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Resolution No.(164): "Ruling on Demonstrations"

Date Added : 08-10-2015

Resolution No.(164)(2/2011) by the Board of Iftaa`, Research and Islamic Studies:

"Ruling on Demonstrations"

Date: 5/4/1432 AH, corresponding to 10/3/2011.

 

All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of The Worlds; and may His blessings and peace be upon our Prophet Mohammad and upon all his family and companions.

During its fifth session held on the above given date, the Board stressed that it is incumbent upon every Muslim to adhere to the Law of Allah, invite others to fight corruption, resort to dialogue, and seek comprehensive reform as indicated in the following verse: " I only desire (your) betterment to the best of my power; and my success (in my task) can only come from God. In Him I trust, and unto Him I look." {Hud/88}. This is in addition to inviting people to the way of Allah with wisdom and beautiful preaching.

In response to a number of inquiries regarding the ruling of Sharia on demonstrations and sit-ins, taking into consideration their diversity,  multiple slogans, aims, banners and  repercussions, the Board has drawn up a set of governing rules that emanate from the objectives of Islamic Law (Sharia):

First: There is no other method of expressing one`s point of view, such as constructive dialogue and exchange of advice between influential members of society and decision makers.

Second: They don`t lead to blood-shed, killing , or harm.

Third: The damage resulting from them isn`t bigger than their expected benefit.

Fourth: They don`t involve or lead to acts that damage the interests of the country and its people.

Fifth: They shouldn`t involve any acts of transgression against public or private institutions.

Sixth: They aren`t exploited by foreign parties to work havoc upon society.

Seventh: They don`t lead to planting the seeds of trial amongst the members of the same society, undermine the country`s security, incite violence and sectarianism, or division.

Eighth: They don`t violate the provisions of Islamic Sharia, such as the unlawful mixing between the two sexes.

Ninth: They don`t lead to intimidating peaceful citizens by inflicting damage on their different properties, the spread of theft or violation of the sanctity of houses and families.

On its part, the Board recommends that scholars undertake their role through providing guidance and reform, and  giving precedence to the higher interests of our nation and country. We pray that Allah keeps this country safe and peaceful, spares it all sorts of trials, along with the rest of the Muslim countries. Indeed, He Is The Best to protect and The Best to help.

 

Chairman of the Iftaa` Board, The Mufti General of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, His Grace Sheikh Abdulkareem Al-Khasawneh.

Vice Head of the Iftaa` Board, Dr. Ahmad Helayel

Dr. Yahia Al-Botoosh/ Member

His Eminence, Sheikh Sa`ied Hijjawi/ Member

Judge Sari Attieh/ Member

Dr. Mohammad Khair Al-Essa/ Member

Prof. Abduln`nassir Abu Al Bass`al/ Member

Dr. Mohammad Oklah Al-Ib`brahim

Dr. Mohammad Al-Khalayleh/ Member

Dr. Mohammad Al-Gharaibeh/ Member

Dr.Abdulrahmann Ibbdah/ Member

Executive Secretary of the Iftaa` Board, Sheikh Mohammad Al-Hunaiti

 

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What is the ruling on reciting the takbīr from Sūrat aḍ-Ḍuḥā to Sūrat an-Nās upon completing the recitation of the Qur'an (khatm)?

All praise is due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon our master, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.
It is recommended to recite the takbīr from the beginning of Sūrat aḍ-Ḍuḥā through to the end of Sūrat an-Nās, and this is the recitation practice of the people of Makkah.
It is stated in Nihāyat az-Zayn (p. 65): "It is sunnah to begin each sūrah with the basmalah, since it constitutes a verse of it. It is also sunnah to say, before each sūrah — from aḍ-Ḍuḥā to the end of the Qur'an — 'Lā ilāha illallāh, wallāhu akbar' (There is no god but Allah, and Allah is the Greatest), based on what has been narrated regarding Imam ash-Shāfi‘ī (raḍiyallāhu ‘anh), who heard a man reciting this takbīr in prayer, and said to him: 'You have done well, and you have hit upon the sunnah.'"
And Allah, the Exalted, knows best.

A group of about thirty young men will go to a farm on Friday. Is it permissible for one of us to deliver the sermon (*khuṭbah*) and lead us in the Friday prayer, or is it necessary to go to the nearest mosque?

All praise is due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon our master, the Messenger of Allah.
The Friday prayer (Jumuʿah) is not obligatory upon a traveler, whether his journey is long or short, if he leaves his place of residence before the time of Fajr begins, according to the Shāfiʿī school. If, however, he sets out on his journey after the Fajr adhān, then he is obliged to perform the Friday prayer, whether in his own town or in any town where the Friday prayer is held.
It is stated in Bushrā al-Karīm (Vol.1/p.383), one of the books of the Shāfiʿī school: “[The Friday prayer] is not obligatory upon a traveler on a permissible journey, whether long or short, if he departs from his place of residence before dawn.” End quote.
Accordingly, if you set out on your journey after Fajr, you are obliged to perform the Friday prayer in the mosque. The same applies if you set out after that, since you would not have fulfilled the conditions for the validity of the Friday prayer, among them: that it be attended by forty men who are free, adult (bāligh), sane, and settled residents of the place where Friday is held. It must be held within a cluster of connected buildings, whether a city, a village, or a district (liwāʾ), for what counts is the gathering of the buildings. And Allah Almighty knows best.

If a woman becomes pure from menstruation shortly after Fajr in Ramadan, what is required of her?

If a woman becomes pure (from menstrual period) after Fajr, even shortly after, it is recommended (but not obligatory) for her to refrain from eating and drinking for the rest of the day. However, she must make up for that day after Ramadan.
She will be rewarded for both refraining from eating (imsak) and making up the fast (qada) since she was menstruating for part of the day.

Is it permissible for one to give the Zakah (obligatory charity) to his indebted brother?

It is permissible for one to give the Zakah to his brother if he was indebted, or poor.

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