FatwaPenangEndowment (Waqf) & Religious Property
CADANGAN MENAIKTARAF BANGUNAN SEKOLAH AGAMA RAKYAT SAADATUL DARAIN SIMPANG EMPAT, PERMATANG BULOH, SEBERANG PERAI UTARA.
May a people's religious school building be upgraded or built on waqf land whose condition limits its use to a mosque?
Short answer
The Penang State Fatwa Committee approved the upgrading of the Saadatul Darain People's Religious School building at Simpang Empat, Permatang Buloh.
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 approved the upgrading of the Saadatul Darain People's Religious School building at Simpang Empat, Permatang Buloh. Building the school as a separate entity violates the express condition of the land, which permits use for a mosque only. The land condition need not be changed, and the building is to become a mosque education complex administered by the mosque committee, with the school merely operating within it. Future mosque committees will also administer the school, and construction must allow for the mosque's future expansion.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
membina Sekolah Agama sebagai entiti yang berasingan adalah menyalahi syarat nyata bagi lot tanah berkenaan
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. “CADANGAN MENAIKTARAF BANGUNAN SEKOLAH AGAMA RAKYAT SAADATUL DARAIN SIMPANG EMPAT, PERMATANG BULOH, SEBERANG PERAI UTARA.”, 18 April 2017. http://efatwa.penang.gov.my/fatwa_details.php?fatwaid=972. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/upgrading-religious-school-on-mosque-waqf-land/