FatwaFederal TerritoriesCreed (Aqidah)
TASHIH AL-MAFAHIM #7: ISLAM TOLAK HAK ASASI MANUSIA?
Is it true that Islam rejects human rights and that only the West champions them?
Short answer
The claim that Islam is opposed to the struggle for human rights is described as far from the truth.
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
- Tashih al-Mafahim
- Topic
- Creed (Aqidah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The claim that Islam is opposed to the struggle for human rights is described as far from the truth. The coming of Prophet Muhammad SAW raised human rights by abolishing racial tribalism, discrimination by the rich against the poor, discrimination against women, and discrimination by the nobility against the lower classes. The difference lies in worldview: human rights in Islam rest on humans being creatures and servants of Allah and on freedom according to innate nature (fitrah), while the Western concept takes human reason alone as its source.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Pertama sekali, pernyataan yang mengatakan Islam sebagai anti kepada perjuangan HAM adalah tersasar jauh daripada kebenaran.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “TASHIH AL-MAFAHIM #7: ISLAM TOLAK HAK ASASI MANUSIA?”, 21 December 2018. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/tashih-al-mafahim/2897-tashih-al-mafahim-7-islam-tolak-hak-asasi-manusia. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/does-islam-reject-human-rights/