Articles

Summary of the Rulings of the Udhiyah in Islamic Jurisprudence
Dr. Mohammad Al-Khalayleh
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The Minimum Period for the Iddah of Menstruating Women
Dr. Mohammad Al-Khalayleh
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A Message in the Wrong Direction
Dr. Mohammad Al-Khalayleh
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The Illness that Permits the Breaking of the Fast
Dr. Mohammad Al-Khalayleh
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The Etiquette of Disagreement and the Chaos of Reality
Dr. Mohammad Al-Khalayleh
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Between Muath and the Khawarij (the Modern-Day Extremist Groups): Doubts and Refutations
Dr. Mohammad Al-Khalayleh
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Conflicting Fatwas and Their Impact on the Credibility of Islamic Discourse
Dr. Mohammad Al-Khalayleh
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Is it Possible to Find a Reliable Islamic Alternative to Conventional Insurance*?
Dr. Hamzah Mash-Shoqah
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The Birth of the Prophet: The Birth of the Nation of Goodness and Guidance
His Eminence Noah Ali Salman
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Supplication in Ramadan
An Article by the Secretary General Dr. Ahmad Al-Hassanat
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Summarized Fatawaa

Does wiping over one's socks during ablution permissible?

If the socks were thick,  then wiping over them during ablution is permissible so long as wiping conditions are observed. And Allah Knows Best.

My father passed away, and he had life insurance with "Alico" for an amount of 12,500 dinars. He had paid premiums totaling 2,000 dinars. The insurance company paid us the insured amount. Should we take it, or is it considered forbidden (haram) money? And what should we do with it if it is forbidden?

You may take the amount your father paid to the company. The remaining amount is not yours. However, if you must take it, then accept it and donate it to the poor. And Allah Knows Best.

If a father stops his daughter from getting married, is it permissible for her to conclude the marriage contract herself?

It is permissible for the father to stop his daughter from getting married if there was a lawful reason for that, and she isn`t allowed to conclude the marriage contract without her guardian. However, if her father denied her right in getting married for an unlawful reason, then she should go to court.

Is it permissible for one to masturbate in order not to commit fornication?

This is called committing the milder of the two evils such as eating a carcass in fear of death, and this happens when committing fornication is very likely to occur.