Resolution No. (263) by the Board of Iftaa', Research and Islamic Studies: "Ruling on Installing Solar Energy at the Charity Medical Center from theTreatment's Earnings"
Date: ( 18/Thu Al-Hija/1439 AD) ,corresponding to (30/8/2018 AH)
On its eleventh session held on the above date, the Board reviewed the letter sent from his Excellency, the General Manager of the Zakah Fund, and it read as follow:
As Your Grace knows, Wihdat Zakah Committee answers to the Zakah's Fund. Since this committee runs its own medical center, it desires to replace the electrical energy with solar energy against an overall cost of around (15682 JD). Moreover, this sum was taken from the medical center`s earnings(Not from the Zakah fund) and allocated for the aforementioned purpose. In addition, the medical center offers its services to all citizens at minimum costs and serves the poor through field workshops supervised by the Zakah committee. Could you inform us of the Sharia ruling as regards financing the aforementioned project from the medical center`s earnings.
After prolonged deliberations, the Board decided the following:
In principle, there is no harm in using the earnings of the medical center to finance the above project; especially since they are generated by the center, itself and this will save many future expenses and will, hopefully,be reflected on the quality of the offered services. However, this project has to be executed according to the regulations and instructions of the committees supervised by the Zakah Fund. And Allah knows best.
Chairperson of Iftaa` Board,
Grand Mufti of Jordan,
Dr. Mohammad Al-Khalayleh
Sheikh Sa`eid Al-Hijjawi, Member
Prof. Abdullah Al-Fawaaz/ Member
Dr. Muhammad Khair Al-Issa, Member
Dr. Majid Al-Darawsheh, Member
Prof. Adam Noah/ Member
Judge. Khaled Al-Wrikat
Dr. Ahmad Al-Hasanat, Member