'Vaccination is a life-saving (move) and does not invalidate the fasting when taken during Ramadan,' says BARMM Islamic Grand Mufti Abuhuraira Udasan as he issues a fatwa.
GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Philippines – The highest-ranking Muslim religious leader recognized in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao by the regional government issued a fatwa to make more Muslims there get COVID-19 vaccinations during Ramadan.
He said the COVID-19 vaccines were tested, proven to be effective, and life-saving, and so “this is allowed.”The fatwa also provides that the gathering of Muslims in places of worship after prayers should be used as an opportune time to get vaccinated. Until Udasan’s fatwa, many residents believed that getting vaccinated during the fasting month was a religious prohibition.
BARMM’s vaccination rate is still at a 27.5% low or 960,089 fully vaccinated people across the region, said Saida Diocolano-Ali, MOH information officer.
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