PART II - THE APPOINTMENT AND FUNCTIONS OF THE MUFTI, POWER OF THE STATE FATWA COUNCIL AND FATWA RELATING TO MATTER OF NATIONAL INTEREST
Section 9. 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 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 Islamic Law to depart from the fatwa in matters of personal observance.
(2) A fatwa shall be recognised by all Courts in the State of all matters laid down therein.