FatwaSarawakMarriage & Family
Pertanyaan Berkenaan Bank Susu di Malaysia
Is establishing a milk bank in Malaysia permissible according to Islamic law?
Short answer
The Sarawak State Fatwa Committee, at its 22nd meeting in 2013, ruled that establishing a milk bank is not permitted.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Sarawak State Mufti Department
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad (Koleksi Kemusykilan Agama)
- Topic
- Marriage & Family
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The Sarawak State Fatwa Committee, at its 22nd meeting in 2013, ruled that establishing a milk bank is not permitted. Indirect feeding, such as by bottle, also creates milk kinship, so pooling milk from many donors may confuse lineage and lead to marriage between milk siblings. The need for a milk bank was also not considered an emergency threatening public welfare. However, for premature infants needing treatment or mothers unable to nurse due to low milk supply or chronic illness, mothers may donate milk voluntarily, on condition that the baby's family and the donor know each other so that lineage is protected.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Memandangkan keperluan penubuhannya juga tidak berada dalam keadaan darurat sehingga mengancam maslahah awam, maka penubuhan bank susu adalah tidak diharuskan.
Read the full fatwa on the Sarawak website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Sarawak State Mufti Department. “Pertanyaan Berkenaan Bank Susu di Malaysia”, 22 June 2026. https://muftinegeri.sarawak.gov.my/web/subpage/irsyad_list/#2026-06-22-pertanyaan-berkenaan-bank-susu-di-malaysia. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/is-establishing-milk-bank-malaysia-permissible/