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Pandangan Islam Terhadap Imunisasi Campak, Tibi, Batuk Kokol, Dipteria, Tetanus Dan Polio
Is immunisation against measles, tuberculosis, whooping cough, diphtheria, tetanus and polio permissible in Islam?
Short answer
The 24th Muzakarah of the Fatwa Committee of the National Council for Islamic Religious Affairs Malaysia, held on 5-6 June 1989, discussed the Islamic view on immunisation against these diseases.
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
- Medicine & Health
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The 24th Muzakarah of the Fatwa Committee of the National Council for Islamic Religious Affairs Malaysia, held on 5-6 June 1989, discussed the Islamic view on immunisation against these diseases. It resolved that immunisation programmes for measles, tuberculosis, whooping cough, diphtheria, tetanus and polio are permissible (harus) from the standpoint of syarak.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Muzakarah telah memutuskan bahawa program imunisasi campak, tibi, batuk kokol, dipteria, tetanus dan polio adalah harus dari segi syarak.
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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). “Pandangan Islam Terhadap Imunisasi Campak, Tibi, Batuk Kokol, Dipteria, Tetanus Dan Polio”, 6 June 1989. https://www.islam.gov.my/images/ePenerbitan/KOMPILASI_MUZAKARAH_MKI_2016.pdf#pandangan-islam-terhadap-imunisasi-campak-tibi-batuk-kokol-dipteria-tetanus-dan-polio. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/islamic-ruling-immunisation-measles-polio/