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MEMBINA SISTEM PERPARITAN DL SEKELILING KAWASAN KUBUR BAGI MENGATASI MASALAH AIR BERTAKUNG DI TANAH PERKUBURAN ISLAM MASJID PADANG BENGGALI, TELUK AIR TAWAR, SEBERANG PERAI UTARA
Is it permissible to build a drainage system around graves to solve waterlogging in a Muslim cemetery?
Short answer
The Penang State Fatwa Committee agreed to and permitted the construction of a drainage system around the grave area.
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
- Funerals & Death
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The Penang State Fatwa Committee agreed to and permitted the construction of a drainage system around the grave area. Its purpose is to address standing water at the Padang Benggali Mosque Muslim Cemetery in Teluk Air Tawar, North Seberang Perai. The decision was made at the meeting held on 16 June 2011.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Mesyuarat bersetuju dan memberi kebenaran bagi membina sistem perparitan di sekeliling kawasan kubur tersebut bagi mengatasi masalah air bertakung di tanah perkuburan Islam Masjid Padang Benggali, Telok Air Tawar, Seberang Perai Utara (SPU).
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 SISTEM PERPARITAN DL SEKELILING KAWASAN KUBUR BAGI MENGATASI MASALAH AIR BERTAKUNG DI TANAH PERKUBURAN ISLAM MASJID PADANG BENGGALI, TELUK AIR TAWAR, SEBERANG PERAI UTARA”, 16 June 2011. http://efatwa.penang.gov.my/fatwa_details.php?fatwaid=340. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/drainage-system-around-graves-waterlogging-cemetery/