UAE Islamic affairs authority reaffirms fatwa on Muslims travelling to Mars

[Peeperkorn]

The Fatwa Committee of the General Authority for Islamic Affairs and Endowments on Monday reaffirmed its fatwa against humans travelling to the Red Planet.
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According to state news agency, Wam, the authority said it received a question “about the rule of humans travelling to Mars and never to return”.

“Based on the texts, it is not permissible to travel to Mars and never to return if life is not possible there and the expectation of death is more than the possibility of life, due to this action exposing one to self-destruction,” the committee answered.

The Mars One space foundation has asked UAE Islamic authorities to cancel a fatwa warning Muslims not to travel to the planet.

More than 200,000 people applied for the chance to be part of Earth’s first colony on another planet.

Read more: http://www.thenational.ae/uae/science/uae-islamic-affairs-authority-reaffirms-fatwa-on-muslims-travelling-to-mars#ixzz2uh1lUanf

[Bacon King]

Misleading headline? The text of the fatwa sounds like its ok to visit mars as long as you come back

[Blue3]

Misleading headline? The text of the fatwa sounds like its ok to visit mars as long as you come back

Or if living on Mars wasn't so dangerous.

[Deus Naturae]

Using this reasoning, wouldn't Muslims be prohibited from fighting in wars where their death is a probable outcome?

[Zanas]

Using this reasoning, wouldn't Muslims be prohibited from fighting in wars where their death is a probable outcome?

Inappropriate word bolded for you.

[Indy Texas]

Muslims no can into space.

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What if they pilgrimage to Mecca first, and then once on Mars make sure to regularly recalculate the direction to Mecca, since it would be always changing?

[Silent Hunter]

Muslims no can into space.

Yes, they can - there have been nine Muslim astronauts/cosmonauts. Indeed, as that link mentions, a group of Malaysian clerics ruled on how one prays facing Mecca in space.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

What if they pilgrimage to Mecca first, and then once on Mars make sure to regularly recalculate the direction to Mecca, since it would be always changing?

Doesn't really have a bearing on this fatwa which concerns making one-way trips to Mars.

[Zanas]

Clerics rule out suicide.

Haha.

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[The Vorlon]

“Based on the texts, it is not permissible.... if life is not possible there and the expectation of death is more than the possibility of life, due to this action exposing one to self-destruction,” the committee answered.

I was not aware of the suicide bomber exemption in the Koran.....