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IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE- 472 : HUKUM BERMAIN TIKTOK
What is the ruling on using TikTok and uploading dance videos that follow trends on the app?
Short answer
By default, social media applications including TikTok are permissible when used for beneficial purposes.
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
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hukum (Umum)
- Topic
- Social & Contemporary Issues
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
By default, social media applications including TikTok are permissible when used for beneficial purposes. However, playing TikTok to record dances set to music is classed as futile entertainment with no benefit, so it is disliked (makruh). Uploading lip-sync and dance videos that are likely to arouse desire and cause fitnah, especially with mixing of men and women, is forbidden based on the principle of blocking the means to wrongdoing (sadd al-zarai').
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Aplikasi TikTok boleh dikategorikan sebagai hiburan.
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. “IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE- 472 : HUKUM BERMAIN TIKTOK”, 27 March 2020. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/4380-irsyad-al-fatwa-siri-ke-472-hukum-bermain-tiktok. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-on-playing-tiktok-and-uploading-videos/