SUMPAH LAKNAT YANG KERAMAT
بسم الله الر حمن الر حيم The National Fatwa Council is of the opinion that Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan should have sworn the Islamic way that he was sodomised by Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) advisor Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim only after the legal process has taken place. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the “sumpah mubahalah” (swearing in the name of Allah) should involve both parties, the accused and the accuser, and not necessarily be done in a mosque. He said the views put forward by various ulama on the swearing by Anwar’s former aide, had confused the public and should thus serve as a lesson for all concerned in dealing with such an issue in future. “We (National Fatwa Council) feel that after the legal process has taken place, any of the parties who feels he had been violated or victimised could resort to ‘muhabalah’ involving both parties.” Ahmad Zahid was met by reporters after chairing a special meeting with the National F