FatwaJohorEndowment (Waqf) & Religious Property
CADANGAN PEMBINAAN MASJID DI BANDAR DATO’ ONN
Is the proposal to build a mosque in Bandar Dato’ Onn permitted, and what are the conditions for exchanging (istibdal) its site?
Short answer
The Johor Fatwa Committee agreed to Johor Land Berhad's proposal to build the mosque, subject to improvements: the building must face the qiblat, the women's prayer area placed at the rear, excessive calligraphy moderated, and the cross-like design changed.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Johor State Mufti Department
- Date
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Fatwa Negeri Johor
- Topic
- Endowment (Waqf) & Religious Property
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The Johor Fatwa Committee agreed to Johor Land Berhad's proposal to build the mosque, subject to improvements: the building must face the qiblat, the women's prayer area placed at the rear, excessive calligraphy moderated, and the cross-like design changed. The 3.5-acre site within a commercial plot must be exchanged by endowing (waqf) the community surau site, provided the land is equal or larger in area or value and suitably located. If the conditions cannot be met for valid shariah reasons, the applicant pays compensation at current valuation to the Johor Islamic Religious Council to buy other land, and the istibdal is carried out through sighah and hujjah.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Jawatankuasa fatwa negeri johor bersetuju dengan cadangan Johor Land Berhad bagi melaksanakan pembangunan masjid bandar dato' onn dengan mengambil kira penambahbaikan yang diutarakan seperti berikut:
Read the full fatwa on the Johor website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Johor State Mufti Department. “CADANGAN PEMBINAAN MASJID DI BANDAR DATO’ ONN”, 27 July 2010. https://said.johor.gov.my/perkhidmatan/paparan_detail_fatwa.php?id=305. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/proposal-to-build-mosque-bandar-dato-onn/