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FATWA MENGENAI HUKUM PERLANTIKAN HAKIM SYARIE WANITA
Is it permissible to appoint women as Syariah judges?
Short answer
The Kelantan Islamic Religious and Malay Customs Council's Council of Ulama, meeting on 30 April 2008, resolved that women may serve as judges within certain jurisdictions.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Kelantan State Mufti Department
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Fatwa Tidak Diwartakan: Sosial/Syariah
- Topic
- Governance & Administration
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The Kelantan Islamic Religious and Malay Customs Council's Council of Ulama, meeting on 30 April 2008, resolved that women may serve as judges within certain jurisdictions. The exception is hudud and qisas cases, in which a woman may not sit as judge. The ruling is linked to changes in present-day life, such as educational standards that qualify women to become judges.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Wanita harus menjadi Hakim dalam bidangkuasa tertentu kecuali dalam bidang Hudud dan Qisas.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Kelantan State Mufti Department. “FATWA MENGENAI HUKUM PERLANTIKAN HAKIM SYARIE WANITA”, date not stated. https://mufti.kelantan.gov.my/index.php?view=article&id=40:fatwa-mengenai-hukum-perlantikan-hakim-syarie-wanita&catid=56. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-on-appointing-women-syariah-judges/