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BAYAN LINNAS SIRI KE-85: PENJELASAN TENTANG VALET DOA
What is the ruling on the Valet Doa service that offers paid prayers at places where supplications are answered?
Short answer
The Valet Doa service is assessed as involving the commercialisation of worship and supplication, which Islam does not permit.
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
- Transactions & Finance
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The Valet Doa service is assessed as involving the commercialisation of worship and supplication, which Islam does not permit. Among its problems is the 100% guarantee that prayers will be answered, whereas acceptance of a prayer is solely the right of Allah. A money-back guarantee does not change this, and the service cannot be compared to paid proxy Hajj. Acts of worship require textual evidence, and commercialising prayer is feared to fall under the prohibition of selling God's verses for a small price.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Berdasarkan kenyataan di atas, jelas menunjukkan unsur perniagaan serta menjaja dan menggunakan acara ibadah dan doa untuk tujuan perniagaan yang tidak dibenarkan oleh Islam.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “BAYAN LINNAS SIRI KE-85: PENJELASAN TENTANG VALET DOA”, 15 February 2017. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/bayan-linnas/1026-bayan-linnas-siri-ke-85-penjelasan-tentang-valet-doa. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-on-valet-doa-paid-prayer-service/