FatwaPenangGovernance & Administration
PENGENDALIAN / PENGOPERASIAN / JAWATANKUASA PENYELARASAN RUMAH IBADAT BUKAN ISLAM (RIBI) NEGERI PULAU PINANG OLEH KAKITANGAN BERAGAMA ISLAM
Can Muslim staff be involved in managing and coordinating non-Muslim places of worship in Penang?
Short answer
Muslim staff may be involved only at the management level and not in renovation work.
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
- Governance & Administration
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Muslim staff may be involved only at the management level and not in renovation work. The rules and guidelines of the Town and Country Planning Department must be enforced. The 1996 fatwa cited prohibits Muslims from involving their property or themselves in building or repairing non-Muslim places of worship, which is regarded as complicity. Supervising and overseeing government funds for such places is not considered complicity, since non-involvement could bring greater harm to Islam and Muslims.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Adalah haram bagi orang Islam melibatkan hartanya dan dirinya dalam membina atau membaiki rumah ibadat bukan Islam.
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. “PENGENDALIAN / PENGOPERASIAN / JAWATANKUASA PENYELARASAN RUMAH IBADAT BUKAN ISLAM (RIBI) NEGERI PULAU PINANG OLEH KAKITANGAN BERAGAMA ISLAM”, 20 April 2016. http://efatwa.penang.gov.my/fatwa_details.php?fatwaid=884. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/muslim-staff-non-muslim-places-of-worship/