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Hukum Suntikan Botulinum Toxin Type A (BTA)
What is the ruling on Botulinum Toxin Type A (botox) injections?
Short answer
The National Fatwa Committee decided that Botulinum Toxin Type A injections, commercially known as botox, are haram to use.
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
- Medicine & Health
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The National Fatwa Committee decided that Botulinum Toxin Type A injections, commercially known as botox, are haram to use. The decision rests on findings that the product contains doubtful, impure and prohibited substances, including pork derivatives, and that it can cause harm and be misused for deception. For medical purposes it is permitted on condition that it is used in a state of necessity, according to need, and administered by a qualified specialist.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Muzakarah memutuskan bahawa suntikan Botulinum Toxin Type A atau nama komersialnya botox adalah haram digunakan.
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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 Suntikan Botulinum Toxin Type A (BTA)”, 6 April 2006. https://www.islam.gov.my/images/ePenerbitan/KOMPILASI_MUZAKARAH_MKI_2016.pdf#hukum-suntikan-botulinum-toxin-type-a-bta. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-on-botulinum-toxin-botox-injections/