Islamic cleric issues 'fatwa' asking Muslims to get tested for COVID-19
India | Apr 02, 2020, 09:17 PM ISTA leading Islamic cleric on Thursday issued a fatwa (religious edict) asking Muslims to get tested for coronavirus if they show symptoms of the disease and undergo treatment. "It is not permissible to hide it (disease). If people do not get their treatment and tests done...it is absolutely against Sharia law,"