FatwaPenangEndowment (Waqf) & Religious Property
FATWA MENGENAI KEDUDUKAN HARTA PESAKA HAJEE MOHAMED JOOSOH, SI MATI TANAH WAKAF LOT 1712 MUKIM 1, SEBERANG PERAI UTARA.
Is land that the endower did not specifically mention in the wakaf pronouncement considered wakaf land?
Short answer
This fatwa rules that a wakaf is valid only according to what the endower pronounced.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- 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
This fatwa rules that a wakaf is valid only according to what the endower pronounced. Other land not specified by the endower in that pronouncement is not wakaf. Such land may be announced, sold or inherited. The ruling concerns the estate of Hajee Mohamed Joosoh and the wakaf land at Lot 1712 Mukim 1, Seberang Perai Utara.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
WAKAF ITU SAH MENGIKUT APA YANG DILAFAZKAN SAHAJA.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Penang State Mufti Department. “FATWA MENGENAI KEDUDUKAN HARTA PESAKA HAJEE MOHAMED JOOSOH, SI MATI TANAH WAKAF LOT 1712 MUKIM 1, SEBERANG PERAI UTARA.”, 28 September 1993. http://efatwa.penang.gov.my/fatwa_details.php?fatwaid=1203. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/land-not-pronounced-is-not-wakaf/