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FATWA HUKUM BERKENAAN SUNTIKAN VAKSIN COVID-19 DI BULAN RAMADAN DAN HUKUM SUNTIKAN VAKSIN COVID-19 KEPADA JEMAAH HAJI DAN UMRAH
Does receiving a COVID-19 vaccine during Ramadan break the fast, and may it be made a requirement for haji and umrah pilgrims?
Short answer
Inoculation with the COVID-19 vaccine during Ramadan is permissible and does not invalidate the fast.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Sarawak State Mufti Department
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Info Fatwa
- Topic
- Medicine & Health
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Inoculation with the COVID-19 vaccine during Ramadan is permissible and does not invalidate the fast. Vaccination should be made a prerequisite for prospective haji and umrah pilgrims to curb transmission of the virus, subject to the Standard Operating Procedures of the Saudi Arabian and Malaysian governments. The term COVID-19 vaccine refers to any vaccine protecting a person from COVID-19 infection as determined by the Government of Malaysia.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Hukum b erkenaan suntikan vaksin COVID-19 di bulan Ramadan adalah harus dan tidak membatalkan puasa.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Sarawak State Mufti Department. “FATWA HUKUM BERKENAAN SUNTIKAN VAKSIN COVID-19 DI BULAN RAMADAN DAN HUKUM SUNTIKAN VAKSIN COVID-19 KEPADA JEMAAH HAJI DAN UMRAH”, date not stated. https://muftinegeri.sarawak.gov.my/web/subpage/fatwa_list/#fatwa-hukum-berkenaan-suntikan-vaksin-covid-19-di-bulan-ramadan-dan-hukum-suntikan-vaksin-covid-19-kepada-jemaah-haji-da. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/covid-19-vaccine-ramadan-haji-umrah/