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Hukum Menternak Dan Menjual Lintah Dan Cacing Untuk Tujuan Perubatan Dan Kosmetik
Is it permissible to breed and sell leeches and worms for medical and cosmetic purposes?
Short answer
The 81st Muzakarah of the National Fatwa Committee, held on 31 March 2008, ruled that using leeches and worms in medicine and as cosmetic ingredients is permissible.
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
- Medicine & Health
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The 81st Muzakarah of the National Fatwa Committee, held on 31 March 2008, ruled that using leeches and worms in medicine and as cosmetic ingredients is permissible. Breeding and trading in both animals is also permissible on the basis of the benefits obtained from them.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Muzakarah telah memutuskan bahawa menggunakan lintah dan cacing dalam perubatan dan sebagai bahan kosmetik adalah harus
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How to cite
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National Fatwa Committee (JAKIM). “Hukum Menternak Dan Menjual Lintah Dan Cacing Untuk Tujuan Perubatan Dan Kosmetik”, 31 March 2008. https://www.islam.gov.my/images/ePenerbitan/KOMPILASI_MUZAKARAH_MKI_2016.pdf#hukum-menternak-dan-menjual-lintah-dan-cacing-untuk-tujuan-perubatan-dan-kosmetik. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-breeding-selling-leeches-worms-medicine/