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Menerima dan Memakai Anugerah Yang Dipanggil Grand Cross
What is the ruling on accepting and wearing the award known as the Grand Cross?
Short answer
The Special Muzakarah of the Fatwa Committee of the National Council for Islamic Religious Affairs Malaysia, held on 18 March 1993, ruled that accepting and wearing the Grand Cross award is prohibited (haram).
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
- Governance & Administration
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The Special Muzakarah of the Fatwa Committee of the National Council for Islamic Religious Affairs Malaysia, held on 18 March 1993, ruled that accepting and wearing the Grand Cross award is prohibited (haram). The only exception is a situation that cannot be avoided and could bring about necessity (dharurat) to the nation and its people.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
menerima dan memakai anugerah yang dipanggil Grand Cross adalah haram kecuali dalam keadaan yang tidak dapat dielakkan yang boleh membawa dharurat kepada negara dan rakyat.
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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). “Menerima dan Memakai Anugerah Yang Dipanggil Grand Cross”, 18 March 1993. https://www.islam.gov.my/images/ePenerbitan/KOMPILASI_MUZAKARAH_MKI_2016.pdf#menerima-dan-memakai-anugerah-yang-dipanggil-grand-cross. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-accepting-wearing-grand-cross-award/