Is it permissible to demolish Masjid Ayer Putih in Batu Pahat and rebuild it, and how should Friday prayers and the old fittings be handled?

Summary

The Johor State Fatwa Committee permits the demolition of Masjid Ayer Putih to make way for a new mosque. Resident congregants who pray there are to perform Friday prayers temporarily at a Muslim surau until declared otherwise, and the sanctity of the site must be preserved. Old fittings should be kept for the new mosque, or donated to nearby mosques, suraus, madrasahs, student hostels or Islamic welfare centres if not needed. If no one needs them and storage would damage or lose them, they may be sold and the proceeds used to buy lasting items such as a pulpit, cupboards, carpets and fans, so the purpose of the endowment continues.

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