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IRSYAD USUL AL-FIQH SIRI KE- 45 : BAGAIMANA MENDEPANI WABAK DAN PENYAKIT MENURUT PERSPEKTIF USUL AL-FIQH
What role does usul al-fiqh play in dealing with epidemics and contagious diseases?
Short answer
Usul al-fiqh assists a mufti or jurist in deriving rulings on issues affecting mukallaf, including epidemics.
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 Usul al-Fiqh
- Topic
- Medicine & Health
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Usul al-fiqh assists a mufti or jurist in deriving rulings on issues affecting mukallaf, including epidemics. Islam stresses prevention and precaution, based on the hadith forbidding entry into, or exit from, a plague-stricken area. A legal maxim directs that the greater harm be repelled by accepting the lesser harm, and quarantine is described as a measure to avoid greater harm. Rulers and authorities must act according to public interest and local conditions.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
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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 USUL AL-FIQH SIRI KE- 45 : BAGAIMANA MENDEPANI WABAK DAN PENYAKIT MENURUT PERSPEKTIF USUL AL-FIQH”, 7 February 2020. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-usul-fiqh/4138-irsyad-usul-al-fiqh-siri-ke-45-bagaimana-mendepani-wabak-dan-penyakit-menurut-perspektif-usul-al-fiqh. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/usul-al-fiqh-role-in-epidemics-and-diseases/