FatwaPenangEndowment (Waqf) & Religious Property
KEDUDUKAN BANGUNAN MASJID DAN TANAH PERKUBURAN KARIAH PERMATANG DAMAR LAUT
Can a mosque and a cemetery be relocated for an airport expansion project?
Short answer
The Syariah Committee ruled that Permatang Damar Laut Mosque may be relocated because of harm, danger and fear faced by worshippers, and because the airport expansion is a government initiative for the state's development.
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 Syariah Committee ruled that Permatang Damar Laut Mosque may be relocated because of harm, danger and fear faced by worshippers, and because the airport expansion is a government initiative for the state's development. The relocation is conditional: the mosque and cemetery land must be replaced (istibdal), the new sites must be endowed as waqf, and the old sites must be respected. The government must also build a new mosque within the same parish and reuse the old mosque's rubble in its construction.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Jawatankuasa Syariah berpendapat bahawa Masjid Permatang Damar Laut yang terlibat di dalam rancangan pembesaran Lapangan Terbang Bayan Lepas, harus dipindahkan
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Penang State Mufti Department. “KEDUDUKAN BANGUNAN MASJID DAN TANAH PERKUBURAN KARIAH PERMATANG DAMAR LAUT”, 23 December 1972. http://efatwa.penang.gov.my/fatwa_details.php?fatwaid=827. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/relocating-mosque-cemetery-airport-expansion-ruling/