FatwaPerakEndowment (Waqf) & Religious Property
Adakah diharuskan menggunakan wang khairat pembinaan masjid untuk kerja-kerja pentadbiran dan pengurusan kerja, seperti upah melukis pelan, urusan-urusan pengkomputeran dan sebagainya?
May mosque construction donation funds be used for administrative and management work such as paying for drawing plans and computer-related tasks?
Short answer
The Perak State Fatwa Committee ruled that donations collected for building mosques, schools and the like may not be used to pay honorariums.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Perak State Mufti Department
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Soal Jawab
- Topic
- Endowment (Waqf) & Religious Property
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The Perak State Fatwa Committee ruled that donations collected for building mosques, schools and the like may not be used to pay honorariums. Doing so goes against the donors' original intention and the principle governing waqf. Honorariums should be paid from other sources.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Pengambilan wang derma itu juga menyalahi kaedah wakaf "ولا يوهب ولا يباع". Pemberian saguhati hendaklah dari sumber yang lain.
Read the full fatwa on the Perak website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Perak State Mufti Department. “Adakah diharuskan menggunakan wang khairat pembinaan masjid untuk kerja-kerja pentadbiran dan pengurusan kerja, seperti upah melukis pelan, urusan-urusan pengkomputeran dan sebagainya?”, date not stated. https://mufti.perak.gov.my/component/content/article/soal-jawab?catid=2#orders-5. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/mosque-construction-funds-for-administrative-work/