FatwaKelantanEndowment (Waqf) & Religious Property
ATWA MENGENAI HUKUM BERKAITAN PEMBANGUNAN TANAH WAKAF DI BAWAH RANCANGAN MALAYSIA KESEMBILAN (RMK9)
May the Kelantan Islamic Religious Council accept federal government funding to develop waqf land as a waqf hotel?
Short answer
The Council of Ulama of the Kelantan Islamic Religious and Malay Customs Council ruled that the Council may accept federal government funding to build a waqf hotel on Lot 2136, Mukim Kemumin, Panji.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Kelantan State Mufti Department
- Date
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Fatwa Tidak Diwartakan: Sosial/Syariah
- Topic
- Endowment (Waqf) & Religious Property
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The Council of Ulama of the Kelantan Islamic Religious and Malay Customs Council ruled that the Council may accept federal government funding to build a waqf hotel on Lot 2136, Mukim Kemumin, Panji. The condition is that the land's waqf status remains as the endower intended. The fatwa notes that the Council acts as nazir of this special waqf land, with its benefits going to the endower's heirs, in line with the 1/2004 meeting decision.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Pihak Majlis Agama Islam Kelantan harus dan boleh menerima peruntukan daripada kerajaan persekutuan untuk membina hotel wakaf di Lot 2136 Mukim Kemumin, Panji dengan syarat status tanah wakaf ini kekal sebagaimana kehendak pewakaf.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Kelantan State Mufti Department. “ATWA MENGENAI HUKUM BERKAITAN PEMBANGUNAN TANAH WAKAF DI BAWAH RANCANGAN MALAYSIA KESEMBILAN (RMK9)”, 30 April 2008. https://mufti.kelantan.gov.my/index.php?view=article&id=39:atwa-mengenai-hukum-berkaitan-pembangunan-tanah-wakaf-di-bawah-rancangan-malaysia-kesembilan-rmk9&catid=56. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-waqf-land-development-waqf-hotel-kelantan/