FatwaPerakEndowment (Waqf) & Religious Property
Apakah status sekolah Agama Rakyat yang dibina atas tapak yang diwartakan sebagai sebuah masjid?
What is the status of a community religious school (Sekolah Agama Rakyat) built on land gazetted as a mosque site?
Short answer
The Perak State Committee approved changing the purpose of the gazette to a waqf for the site of the community religious school.
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
- Endowment (Waqf) & Religious Property
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The Perak State Committee approved changing the purpose of the gazette to a waqf for the site of the community religious school. However, if the land is later needed to build a mosque, the school must hand it over.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Mesyuarat Jawatankuasa Negeri Perak telah meluluskan untuk ditukar maksud warta kepada wakaf tapak sekolah agama rakyat.
Read the full fatwa on the Perak website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Perak State Mufti Department. “Apakah status sekolah Agama Rakyat yang dibina atas tapak yang diwartakan sebagai sebuah masjid?”, date not stated. https://mufti.perak.gov.my/component/content/article/soal-jawab?catid=2#payment-13. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/status-religious-school-built-on-mosque-land/