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PERMOHONAN JAWATANKUASA KARIAH MASJID AL-MUTTAQIN, BAKAU TUA UNTUK MENGGUNAKAN WANG PAMPASAN PENGAMBILAN BALIK SEBAHAGIAN TANAH LOT 5854, MUKIM 1, SEBERANG PERAI UTARA UNTUK TUJUAN PENYELENGGARAAN DAN PEMBANGUNAN TANAH WAKAF KUBUR DI ATAS LOT 1710, MUKIM 1, SEBERANG PERAI UTARA

Can compensation money from the acquisition of part of a waqf land be used to maintain and develop a waqf cemetery on another lot?

Short answer

The Penang State Fatwa Committee ruled that istibdal compensation money is not permissible for the maintenance and development of the waqf cemetery land on Lot 1710.

PenangFatwa committee decision

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Authority
Penang State Mufti Department
Date
Status
Fatwa committee decision
Series
Keputusan Fatwa Negeri Pulau Pinang (e-Fatwa)
Topic
Endowment (Waqf) & Religious Property

No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.

Summary

The Penang State Fatwa Committee ruled that istibdal compensation money is not permissible for the maintenance and development of the waqf cemetery land on Lot 1710. Such costs should be drawn from other sources, such as the mosque's collection funds and public donations. The compensation may only be used for filling in cemetery land or buying new cemetery land, and only up to the actual cost of that use.

Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.

Wang pampasan istibdal tanah perkuburan tersebut hanya boleh digunakan untuk tujuan penambakan tanah perkuburan sahaja atau membeli tanah perkuburan baru.

Excerpt from the original fatwa · Penang

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Penang State Mufti Department. “PERMOHONAN JAWATANKUASA KARIAH MASJID AL-MUTTAQIN, BAKAU TUA UNTUK MENGGUNAKAN WANG PAMPASAN PENGAMBILAN BALIK SEBAHAGIAN TANAH LOT 5854, MUKIM 1, SEBERANG PERAI UTARA UNTUK TUJUAN PENYELENGGARAAN DAN PEMBANGUNAN TANAH WAKAF KUBUR DI ATAS LOT 1710, MUKIM 1, SEBERANG PERAI UTARA”, 26 October 2022. http://efatwa.penang.gov.my/fatwa_details.php?fatwaid=1548. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/istibdal-compensation-waqf-cemetery-land-use/