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IRSYAD HUKUM KHAS RAMADHAN SIRI KE 107: HUKUM MEMBERI MAKAN KEPADA NON-MUSLIM PADA SIANG HARI DI BULAN RAMADHAN
Is it permissible to give food to non-Muslims during the daytime in Ramadan, and does it count as complicity in sin?
Short answer
Feeding Muslim women with a valid religious excuse in the daytime of Ramadan is permissible without disagreement.
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
- Irsyad al-Hukum Edisi Ramadhan
- Topic
- Fasting
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Feeding Muslim women with a valid religious excuse in the daytime of Ramadan is permissible without disagreement. For non-Muslims, scholars differ: Shafii scholars such as al-Ramli and Ibn Hajar al-Haitami prohibit it, while other scholars permit it. This ruling adopts the view that it is permissible as cooperation in good deeds, and the verse on cooperating in sin does not apply because they are not obliged to fast. The conditions are that they do not eat in open places, and priority is given to those truly in need.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Kesimpulannya, kami berpandangan hukum memberi makan kepada non-Muslim dan wanita yang mempunyai uzur syar'ie di siang hari pada bulan Ramadhan adalah HARUS atas dasar tolong menolong dalam perkara kebajikan.
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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. “IRSYAD HUKUM KHAS RAMADHAN SIRI KE 107: HUKUM MEMBERI MAKAN KEPADA NON-MUSLIM PADA SIANG HARI DI BULAN RAMADHAN”, 5 June 2018. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/edisi-ramadhan/2440-irsyad-al-fatwa-khas-ramadhan-siri-ke-107-hukum-memberi-makan-kepada-non-muslim-pada-siang-hari-di-bulan-ramadhan. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/feeding-non-muslims-daytime-ramadan-ruling/