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Pelaksanaan Ibadah di International Space Station (ISS)
How should Muslim astronauts perform acts of worship such as purification, prayer and fasting while aboard the International Space Station (ISS)?
Short answer
The 76th Muzakarah of the National Fatwa Committee (2006) ruled that tissue provided at the ISS may be used for istinja', and that tayammum may be performed with anything originating from the earth to remove ritual impurity.
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
- Prayer (Salah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The 76th Muzakarah of the National Fatwa Committee (2006) ruled that tissue provided at the ISS may be used for istinja', and that tayammum may be performed with anything originating from the earth to remove ritual impurity. Prayers are performed five times within a 24-hour earth day, may be combined and shortened, and need not be made up. Prayer and fasting times follow the time of the launch location. The qibla direction is toward the Kaaba, and if this is difficult, facing any direction is permitted.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Harus bertayammum dengan apa sahaja yang berasal dari bumi (contohnya ISS) sebagai kaedah mengangkat hadas.
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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). “Pelaksanaan Ibadah di International Space Station (ISS)”, 23 November 2006. https://www.islam.gov.my/images/ePenerbitan/KOMPILASI_MUZAKARAH_MKI_2016.pdf#pelaksanaan-ibadah-di-international-space-station-iss. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/muslim-astronaut-worship-international-space-station/