FT mufti: Vaccination is halal and obligatory


PUTRAJAYA: The office of the mufti for the Federal Territories has agreed to adopt the resolution of the muzakarah (discussion) of the Fatwa Committee of the National Council for Islamic Religious Affairs on Dec 3 last year.

The meeting had decided that the use of the Covid-19 vaccine was permissible and obligatory for groups which had been identified by the government.

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