FatwaJohorPrayer (Salah)
PERMOHONAN KHIDMAT BAHASA ISYARAT KETIKA KHUTBAH JUMAAT
Is sign language interpretation permitted during the Friday sermon for deaf and mute worshippers?
Short answer
Sign language interpretation during the Friday sermon is allowed on a case-by-case basis upon application, not as a general provision.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Johor State Mufti Department
- Date
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Fatwa Negeri Johor
- Topic
- Prayer (Salah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Sign language interpretation during the Friday sermon is allowed on a case-by-case basis upon application, not as a general provision. The mosque management must provide details of the applicant and the proposed mosque, and be ready to supply a sign language interpreter. The Johor Fatwa Committee holds that the sermon can reach deaf and mute people by distributing the sermon text. Where there is an urgent need, an application may be made to the mosque so it can prepare the service.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Kebenaran menggunakan khidmat Bahasa isyarat Ketika khutbah jumaat adalah mengikut permohonan bukan untuk umum (case by case).
Read the full fatwa on the Johor website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Johor State Mufti Department. “PERMOHONAN KHIDMAT BAHASA ISYARAT KETIKA KHUTBAH JUMAAT”, 28 July 2020. https://said.johor.gov.my/perkhidmatan/paparan_detail_fatwa.php?id=108. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/sign-language-interpreter-friday-sermon/