FatwaPerlisEthics, Remembrance & Supplication
Hukum Berjanji
What should a teacher do if he forgot to fulfil a promise of a gift to students, and is any kaffarah required?
Short answer
Fulfilling a promise to do good for someone is recommended according to the majority of scholars, while a minority hold that it is obligatory.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Perlis State Mufti Department
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Panduan Hukum
- Topic
- Ethics, Remembrance & Supplication
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Fulfilling a promise to do good for someone is recommended according to the majority of scholars, while a minority hold that it is obligatory. According to the majority, no kaffarah is due on a teacher who fails to keep such a promise. According to the minority who consider it obligatory, the teacher should repent to Allah. The ruling also states that it is highly inappropriate for an educator to break a promise made to students.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Hukum memenuhi janji untuk membuat kebaikan kepada seseorang atau satu pihak adalah sunat di sisi majoriti ulama.
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How to cite
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Perlis State Mufti Department. “Hukum Berjanji”, 3 October 2025. https://muftiperlis.gov.my/index.php/panduan-hukum/1240-hukum-berjanji. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/teacher-forgot-promise-to-students-ruling/