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ISTIBDAL BAHAGIAN TANAH WAKAF (TAPAK SURAU DAN BANGUNAN SURAU) ATAS LOT 377, MUKIM 13 ARA KUDA, DAERAH SEBERANG PERAI UTARA.

Can the portion of waqf land used as a surau site and building at Lot 377, Mukim 13 Ara Kuda, North Seberang Perai be replaced through istibdal?

Short answer

The Penang State Fatwa Committee agreed to the proposal for istibdal of the waqf land portion containing the surau site and building at Lot 377, Mukim 13 Ara Kuda.

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 agreed to the proposal for istibdal of the waqf land portion containing the surau site and building at Lot 377, Mukim 13 Ara Kuda. An earlier decision from April 2014 was amended so that only the surau site is waqf, not the entire land. The replacement must be better land, and the Penang Islamic Religious Council may decide on any land, mosque or surau within the state.

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

Istibdal hendaklah dengan tanah yang lebih baik dan Majis Agama Islam Negeri Pulau Pinang (MAINPP) bolehlah memutuskan mana-mana tanah, masjid atau surau di dalam negeri Pulau Pinang.

Excerpt from the original fatwa · Penang

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Penang State Mufti Department. “ISTIBDAL BAHAGIAN TANAH WAKAF (TAPAK SURAU DAN BANGUNAN SURAU) ATAS LOT 377, MUKIM 13 ARA KUDA, DAERAH SEBERANG PERAI UTARA.”, 16 July 2014. http://efatwa.penang.gov.my/fatwa_details.php?fatwaid=488. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/istibdal-waqf-land-surau-site-ara-kuda/