Ruling On Vaccination

RULING ON VACCINATION

Protecting children from danger or harm constitutes an obligatory responsibility upon parents. The administration of vaccines at present has proven to be the most effective method for protecting children from dangerous epidemic diseases such as smallpox, polio, influenza, meningococcal disease, diarrhoea, and others. Therefore, the administration of vaccines to protect children from epidemic attacks is included within the parental or guardian responsibility that must be fulfilled. Negligence in fulfilling this responsibility to the extent that it brings harm to children is sinful.

Refusal to take preventive measures to the extent that it may cause the transmission of dangerous epidemic diseases into society constitutes another sin.

Endorsed at the Meeting of the Council of Islamic Religion and Malay Customs of Perlis No. 5/2016 held on 8 November 2016.