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FATWA DAN GARIS PANDUAN BAGI MEMINDAHKAN KUBUR LAMA DI ATAS LOT 2011 MUKIM BANDAR MUAR
Is a plot of land in Mukim Bandar Muar containing old graves considered waqf land, and may the graves be relocated?
Short answer
The Johor State Fatwa Committee ruled that, based on outward indications, lot 3011 in Mukim Bandar Muar is not true waqf land under Islamic legal principles and the waqf enactment.
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 ruled that, based on outward indications, lot 3011 in Mukim Bandar Muar is not true waqf land under Islamic legal principles and the waqf enactment. It is also not istifadhoh waqf land. The decision was made on 8 January 2001 and the fatwa was not gazetted.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Berdasarkan kepada tanda-tanda zahir didapati tanah lot 3011 Mukim Bandar Muar adalah bukan tanah Wakaf hakiki mengikut kaedah syarak dan enakmen mengenai wakaf, dan bukan juga tanah wakaf Istifadhoh.
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. “FATWA DAN GARIS PANDUAN BAGI MEMINDAHKAN KUBUR LAMA DI ATAS LOT 2011 MUKIM BANDAR MUAR”, 8 January 2001. https://said.johor.gov.my/perkhidmatan/paparan_detail_fatwa.php?id=1332. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/is-old-grave-land-in-muar-waqf/