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Apakah hukum memindahkan kubur Islam di luar kawasan perkuburan sesuatu kampung dan memindahkannya di tanah perkuburan kampung tersebut?
What is the ruling on relocating Muslim graves located outside a village cemetery to that village's cemetery land?
Short answer
Relocating the graves to the village cemetery is permissible.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Perak State Mufti Department
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Soal Jawab
- Topic
- Funerals & Death
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Relocating the graves to the village cemetery is permissible. It is conditional on first confirming that the land where the graves are located is private land and not waqf land. The relocation work must also be witnessed by a Religious Officer from the District Religious Office.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Harus hukumnya memindahkan qubur tersebut jika telah dipastikan bahawa tanah berkenaan adalah tanha persendirian dan bukannya tanah wakaf.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Perak State Mufti Department. “Apakah hukum memindahkan kubur Islam di luar kawasan perkuburan sesuatu kampung dan memindahkannya di tanah perkuburan kampung tersebut?”, date not stated. https://mufti.perak.gov.my/component/content/article/soal-jawab?catid=2#orders-7. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-relocating-muslim-graves-to-village-cemetery/