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How to Contact the Ifta’ Department

Ways to communicate with al-Ifta’ Department and its offices in the governorates

Regional Office

Telephone

 

Amman

 

06/2000166

 

 

Irbid

 

06/2000166

5137

Ar-Ramtha

 

06/2000166

5119

 

DairAbiSa’eed

 

06/2000166

5129

 

Al-Zarqa

 

06/2000166

5115

Al-Mafraq

 

06/2000166 

5114

Jarash

 

06/2000166 

5118

Ajloun

 

06/2000166

5113

Al-Balqa’a

 

06/2000166

5108

DairAlaa

 

06/2000166

5124

 

Madaba

 

06/2000166 

5125

Al-Karak

 

06/2000166 

5111

Al-Tafila

 

06/2000166 

5123

Ma’an

 

06/2000166 

5121

Al-Aqapa

 

06/2000166 

5122

The department’s email

[email protected]

 

 

General Ifta’

 

P.O.Box of the General Ifta’ Department: Jabal al Husain P.O.Box (922607) Zip Code (11192)

SMS Service

 

 

Through E. Government

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Summarized Fatawaa

When is a child instructed to fast?

A child is instructed to fast at the age of seven if they are capable of fasting and have reached the age of discernment, by analogy to prayer. They should be encouraged but not forced, so they can become accustomed to it. It is obligatory for their guardian, whether a father or another, to instruct them.

What is the ruling on a woman using contraception without her husband's knowledge if he is mistreating her?

All praise is due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon our master the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.
It is not permissible for a woman to use any means of delaying pregnancy without her husband's knowledge, consent, and mutual agreement. This is because having children is a sharʿī right belonging to both spouses equally in Islamic law. Imām al-Māwardī, may Allah have mercy upon him, stated: "The right to a child from a free woman is shared between them both" — meaning between the two spouses. [al-Ḥāwī al-Kabīr, 9/320]
It is therefore not permissible for either spouse to make a unilateral decision regarding the prevention of pregnancy without the consent of the other. We advise both spouses to discuss the matter with wisdom and mutual respect, so as to resolve any disagreement and arrive at a suitable solution that serves the interests of them both. And Allah the Almighty knows best.

Is it permissible for me to eat from the animal that I slaughtered for Allah to protect my family?

It is permissible to eat from the non-vowed animal sacrifice, and the person is rewarded based on the amount of meat that he had given to the poor. However, there is no evidence in Islamic Sharia indicating that slaughtering an animal protects one`s family, but it is a way for thanking Allah, The Almighty, for his grace.

What should a person who was favored from Allah with a newborn, but couldn`t afford an Aqeeqah, do?

Aqeeqah (the sheep slaughtered on the seventh day from the child`s birth) is a desirable Sunnah for the financially able since Allah, The Exalted, charges not a soul beyond its capacity. Therefore, if the father couldn`t afford the Aqeeqah before the end of his wife`s confinement, then it isn`t due on him, and if he was able to afford it later on, then it is permissible, but if he didn`t until the child reached puberty, the latter can offer the Aqeeqah himself.