| Lyna Mohamad |

THE State Mufti’s Office issued a press statement yesterday, refuting a claim that it had ever ruled for all products made by non-Muslims to be categorised as Syubhah (dubious).

Commenting on the claim which went viral on social media, the State Mufti’s Office said, “Clearly, this is a fabrication based on the sender’s personal beliefs, since such pronouncements were never made in the State Mufti’s Fatwa.

“It should be understood that, in issuing a Fatwa or Irsyad Hukum to the public, every given detail is subject to the problems or issues which are being raised. As yet, there has never been a clarification or statement on the absolute or general interpretation of products, as claimed on social media.”

The statement strongly emphasised that no such Fatwa was ever issued, “If everything made by non-Muslims are Syubhah, then products such as cars, phones, television sets, radios, baskets, matting, agricultural equipment, fishing tackle and machinery should be regarded as Syubhah.

“Certainly there has been a Fatwa on food, drink, cosmetics and medicines, especially those with meat substances. The issue of Syubhah definitely applies here, but not on products in general.”