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MOHON FATWA UNTUK MEMBANGUNKAN TANAH WAKAF MASJID LOT 334, MUKIM KOTA TINGGI, JOHOR
Is it permissible to develop the mosque waqf land at Lot 334, Mukim Kota Tinggi, Johor, into shop houses and a dialysis centre?
Short answer
The Johor State Fatwa Committee decided that the proposal to build a five-storey shop house block and a dialysis centre of the Johor Islamic Religious Council on this waqf land is permissible.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Johor State Mufti Department
- Date
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Fatwa Negeri Johor
- Topic
- Endowment (Waqf) & Religious Property
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The Johor State Fatwa Committee decided that the proposal to build a five-storey shop house block and a dialysis centre of the Johor Islamic Religious Council on this waqf land is permissible. The permission is conditional: the sanctity of the waqf land must be preserved according to its ruling, part of the rental income or profit must be returned to the general waqf, and ownership of the land must remain in the name of the waqf.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Daerah Kota Tinggi – cadangan untuk pembinaan rumah kedai 5 tingkat dan pusat dialysis Majlis Agama Islam Negeri Johor - : diharuskan dengan syarat :
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Johor State Mufti Department. “MOHON FATWA UNTUK MEMBANGUNKAN TANAH WAKAF MASJID LOT 334, MUKIM KOTA TINGGI, JOHOR”, 30 May 2007. https://said.johor.gov.my/perkhidmatan/paparan_detail_fatwa.php?id=987. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/develop-mosque-waqf-land-kota-tinggi-johor/