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IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-660: HUKUM MENYOKONG KELAB BOLA SEPAK YANG MENGIKTIRAF LGBT
Is it permissible to support a football club that endorses LGBT, and does doing so amount to indirectly endorsing LGBT?
Short answer
Being a fan of a football club that shows solidarity with or campaigns for LGBT is not an offence if the support is merely for entertainment as a football team, and it does not count as cooperating in sin.
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
- Irsyad al-Hukum (Umum)
- Topic
- Social & Contemporary Issues
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Being a fan of a football club that shows solidarity with or campaigns for LGBT is not an offence if the support is merely for entertainment as a football team, and it does not count as cooperating in sin. However, one's heart must not approve of the LGBT campaign. Wearing jerseys with LGBT support symbols such as a rainbow, sharing social media posts promoting LGBT, and attending LGBT gatherings organised by the club are prohibited as they amount to campaigning for sin.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Tidak menjadi satu kesalahan untuk meminati mana-mana kelab bola sepak yang menyatakan solidariti, atau kelab yang berkempen ke arah normalisasi LGBT, jika menyokong kelab-kelab tersebut sekadar untuk hiburan atas dasar mereka sebagai pasukan bola sepak.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-660: HUKUM MENYOKONG KELAB BOLA SEPAK YANG MENGIKTIRAF LGBT”, 15 January 2022. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/5096-irsyad-al-fatwa-siri-ke-660-hukum-menyokong-kelab-bola-sepak-yang-mengiktiraf-lgbt. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-supporting-football-club-endorsing-lgbt/