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Hukum Menyentuh Reagan Untuk Hepatitis C Yang Mengandungi Protien Khinzir
Is it permissible to handle a Hepatitis C test reagent that contains pig protein?
Short answer
The Selangor Fatwa Committee decided that a Hepatitis C test reagent containing pig protein may be used.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Selangor State Mufti Department
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Keputusan Fatwa Tidak Diwartakan
- Topic
- Medicine & Health
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The Selangor Fatwa Committee decided that a Hepatitis C test reagent containing pig protein may be used. The permission rests on the condition that the reagent is handled while wearing waterproof, non-permeable plastic gloves.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Boleh digunakan kerana memegang Reagan ini menggunakan sarung tangan plastik kalis air/tidak meresap.
Read the full fatwa on the Selangor website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Selangor State Mufti Department. “Hukum Menyentuh Reagan Untuk Hepatitis C Yang Mengandungi Protien Khinzir”, date not stated. https://www.muftiselangor.gov.my/2023/10/25/hukum-menyentuh-reagan-untuk-hepatitis-c-yang-mengandungi-protien-khinzir/. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/handling-hepatitis-c-reagent-containing-pig-protein/