Resolutions of Iftaa' Board



Resolutions of Iftaa' Board

Date Added : 13-05-2025

Resolution No.(328) (3 /2025) by the Board of Iftaa`, Research and Islamic Studies:
"Sighting the Crescent Moon of the Month of Shawwal, 1446 AH"
Date :(29/Ramadan/1446 AH), corresponding to  (2025/3/29)

Praise be to The Lord of all Worlds. Prayers and peace be upon our Prophet, Muhammad, his family and all of his companions.

On its fifth session held on the above date, the Board of Iftaa`, Research and Islamic Studies reviewed sighting the crescent of the month of Shawwal for this year (1446 AH)

After deliberating, the Board decided the following:

"In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful"                                                                                                                                                                                              Almighty Allah Says (What means): "A token unto them is night. We strip it of the day, and lo! they are in darkness. And a Sign for them is the Night: We withdraw therefrom the Day, and behold they are plunged in darkness; And the sun runs his course for a period determined for him: that is the decree of (Him), The Exalted in Might, The All-Knowing. And the Moon,- We have measured for her mansions (to traverse) till she returns like the old (and withered) lower part of a date-stalk.is not permitted to the Sun to catch up the Moon, nor can the Night outstrip the Day: Each (just) swims along in (its own) orbit (according to Law)." [Ya-Sin/37-40]. He, The Exalted, also Says (What means): "(He wants you) to complete the prescribed period, and to glorify Him in that He has guided you; and perchance ye shall be grateful." [Al-Baqarah/185]. In addition, the Prophet (PBUH) says: "The fast is the day the people fast, the breaking of the fast is the day the people break their fast." [At-Tirmithi].                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Based on the findings-which were harmonious with the astronomical calculations-of the Crescent Sighting Committee of the General Iftaa Department and the concerned authorities, it was ascertained to the Board that tomorrow, Sunday, 30/3/2025, is the last day of Ramadan while the day after tomorrow, Monday, will be the first of Shawwal for this year: (1446 AH), i.e.  the first day of the Eid Al-Fitr.

On this blessed occasion, the Board of Iftaa, Research, and Islamic Studies fervently supplicates to Allah to make this holy month a time of relief and victory for our people in Gaza, to strengthen their hearts, protect them from the harm of aggression, and grant them patience and solace in their trials. May the crescent moon rise upon the Islamic Ummah with security and faith, peace and Islam. Indeed, He is The Most Generous, Most Kind, The Compassionate and Merciful.                                                                                              Accordingly, the Board is pleased to extend the warmest of congratulations to His Majesty King Abdullah II Ibn Al-Hussein, His crown Prince, and the Hashemite Family on this blessed occasion. May Allah Protect His Majesty and Grant Him good health, safeguard Jordan and the rest of the Muslim countries. And Allah The Almighty Knows Best.

 

Chairperson of Iftaa` Board,
Grand Mufti of Jordan,
Dr. Ahmad al-Hasanat
Dr. Mohammad al-Khalayleh/ Member
Prof. Mahmood Al-Sartawi/ Member
Dr. Zaid Ibrahim Al-Kilani/ Member
Sheikh Sa`eid Al-Hijjawi/ Member
Dr. Hasan Makhatreh/ Member
Judge Fares Foraihat/ Member
Prof. Adam Nooh Al-Qhodat/ Member
Prof. Amjad Rasheed/ Member
Dr. Waleed Al-Shaweesh/ Member
Dr. Mohammad Younis Al-Zou`bi/ Member

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Summarized Fatawaa

I`m infatuated with a man, is it permissible for me to make supplication that he falls in love with me and becomes my husband?

Islam has honored women by being proposed to by men, and not the other way around, so it is inappropriate for a woman to propose to a man since one who hastens in asking for a thing prematurely shall be punished by deprivation. In fact, such a phenomenon is the result of unlawful mixing between the two sexes.

What is the Islamic ruling on parents asking son to divorce his wife?

Praise be to Allah the Lord of the Worlds.

If their asking him to do so is justified in Sharia, then there is no blame on him to obey them. And Allah The Almighty Knows Best.

Is there a solution to put an end to thinking of worries during prayer?

Firstly, make ablution after the time for prayer begins and busy yourself with remembering Allah, The Exalted, before the iqaamah (start of prayer).In order to become humbly submissive during prayer, you must perform prayer in congregation. After the prayer ends, stay in your place and read the post-prayer remembrances (Adhkaar) and make supplication to Allah, The Exalted.

What is the ruling on the mother who resorts to practitioners of witchcraft to make her son hate his wife?

All perfect praise be to Allah the Lord of the Worlds. May His peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Mohammad and upon all his family and companions.

What she is doing is forbidden and amongst the seven destructive sins. Hence, she must make repentance, seek forgiveness from Allah, regret what she has done and adhere to the teachings of Sharia. And Allah The Almighty Knows Best..