FatwaJohorTransactions & Finance
HUKUM MEYEWAKAN BANGUNAN WAKAF/BAITUL MAL KEPADA INSTITUSI YANG TIDAK PATUH SYARIAH
Is it permissible to lease a waqf or Baitul Mal building to an institution that is not Shariah-compliant, such as a conventional bank?
Short answer
The Johor State Fatwa Committee ruled that it is not permissible to lease a building to banks that carry out conventional activities based on riba (usury).
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
- Transactions & Finance
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The Johor State Fatwa Committee ruled that it is not permissible to lease a building to banks that carry out conventional activities based on riba (usury). The second sentence of the text states that leasing is permissible to banks running Islamic banking mixed with conventional riba-based services, which differs from the first sentence. The text may contain a typographical error, so this summary reports only what is written. The decision was made on 10 April 2012 and has not been gazetted.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Tidak harus menurut hukum syara' menyewakan bangunan kepada bank-bank yang menjalankan aktiviti konversional yang berteraskan riba'.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Johor State Mufti Department. “HUKUM MEYEWAKAN BANGUNAN WAKAF/BAITUL MAL KEPADA INSTITUSI YANG TIDAK PATUH SYARIAH”, 10 April 2012. https://said.johor.gov.my/perkhidmatan/paparan_detail_fatwa.php?id=670. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/leasing-waqf-building-to-conventional-bank-ruling/