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Skim Haji Perkhidmatan Tentera
Is the Military Service Hajj Scheme permissible in Islam?
Short answer
The 18th Muzakarah of the National Fatwa Committee (25 February 1987) held that this scheme is a good effort to help military personnel perform the obligatory hajj.
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
- Hajj & Umrah
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The 18th Muzakarah of the National Fatwa Committee (25 February 1987) held that this scheme is a good effort to help military personnel perform the obligatory hajj. It is not contrary to Islam and is lawful (halal) in terms of syarak. The condition is that the money disbursed must come from the principal source of the fund concerned. The ruling rests on the view that borrowing in order to perform hajj is permissible.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Skim ini tidak bercanggah dengan Islam dengan syarat wang yang dikeluarkan bagi tujuan ini hendaklah daripada sumber pokok tabung berkenaan.
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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). “Skim Haji Perkhidmatan Tentera”, 25 February 1987. https://www.islam.gov.my/images/ePenerbitan/KOMPILASI_MUZAKARAH_MKI_2016.pdf#skim-haji-perkhidmatan-tentera. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/is-military-service-hajj-scheme-permissible/