The Ifta’ Law number (60) of the year 2006, and the modifying Law number (4) of the year 2009 state that a Board is to be established in the Kingdom and called “Board of Iftaa’, Islamic Studies and Research,” and that the General Mufti (who is now Shaikh Abdel Kareem El-Khasawneh) is the Head of the Board. The following are members: ... Read More
The Fatwa Department of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan was founded in 1921. Since its formation, it has relied upon Hanafi fatwas which were in use during the Ottoman era, and the Mufti has answered the questions of members of the public, whether they relate to worship or financial transactions or personal statutes, and it has assigned a mufti to each judge in cities both large and small. The judge seeks the mufti's assistance in solving social problems, just as the mufti refers to the judge matters which are not within the mufti's jurisdiction and which require evidence and witnesses....
What is the ruling of Islam on some schools writing Arabic letters on the ground as a means of teaching them to students?
Horrible odors come from the apartment below mine because the neighbors, there, are keeping more than twenty cats. I can`t tolerate this situation any more. What is the ruling of Sharia on this?
What is the difference between obeying one`s parents and honoring them, and should I obey my parents in whatever they order me to do; especially, when they refuse an eligible suitor?
When is it recommended and discouraged to give Salaam, and what`s the ruling on returning it ?
Is it permissible to kiss the hands of parents, scholars and other people of righteousness?
What are the restraints on non-Muslims entering a mosque?
What is the ruling on cleaning car shields and windows with newspapers and throwing them away in addition to other uses that dishonor the Arabic language with which they are written?
Is it a Sunnah to cover the head for the Muslim men during the five daily prayers or while out of house?
Sometimes, my parents are asleep in their bedroom while its door is open. Is it permissible for me to enter their room in order to wake them up, for instance ?