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PERMOHONAN MEROBOH DAN MENGGUNAKAN TANAH WAKAF SURAU HIDAYAH DI ATAS LOT 4691, JALAN SULTAN AZLAN SHAH, MUKIM 13, DAERAH TIMUR LAUT BAGI TUJUAN LALUAN JALAN PINTAS DARI JALAN SULTAN AZLAN SHAH KE LEBUHRAYA TUN DR LIM CHONG EU BAGI MENAIK TARAF SISTEM JALAN RAYA DI KAWASAN SEKELILING BATU UBAN OLEH SYARIKAT IVORY VILLAS

Can a developer demolish and use a surau's waqf land to build a bypass road?

Short answer

The Penang State Fatwa Committee, meeting on 3 and 4 August 2022, did not agree to the developer's application to demolish and use the Surau Hidayah waqf land at Lot 4691 for a bypass road.

PenangFatwa committee decision

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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 Penang State Fatwa Committee, meeting on 3 and 4 August 2022, did not agree to the developer's application to demolish and use the Surau Hidayah waqf land at Lot 4691 for a bypass road. If the developer still wishes to proceed, it must carry out the istibdal ain wakaf process. The replacement land must be at least equal to, or better than, the land taken.

Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.

Tidak bersetuju dengan permohonan Syarikat Ivory Villas Sdn. Bhd. bagi meroboh dan menggunakan tanah wakaf Surau Hidayah Di Atas Lot 4691, Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah, Mukim 13, Daerah Timur Laut

Excerpt from the original fatwa · Penang

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Penang State Mufti Department. “PERMOHONAN MEROBOH DAN MENGGUNAKAN TANAH WAKAF SURAU HIDAYAH DI ATAS LOT 4691, JALAN SULTAN AZLAN SHAH, MUKIM 13, DAERAH TIMUR LAUT BAGI TUJUAN LALUAN JALAN PINTAS DARI JALAN SULTAN AZLAN SHAH KE LEBUHRAYA TUN DR LIM CHONG EU BAGI MENAIK TARAF SISTEM JALAN RAYA DI KAWASAN SEKELILING BATU UBAN OLEH SYARIKAT IVORY VILLAS”, 3 August 2022. http://efatwa.penang.gov.my/fatwa_details.php?fatwaid=1536. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/demolish-surau-waqf-land-for-bypass-road/