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 ...

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

Should I pick up the newspapers thrown at the street because ...

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An employee working for the financial department of the ...

What is the ruling of Sharia on claiming my share of the ...

What is the ruling of Sharia on collecting Zakat (Obligatory ...

I`m a tradesman and don`t know how to calculate the Zakah ...

I work for a company that provides payment services for ...

There is an employer who doesn`t pay a hired worker the ...

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

Resolution No.(309)(4/2022) "Transferring the Status of Masjid from one Floor to ...
Date Added: 03-04-2022

Resolution No.(308): "Ruling on Selling Work Permits"
Date Added: 03-04-2022

"RRResolution No. (307): " Organized Banking Tawarruq (Personal Finance) is ...
Date Added: 09-01-2022

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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