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Pengurusan Jenazah Orang Islam Yang Disyaki Atau Disahkan Dijangkiti Virus Ebola (Ebola Virus Disease: EVD) Di Malaysia
How should the body of a Muslim who is suspected or confirmed to have Ebola be handled in Malaysia?
Short answer
In principle every Muslim body must be washed, shrouded, prayed over and buried, but a concession applies where there is danger to human life.
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
- Funerals & Death
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
In principle every Muslim body must be washed, shrouded, prayed over and buried, but a concession applies where there is danger to human life. Because of the high and potentially fatal risk of infection through contact with bathing water contaminated by bodily fluids, the body is handled through the lowest-risk form of tayammum. For example, tayammum is performed only on the surface of the body bag or plastic wrapping around the body. The Muzakarah also agreed that a guideline for handling such cases should be prepared.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
setiap mayat orang Islam wajib dimandi, dikapan, disembahyang dan dikebumikan.
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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). “Pengurusan Jenazah Orang Islam Yang Disyaki Atau Disahkan Dijangkiti Virus Ebola (Ebola Virus Disease: EVD) Di Malaysia”, 11 February 2015. https://www.islam.gov.my/images/ePenerbitan/KOMPILASI_MUZAKARAH_MKI_2016.pdf#pengurusan-jenazah-orang-islam-yang-disyaki-atau-disahkan-dijangkiti-virus-ebola-ebola-virus-disease-evd-di-malaysia. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/handling-muslim-body-suspected-ebola-malaysia/