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AL-KAFI #823: HUKUM MENYEDIAKAN KHIDMAT VAN JENAZAH KEPADA BUKAN ISLAM
Is it permissible for a company welfare unit to provide hearse van services to non-Muslim staff?
Short answer
Providing hearse van services to eligible non-Muslim staff is permissible.
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
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Funerals & Death
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Providing hearse van services to eligible non-Muslim staff is permissible. It is regarded as fulfilling a responsibility owed to all staff without discrimination, and not as glorifying another religion or affirming its truth. The purpose is to honour the deceased as a human being who is entitled to a dignified burial.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
menyediakan khidmat van jenazah untuk staf non-Muslim yang berhak adalah harus hukumnya, kerana ia merupakan pelaksanaan tanggungjawab yang wajib dipenuhi tanpa diskriminasi.
Read the full fatwa on the Federal Territories website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #823: HUKUM MENYEDIAKAN KHIDMAT VAN JENAZAH KEPADA BUKAN ISLAM”, 2 October 2018. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/2628-al-kafi-823-hukum-menyediakan-khidmat-van-jenazah-kepada-bukan-islam. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/hearse-van-service-for-non-muslim-staff-ruling/