FatwaFederal TerritoriesCreed (Aqidah)
ILHAM: APAKAH ITU ILHAM?
What is ilham (inspiration), and how should something thought to be ilham be assessed in Islamic law?
Short answer
Ilham may be good or bad, and some thoughts that cross the heart are not ilham at all.
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
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Creed (Aqidah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Ilham may be good or bad, and some thoughts that cross the heart are not ilham at all. Merely supposing something to be ilham is therefore not enough. It must be referred to the foundations of the Sharia, namely the Quran and the Sunnah, and only ilham that accords with both is accepted and may be acted upon.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Ini bererti bahawa sekadar sangkaan suatu itu sebagai ilham sahaja tidak mencukupi, sebaliknya perlu dikembalikan dan ditilik sangkaan ilham itu berdasarkan asas Syariah; al-Quran dan al-Sunnah.
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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. “ILHAM: APAKAH ITU ILHAM?”, 22 March 2016. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/1802-ilham-apakah-itu-ilham. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/what-is-ilham-in-islamic-law/