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IRSYAD HUKUM KE-26: PUNCA MURTAD
What are the causes and underlying factors of apostasy?
Short answer
Apostasy may occur through four matters: rejecting a ruling that is agreed upon and necessarily known in Islam, voluntarily doing an act that only disbelievers do or that contradicts Islamic belief, uttering words contrary to Islamic belief even in anger or jest, and holding…
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- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hukum (Umum)
- Topic
- Creed (Aqidah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Apostasy may occur through four matters: rejecting a ruling that is agreed upon and necessarily known in Islam, voluntarily doing an act that only disbelievers do or that contradicts Islamic belief, uttering words contrary to Islamic belief even in anger or jest, and holding beliefs of disbelief. Rejecting a disputed ruling, or one not widely known, does not cause apostasy. Scholars are very cautious in declaring disbelief and require that all conditions be met and no impediment exist. Main underlying factors include religious ignorance, lack of family upbringing, peer influence and mass media.
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Menolak hukum yang telah disepakati dan pasti diketahui umum (ma'lum min al-din bi al-dharurah).
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD HUKUM KE-26: PUNCA MURTAD”, 27 February 2015. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/2065-26. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/causes-and-factors-of-apostasy/