FatwaFederal TerritoriesCrime & Sharia Law
BAYAN LINNAS SIRI KE - 150 : FIQH DAN PENYELESAIAN ISU AUTISME
What is the legal status of individuals with autism in terms of Islamic legal responsibility?
Short answer
This Bayan Linnas explains autism, its types and the position of those affected from the perspective of Islamic law.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Bayan Linnas
- Topic
- Crime & Sharia Law
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
This Bayan Linnas explains autism, its types and the position of those affected from the perspective of Islamic law. Some individuals on the autism spectrum are considered to fall under the category of intellectual slowness (al-'atah), a deficiency of reason that does not reach the level of insanity. Scholars differ: most jurists treat it as a kind of mental illness that does not go beyond the state of a discerning child (mumayyiz), while others hold that some are like a child who cannot yet discern and others like one who can.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Berdasarkan definisi di atas, kami melihat ada sebahagian daripada kelompok autisme yang boleh dikategorikan dalam masalah lembam (al-'atah).
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “BAYAN LINNAS SIRI KE - 150 : FIQH DAN PENYELESAIAN ISU AUTISME”, 5 October 2018. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/bayan-linnas/2642-bayan-linnas-siri-ke-150-fiqh-dan-penyelesaian-isu-autisme-2. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/autism-and-islamic-legal-responsibility/