FatwaPenangEndowment (Waqf) & Religious Property
MEROBOH DAN MEMBINA SEMULA BANGUNAN SURAU AS SOLIHIN, KAMPUNG AMAN, SEBERANG PERAI UTARA.
Is it permissible to demolish and rebuild a dilapidated surau building, and how should the building materials be handled?
Short answer
Demolishing and rebuilding Surau As-Solihin in Kampung Aman is permissible because a Public Works Department report found the existing structure too dilapidated and hazardous to worshippers.
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
Demolishing and rebuilding Surau As-Solihin in Kampung Aman is permissible because a Public Works Department report found the existing structure too dilapidated and hazardous to worshippers. The new building plan must be resubmitted to the Mufti Department for review and approval. Usable materials are reused or given to another mosque or surau as waqf, or if none needs them, sold to a person of age and sound mind with the proceeds used for the surau. Unusable materials may be buried or left on the site or other waqf land, and must not be burned.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Hukum meroboh dan membina semula surau As-Solihin, Kampung Aman adalah harus berdasarkan laporan Jabatan Kerja Raya (JKR) menyatakan bahawa struktur bangunan sedia ada telah terlalu uzur dan mendatangkan risiko merbahaya kepada ahli jemaah.
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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. “MEROBOH DAN MEMBINA SEMULA BANGUNAN SURAU AS SOLIHIN, KAMPUNG AMAN, SEBERANG PERAI UTARA.”, 13 February 2018. http://efatwa.penang.gov.my/fatwa_details.php?fatwaid=1182. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/demolish-rebuild-dilapidated-surau-ruling/