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Hukum Menggunakan Pengimbas Badan di Lapangan Terbang
What is the ruling on using body scanners at airports?
Short answer
The 93rd Muzakarah of the National Fatwa Committee (21 February 2011) ruled that there is no objection to allowing the use of body scanner systems.
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
- Governance & Administration
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The 93rd Muzakarah of the National Fatwa Committee (21 February 2011) ruled that there is no objection to allowing the use of body scanner systems. The permission is conditional on an urgent need (dharurat) to protect national security from threats such as drugs and firearms. The decision rests on a fiqh principle that the safety of the nation and its people takes priority when harm and benefit conflict.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Muzakarah bersetuju memutuskan bahawa tiada halangan untuk membenarkan penggunaan sistem pengimbas ini sekiranya berlaku keperluan yang mendesak (dharurat) bagi menjaga keselamatan negara dari ancaman musuh seperti dadah, senjata api dan sebagainya.
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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). “Hukum Menggunakan Pengimbas Badan di Lapangan Terbang”, 21 February 2011. https://www.islam.gov.my/images/ePenerbitan/KOMPILASI_MUZAKARAH_MKI_2016.pdf#hukum-menggunakan-pengimbas-badan-di-lapangan-terbang. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-on-using-body-scanners-at-airports/