FatwaNationalCreed (Aqidah)
Hari Kenangan Rakan Seperjuangan Di Tugu Negara
What is the ruling on the Fellow Comrades Remembrance Day ceremony at the National Monument by the Malaysian Armed Forces?
Short answer
The 19th Muzakarah of the National Fatwa Committee in 1987 ruled that practices such as sounding the Last Post, bowing the head in silence for 20 seconds, laying wreaths, reciting poems, singing and sounding the Rouse before the Monument contradict Islam and may lead to shirk.
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
- Creed (Aqidah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The 19th Muzakarah of the National Fatwa Committee in 1987 ruled that practices such as sounding the Last Post, bowing the head in silence for 20 seconds, laying wreaths, reciting poems, singing and sounding the Rouse before the Monument contradict Islam and may lead to shirk. Reciting poems that stir a heroic spirit is permitted, provided it is not done before the Monument or in places or settings prohibited by Islamic law.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Bacaan sajak yang boleh menimbulkan semangat kepahlawanan adalah diharuskan dengan syarat tidak dilakukan di hadapan Tugu atau di tempat-tempat atau dalam suasana yang dilarang oleh syarak.
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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). “Hari Kenangan Rakan Seperjuangan Di Tugu Negara”, 7 October 1987. https://www.islam.gov.my/images/ePenerbitan/KOMPILASI_MUZAKARAH_MKI_2016.pdf#hari-kenangan-rakan-seperjuangan-di-tugu-negara. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-remembrance-day-national-monument-ceremony/