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Terms and Conditions of Use

Accessing this Website is governed by the following terms and conditions:

These Terms apply in full force and effect to your use of this Website and by using this Website; you expressly accept all terms and conditions contained herein in full. You are required not to use this Website if you object to any of its Terms and Conditions.

 Privacy Statement

1. No personal information that could lead to user`s identity, such as name, mobile No. or email shall be registered by the Website. The only way for getting such information shall be through his/her sending it directly to the Website, registering in the Website or sending any questions to it. Kindly note that privacy of information is protected by the Website.

2. In case the Website received any of the user`s personal information, it shall be used for developing the content of the Website for the general benefit of the users. The information may also be used to inform the user of any updates made to the Website.

3. The Website shall have the right to publish questions and answers after removing personal information.

License to Use Website

The Department shall have exclusive right to ban any user or limit their access to its Website at any time, or ban accessing its Website from any other website via active links, and without giving any justification.

Links to other Websites

This Website may contain active links to other websites, governmental or non-governmental, whose systems of information protection differ from those used in this Website. Accordingly, the Dept. may not be held liable for the content of these websites or their protection systems. Rather, it is recommended that users acquaint themselves with these systems first hand.

Intellectual Property Rights

1. All content of this Website; namely Fatwas, studies, articles, Web pages, documents, visual and audio media are protected under effective laws, where intellectual property rights are the sole property of the Dept. in full or it has license to use them with all rights reserved to it.

2. None may reproduce or reuse any Website material or part of it for commercial purposes without prior consent of the Dept. This excludes using the material for purposes of study, research or critique, but in line with the provisions of the law in that regard.

3. None may reproduce, republish, download, publish or circulate Website content without citing the source.

Charges

This Website is free of charge.

Indemnification

Any loss resulting from breaches of Website terms and conditions by the user or whoever represents him/her, including sending or publishing content, shall be his/her sole responsibility. The GID won`t be liable for any compensations, fees, expenses or attorney fees regardless of the party making these claims.

Governing Law and Jurisdiction

Provisions of Jordanian laws shall apply whenever this Website is accessed, including terms and conditions implied therein, and Jordanian courts shall have the jurisdiction to settle disputes that could arise as a result.

Service Limitations and Modifications

This Website, terms and conditions included, is subject to modification and change from time to time. Therefore, users should follow up these modifications since the latter govern their access to the Website. GID shall have full right to ban publishing any piece of information or modify it whenever it sees fit and without prior notification, in which case the GID shall not be held liable for any claims made by any party.

Breaches of Terms and Conditions

Court procedures shall be initiated against acts of fraudulence meant to illegally access the Website, use its system for a purpose other than that for which it was constructed in the first place, acts that ban others from accessing the Website legally, damage or manipulate the information available on it.

 

Summarized Fatawaa

I work in an accounting and auditing office, and among the clients of the office are restaurants, hotels, and supermarkets that sell alcohol. Our work is limited to collecting invoices, whether purchases, sales, or expenses, and recording them in daily books. We also review income and sales taxes on behalf of these clients.

You are more knowledgeable about the nature of your work. If you see it as assisting in wrongdoing, then it is forbidden, as Allah The Exalted Says (What means): "And cooperate in righteousness and piety, but do not cooperate in sin and aggression" [Al-Ma’idah/2]. However, if your work is merely documenting the reality, then I hope there is no sin upon you. The the pious predecessors (Salaf) used to take the tithe from the traders of the People of the Book, even if it included alcohol, after knowing the value of their goods. And Allah The Almighty Knows Best.

What is the best remedy for a person who experiences Waswasah (whispers of the devil) during Salah (prayer)?

Such a person should ignore the devil`s whispers, contemplate the Quranic chapters and verses that he/she recites, look directly at the place of Sujood (prostration), make supplication to Allah, and take refuge in Him from the cursed devil.

What is the expiation for breaking fast due to being on a journey, or being sick, or being in a state of menstruation?

No expiation is due on the aforesaid categories, but they are obliged to make up for the missed fast. However, if any of them failed to do so while being able to, and the next Ramadhaan has come, then making up for those days is incumbent on him/her , and paying the ransom as well. And Allah Knows Best.

Is it permissible to offer Salah (prayer) on behalf of the sick who is on his/her death bed, and is incapable of offering it?

It`s impermissible to offer Salah on behalf of the sick, or the dead.