FatwaFederal TerritoriesEthics, Remembrance & Supplication
AL-KAFI #1239: HUKUM BERSIUL
Is whistling prohibited in Islam because it was a practice of the polytheists of Quraysh?
Short answer
Whistling during worship is forbidden because it resembles the practice of the Quraysh polytheists.
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
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Ethics, Remembrance & Supplication
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Whistling during worship is forbidden because it resembles the practice of the Quraysh polytheists. Outside worship, scholars differ between prohibiting it, considering it disliked, and permitting it. This fatwa adopts the view that whistling purely for entertainment is permissible, provided there is no intention to imitate the Quraysh disbelievers or the people of Prophet Lut, based on the principle that the default ruling is permissibility. The permission is conditional on not using it improperly, such as to attract women, to mock others or to imitate the openly sinful.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Tuntasnya, kami menyatakan bahawa bersiul sekadar untuk hiburan dan suka-suka tanpa sebarang niat untuk meniru perbuatan kafir Quraisy atau kaum Nabi Lut, hukumnya ada diharuskan.
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. “AL-KAFI #1239: HUKUM BERSIUL”, 22 April 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/3345-al-kafi-1239-hukum-bersiul-4. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-on-whistling-in-islam/