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BAYAN LINNAS SIRI KE - 59 : HUKUM PENGAMBILAN VAKSIN DARI SUDUT PANDANG FIQH & MAQASID SYARIAH [EDISI KEMASKINI]
What is the Islamic ruling on taking vaccines from the perspective of fiqh and maqasid sharia?
Short answer
The ruling on a vaccine depends on its ingredients. A vaccine with permissible ingredients and real benefit is permissible and regarded as a blessing from Allah.
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
- Bayan Linnas
- Topic
- Medicine & Health
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The ruling on a vaccine depends on its ingredients. A vaccine with permissible ingredients and real benefit is permissible and regarded as a blessing from Allah. A vaccine with permissible ingredients that causes more harm than benefit, or has no benefit at all, may not be used. A vaccine derived from a forbidden or impure substance is also permissible if it has undergone istihalah, changing its name and nature, and it is beneficial.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Vaksin seumpama ini tidak dinafikan lagi bahawa tidak boleh untuk digunakan kerana kita dilarang untuk memudharatkan diri kita dengan makanan, minuman, ubat-ubatan, dan seumpamanya.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “BAYAN LINNAS SIRI KE - 59 : HUKUM PENGAMBILAN VAKSIN DARI SUDUT PANDANG FIQH & MAQASID SYARIAH [EDISI KEMASKINI]”, 13 May 2016. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/bayan-linnas/1163-bayan-linnas-siri-59-vaksin-sudut-pandang-dari-neraca-fiqh-maqasid-syariah. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-on-taking-vaccines-fiqh-maqasid-sharia/