ENACTMENT NO. 1 OF 2003 ADMINISTRATION OF THE RELIGION OF ISLAM (STATE OF SELANGOR) ENACTMENT 2003
PART III
THE APPOINTMENT OF THE MUFTI, AUTHORITY IN RELIGIOUS MATTERS, THE FATWA COMMITTEE AND FATWA RELATING TO
MATTER 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 Selangor 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 Selangor of all matters laid down therein.