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THE 54TH MEETING OF THE PERLIS STATE FATWA COMMITTEE / 2021

8 - 9 SEPTEMBER 2021 / 1 - 2 SAFAR 1443H

RULING ON WIFE DISOBEYING HUSBAND'S PROHIBITION ON TAKING MEDICINE

1. It is obligatory upon a wife to obey her husband in matters that are not constituting sin or do not cause harm to herself or others.

2. If a wife is convinced, based on expert opinion, that taking certain medicine will cure her illness or protect her from harm, she may do so even without her husband's consent. Violating his prohibition in this regard does not constitute rebellion.

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 Prof 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 Dr. Kamilin Jamilin @ Ahmad Kamil Jamilin

8. Sahibul Fadhilah Dr Ahmad Sufian Bin Che Abdullah

9. Sahibul Fadhilah Prof Madya Dr Ahmad Wifaq Bin Mokhtar

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

11. 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. 4/2021 on 14 September 2021.