FatwaPenangEndowment (Waqf) & Religious Property
PENGAMBILAN TANAH MASJID NEGERI OLEH MAJLIS PERBANDARAN NEGERI PULAU PINANG (MPPP) BAGI TUJUAN MENAIKTARAF JALAN MASJID NEGERI PULAU PINANG.
May Penang State Mosque land be used by MPPP to upgrade a road?
Short answer
The Penang State Fatwa Committee permitted MPPP to use only 4 metres of the State Mosque land as a public road.
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 permitted MPPP to use only 4 metres of the State Mosque land as a public road. The land is not transferred to MAINPP as its property, because it is waqf land under Islamic law and a waqf is not nullified in any circumstance. The decision also requires that all land set aside or used for mosques be gazetted as waqf land.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Memberi kebenaran kepada pihak MPPP untuk menggunakan tanah Masjid Negeri Pulau Pinang seluas 4 meter sahaja, untuk digunakan sebagai jalan raya.
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. “PENGAMBILAN TANAH MASJID NEGERI OLEH MAJLIS PERBANDARAN NEGERI PULAU PINANG (MPPP) BAGI TUJUAN MENAIKTARAF JALAN MASJID NEGERI PULAU PINANG.”, 6 September 2010. http://efatwa.penang.gov.my/fatwa_details.php?fatwaid=296. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/penang-state-mosque-land-road-upgrade/