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THE 50TH MEETING OF THE PERLIS STATE FATWA COMMITTEE / 2020

14 DISEMBER 2020 / 28 RABIUL AKHIR 1442H

THE RULING ON MAKING OR USING STATUES IN THE FORM OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS

After deliberation, the Perlis State Fatwa Committee has agreed to decide the following matters:

1. Making or using any statue for the purpose of worship, veneration, reverence or glorification is prohibited (haram) according to Islamic law. It can lead to polytheism (shirk). Therefore, Muslims are forbidden from making, using or keeping statues that contain such elements.

2. As for making or using any form of statue that does not contain elements of worship, veneration, reverence or glorification but rather for worldly purposes such as play, education, medicine, criminal investigation and anything that does not contain elements of worship is permissible. However, a Muslim who is involved in making, keeping or using statues for the aforementioned purposes must be cautious so as not to be involved with elements that can lead to polytheism (shirk) (worshipping, glorifying, revering and venerating).

3. Since among the jurists (fuqaha) there are those who absolutely prohibit making statues of humans and animals even if not for the purpose of worship, glorification, reverence or veneration, then if a person is able to avoid involvement in the making or use of statues of animals or humans, it is something more meritorious (preferable).

Approval of the Members of the Perlis State Fatwa Committee:

1. YBhg. S.S Prof Madya Dato' Arif Perkasa Dr Mohd Asri Bin Zainul Abidin – Mufti of the State of Perlis

2. Sahibul Fadhilah Dato' Kaya Bakti Dr. Mohd. Radzi bin Haji Othman

3. Sahibul Fadhilah Dato' Dr. Johari Bin Mat

4. Sahibul Fadhilah Profesor Dr. Basri bin Ibrahim

5. Sahibul Fadhilah Prof Madya Dr. Muhamad Rozaimi bin Ramle

6. Sahibul Fadhilah Dr. Hj Zaharuddin Bin Hj Abdul Rahman

7. Sahibul Fadhilah Prof. Madya Dr. Azman Bin Mohd Noor

8. Sahibul Fadhilah Prof Madya Dr. Mohd Akram Bin Dato' Dahaman @ Dahlan

9. Sahibul Fadhilah Dr. Kamilin Jamilin @ Ahmad Kamil Jamilin

10. Sahibul Fadhilah Dr Ahmad Sufian Bin Che Abdullah

11. Sahibul Fadhilah Prof Madya Dr Ahmad Wifaq Bin Mokhtar

12. Sahibul Fadhilah Ustaz Syed Abu Bakar Bin Syed Kamal Bharin

13. Ustaz Muhammad Khidhir Bin Abdul Ghani – Secretary

Endorsed at the Meeting of the Perlis Islamic Religious Council and Malay Customs (Majlis Agama Islam dan Adat Istiadat Melayu Perlis) Bil. 1/2021 on 26 January 2021.