PENERIMAAN DAN PENYELARASAN FATWA MUZAKARAH JAWATANKUASA FATWA MAJLIS KEBANGSAAN BAGI HAL EHWAL UGAMA ISLAM MALAYSIA OLEH NEGERI-NEGERI

The question of acceptance by the states for fatwa issued by the Discourse Of The National Council of Fatwa Committee Pertaining Islamic Religious Affairs (MJFK) is often raised in the press. Fatwa difference between the two bodies are often hotly discussed issue. The goal of this study was to examine the views of those who directly involved in the discussions and production process at the MJFK level or at the state level about the acceptance and coordination of MJFK fatwa by the states. This study is qualitative study used face to face interviews and the method of this interviews is semi-structured interview. Eleven participants in the study (PK) samples who are chosen as purposive sampling from the members of the MJFK and Mufti Department of the States. The study found that fatwa issued by MJFK are referred by the states, mostly are accepted but there are some issues that ar e not accepted due to the power of the state to accept or reject the fatwa of MJFK according to its priority. In addition, there are also differences due to ijtihad factors among the members, the differences in the existing policies in the state and administrative problems in the Mufti Department of the States. Several efforts have been drafted by the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (JAKIM) as the secretariat of MJFK and Mufti Department of the States to improve the coordination about fatwa as well as to improve the management system, increase the numbers of meetings, upgrade the officers knowledge and skills and broaden understanding of fatwa among the members and society.