FatwaNegeri SembilanTransactions & Finance
Menternak dan Memperdagangkan Lintah
Is it permissible to breed and trade leeches?
Short answer
The Negeri Sembilan Fatwa Committee ruled that breeding and trading leeches is permissible.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Negeri Sembilan Mufti Department
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Fatwa Negeri Sembilan
- Topic
- Transactions & Finance
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The Negeri Sembilan Fatwa Committee ruled that breeding and trading leeches is permissible. The ruling rests on the benefit of leeches, namely for medical purposes. The decision was made at a meeting on 30 May 2007, corresponding to 13 Jumada al-Ula 1428H.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Harus menternak dan memperdagangkan lintah kerana manfaatnya iaitu untuk tujuan perubatan.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Negeri Sembilan Mufti Department. “Menternak dan Memperdagangkan Lintah”, date not stated. https://muftins.gov.my/fatwa/menternak-dan-memperdagangkan-lintah/. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-on-breeding-and-trading-leeches/