FatwaNationalEndowment (Waqf) & Religious Property
Hukum Berkaitan Pembangunan Tanah Wakaf Di Bawah Rancangan Malaysia Ke-9
What are the rulings on developing waqf land under the Ninth Malaysia Plan, including the status of buildings, leasing and cash waqf?
Short answer
Buildings completed on waqf land do not automatically become waqf.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- National Fatwa Committee (JAKIM)
- Date
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Kompilasi Pandangan Hukum Muzakarah Jawatankuasa Fatwa MKI (JAKIM, terbitan 2016)
- Topic
- Endowment (Waqf) & Religious Property
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Buildings completed on waqf land do not automatically become waqf. If the Department of Waqf, Zakat and Hajj (JWZH) wishes to endow a building as waqf, this is not prohibited, and the building must then be registered as new waqf property that meets the pillars of waqf and state enactments. Waqf land may be leased but not sold, and residential or shop units built on it may be leased to individuals for the long term based on a lease contract. Baitulmal land owned by the State Islamic Religious Councils, with buildings funded by RMK-9, may be registered as waqf. The Federal Government may be regarded as a waqf donor if the allocation is intended as waqf, but appointing a nazir is not permitted as it conflicts with existing enactments. Cash waqf is permitted and waqf property should be exempted from tax.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Bangunan yang telah siap dibina di atas tanah wakaf tidak menjadi wakaf secara automatik.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
National Fatwa Committee (JAKIM). “Hukum Berkaitan Pembangunan Tanah Wakaf Di Bawah Rancangan Malaysia Ke-9”, 12 April 2007. https://www.islam.gov.my/images/ePenerbitan/KOMPILASI_MUZAKARAH_MKI_2016.pdf#hukum-berkaitan-pembangunan-tanah-wakaf-di-bawah-rancangan-malaysia-ke-9. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-development-waqf-land-ninth-malaysia-plan/