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Fatwa Berkenaan Dengan Hukum Mengawet Mayat
What is the ruling on embalming a deceased person using chemicals?
Short answer
Embalming a body with chemicals is permissible only in specified situations.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Status
- Gazetted
- Series
- Keputusan Fatwa Wilayah Persekutuan (e-Fatwa)
- Topic
- Funerals & Death
Gazette evidence in the source: P.U. (B) 317
WARTA KERAJAAN PERSEKUTUAN
Summary
Embalming a body with chemicals is permissible only in specified situations. The first is an emergency, for example to control an infectious disease. The second is any other situation deemed necessary under the determination of authorities such as the Ministry of Health Malaysia.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Hukum mengawet mayat menggunakan bahan k imia adalah harus dalam hal keadaan yang berikut:
Read the full fatwa on the Federal Territories website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “Fatwa Berkenaan Dengan Hukum Mengawet Mayat”, date not stated. https://efatwa.muftiwp.gov.my/fatwa/PUB317%20WARTA%202021%20-%20FATWA%20BERKENAAN%20DENGAN%20HUKUM%20MENGAWET%20MAYAT. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-on-embalming-dead-bodies-chemicals/