FatwaJohorEndowment (Waqf) & Religious Property
PERMOHONAN KEBENARAN MENYEWA TAPAK DI ATAS LOT 100959 TAPAK MASJID TAMAN SETIA INDAH, MUKIM TEBRAU, JOHOR BAHRU BAGI TUJUAN MENARA TELEKOMUNIKASI OLEH SYARIKAT D' HARMONI TELCO INFRA SDN. BHD
Is it permissible to lease mosque or surau waqf land to a telecommunications company to build a telecommunications tower?
Short answer
The Johor State Fatwa Committee ruled that building a floodlight-type telecommunications tower by D' Harmoni Telco Infra Sdn. Bhd. is permissible.
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 building a floodlight-type telecommunications tower by D' Harmoni Telco Infra Sdn. Bhd. is permissible. The decision was made on 19 June 2014 under the waqf category and was not gazetted. The ruling text names a surau site lot in Bandar Sri Alam, Mukim Plentong, while the application title refers to a mosque site lot in Taman Setia Indah, Mukim Tebrau.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Adalah diharuskan untuk membina menara telekomunikasi yang berbentuk lampu limpah bagi Syarikat D' Harmoni Telco Infra Sdn. Bhd.
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 KEBENARAN MENYEWA TAPAK DI ATAS LOT 100959 TAPAK MASJID TAMAN SETIA INDAH, MUKIM TEBRAU, JOHOR BAHRU BAGI TUJUAN MENARA TELEKOMUNIKASI OLEH SYARIKAT D' HARMONI TELCO INFRA SDN. BHD”, 19 June 2014. https://said.johor.gov.my/perkhidmatan/paparan_detail_fatwa.php?id=1306. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/lease-waqf-land-telecommunications-tower-permissible/