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BAYAN LINNAS SIRI KE-205: PERTANIAN DI DALAM ISLAM
What is the status of agriculture in Islam, and is it encouraged?
Short answer
This Bayan Linnas states that agriculture is a noble occupation encouraged by Allah and the Prophet.
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
- Bayan Linnas
- Topic
- Transactions & Finance
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
This Bayan Linnas states that agriculture is a noble occupation encouraged by Allah and the Prophet. A Muslim who plants crops earns the reward of charity when birds, people or animals eat from them, as in the hadith narrated by al-Bukhari and Muslim. Imam al-Nawawi mentions that among the scholarly views on the best occupation, farming is the correct one. Agriculture is also linked to faith, since the growth of plants shows the greatness of Allah.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Dalam Islam, pertanian merupakan salah satu daripada pekerjaan yang mulia dan amat digalakkan oleh Allah SWT dan Rasulullah SAW.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “BAYAN LINNAS SIRI KE-205: PERTANIAN DI DALAM ISLAM”, 3 August 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/bayan-linnas/3616-bayan-linnas-siri-ke-205-pertanian-di-dalam-islam. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/status-of-agriculture-in-islam/