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Program Penyatuan Semula Keluarga Penghuni Jabatan Penjara Malaysia
Is the Prison Family Reunification Programme (Conjugal Visit) for inmates permissible in Islam?
Short answer
The 86th Muzakarah of the National Fatwa Committee, held on 21-23 April 2009, ruled that the programme is in line with Islamic teachings and should be implemented.
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
- Marriage & Family
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The 86th Muzakarah of the National Fatwa Committee, held on 21-23 April 2009, ruled that the programme is in line with Islamic teachings and should be implemented. The ruling rests on the principle that Islam requires good treatment of prisoners in terms of their spiritual and physical welfare. Any form of abuse or torture of prisoners is prohibited.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Muzakarah bersetuju memutuskan bahawa cadangan untuk melaksanakan Program Penyatuan Semula Keluarga Penghuni Penjara (Conjugal Visit) adalah bersesuaian dengan ajaran Islam dan wajar dilaksanakan.
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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). “Program Penyatuan Semula Keluarga Penghuni Jabatan Penjara Malaysia”, 23 April 2009. https://www.islam.gov.my/images/ePenerbitan/KOMPILASI_MUZAKARAH_MKI_2016.pdf#program-penyatuan-semula-keluarga-penghuni-jabatan-penjara-malaysia. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-prison-conjugal-visit-programme-inmates/