Tag Archives: Mufti

After revelations of the arrest of two Singaporean youths who had plans to conduct violent attacks in Singapore, Singapore's Mufti, Dr Fatris Bakaram has spoken on the issue. He said that "it was a religious obligation for Muslims here to report to the authorities those who pose a threat."

Datuk Dr Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin claimed today that a Muslim husband is obliged to fulfil his wife’s sexual desires, to the point that he should not even perform coitus interruptus without consent from the wife. Weighing in on the marital rape debate, the Perlis mufti said that despite the obligation, sexual relations between husbands and wives must happen in a “harmonious situation” without physically harming each other.

Delivering the Eidulfitri sermon on the first day of Hari Raya Puasa at the Sultan Mosque yesterday, Dr Mohamed said: “We must be extremely careful and discerning when we read fatwas and individual opinions that call upon Muslims to kill and commit acts of violence towards others.”

THE Office of the Mufti yesterday sent an advisory to mosque officers with guidelines on how to address issues related to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender, or LGBT, lifestyles. The Mufti, Singapore's highest Islamic authority, also advised mosque management boards (MMBs) and staff not to get caught in the crossfire between a pro-family Muslim group calling itself the Wear White community and the annual Pink Dot picnic, organised in support of the LGBT community.