FatwaSabahDress, Awrah & Adornment
PENYERTAAN WANITA-WANITA ISLAM DALAM MENYERTAI PERTANDINGAN ATAU PERADUAN RATU CANTIK [CMDC. 1711/17/6/95]
Can Muslim women take part in beauty pageants or beauty queen contests?
Short answer
A fatwa from the State of Sabah rules that participation by Muslim women in beauty pageants or beauty queen contests is haram.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Sabah State Mufti Department
- Date
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Keputusan Fatwa (Warta)
- Topic
- Dress, Awrah & Adornment
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
A fatwa from the State of Sabah rules that participation by Muslim women in beauty pageants or beauty queen contests is haram. The ruling applies at any event or festival. The stated reason is that such contests expose a woman's beauty before men who are neither her husband nor her mahram.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
pertandingan atau peraduan ratu cantik di mana-mana juga temasya adalah haram
Read the full fatwa on the Sabah website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Sabah State Mufti Department. “PENYERTAAN WANITA-WANITA ISLAM DALAM MENYERTAI PERTANDINGAN ATAU PERADUAN RATU CANTIK [CMDC. 1711/17/6/95]”, 18 September 1986. https://mufti.sabah.gov.my/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Fatwa-1986-Ratu-Cantik-Buku-Kassim-Ahm.pdf#1. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/muslim-women-in-beauty-pageants-ruling/