FatwaPenangEndowment (Waqf) & Religious Property
PEMASANGAN STESYEN PEMANCAR CELCOM DI MENARA MASJID TENGAH, JALAN BERAPIT, BUKIT MERTAJAM, SEBERANG PERAI TENGAH
Is it permissible to install a telecommunications transmitter station on a mosque tower and accept rental payments for it?
Short answer
The Penang State Fatwa Committee ruled that installing a telecommunications transmitter station and receiving rental payment for it 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
- Penang State Mufti Department
- Date
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Keputusan Fatwa Negeri Pulau Pinang (e-Fatwa)
- Topic
- Endowment (Waqf) & Religious Property
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The Penang State Fatwa Committee ruled that installing a telecommunications transmitter station and receiving rental payment for it is permissible. The ruling concerned a Celcom transmitter at Masjid Tengah tower in Bukit Mertajam. If waqf property is to be developed, the qaryah must obtain the consent of MAINPP, the body holding the trust.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Hukum pemasangan dan menerima wang sewaan pemasangan stesyen pemancar telekomunikasi adalah harus.
Read the full fatwa on the Penang website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Penang State Mufti Department. “PEMASANGAN STESYEN PEMANCAR CELCOM DI MENARA MASJID TENGAH, JALAN BERAPIT, BUKIT MERTAJAM, SEBERANG PERAI TENGAH”, 7 March 2005. http://efatwa.penang.gov.my/fatwa_details.php?fatwaid=119. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/telecom-transmitter-on-mosque-tower-ruling/