Section 49. A fatwa published in the Gazette is binding. (ADMINISTRATION OF THE RELIGION OF ISLAM

ENACTMENT NO. 4 OF 2004
ADMINISTRATION OF THE RELIGION OF ISLAM
(STATE OF PENANG) ENACTMENT 2004

PART III - THE APPOINTMENT OF THE MUFTI, AUTHORITY IN RELIGIOUS MATTERS, THE FATWA COMMITTEE AND FATWA RELATING TO MATTERS OF NATIONAL INTEREST

Section 49. 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 Penang 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 recognised by all courts in the State of Penang of all matters laid down therein.