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FatwaSelangorEthics, Remembrance & Supplication

Hukum Meminta Orang Bukan Islam Sama-Sama Berdoa Mengikut Anutan Masing-Masing Dalam Satu Majlis Yang Dihadiri Oleh Penganut Pelbagai Agama

May Muslims ask non-Muslims to pray according to their own faiths at an event attended by people of various religions?

Short answer

The Selangor State Fatwa Committee ruled that prayer is an act of worship to Allah and must be carried out in a manner consistent with the spirit of worship and humility.

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Authority
Selangor State Mufti Department
Status
Fatwa committee decision
Series
Keputusan Fatwa Tidak Diwartakan
Topic
Ethics, Remembrance & Supplication

No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.

Summary

The Selangor State Fatwa Committee ruled that prayer is an act of worship to Allah and must be carried out in a manner consistent with the spirit of worship and humility. Muslims are therefore not permitted to ask or direct non-Muslims to pray according to their own religions. However, if non-Muslims pray according to their own teachings of their own accord without being directed, this is not prohibited.

Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.

orang Islam tidak harus meminta atau mengarahkan orang bukan Islam berdoa mengikut agama mereka masing-masing.

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Selangor State Mufti Department. “Hukum Meminta Orang Bukan Islam Sama-Sama Berdoa Mengikut Anutan Masing-Masing Dalam Satu Majlis Yang Dihadiri Oleh Penganut Pelbagai Agama”, date not stated. https://www.muftiselangor.gov.my/2023/10/27/hukum-meminta-orang-bukan-islam-sama-sama-berdoa-mengikut-anutan-masing-masing-dalam-satu-majlis-yang-dihadiri-oleh-penganut-pelbagai-agama-2/. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/asking-non-muslims-to-pray-multi-religious-event/

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