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IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-596: ADAKAH PENGURUS MASJID PERLU MENGGANTI DUIT MASJID YANG DICURI?
Must a mosque committee member who looks after the donation box compensate for stolen mosque funds?
Short answer
A trustee of mosque funds is not obliged to compensate for money that is lost while it was under careful safekeeping.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hukum (Umum)
- Topic
- Endowment (Waqf) & Religious Property
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
A trustee of mosque funds is not obliged to compensate for money that is lost while it was under careful safekeeping. If the loss results from negligence, the trustee must replace it. For example, money lost from a securely locked office need not be replaced, but money left without proper supervision must be. This rests on the principle that property damaged or lost in a trustee's hands without negligence carries no liability.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Jika duit masjid yang dijaga hilang di dalam jagaannya yang rapi maka pemegang amanah tersebut tidak wajib menggantinya. Namun, jika kehilangan itu disebabkan kecuaiannya, maka pemegang amanah tersebut wajib menggantikannya.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-596: ADAKAH PENGURUS MASJID PERLU MENGGANTI DUIT MASJID YANG DICURI?”, 24 July 2021. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/4888-irsyad-al-fatwa-siri-ke-596-adakah-pengurus-masjid-perlu-mengganti-duit-masjid-yang-dicuri. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/must-mosque-committee-compensate-stolen-funds/