Iftaa' Department

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

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• 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.

• Is the marriage contract considered valid if concluded at home by the marriage official(Ma`zon)?
Yes, it is valid as long as it is registered at the court.

• What is the ruling on working for a company that manufactures cigarettes?
Working for a company that manufactures cigarettes is forbidden because smoking itself is forbidden, so its production, selling and circulation are forbidden as a result since they aid in committing sin, and whoever aids in that is like the sinner himself.

• Is it permissible to make up for the missed fasts of the deceased?
A deceased`s missed fasts should be made up for by his/her guardian. It is also permissible to make up for the missed fasts of a deceased relative, and to pay a ransom in expiation for the latter`s missed fasts, which is feeding a needy person for every missed day. However, the guardian`s permission need to be sought by the non-relatives of the dead to fast on his behalf .