FatwaJohorPrayer (Salah)
PERMOHONAN FATWA MENSYARATKAN PENYEDIAAN TANGGA LALUAN DARI TINGKAT ATAS MASJID TURUN KERUANGAN SOLAT UTAMA YANG MENEPATI SYARAK BAGI SETIAP PEMBINAAN MASJID BERTINGKAT DI NEGERI JOHOR
Must multi-storey mosques in Johor provide a staircase from the upper floor to the main prayer hall?
Short answer
The Johor State Fatwa Committee decided that every multi-storey mosque built in Johor must provide a staircase.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- 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
The Johor State Fatwa Committee decided that every multi-storey mosque built in Johor must provide a staircase. The staircase is intended to let congregants move toward the imam without turning their backs to the qibla. The decision was made on 12 November 2018 and has not been gazetted.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
pembinaan masjid bertingkat di negeri Johor hendaklah disediakan tangga bagi membolehkan makmum menuju kepada imam tanpa membelakangkan arah kiblat.
Read the full fatwa on the Johor website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Johor State Mufti Department. “PERMOHONAN FATWA MENSYARATKAN PENYEDIAAN TANGGA LALUAN DARI TINGKAT ATAS MASJID TURUN KERUANGAN SOLAT UTAMA YANG MENEPATI SYARAK BAGI SETIAP PEMBINAAN MASJID BERTINGKAT DI NEGERI JOHOR”, 12 November 2018. https://said.johor.gov.my/perkhidmatan/paparan_detail_fatwa.php?id=836. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/staircase-multi-storey-mosque-johor-prayer-hall/