Section 51. A fatwa published in the Gazette is binding. (

ENACTMENT NO. 02 OF 2001

ADMINISTRATION OF ISLAMIC RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS (TERENGGANU) ENACTMENT 1422H/2001M

PART III. - THE APPOINTMENT OF THE MUFTI, AUTHORITY IN RELIGIOUS MATTERS AND THE FATWA COMMITTEE

Section 51. A fatwa published in the Gazette is binding.

(1) Upon its publication in the Gazette, a fatwa shall be binding on every Muslim in the State of Terengganu as a dictate of his religion and it shall be his religious duty to abide by and uphold the fatwa, unless he is permitted by Hukum Syarak to depart from the fatwa in matters of personal observance.

(2) A fatwa shall be recognized by all courts in the State of Terengganu as authoritative of all matters laid down therein.