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MENGADAKAN KENDURI DI PINGGIR PERKUBURAN
What is the ruling on holding a feast at the edge of a cemetery?
Short answer
The Penang Shariah Committee ruled that holding a feast at the edge of a cemetery is a blameworthy innovation (bidaah mazmumah) that contradicts Islamic teachings, and it must be stopped.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Penang State Mufti Department
- Date
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Keputusan Fatwa Negeri Pulau Pinang (e-Fatwa)
- Topic
- Funerals & Death
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The Penang Shariah Committee ruled that holding a feast at the edge of a cemetery is a blameworthy innovation (bidaah mazmumah) that contradicts Islamic teachings, and it must be stopped. Doing it to ward off misfortune, especially in the month of Safar, is also prohibited, based on the hadith that there is no contagion, no ill omen in Safar and no germs that carry disease. The responsible parties in the parish concerned were directed to inform residents not to repeat the practice.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Perbuatan sebahagian kecil penduduk-penduduk kampung mengadakan kenduri di pinggir perkuburan adalah bidaah mazmumah iaitu perbuatan bidaah yang keji yang berlawanan dengan ajaran Islam.
Read the full fatwa on the Penang website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Penang State Mufti Department. “MENGADAKAN KENDURI DI PINGGIR PERKUBURAN”, 26 October 1987. http://efatwa.penang.gov.my/fatwa_details.php?fatwaid=1105. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-feast-at-cemetery-edge/