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Date Added : 15-11-2015

Resolution No.(183)(16/2012) by the Board of Iftaa`, Research and Islamic Studies:

"Ruling on Combining an Ijarah and a Conditioned  Hibah"

Date: 5/2/1434 AH, corresponding to 19/12/2012 A.D

 

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.

On the aforementioned date, the Board reviewed the ruling of Islamic Sharia on combining the lease contract of a property with a binding promise to grant that property to the tenant after the leasing period ends.

After researching and deliberating, the Board decided the following:

Combining the lease of a property with the promise of granting it (property) to the tenant if the latter complies with the conditions set by the landlord is an example of combined contracts that don`t violate  Islamic Sharia. In addition, there is no Sharia text that forbids the combination of such contracts.

This is because Ijarah (Leasing) is a binding contract whose rent and period are defined and agreed upon by the contracting parties. Similarly, Hibah (Donation/Grant) is a donation contract  which is permissible to be conditioned, as stated by some Hanbalite scholars. Combining them involves no risk since the tenant is able to make full use of the property/house and since he had agreed to the amount of the rent in the first place.

The Malikites` Mufti in Makah, Sheikh Mohammad Bin Ali, passed away in 1367 A.H, stated: "As for examples of Ijarah and Hibah-which are similar to the sale transaction in terms of rulings and conditions- it is permissible to combine any of them with the sale transaction. It is also permissible to combine both of them in one contract because they aren`t contradictory." [Tahtheeb Al-Forooq]

Resolution No.(4/12) of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy states that the above form of transaction is permissible. This has also been confirmed by the Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions/standard (9,8/1) as well as the Fatwa committees in the Muslim World.

All the above is permitted under the condition that the contracting parties abide by the rulings concerning rent throughout the lease period. When applying such transactions, Islamic banks are obliged to comply with all the Sharia standards in this regard. And Allah Knows Best.

 

The Grand Mufti of Jordan / His Eminence Sheikh AbdulKareem al-Khasawneh

Prof. Dr. Abdulsalam Al-Abbadi / Member

Dr. Yahia al-Botoosh / Member

Sheikh Sae`id Hijjawi / Member

Dr. Wasif al-Bakhri / Member

Prof. Mohammad al-Qhodat / Member

Dr. Mohammad Al-Khalayleh / Member

Dr. Mohammad Khair Al-Esa / Member

Dr. Mohammad  al-Z`obi / Member

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Summarized Fatawaa

Is Making up Missed Obligatory Prayers an Obligation? 

 

All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of The Worlds, and may His peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon all of his family and companions.
Missed obligatory prayer/prayers is a debt upon Muslim and making it up is an obligation, since the Prophet (PBUH) said: "pay the debt due to God, for it is the one which most deserves to be paid." [Agreed upon]. And Allah Knows Best.

 

It was found out that a man divorced his wife for the third time in 2005, but they continued cohabiting as man and wife. However, when they realized that what they were doing was unlawful, they came the Iftaa` Department in 2009 and were told that they can`t be together. What is the position of Sharia on this couple?

All perfect praise be to Allah the Lord of the Worlds. May His peace and blessings be upon Prophet Mohammad and upon all his family and companions.
Her Iddah* period starts after the third divorce. As for the continued cohabitation, it is unlawful because being ignorant about the rulings of Sharia while in Dar Al-Islam* is no valid excuse. If a baby came as the fruit of this unlawful consummation of marriage, then a judge of Sharia has the final say in this regard because lineage is a serious matter. And Allah The Almighty Knows Best.
* ʿIddah: a specified period of time that must elapse before a Muslim widow or divorcee may legitimately remarry. The Qurʾān (Sura,2/verse,228) prescribes that a menstruating woman have three monthly periods before contracting a new marriage; the required delay for a nonmenstruating woman is three lunar months.
* Dar Al-Islam: designates a territory where Muslims are free to practice their religion, though this often implies the implementation of Islamic law, whereas Dar al-Harb represents those lands ruled by non-believers

Is it permissible to offer Istikhara prayer (seeking guidance) after Witr Prayer (A confirmed Sunnah which is offered after Isha prayer and before Fajir prayer with a minimum of 3 Rak`as and a maximum of 11)?

It is permissible to offer Istikhara before and after Witr prayer as it is permissible at any time except that in which prayer is disliked. And Allah Knows Best.

 
Islamic creed is a comprehensive creed, and if there is any defect, the creed of the individual or group is not correct. Is the creed of the Sufis correct or not?

Sufism is the practice of applying knowledge; this is how Al-Imam Al-Sha'rani defined it. If some among them have deviations in creed, it is not permissible to generalize this to all Sufis, as there are those among them who are acknowledged by all scholars for their knowledge and virtue. And Allah The Almighty Knows Best.

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