PORT DICKSON – The National Fatwa Council will study the use of Covid-19 vaccines by taking into account all aspects, including maqasid shariah (paramount objectives in Islamic law).
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Seri Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri said today that discussions would involve experts such as state muftis, academicians as well as representatives from the Health Ministry.
Winding up the debate on the Supply Bill 2021 in the Dewan Rakyat yesterday, Zulkifli said that according to the Muzakarah Committee Meeting of the National Council on Islamic Religious Affairs of Malaysia, vaccines are in line with the principles of maqasid shariah, namely the protection of life.
On the Musa'adah fund, Zulkifli said more than RM360 million had been distributed to thousands of families affected by Covid-19 nationwide from March to November this year.
Earlier, he spent 30 minutes visiting Muhammad Syahmi Mohd Shamsul Bahari, 19, at his parents’ house in Taman Lukut Makmur, near here.
The plight of Syahmi, who has been suffering from the disease since he was five, caught the attention of many after his story was published in the media three days ago.
It was reported that Syahmi’s father, Mohd Shamsul Bahari Ab Jalal, 48, intended to sell his house to raise money for the surgery of the second of five siblings. – Bernama, November 24, 2020
