Subscribe to SMS and Mail List

Free SMS Service

The Department of Public Iftaa publishes free weekly preaching messages. If your visiting brother/sister wishes to join us in this service, please enter your mobile number in the section below. Asking Mawla Almighty to make us and you who listen to say and follow the best.
• Note that this service is available for those who are inside the Kingdom only.


Daily paid SMS service

Type 121, then a space, then type a letter: A, and send the message to the number 94444 To exit this service type 121, then blank, then the word: exit, and send the message to the number: 94444
• The cost of the message is 50 fils for the carrier


Mailing list service

Summarized Fatawaa

What is the ruling on the ablution of one who washes his arms from the wrist to the elbows?

In the school of Imam al-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him), washing the arms (hands) is achieved by washing the arms completely, from the fingertips to the elbows. Washing only the palms at the beginning is insufficient, as washing them at the beginning is a Sunnah, but after washing the face, it becomes obligatory (fard). The person performing ablution must wash his palms along with the arms after washing the face. If he does not wash his palms, his ablution is invalid and not correct. And Allah the Almighty knows best.

Who is "the poor" entitled to receive Zakah (obligatory charity)?

The poor is the one who has neither money nor a source of living, or has either of them, but it isn`t sufficient such as being in need for a hundred/JDs, and having an income of forty/JDs only.

Is it permissible for a young man and a young woman to enter into a covenant as a married couple without having a true seclusion (Khalwah) until their marriage contract is officially concluded?

The relation which isn`t based on a marriage contract is forbidden, and entering into a covenant as a married couple is unaccounted for and is from the evil suggestions of the devil.

Does passing wind from the anus affect ritual purity?

Ablution is nullified by the passing of wind from the anus, but washing the anus is not required as wind leaves no impurity.