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Fatwa Berkenaan Dengan Hukum Penggantungan, Penjualan, Pengedaran, Penyimpanan, Penerbitan Dan Pencetakan Ayat Al-Quran, Kitab Suci Al-Quran Dan Kalimah Suci Islam Dalam Bentuk Kaligrafi Islam Atau Pada Barangan

What is the ruling on hanging, selling, distributing, keeping, publishing and printing Quranic verses or sacred Islamic words in calligraphy or on goods?

Short answer

This 2015 Federal Territories fatwa requires that the sanctity of the Quran and sacred Islamic words written as calligraphy or on goods be preserved at all times.

Federal TerritoriesGazetted

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
Status
Gazetted
Series
Keputusan Fatwa Wilayah Persekutuan (e-Fatwa)
Topic
Quran & Hadith

Gazette evidence in the source: P.U. (B) 409 WARTA KERAJAAN PERSEKUTUAN

Summary

This 2015 Federal Territories fatwa requires that the sanctity of the Quran and sacred Islamic words written as calligraphy or on goods be preserved at all times. Hanging, selling, distributing, keeping, publishing and printing them is forbidden (haram) where it may lead to deception, manipulation or insult to Islam, or contravenes Syariah law. Anyone is also prohibited from doing or abetting such acts. The term sacred Islamic words refers to the list given in the fatwa on the use of sacred Islamic words.

Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.

Apa-apa penggantungan, penjualan, pengedaran, penyimpanan, penerbitan dan pencetakan ayat al -Quran, kitab suci al-Quran atau kalimah suci Islam , yang ditulis dalam bentuk kaligrafi Islam, atau pada apa -apa jua barangan

Excerpt from the original fatwa · Federal Territories

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. “Fatwa Berkenaan Dengan Hukum Penggantungan, Penjualan, Pengedaran, Penyimpanan, Penerbitan Dan Pencetakan Ayat Al-Quran, Kitab Suci Al-Quran Dan Kalimah Suci Islam Dalam Bentuk Kaligrafi Islam Atau Pada Barangan”, date not stated. https://efatwa.muftiwp.gov.my/fatwa/2.%20P.U.%20%28B%29%20409%20FATWA%202015%20-%20FATWA%20BERKENAAN%20DENGAN%20HUKUM%20GANTUNG,JUAL,EDAR,SIMPAN,TERBIT%20DAN%20CETAK%20AYAT%20AL-QURAN,%20KITAB%20SUCI%20AL-QURAN%20&%20KALIMAH%20SUCI%20ISLAM%20DLM%20BENTUK%20KALIGRAFI%20@%20PD%20BARANGAN. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-quran-calligraphy-verses-on-goods/