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PENGECUALIAN MENGADAKAN TANGGA RUANG SOLAT UTAMA BAGI PEMBINAAN MASJID WADI HASSAN AL-ATTAS DI ATAS LOT PTB22913 JALAN TUN ABDUL RAZAK, SUSUR 1 JOHOR BAHRU

Must a multi-storey mosque have a staircase inside the main prayer hall, and may it be built outside the hall if space is insufficient?

Short answer

A multi-storey mosque must be provided with a staircase so that worshippers can reach the imam, and it is preferable for the staircase to be built inside the prayer hall facing the qibla.

JohorFatwa committee decision

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Authority
Johor State Mufti Department
Date
Status
Fatwa committee decision
Series
Fatwa Negeri Johor
Topic
Prayer (Salah)

No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.

Summary

A multi-storey mosque must be provided with a staircase so that worshippers can reach the imam, and it is preferable for the staircase to be built inside the prayer hall facing the qibla. For Masjid Wadi Hassan Al-Attas, the prayer hall was too small for a staircase. The Johor State Fatwa Committee decided it suffices to build the staircase outside the prayer hall, on the mosque veranda.

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

Pembinaan masjid bertingkat hendaklah disediakan tangga bagi membolehkan makmum menuju kepada imam dan keutamaan membina tangga adalah di dalam ruang solat dan menghadap ke arah kiblat.

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Johor State Mufti Department. “PENGECUALIAN MENGADAKAN TANGGA RUANG SOLAT UTAMA BAGI PEMBINAAN MASJID WADI HASSAN AL-ATTAS DI ATAS LOT PTB22913 JALAN TUN ABDUL RAZAK, SUSUR 1 JOHOR BAHRU”, 20 March 2016. https://said.johor.gov.my/perkhidmatan/paparan_detail_fatwa.php?id=1068. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/staircase-main-prayer-hall-multi-storey-mosque/