KUALA LUMPUR: Muslims are taboo to connect with themselves in the virtual universe of Pokemon characters and play the truth round of Pokemon GO because of the standards of maslahah (open interest) and unsafe outcomes.
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Mufti of Federal Territories Zulkifli Mohamad al-Bakri, in an announcement on Friday (Aug 5) said that the decision was made at the Federal Territories Islamic Legal Consultative Committee meeting on Aug 1.
“In the wake of concentrating on the suppositions of religious researchers and the fatwa (proclamation) issued, we concurred that the declaration has a premise and that Pokemon Go and all the Pokemon characters ought to be maintained a strategic distance from as it can bring hurt.