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AL-KAFI #1283: APAKAH STATUS NIKAH ORANG YANG MELAKUKAN PERBUATAN SYIRIK?
Is a person's marriage annulled if he commits acts of shirk, such as believing in amulets or charms for business?
Short answer
Shirk, including the lesser form such as using amulets, is a major sin.
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
- Marriage & Family
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Shirk, including the lesser form such as using amulets, is a major sin. However, an act that outwardly appears to associate partners with Allah does not definitively remove a person from Islam, since it may have been done out of ignorance or without the belief assumed. Therefore the marriage contract is not dissolved merely because of such an act. The marriage is dissolved only upon apostasy, meaning a clear departure from Islam.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Justeru, hal yang demikian itu tidak menyebabkan ikatan perkahwinan terfasakh dengan hanya seseorang itu melakukan perbuatan yang melibatkan dosa besar kerana ia tidak mengeluarkan seseorang daripada Islam.
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 #1283: APAKAH STATUS NIKAH ORANG YANG MELAKUKAN PERBUATAN SYIRIK?”, 7 June 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/3472-al-kafi-1283-apakah-status-nikah-orang-yang-melakukan-perbuatan-syirik. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/marriage-status-of-person-committing-shirk/