FatwaFederal TerritoriesPurification (Taharah)
AL-KAFI #741 : ADAKAH INDELIBLE INK (DAKWAT KEKAL) DALAM PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE-14 TELAP AIR?
Is the indelible ink used in Malaysia's 14th general election water permeable, and are ablution and prayer valid if the stain remains on the finger?
Short answer
The stain left by election indelible ink is judged to be water permeable because it is not thick enough to block water from reaching the skin.
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
- Purification (Taharah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The stain left by election indelible ink is judged to be water permeable because it is not thick enough to block water from reaching the skin. The dark colour seen is the skin or nail reacting with the ink, not a separate layer of matter. Ablution and the obligatory bath are therefore valid even if the stain remains. The 2007 National Fatwa Committee decision permitted the ink, but only for the same material that the experts had tested.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Justeru, kami berpendapat bahawa kesan dakwat hitam yang digunakan semasa pilihan raya adalah telap air dan sah taharah seseorang itu apabila berwudhu' dan mandi wajib jika masing ada kesan tersebut pada badannya.
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 #741 : ADAKAH INDELIBLE INK (DAKWAT KEKAL) DALAM PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE-14 TELAP AIR?”, 15 May 2018. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/2402-al-kafi-741-adakah-indelible-ink-dakwat-kekal-dalam-pilihan-raya-umu-ke-14-telap-air. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/is-election-indelible-ink-water-permeable/