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Pembinaan Monumen Peringatan Bagi Angkatan Tentera
What is the ruling on building memorial monuments for the armed forces?
Short answer
Building, carving or sculpting statues of humans or animals for worship, remembrance or similar purposes is forbidden.
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
- Creed (Aqidah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Building, carving or sculpting statues of humans or animals for worship, remembrance or similar purposes is forbidden. A memorial structure bearing only inscribed names and shapes other than humans or animals is permitted, provided there is no wastefulness and no elements of veneration or other practices contrary to Islamic law. Remembrance events such as prayers, Yasin recitation and tahlil must not be held in front of the structure, but at a separate place such as a mosque or another building.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Islam mengharamkan perbuatan membina, mengukir atau memahat apa jua bentuk patung sama ada manusia atau haiwan untuk tujuan pemujaan, peringatan atau sebagainya.
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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). “Pembinaan Monumen Peringatan Bagi Angkatan Tentera”, 23 April 2009. https://www.islam.gov.my/images/ePenerbitan/KOMPILASI_MUZAKARAH_MKI_2016.pdf#pembinaan-monumen-peringatan-bagi-angkatan-tentera. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-building-armed-forces-memorial-monuments/