PART II - THE APPOINTMENT AND FUNCTIONS OF THE MUFTI, POWER OF THE STATE FATWA COUNCIL AND FATWA RELATING TO MATTER OF NATIONAL INTEREST
Section 14. Qaul muktamad to be followed.
(1) In issuing any fatwa under section 8, or certifying an opinion under section 13, the State Fatwa Council shall ordinarily qaul muktamad (follow the accepted views) of the Mazhab Syafie.
(2) If the State Fatwa Council is of the opinion that following the qaul muktamad of the Mazhab Syafie will lead to a situation which is repugnant to public interest, the State Fatwa Council may follow the qaul muktamad of the Mazhab Hanafi, Maliki or Hanbali.
(3) If the State Fatwa Council is of the opinion that none of the qaul muktamad of the four Mazhabs may be followed without leading to a situation which is repugnant to public interest, the State Fatwa Council may make the fatwa according to ijtihad without being bound by the qaul muktamad of any of the four Mazhabs.