Malaysian Department of Islamic Development (Jakim) director-general Othman Mustapha said this was agreed on unanimously at the muftis’ meeting held on Aug 21.
He said the meeting was attended by the mufti of Selangor, Kelantan, Johor, Sabah, Penang, Melaka and Kedah, as well as the deputy mufti of Federal Territories and a representative of the mufti of Sarawak.
He said this decision also involved representatives of the state Islamic religious affairs councils and departments.
They also attended the meeting organised by Jakim to express a mutual agreement on illegitimacy issues.
“The provisions in the laws are also in line with the fatwa gazetted in the states and the resolutions of the MKI Fatwa Committee Conference on June 7, 2003,” he said in a statement here today.
On July 27, the country was shocked by the Court of Appeal’s decision in allowing an illegitimate child of a Muslim couple to use his or her father’s name.
It prompted the National Registration Department to file an appeal to the Federal Court against the decision through the attorney-general’s chambers.
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