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Pindaan Kaedah Penetapan Hari Raya Aidil Adha Di Malaysia
What method is used in Malaysia to determine the date of Eid al-Adha?
Short answer
The 30th Muzakarah of the National Fatwa Committee, held on 22 August 1992, decided to amend the method of determining Eid al-Adha.
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- Authority
- National Fatwa Committee (JAKIM)
- Date
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Kompilasi Pandangan Hukum Muzakarah Jawatankuasa Fatwa MKI (JAKIM, terbitan 2016)
- Topic
- Astronomy & Calendar
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The 30th Muzakarah of the National Fatwa Committee, held on 22 August 1992, decided to amend the method of determining Eid al-Adha. The earlier method, based on the date of the day of wukuf at Arafah, was replaced with sighting of the Dhulhijjah crescent (rukyah). The change was made because crescent sighting was considered more suitable for practice in Malaysia.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
kaedah penetapan Aidil Adha di Malaysia yang berdasarkan tarikh hari wukuf di Arafah dipinda kepada kaedah rukyah anak bulan Zulhijjah
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How to cite
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National Fatwa Committee (JAKIM). “Pindaan Kaedah Penetapan Hari Raya Aidil Adha Di Malaysia”, 22 August 1992. https://www.islam.gov.my/images/ePenerbitan/KOMPILASI_MUZAKARAH_MKI_2016.pdf#pindaan-kaedah-penetapan-hari-raya-aidil-adha-di-malaysia. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/method-determining-eid-al-adha-date-malaysia/