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MELETAK BATU TANDA PASANG SIAP MUDAH ALIH (البلد TIDAK KEKAL) UNTUK ALMARHUM TUAN HAJI ISHAK BIN ITAM, GURU UTAMA PERSATUAN SENI SILAT CEKAK MALAYSIA DI TANAH PERKUBURAN MASJID TENGAH BERAPIT

Is it permissible to place a portable, non-permanent prefabricated grave marker for a prominent figure in a public waqf cemetery?

Short answer

The Penang State Fatwa Committee did not approve the application to place a portable prefabricated grave marker for the late Haji Ishak bin Itam at the Masjid Tengah Berapit cemetery.

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
Funerals & Death

No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.

Summary

The Penang State Fatwa Committee did not approve the application to place a portable prefabricated grave marker for the late Haji Ishak bin Itam at the Masjid Tengah Berapit cemetery. The land is general waqf land for a public cemetery, known as a musabbalah grave. The structure would narrow the cemetery space without any need in Shariah, and the decision cites the hadith prohibiting construction over graves and scholarly views that building in a musabbalah cemetery is prohibited.

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

Mesyuarat tidak bersetuju dengan Permohonan Untuk Meletak Batu Tanda Pasang Siap Mudah Alih (Tidak Kekal) Untuk Almarhum Tuan Haji lshak Bin Itam, Guru Utama Persatuan Seni Silat Cekak Malaysia Di Tanah Perkuburan Masjid Tengah Berapit

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Penang State Mufti Department. “MELETAK BATU TANDA PASANG SIAP MUDAH ALIH (البلد TIDAK KEKAL) UNTUK ALMARHUM TUAN HAJI ISHAK BIN ITAM, GURU UTAMA PERSATUAN SENI SILAT CEKAK MALAYSIA DI TANAH PERKUBURAN MASJID TENGAH BERAPIT”, 29 November 2012. http://efatwa.penang.gov.my/fatwa_details.php?fatwaid=399. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/portable-grave-marker-public-waqf-cemetery/