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PERMOHONAN UNTUK MENGGUNAKAN SEBAHAGIAN TAPAK MASJID DI ATAS LOT 1315, MUKIM 3, DAERAH SEBERANG PERAI TENGAH SEBAGAI TAPAK PERKUBURAN ISLAM (MASJID PENGKALAN TAMBANG)

Is it permissible to use part of the Masjid Pengkalan Tambang site on Lot 1315, Central Seberang Perai, as a Muslim cemetery?

Short answer

The Penang State Fatwa Committee ruled that it is permissible to designate part of the Masjid Pengkalan Tambang site on Lot 1315, Mukim 3, Central Seberang Perai District, as a Muslim burial ground.

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 ruled that it is permissible to designate part of the Masjid Pengkalan Tambang site on Lot 1315, Mukim 3, Central Seberang Perai District, as a Muslim burial ground. The use of the land must take into account the future development of the mosque. The meeting proposed that the cemetery area be limited to 1 acre only.

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

Hukum menjadikan kawasan perkuburan Islam atas sebahagian tapak Masjid Pengkalan Tambang di atas Lot 1315, Mukim 3, Daerah Seberang Perai Tengah adalah harus.

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Penang State Mufti Department. “PERMOHONAN UNTUK MENGGUNAKAN SEBAHAGIAN TAPAK MASJID DI ATAS LOT 1315, MUKIM 3, DAERAH SEBERANG PERAI TENGAH SEBAGAI TAPAK PERKUBURAN ISLAM (MASJID PENGKALAN TAMBANG)”, 17 April 2019. http://efatwa.penang.gov.my/fatwa_details.php?fatwaid=1322. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/mosque-land-use-as-muslim-cemetery/