FatwaPerlisPrayer (Salah)
Garis Panduan Tentang Beberapa Kriteria Berkaitan Dengan Pembinaan Masjid & Pusat Islam UniMAP
What are the Perlis Fatwa Committee's guidelines on mosque construction criteria, such as toilets, the pulpit, ablution areas and water basins?
Short answer
Toilets and the mosque must be separate, distinguishing the prayer space from the toilet even if the roofs are connected, and toilets must not face or have their backs to the qibla.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Perlis State Mufti Department
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Himpunan Fatwa Negeri Perlis
- Topic
- Prayer (Salah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Toilets and the mosque must be separate, distinguishing the prayer space from the toilet even if the roofs are connected, and toilets must not face or have their backs to the qibla. The pulpit should be built according to the mosque's needs, without waste and not excessively high, and the position of its steps may follow need if the step is not meant for the preacher to sit on. Ablution may be done standing or sitting, water basins may be covered or open depending on need, and no fixed size is set although the Shafii school mentions 270 litres. A backrest area for iktikaf in the first row is not necessary.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Tandas dan masjid mestilah berasingan yang dapat membezakan antara ruang solat dan tandas, sekalipun bersambungan bumbung.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Perlis State Mufti Department. “Garis Panduan Tentang Beberapa Kriteria Berkaitan Dengan Pembinaan Masjid & Pusat Islam UniMAP”, date not stated. https://muftiperlis.gov.my/index.php/himpunan-fatwa-negeri/96-garis-panduan-tentang-beberapa-kriteria-berkaitan-dengan-pembinaan-masjid-pusat-islam-unimap. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/guidelines-on-mosque-construction-perlis/