Ibn Qayyim states that changes and differences in issuing fatwa relatively depend on several elements which are the change of times, places, conditions, intentions and customs. In this article, we attempt to elaborate the elements in various form of changes, whether temporal, spatial, conditional, individual, or custom from Malaysia and Singapore contexts by using comparative approach. The
... [Show full abstract] contexts cover economy, religious composition, position of Muslims in politics and position of Islam in the constitution of both countries.