FatwaPenangPrayer (Salah)
BILIK YANG DIJADIKAN MUSOLLA
What are the requirements for turning a room into a musolla, and can its use be changed later?
Short answer
There are no special requirements for making a room a place of prayer, except that it must be kept clean at all times.
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
- Prayer (Salah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
There are no special requirements for making a room a place of prayer, except that it must be kept clean at all times. A room once used for prayer may be changed to another use if it was not specially endowed (waqf) for that purpose. The fatwa also states that no ceremony is needed.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Tidaklah ada syarat-syarat khas untuk menjadikan sesebuah bilik itu sebagai tempat orang bersembahyang melainkan tempat-tempat sedemikian itu hendaklah dijaga kebersihannya sepanjang masa.
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. “BILIK YANG DIJADIKAN MUSOLLA”, 14 February 1969. http://efatwa.penang.gov.my/fatwa_details.php?fatwaid=803. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/requirements-room-used-as-musolla/