FatwaNationalPrayer (Salah)
Hukum Sembahyang Jumaat Kakitangan Jabatan Perkhidmatan Pos
May male Muslim staff of the Postal Services Department be prevented from performing Friday prayers because of their duties?
Short answer
The 17th Muzakarah of the National Fatwa Committee (6 October 1986) ruled that service in a government department not related to security duties does not count as a valid religious excuse (uzur syarie).
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- National Fatwa Committee (JAKIM)
- Date
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Kompilasi Pandangan Hukum Muzakarah Jawatankuasa Fatwa MKI (JAKIM, terbitan 2016)
- Topic
- Prayer (Salah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The 17th Muzakarah of the National Fatwa Committee (6 October 1986) ruled that service in a government department not related to security duties does not count as a valid religious excuse (uzur syarie). Therefore, the authorities of the department concerned may not make rules that prevent male Muslim staff from performing Friday prayers.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
perkhidmatan dalam jabatan kerajaan yang tidak berkaitan dengan tugas keselamatan tidaklah termasuk dalam takrif uzur syarie
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
National Fatwa Committee (JAKIM). “Hukum Sembahyang Jumaat Kakitangan Jabatan Perkhidmatan Pos”, 6 October 1986. https://www.islam.gov.my/images/ePenerbitan/KOMPILASI_MUZAKARAH_MKI_2016.pdf#hukum-sembahyang-jumaat-kakitangan-jabatan-perkhidmatan-pos. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/friday-prayer-postal-department-staff-ruling/