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- Hujjat al-Islam al-Ghazali: Spiritual Refinement through Examples from the ...
  Date Added: 29-03-2026
- Reflections on Suhoor
  Date Added: 25-02-2026
- The Prophetic Sunnah as a Fundamental Source of Legislation
  Date Added: 17-02-2026
- Islam is a Complete and Indivisible Whole
  Date Added: 15-02-2026
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Resolutions of Iftaa' Board
Iftaa' Board

Islamic Studies and Research:

The Ifta’ Law number (60) of the year 2006, and the modifying Law number (4) of the year 2009 state that a Board is to be established in the Kingdom and called “Board of Iftaa’, Islamic Studies and Research,” and that the General Mufti (who is now Shaikh Abdel Kareem El-Khasawneh) is the Head of the Board. The following are members: ... Read More
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- Resolution No. (332): "Ruling on Leasing Part of Land Designated for Burial"
  Date Added: 26-03-2026
- "Resolution No.(331): The Amount of Zakat-ul-Fitr and Saum Fidyah for the Year ...
  Date Added: 23-02-2026
- "Resolution No.(330): Sighting the Crescent of Ramadan, 1447 AH"
  Date Added: 23-02-2026
- Resolution No.(329): "Ruling on Exchanging a Waqf "
  Date Added: 09-07-2025
- Resolution No. (328): "Sighting the Crescent Moon of the Month of Shawwal, 1446 ...
  Date Added: 13-05-2025
- Resolution No.(327): "The Amount of Zakat-Ul-Fitr and Saum Fidyah for the Year ...
  Date Added: 03-03-2025
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Iftaa' Department
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About the General Fatwa Department

The Fatwa Department of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan was founded in 1921. Since its formation, it has relied upon Hanafi fatwas which were in use during the Ottoman era, and the Mufti has answered the questions of members of the public, whether they relate to worship or financial transactions or personal statutes, and it has assigned a mufti to each judge in cities both large and small. The judge seeks the mufti's assistance in solving social problems, just as the mufti refers to the judge matters which are not within the mufti's jurisdiction and which require evidence and witnesses....
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It is Obligatory to have the Intention for each Day of Fasting

Is it obligatory to have the intention for each day of fasting, or is one intention sufficient for the whole month?

Islamic Ruling on one who Travels from a Country where the Crescent of Ramadan was Sighted to another where it was not

What is the ruling of Islamic Sharia on a person who travels from a country where the sighting of the crescent of Ramadan has been confirmed to another where the sighting has not been confirmed? Is it obligatory for him to fast, and likewise the opposite scenario?

Breaking Fast to Study for Exams isn`t Permissible

Is it permissible for someone to break their fast in order to study for exams?

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Hujjat al-Islam al-Ghazali: Spiritual Refinement through Examples from the ...

Reflections on Suhoor

The Prophetic Sunnah as a Fundamental Source of Legislation

Islam is a Complete and Indivisible Whole

Iftaa' Board

Islamic Studies and Research:

What is the ruling regarding a person who begins fasting in one ...

I partnered with others in a residential housing project ...

I am a gold shop owner. I purchase 100 grams of 21-carat gold ...

I am a factory owner. I receive quantities of raw walnuts from a ...

Every Friday, we go on an excursion to a place exceeding (81 km). ...

We are a construction company that contracts with external firms ...

Iftaa' Department

About the General Fatwa Department

All Fatawaas

It is Obligatory to have the Intention for each Day of Fasting

Islamic Ruling on one who Travels from a Country where the Crescent of Ramadan was Sighted to another where it was not

Breaking Fast to Study for Exams isn`t Permissible