
Is it permissible to build a toilet inside a mosque building?
Short answer
The Negeri Sembilan Fatwa Committee decided that building toilets inside a mosque building is not allowed.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Negeri Sembilan Mufti Department
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Fatwa Negeri Sembilan
- Topic
- Prayer (Salah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The Negeri Sembilan Fatwa Committee decided that building toilets inside a mosque building is not allowed. The ruling relies on Fathul Bari, the commentary on Sahih Bukhari, which states that it is disliked (makruh) to build a toilet sharing a wall with the mosque and aligned with the qibla direction. The fatwa also states that praying in a mosque with such a structure is makruh.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Muzakarah memutuskan untuk tidak membenarkan pembinaan tandas dalam bangunan masjid berdasarkan hukum yang terdapat di dalam Kitab Fathul Bari, syarah Sahih Bukhari menyatakan makruh membina tandas dengan dinding yang sama dengan masjid dan bersamaan dengan arah kiblat.
Read the full fatwa on the Negeri Sembilan website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Negeri Sembilan Mufti Department. “Pembinaan Tandas Di Dalam Masjid”, date not stated. https://muftins.gov.my/fatwa/pembinaan-tandas-di-dalam-masjid/. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/building-toilet-inside-mosque-ruling/