Section 37. A fatwa published in the Gazette is binding. (ADMINISTRATION OF THE RELIGION OF ISLAM (STATE OF MALACCA) ENACTMENT 2002

ENACTMENT NO. 7 OF 2002
ADMINISTRATION OF THE RELIGION OF ISLAM (STATE OF MALACCA) ENACTMENT 2002

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

Section 37. 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 Malacca 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 Malacca of all matters laid down therein.