FatwaNationalTransactions & Finance
Hukum Penjualan Produk Menggunakan Ayat Ruqyah (Ayat Al-Quran) Untuk Tujuan Komersial
Is it permissible to sell products using ruqyah verses or Quranic verses for commercial purposes?
Short answer
Islam does not deny the use of ruqyah as long as no shirk occurs.
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
- Transactions & Finance
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Islam does not deny the use of ruqyah as long as no shirk occurs. However, the irresponsible use of ruqyah and the term 'sunnah food' to make profit and boost sales must stop, as a preventive measure (sadd az-zarai') against fraud and the misuse of Quranic verses. Using ruqyah on a product for commercial purposes is not permitted, whether for labelling, advertising or promotion. The ruling also warns that belief in a product's ruqyah efficacy above effort and God's power may harm the faith.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Muzakarah juga bersetuju memutuskan supaya penggunaan ruqyah pada sesuatu produk untuk tujuan komersial tidak dibenarkan sama ada untuk tujuan pelabelan, pengiklanan atau promosi.
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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). “Hukum Penjualan Produk Menggunakan Ayat Ruqyah (Ayat Al-Quran) Untuk Tujuan Komersial”, 3 November 2015. https://www.islam.gov.my/images/ePenerbitan/KOMPILASI_MUZAKARAH_MKI_2016.pdf#hukum-penjualan-produk-menggunakan-ayat-ruqyah-ayat-al-quran-untuk-tujuan-komersial. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-selling-products-ruqyah-verses-commercial/