ENACTMENT NO. 13 OF 1992 ADMINISTRATION OF ISLAMIC LAW ENACTMENT 1992
PART II - THE MAJLIS UGAMA ISLAM NEGERI SABAH AUTHORITY IN RELIGIOUS MATTERS
Section 35. Fatwa.
(1) The Mufti shall, on the order of the Yang di-Pertua negeri, and on the request of any person made by letter addressed to the Mufti, make and publish in the Gazette a fatwa or ruling on any mettled or controversial question of or relating to Islamic Law.
(2) No statement made by the Mufti shall be taken to be fatwa unless and until it is published in the Gazette pursuant to subsection (1).
(3) Upon publication in the Gazette, a fatwa shall be binding on every Muslim resident in the State of Sabah as a dictate of his religion audit shall be his religious duty to abide by and uphold the fatwa, unless he is permitted by Islamic law to depart from the fatwa in matters of personal observance, belief, or opinion.
(4) A fatwa shall be recognized by all ourts in the State of Sabah as authoritative of all matters laid down therein.