FatwaJohorEndowment (Waqf) & Religious Property
PERMOHONAN FATWA PELANTIKAN PENYELARAS MASJID DAN SURAU DAERAH, PENGGERAK MASJID DAN SURAU DUN, PEGAWAI MASJID KARIAH (IMAM) NEGERI JOHOR, AMIL ZAKAT FITRAH DAN AMIL ZAKAT KORPORAT NEGERI JOHOR, PENYELIA-PENYELIA AL-QURAN SERTA INDIVIDU YANG DILANTIK SEBAGAI WAKIL PEMUNGUT DERMA TABUNG PENGURUSAN TANAH PERKUBURAN ISLAM NEGERI JOHOR 2019 DAN PEMBERIAN SAGUHATI (INTENSIF) KEPADA WAKIL PEMUNGUT DERMA TABUNG PENGURUSAN TANAH PERKUBURAN ISLAM NEGERI JOHOR 2019.
Is it permissible to appoint mosque officers and other individuals as donation collectors for the Johor Islamic cemetery land fund, and may they receive an honorarium?
Short answer
The Johor Fatwa Committee agreed to the appointment of mosque and surau coordinators, mosque and surau movers, imams, zakat amils, Quran supervisors and other individuals as donation collection representatives for the 2019 Islamic cemetery land management fund.
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 Fatwa Committee agreed to the appointment of mosque and surau coordinators, mosque and surau movers, imams, zakat amils, Quran supervisors and other individuals as donation collection representatives for the 2019 Islamic cemetery land management fund. A 5% honorarium is permitted for the appointed collectors, taken from the 20% administration allocation. In the first year it is drawn from the principal sum, and from the second year onward from the profit of the fund's current account.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Bersetuju dengan pemberian saguhati (intensif) sebanyak 5% diberikan kepada wakil pemungut derma yang dilantik untuk membuat pungutan tabung pegurusan tanah perkuburan Islam Negeri Johor 2019
Read the full fatwa on the Johor website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Johor State Mufti Department. “PERMOHONAN FATWA PELANTIKAN PENYELARAS MASJID DAN SURAU DAERAH, PENGGERAK MASJID DAN SURAU DUN, PEGAWAI MASJID KARIAH (IMAM) NEGERI JOHOR, AMIL ZAKAT FITRAH DAN AMIL ZAKAT KORPORAT NEGERI JOHOR, PENYELIA-PENYELIA AL-QURAN SERTA INDIVIDU YANG DILANTIK SEBAGAI WAKIL PEMUNGUT DERMA TABUNG PENGURUSAN TANAH PERKUBURAN ISLAM NEGERI JOHOR 2019 DAN PEMBERIAN SAGUHATI (INTENSIF) KEPADA WAKIL PEMUNGUT DERMA TABUNG PENGURUSAN TANAH PERKUBURAN ISLAM NEGERI JOHOR 2019.”, 3 November 2020. https://said.johor.gov.my/perkhidmatan/paparan_detail_fatwa.php?id=257. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/honorarium-donation-collectors-johor-cemetery-fund/