FATWA-FATWA BERKAITAN PENGURUSAN EKONOMI DAN KEWANGAN MASJID

Management and administration of mosques in Malaysia are underthe jurisdiction of the States Islamic Religious Council (SIRC) whereas management and administration of the mosque economy and finance are run by committee members of the mosque under the supervision of the SIRC. There are mosques which have strong economic resources generated by the results of endowment assets such as land, buildings and equipment on hire, as well as the collection of special funds and general fund such as Friday weekly collection. However, in managing the funds raised by the mosques which sometimes accumulate hundreds of thousands of dollars, there is no specific shariah-based guideline to be followed by the mosque administration. This has resulted in the mosques high value funds being frozen and not generated accordingly. Therefore, the main objective of this study was to analyze the fatwas issued by fatwa bodies either in ( Malaysia ) and foreign ( Brunei ) on matters related to the management of income and expenditure of the funds of the mosque. These guidelines will facilitate the management of the mosque to properly administer and manage the funds which have been collected. This article is a part of the research findings related to economic and financial management of mosques in the district of Hulu Langat, Selangor.