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Apakah hukum berjual beli dengan bitcoin? - Jabatan Mufti Negeri Terengganu
What is the ruling on buying and selling with bitcoin?
Short answer
The Terengganu State Mufti Department states that using cryptocurrency such as bitcoin is permissible, based on the Terengganu State Fatwa Committee decision of 5 October 2020.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Terengganu State Mufti Department
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Soal Jawab Agama: Pelbagai
- Topic
- Transactions & Finance
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The Terengganu State Mufti Department states that using cryptocurrency such as bitcoin is permissible, based on the Terengganu State Fatwa Committee decision of 5 October 2020. Transactions are valid as a medium of payment, remittance or store of value, provided they are made through a licensed exchange platform regulated by a competent authority and the user has sufficient knowledge of the risks, technical matters, platform rules and related laws. Digital currency must not be used to pay for goods, services or activities that are not Shariah compliant.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Maka sahlah untuk berurus niaga menggunakan mata wang digital sama ada sebagai perantara pembayaran (medium of payment), pemindahan wang (remittance) atau aset simpanan dengan syarat memenuhi parameter-parameter di bawah :
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Terengganu State Mufti Department. “Apakah hukum berjual beli dengan bitcoin? - Jabatan Mufti Negeri Terengganu”, 17 December 2025. https://mufti.terengganu.gov.my/bahagian-suk/soal-jawab-agama/pelbagai/253-apakah-hukum-berjual-beli-dengan-bitcoin. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-buying-selling-with-bitcoin/