Kuala Lampur, May 1 -- A mustafti is the term for a person who seeks a fatwa, or a religious opinion or ruling from a mufti who is a qualified Islamic scholar.

In simple words, a mustafti is the one who poses a question to a mufti who provides the answer. The answer is called a fatwa, which is a legal opinion or ruling that is non-binding.

Sometime in March 2017, the mustafti was an Indonesian student majoring in International Relations. The mufti was Dr Khaled Abou Al-Fadl, one of the world's leading authorities on the Shariah (Islamic law) and Islam, and a prominent scholar in the field of human rights.

He is the Omar and Azmeralda Alfi Distinguished Professor of Law at the UCLA School of Law where he teaches International Human Righ...