FatwaPenangFunerals & Death
GARIS PANDUAN PENGURUSAN JENAZAH DAN MAJLIS BERKAITAN BAGI KEMATIAN BUKAN DISEBABKAN COVID-19 SEPANJANG TEMPOH PERINTAH PERGERAKAN DARI 18 MAC HINGGA 31 MAC 2020
How should the deceased and related gatherings be handled for non-COVID-19 deaths during the Movement Control Order in Penang?
Short answer
The Penang State Fatwa Committee ruled that bodies of those who die in hospital are prepared there, while deaths at home require advice from a Health Officer on where bathing and shrouding should take place.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Penang State Mufti Department
- Date
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Keputusan Fatwa Negeri Pulau Pinang (e-Fatwa)
- Topic
- Funerals & Death
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The Penang State Fatwa Committee ruled that bodies of those who die in hospital are prepared there, while deaths at home require advice from a Health Officer on where bathing and shrouding should take place. The funeral prayer is allowed only at a home or private premises, limited to mosque officials and close family, in a shortened form without the supplication after the salam. Burial involves the fewest possible people, and tahlil gatherings and memorial feasts are not allowed. For unavoidable cases at a mosque or surau, the body is bathed and shrouded by close family numbering no more than three, including a mosque officer or body handler.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Solat jenazah hanya dibenarkan di rumah/premis persendirian.
Read the full fatwa on the Penang website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Penang State Mufti Department. “GARIS PANDUAN PENGURUSAN JENAZAH DAN MAJLIS BERKAITAN BAGI KEMATIAN BUKAN DISEBABKAN COVID-19 SEPANJANG TEMPOH PERINTAH PERGERAKAN DARI 18 MAC HINGGA 31 MAC 2020”, 22 April 2020. http://efatwa.penang.gov.my/fatwa_details.php?fatwaid=1382. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/handling-deceased-non-covid-19-movement-control-penang/