FatwaPenangPrayer (Salah)
MEMBINA SURAU 1 1/2 TINGKAT BERSERTA JAMBATAN PENGHUBUNG BERHAMPIRAN LOT PT. 370, H.S (D) 1182 UNTUK TETUAN PENANG PORT SDN. BHD.
What conditions must a plan for a one-and-a-half storey surau with a connecting bridge meet to be acceptable?
Short answer
The Penang State Fatwa Committee accepted the architect's revised plan because it met two conditions.
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
- Prayer (Salah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The Penang State Fatwa Committee accepted the architect's revised plan because it met two conditions. First, the stairs to and from the upper level must be inside the prayer space so the link between the imam and the congregation upstairs is not broken. Second, worshippers going downstairs must not turn their backs to the qibla while heading toward the imam's place.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Tangga untuk naik/turun ke/dari tingkat atas surau hendaklah berada di dalam ruang solat supaya tidak putus hubungan di antara imam dan makmum yang berjemaah di tingkat atas.
Read the full fatwa on the Penang website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Penang State Mufti Department. “MEMBINA SURAU 1 1/2 TINGKAT BERSERTA JAMBATAN PENGHUBUNG BERHAMPIRAN LOT PT. 370, H.S (D) 1182 UNTUK TETUAN PENANG PORT SDN. BHD.”, 25 June 2010. http://efatwa.penang.gov.my/fatwa_details.php?fatwaid=288. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/conditions-for-building-two-level-surau-plan/