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Khurafat Dan Azimat Menurut Perspektif Islam
What is the Islamic ruling on superstition (khurafat) and amulets (azimat)?
Short answer
The 40th Muzakarah of the National Fatwa Committee on 9 August 1996 endorsed guidelines on khurafat and azimat.
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
- Creed (Aqidah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The 40th Muzakarah of the National Fatwa Committee on 9 August 1996 endorsed guidelines on khurafat and azimat. Khurafat covers stories, fabrications, teachings, taboos, customs, predictions or beliefs that deviate from Islam, and any practice or belief not based on the Quran, hadith, consensus and analogy is rejected. Invoking and seeking help from beings, as some shamans and traditional healers do, is shirk. Using amulets or talismans for protection that are mixed with sorcery is likewise shirk and a deviation from Islam.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Amalan penggunaan azimat atau tangkal sebagai pelindung diri seperti ilmu kebal, ilmu pengasih, ilmu pelemah hati, ilmu penjauh jin dan sebagainya yang dicampuradukkan dengan sihir adalah syirik dan menyeleweng dari ajaran Islam.
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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). “Khurafat Dan Azimat Menurut Perspektif Islam”, 9 August 1996. https://www.islam.gov.my/images/ePenerbitan/KOMPILASI_MUZAKARAH_MKI_2016.pdf#khurafat-dan-azimat-menurut-perspektif-islam. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-on-superstition-and-amulets-in-islam/