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Resolutions of Iftaa' Board

Resolution No.(84): “Ruling on Missionary Cassettes"

Date Added : 28-10-2015

 

Resolution No.(84) by the Board of Iftaa`, Research and Islamic Studies:

“Ruling on Missionary Cassettes“

Date: 6/2/1426 AH, corresponding to 6/4/2005 AD.

 

 

Question:

 

What is the ruling on circulating missionary cassettes  throughout the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan?

Answer: All perfect praise be to Allah The Lord of The Worlds

The Board is of the view that the concerned authorities must take the necessary course of action to stop circulating these cassettes because their corpus contradicts  Islamic Sharia. And Allah Knows Best.

 

 

The Board of Iftaa`

Chairman of the Iftaa` Board, Chief Justice, Izzaldeen At-Tamimi
Dr. Abdulsalam Al-Abbadi
Dr. Yousef Ghyzaan
Dr. Abdulkareem Khasawneh
Dr. Wasif Al-Bakhri
Sheikh Naei`m Mujahid
Sheikh Sae`id Hijjawi

 

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Summarized Fatawaa

Is it permissible to pay the Fitr Zakah (obligatory charity) of Ramadan on behalf of a dead person?

The Fitr Zakah of Ramadhaan isn`t due on one who had passed away before the sunset of the last day of Ramadan. And Allah Knows Best.

Is Zakah due on the orphan`s money?

Yes, Zakah is due on the money of the orphan.

Is it permissible for a sick person to pray while sitting on a chair?

All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds                                                                                                                                                                        It is permissible for a sick person, who is unable to stand up, to offer prayer while sitting on a chair. If he/she was unable to prostrate while on the chair, the he/she should pray while sitting on the ground, but if he/she was neither able to bow (Roku),nor to prostrate, then he can do them while sitting on the chair. And Allah Knows Best.

Is Zakah (obligatory charity) due on owned land?

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