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Hukum Memakan Sarang Burung Layang-Layang
What is the ruling on eating swiftlet bird nests?
Short answer
The 79th Muzakarah of the Fatwa Committee of the National Council for Islamic Religious Affairs Malaysia, held on 6-8 September 2007, discussed this matter.
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
- Food & Halal
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The 79th Muzakarah of the Fatwa Committee of the National Council for Islamic Religious Affairs Malaysia, held on 6-8 September 2007, discussed this matter. It resolved that eating swiftlet bird nests is permissible (harus).
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Muzakarah telah memutuskan bahawa hukum memakan sarang burung layang-layang adalah harus.
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How to cite
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National Fatwa Committee (JAKIM). “Hukum Memakan Sarang Burung Layang-Layang”, 8 September 2007. https://www.islam.gov.my/images/ePenerbitan/KOMPILASI_MUZAKARAH_MKI_2016.pdf#hukum-memakan-sarang-burung-layang-layang. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-on-eating-swiftlet-bird-nests/