Malaysia legislation
Section 34
of *ADMINISTRATION OF ISLAMIC LAW (FEDERAL TERRITORIES) ACT 1993
Section 34
Fatwa
(2)
No statement made by the Mufti shall be taken to be a fatwa unless and until it is published in the Gazette pursuant to subsection (1).
(3)
Upon publication in the Gazette, a fatwa shall be binding on every Muslim resident in the Federal Territories 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 Islamic Law to depart from the fatwa in matters of personal observance, belief, or opinion.
(4)
A fatwa shall be recognized by all Courts in the Federal
Territories as authoritative of all matters laid down therein.
Form of fatwa