FatwaPenangEndowment (Waqf) & Religious Property
KELULUSAN MELAKSANAKAN KERJA-KERJA PENGGANTIAN KERANGKA BUMBUNG YANG REPUT DAN PECAH MASJID ACHEH KEBUN LAMA, JALAN LANGKAWI, DAERAH TIMUR LAUT, PULAU PINANG SERTA MENANGGUHKAN SOLAT JUMAAT
Is replacing the decayed roof frame of a mosque permitted, and may Friday prayers be suspended while the work is carried out?
Short answer
The Penang State Fatwa Committee approved the replacement of the decayed and broken roof frame of Masjid Acheh Kebun Lama, as it was dilapidated and posed a risk to worshippers.
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
The Penang State Fatwa Committee approved the replacement of the decayed and broken roof frame of Masjid Acheh Kebun Lama, as it was dilapidated and posed a risk to worshippers. Friday prayers at the mosque may be suspended during the works, with Friday and the five daily congregational prayers held at Surau Taman Free School, about 500 to 600 metres away. Usable building materials should be reused or given to another mosque or surau in need, failing which they are sold to a person of age and sound mind, with the proceeds kept for the mosque. Unusable materials may be buried or left on the site or on other waqf land, and must not be burned.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
bersetuju menangguhkan solat Jumaat di masjid berkenaan sepanjang tempoh kerja-kerja penggantian bumbung serta yang berkaitan dengannya dilaksanakan.
Read the full fatwa on the Penang website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Penang State Mufti Department. “KELULUSAN MELAKSANAKAN KERJA-KERJA PENGGANTIAN KERANGKA BUMBUNG YANG REPUT DAN PECAH MASJID ACHEH KEBUN LAMA, JALAN LANGKAWI, DAERAH TIMUR LAUT, PULAU PINANG SERTA MENANGGUHKAN SOLAT JUMAAT”, 15 August 2017. http://efatwa.penang.gov.my/fatwa_details.php?fatwaid=979. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/mosque-roof-replacement-and-suspending-friday-prayers/