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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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  Date Added: 09-07-2025
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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....
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Does the Intention (Niyyah) of the Principal (Muwakkil) Suffice for the Sacrifice (Dhabḥ) of the Udhiyyah?

Does the intention (niyyah) of the principal (muwakkil) suffice for the sacrifice (dhabḥ) of the udhiyyah?

Islamic Ruling on Forgoing the Sacrifice (Uḍḥiyah) for one who is Financially Able to Offer it

What is the ruling on forgoing the sacrifice (uḍḥiyah) for one who is financially able to offer it?

Is an Animal that Results from Crossbreeding between two Types of Livestock (An'ām) Valid [for Sacrifice]?

Is an animal that results from crossbreeding between two types of livestock (an'ām) valid [for sacrifice]?

Islamic Ruling on Slaughtering a Pregnant Ewe

What is the ruling of Islamic Law regarding one who slaughters a ewe and it turns out to have been pregnant, and is it permissible to slaughter the ewe if one knows it is pregnant?

Islamic Ruling on Purchasing a Sacrificial Animal (Udhiyah) and it then Develops a Defect before Slaughterr

What is the ruling of Islamic Law regarding one who purchases a sacrificial animal (uḍḥiyah) and it then develops a defect before slaughter?

Islamic Ruling on Offering the Sacrifice (Udhiyah) Using the Wealth of a Minor or a Legally Incompetent Person (Safih)

What is the ruling on offering the sacrifice (uḍḥiyah) using the wealth of a minor or a legally incompetent person (safīh)?

Cutting a Minor Portion from the Tip of the Fat-Tail to Make it Grow Larger is not Considered a Defect in the Sacrificial Animal (Udhiyah)

What is the ruling on offering a sheep as a sacrifice (Udhiyah) if its fat-tail is sound, except that when it was young, the tip of its fat-tail was cut so that it would grow larger? And what is the ruling in case of doubt regarding the amount that was cut?

Key Differences between the `Aqiqah and the Udhiyah

What are the key differences between the 'aqīqah and the uḍḥiyyah?

Islamic Ruling on Slaughtering a Single Sheep with the Combined Intention of Both the Udhiyah and the `Aqiqah

Is it permissible to slaughter a single sheep with the combined intention of both the uḍḥiyyah and the 'aqīqah?

Which Takes Precedence: The `Aqiqah or the Udhiyah?

Which takes precedence: the 'aqīqah or the uḍḥiyyah?

Islamic Ruling on Bringing a Cooked Sheep as an Aqiqah?

Is it acceptable to perform the Aqiqah for a male child by slaughtering and distributing the first sheep, and bringing the second one cooked from the restaurant?

Islamic Ruling on Smearing the Head of the Newborn with the Blood of the `Aqiqah?

What is the Islamic ruling on smearing the head of the newborn with the blood of the `Aqiqah?

Islamic Ruling on Breaking the Bones of the `Aqiqah

What is the Islamic ruling on breaking the bones of the 'aqīqah?

Is it Sunnah to Cook the Meat of the `Aqiqah?

Is it Sunnah to cook the meat of the 'aqīqah?

How is the Meat of the `Aqiqah to be Distributed?

How is the meat of the 'aqīqah to be distributed?

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