Organizational Structure


Organizational Structure of General Iftaa' Department/2013

 

Grand MuftiThe Board of Iftaa', Research and Islamic Studies

 

Internal Oversight Unit Religious Oversight and Inspection Unit

 

Secretary General

 

Public Relations and International Cooperation

 

Finance and Administrative DepartmentDepartment of Research and Islamic StudiesCentral Iftaa' Department                                   Electronic Iftaa' Department

 

Finance Section    Research Section  Direct Iftaa' Section Electronic and Editing Section  Human Resources Section Heritage and Scripts Section        Short Fatwas Section

Electronic Fatawas Section

 

Training and Development SectionTranslation Section

IT Section

 

Supportive Administrative Services Section

 

Amman Iftaa' Office:  

1. Divorce Fatwas Section

2. Personal Interviews Section

3. Follow-up Section

Zarqa Iftaa' Office:

1. Divorce Fatwas and Personal Interviews Sections

2. Follow-up Section 

Irbid Iftaa' Office: 

1. Divorce Fatwas and Personal Interviews Sections

2. Follow-up Section 

 

Ajloan Iftaa' Office

Al-Tafila Iftaa' Office

Aqapa Iftaa' Office 

Balqa Iftaa' Office

KarakIfaa' Office

Madaba Iftaa' Office

Mafraq Iftaa' Office 

Jarash Iftaa' Office 

Ma'an Iftaa' Office

DairAlaa' Iftaa' Office

Ramtha Iftaa' Office

Koraa' Iftaa' Office

Summarized Fatawaa

What is the expiation for perjury?

Perjury is forbidden and one of the major sins that require turning to Allah in repentance, seeking His forgiveness, giving back rights to whom they belong, or seeking their forgiveness, and expiating for that oath.

What is the ruling on Zakat al-Fitr?

Zakat al-Fitr is obligatory upon every Muslim for themselves and for those they are financially responsible for, provided they possess wealth that is surplus to their and their family's needs on the night and day of Eid.
Ibn Umar reported: "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ made Zakat al-Fitr obligatory—one sa‘ (measure) of dates or one sa‘ of barley—upon every Muslim, whether slave or free, male or female, young or old." [Narrated by Al-Bukhari]
Its estimated amount is approximately 2,500 grams of wheat or rice, and the General Iftaa` Department issues an annual ruling specifying its monetary value.

What should a person, who doubts the validity of his Wudu, or over performs it, do?

One who doubts the validity of his/her Wudu while performing it should redo it until he/she is certain of having attained purity. But, if doubt was after having performed Wudu, then he/she should not pay attention to that as doubt after the end of an act of worship does not count. This is of course in case doubt was within the reasonable limits since once it goes beyond that, it becomes a whispering of the Shaytaan (devil) which he/she should ignore as the Wudu is valid.

What is the ruling on a mother giving the Zakat of her wealth to her children?

Praise be to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon our Master, the Messenger of Allah.
 
It is permissible for a mother to give her children from the Zakat if they are among those who are eligible for it—such as being poor (Fuqara), possessing no wealth, and not being sufficiently provided for by the maintenance (Nafaqah) of others. This is based on the statement of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ regarding Zaynab, the wife of 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with them both): (Your husband and your children are the most deserving of those upon whom you spend in charity) [Narrated by Al-Bukhari].
 
It is stated in [Al-Hawi al-Kabir, Vol. 8/P.537]: 'As for the wife, it is permissible for her to pay her Zakat to her husband from all the designated shares... Our evidence is the generality of the saying of Allah the Almighty: "Zakat expenditures are only for the poor and for the needy", and the Hadith of Abu Hurairah that the Prophet ﷺ said to Zaynab, the wife of 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud: (Your husband and your children are the most deserving of those upon whom you spend), and this is taken in its general sense.' And Allah the Exalted knows best.