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Hukum Memakan Dan Berubat Dengan Cicak Gekko Geckko (Tokay)
What is the ruling on eating and using the Gekko Gecko (Tokay gecko) for medicine?
Short answer
Eating the Tokay gecko is prohibited because jurists classify it as a repulsive animal that carries poison, and Muslim custom in Malaysia does not treat it as food.
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
- Food & Halal
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Eating the Tokay gecko is prohibited because jurists classify it as a repulsive animal that carries poison, and Muslim custom in Malaysia does not treat it as food. Its use for medicinal purposes is permitted on condition that its effectiveness can be proven scientifically and no other alternative medicine is available for the related illness. The fatwa also notes that there is currently no scientific evidence or clinical testing showing that it can cure particular diseases.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Muzakarah bersetuju memutuskan bahawa hukum memakan Cicak Gekko Geckko (Tokay) adalah diharamkan oleh Islam.
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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). “Hukum Memakan Dan Berubat Dengan Cicak Gekko Geckko (Tokay)”, 18 June 2011. https://www.islam.gov.my/images/ePenerbitan/KOMPILASI_MUZAKARAH_MKI_2016.pdf#hukum-memakan-dan-berubat-dengan-cicak-gekko-geckko-tokay. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-eating-medicine-tokay-gecko/