Article (1):

This regulation shall be cited as "Al-Iftaa` Personnel Regulation System/2008 "and shall come into effect after the date of its publication in the official Gazette.

 

Article (2):

The following words and expressions, wherever used in this Regulation, shall have the meanings hereunder assigned to them, unless the context otherwise provides:

 

-The Grand Mufti: Grand Mufti of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.

-The Department: General Iftaa` Department.

-The Secretary General: Secretary General of Iftaa` Department

-The Mufti: Any Mufti at the Department or its branches in governorates.

-The Mentor: Family mentor at the Dept. or governorate.

-The Researcher: Any researcher at the Dept. or governorate.

 

 

Article (3):

Salaries and raises of Iftaa` employees shall be as follows:

A-The Grand Mufti shall receive the salary and allocations of a Minister, in addition to (1500JDs) per month as an allowance for representing Al-Iftaa`.

B-The Secretary General shall receive the salary given to occupants of second class positions of the high category and the raises stipulated in the effective Civil Service Regulation, and an additional raise of (115%) from the basic salary.

C-A Mufti shall receive the following salary, annual increase and additional raise with a percentage from the basic salary:

Degree   Basic Salary (JD)   Annual Increase (JD)   Additional Raise

Special          715-815                   10                                         95%

First               655-705                   10         75%

Second          595-645                   10          75%

Third              535-585                   10                             75%

Fourth           475-525                   10           75%

Fifth               415-465                   10           75%

Sixth               355-405                   10           75%

 

D-Occupants of the  positions mentioned in this article(3) shall receive (40 JDs), per month, as an individual allowance, in addition to the family allowance stipulated in the effective Civil Service Regulation.

 

 

Article (4):

The Mufti shall be hired in accordance with the following requirements:

 

A-One who holds a BA in Sharia Sciences, at least (10) years have passed over his receiving this degree and have passed the tests conducted by the Iftaa` Council shall be given the salary of the first year based on the sixth degree. This is provided that years of experience, other than the ten years, are calculated. In addition, he shall be granted one annual increase for the first five years.

B-Master degree holders shall be granted two annual increases; whereas, PhD. holders shall be granted three annual increases.

C-By decision of the Iftaa` Council, the situations of the Muftis appointed before the provisions of this regulation were put into effect shall be adjusted, and in accordance with them.

 

Article (5):

A-An employee occupying the position of mentor and researcher shall be given an additional raise with a percentage of(100%) from the basic salary which he collects in accordance with the provisions of the effective Civil Service Regulation.

B-The rest of the Department`s employees shall be given an additional raise with a percentage of (50%) from the basic salary that each receivesin accordance with the provisions of the effective Civil ServiceRegulation.

C-It is permissible, by decision of the Iftaa` Council, to give bonuses to researchers against conducting research, entrusted to them, based on instructions issued by the Grand Mufti to that end.

 

Article (6):

In cases not stipulated for in this regulation, the effective Civil Service Regulation shall apply to the Department`s employees. To this end, the Iftaa` Council shall exercise the powers of the cabinet, and the Grand Mufti shall exercise the powers of the minister stipulated in this regulation.

 

Article (7):

Any text stipulated in another regulation that contradicts the provisions of this regulation shall not be effective.

 

Article (8): The Grand Mufti shall issue the necessary instructions for the execution of the provisions of this regulation.

 

 

 

Summarized Fatawaa

What is the ruling on using a patch to suppress hunger or a nicotine patch while fasting?

Fasting is a great act of worship and one of the pillars of Islam. If people knew the immense reward of Ramadan, they would wish for the whole year to be Ramadan.
Whoever eats Suhoor and breaks their fast according to the Sunnah will not experience extreme hardship, making such patches unnecessary.
However, using these patches does not break the fast because they are not a source of nourishment and do not enter the body cavity (jauf) through an open passage.

Is it obligatory to make up all missed prayers?

All praise is due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon our master the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.
Making up missed prayers (qaḍāʾ) is a sharʿī obligation, established by the practice of the Prophet ﷺ himself — when the disbelievers preoccupied him on the Day of the Trench and he missed the ʿAṣr prayer, he made it up afterward. This is further affirmed by the ḥadīth: "Fulfil what you owe to Allah, for Allah is most deserving of being fulfilled." (Reported by al-Bukhārī.)
Accordingly, a person who has missed prayers should set aside his voluntary and Sunnah prayers and replace them with make-up prayers in their stead. There is no objection to making up one missed prayer alongside each obligatory prayer that is performed — praying the equivalent missed prayer together with each current obligatory prayer as a practical and manageable way of gradually clearing one's debt of missed prayers. And Allah the Almighty knows best.

Is it permissible for a praying person to make supplication in each Sajdah (a prostration) of obligatory prayer?

It is permissible for a praying person, whether praying individually, or in congregation, to make supplication during Sujood (prostration) in obligatory, or voluntary prayers. However, it is disliked for the Imam to do so since he is required to spare the prayer performers any sort of hardship, unless he is leading a certain group who don`t mind him extending the prayer.

Is it permissible to delay the ritual purification (ghusl) from major impurity (janabah) until after dawn?

Yes, it is permissible to delay ghusl from janabah until after dawn, as purity from janabah is not a condition for the validity of fasting. However, one must perform ghusl in time to pray Fajr within its designated time.