Iftaa' Department

About the General Fatwa Department

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.... Read More

The Fatwa Approach Adopted at the General Iftaa' Department

Summarized Fatawaa

After I had prayed, I found a drop of menstrual blood and ...

For passing time, my friends and I have called a famous ...

What is the ruling on the mother who resorts to ...

I see horrible dreams although I perform the prescribed ...

My eyebrows are very thick. Is it allowed to reduce them by ...

If the Prophet (PBUH) was an Arab citizen in 2009, born in ...

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Does a non-Muslim wife inherit her Muslim husband? In ...

I have e-wallets like Orange Money and Zain Cash. I use ...

A man endowed his properties for the benefit of his family ...

Is it permissible to use Zakah money to cover the expenses ...

I work as an Imam and since I have sustained a back injury, ...

What are the obligatory conditions for halal slaughtering? ...

Resolution No. (315) : "Ruling on Pre-Slaughter Electrical Stunning of Birds."
Date Added: 17-07-2022

Resolution No. (314): "Ruling on Giving Zakah to Help Cover Treatment Expenses ...
Date Added: 13-07-2022

Resolution No. (313) " Ruling on Using the Land Endowed for a Masjid for ...
Date Added: 05-07-2022

Resolution No.(312): "Sighting the Crescent Moon of the Month of Shawwal, 1443"
Date Added: 08-05-2022

Resolution No. (311)(6/2022) by the Board of Iftaa`, Research and Islamic ...
Date Added: 07-04-2022

Resolution No.(310) by the Board of Iftaa`, Research and Islamic Studies: ...
Date Added: 03-04-2022

Iftaa' Board

Board of Ifta’,
Islamic Studies and Research:

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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