FatwaPenangEndowment (Waqf) & Religious Property
Fatwa Mengenai Pembinaan Masjid Dari Dana Loteri Kebajikan Masyarakat Dan Solat Di Dalamnya
What is the ruling on building a mosque with community welfare lottery funds, and is prayer in it valid?
Short answer
Building a mosque from a prohibited source such as community welfare lottery funds is prohibited, but prayer in that mosque is valid and earns reward.
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
- Himpunan Fatwa (Warta)
- Topic
- Endowment (Waqf) & Religious Property
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Building a mosque from a prohibited source such as community welfare lottery funds is prohibited, but prayer in that mosque is valid and earns reward. A mosque already built from a prohibited source may be used like any other mosque, based on the maxim that what is not forgiven at the start is forgiven in continuation. Prohibited money to be purified after the offender repents must go to Muslim public interests, or failing that, to poor and needy Muslims.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Manakala solat di masjid terseb ut adalah sah dan memperolehi pahala, in shaa Allah.
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. “Fatwa Mengenai Pembinaan Masjid Dari Dana Loteri Kebajikan Masyarakat Dan Solat Di Dalamnya”, 14 March 2019. https://mufti.penang.gov.my/index.php/awam/fatwa-1/himpunan-fatwa#fatwa-mengenai-pembinaan-masjid-dari-dana-loteri-kebajikan-masyarakat-dan-solat-di-dalamnya-14-mac-2019. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-mosque-built-lottery-funds-prayer/