FatwaJohorEndowment (Waqf) & Religious Property
MOHON FATWA KEBENARAN MEMBINA DATARAN DAN DEWAN DIATAS MLO 5885, TAPAK MASJID BATU 15, AYER HITAM, MUKIM MUAR JOHOR.
Is it permissible to build a plaza and hall on the waqf mosque site at Batu 15, Ayer Hitam, Muar, Johor?
Short answer
Building the plaza and hall on the mosque site is permitted under Islamic law, subject to prescribed methods.
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
Building the plaza and hall on the mosque site is permitted under Islamic law, subject to prescribed methods. The first method is shariah-compliant istibdal, where the applicant finds replacement land of equal or larger size and equal or higher value, suitable as a mosque site within the village, mukim or Muar district as needed, and hands it to the Johor Islamic Religious Council. If istibdal cannot be carried out for shariah-recognised reasons, the applicant pays compensation at the current price set by the Johor Valuation Office, held in trust by the Council in the amwal badal trust fund to obtain replacement land.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Membina dataran dan dewan diatas MLO 5885, tapak masjid batu 15, ayer hitam, mukim muar johor adalah diharuskan mengikut hukum syarak dengan mengikut kaedah 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. “MOHON FATWA KEBENARAN MEMBINA DATARAN DAN DEWAN DIATAS MLO 5885, TAPAK MASJID BATU 15, AYER HITAM, MUKIM MUAR JOHOR.”, 28 February 2008. https://said.johor.gov.my/perkhidmatan/paparan_detail_fatwa.php?id=374. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-build-hall-on-waqf-mosque-site/