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Pengurusan Pengebumian Jenazah Dalam Kalangan Warga Polis Diraja Malaysia
What is the ruling on funeral arrangements for Royal Malaysia Police personnel, including carrying the coffin, band participation, gunfire and bugle sounding?
Short answer
A Muslim police officer is not permitted to carry the body of a non-Muslim officer without an urgent need, and where there is one it is allowed provided he takes no part in any religious ritual.
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
- Funerals & Death
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
A Muslim police officer is not permitted to carry the body of a non-Muslim officer without an urgent need, and where there is one it is allowed provided he takes no part in any religious ritual. A Muslim officer's body should likewise not be carried by non-Muslim officers without urgent need. Gunfire after the burial, bugle sounding, and the use of music or sounds in handling Muslim funerals are prohibited, as is Muslim officers joining the band at a non-Muslim officer's funeral without urgent need. Uniforms bearing the words Allah and Muhammad must not be used on the body of a military member, Muslim or non-Muslim.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Melepaskan tembakan selepas pengebumian jenazah anggota polis beragama Islam adalah dilarang kerana muzik dan bunyi-bunyian tidak dibenarkan di tanah perkuburan.
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How to cite
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National Fatwa Committee (JAKIM). “Pengurusan Pengebumian Jenazah Dalam Kalangan Warga Polis Diraja Malaysia”, 3 November 2015. https://www.islam.gov.my/images/ePenerbitan/KOMPILASI_MUZAKARAH_MKI_2016.pdf#pengurusan-pengebumian-jenazah-dalam-kalangan-warga-polis-diraja-malaysia. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-funeral-arrangements-royal-malaysia-police-personnel/