What Is Fatwa? This Is Understanding, Criteria For Givers, To Those Who Must Pay Attention To

Illustration of MUI giving fatwa (mui.kepriprov.go.id)

YOGYAKARTA What is a fatwa in a simple way is defined as the decision of the ulama to respond to a problem. The decisions contained in the fatwa are mainly related to the halal law or the haram of something. The importance of the ulama's fatwa on something makes Muslims need to pay attention to the decision taken. For more details, see the following explanation.

In the website of the Hajj Financial Management Agency (BPKH), fatwas are words from Arabic that can be interpreted as an answer to an incident or event that needs a religious explanation. Fatwa refers to the certainty of sharia law on new problems faced by Muslims. However, the answer to the problems of people issued through fatwas must be supported by the argument both from the Koran and Hadiths.

Fatwa is issued by a mufti who can be an individual cleric or can be a clerical institution such as the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI).

Former Rais 'Aam Syuriyah Executive Board of Nahdlatul Ulama (PBNU), KH Ahmad Mustofa Bisri, in NU Online explained that the fatwa issued by the mufti has no force of force. He is not binding except for someone who asks for a fatwa.

However, the fatwa is binding with several notes, namely if the applicant for the fatwa only gets a fatwa from one party. Or if the fatwa giver and fatwa given are believed by his heart firmly.

In an article entitled The Method of Determination of Law in Fatwa published in the journal Al Istinbath: The Journal of Islamic Law (2018) explains the conditions for mufti according to Jalaluddin al-Mahalli.

He explained that the condition of a mufti is to master the opinions and rules of ushul fiqh and fiqh. In addition, it has the completeness of doing ijtihad, mastering the knowledge needed to formulate a law such as the science of nahwu, interpretation of verses and legal hadiths, the science of Mushthalah al-Hadits, to the knowledge of language.

In addition, other scholars argue that fatwa givers must also meet three requirements, namely being able to be JJtihad, fair, and avoiding the impression of easing and simplifying the law. Another cleric, Imam An-Nawawi, emphasized that a mufti must be a wara, tsiqah, trusted, protected from fasiq, sharp thoughts, and has good mental health.

Given that fatwas are very important for Muslims, Imam An-Nawawi emphasized several things that need to be considered regarding fatwas, namely as follows.

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