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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

Press 122, leave a space, write your question, then send to number 94444

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Summarized Fatawaa

Is it permissible for an elderly person, a pregnant woman, or someone with a chronic illness to pay fidyah before Ramadan begins?

It is not permissible for an elderly person, a pregnant woman, or someone with a chronic illness to pay fidyah before Ramadan begins.
Additionally, it is not allowed to pay fidyah for more than one day in advance, because fidyah is a substitute for fasting, and fasting is not yet obligatory at that time.
However, it is permissible to pay fidyah for a single day in advance, by analogy with paying zakat up to one year in advance.

What are the nullifiers of fasting?

1. Anything that enters the body cavity intentionally, even in small amounts, through an open passage such as the mouth, nose, ears, front, or back private parts.
2. Intentional vomiting.
3. Sexual intercourse.
4. Masturbation.
5. Menstruation and postnatal bleeding.
6. Insanity.
7. Apostasy.
8. Fainting if it lasts for the entire day.

What is the ruling on selling sacrificial animals (udhiyah) described with specific attributes and authorizing an agent to slaughter them?

Praise be to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon our Master, the Messenger of Allah.
 
Selling sacrificial animals (udhiyah) that are described with specific attributes is permissible. This falls under the category of a salam sale (forward sale) if conducted using the terminology of salam, and under the category of a regular sale if not using the terminology of salam.
 
As for authorizing the seller to slaughter the sacrificial animal, the basic principle is that it is permissible, because the agent (wakil) stands in the place of the principal (muwakkil) in achieving his objective. This is a contract that the principal (the buyer) is entitled to perform himself, so authorizing another (the seller) to do so on his behalf is valid.
 
However, it is a condition for authorization to slaughter that the intention (niyyah) is present either at the time of slaughter or at the time of handing over the sacrificial animal to the agent. The basic principle is that the sacrificial animal must be specifically designated, as it is an act of worship. It is not required to designate it at the time of slaughter; rather, it is valid to do so before that.
 
It is permissible for the principal either to delegate the intention to the agent or to formulate it himself when authorizing the agent to slaughter. However, the sacrificial animal must be designated, even if at the time of slaughter, by the agent.
 
It is obligatory to designate the sacrificial animals so that each person offering a sacrifice receives his own specific animal. Therefore, charitable organizations and companies must take this into consideration and establish a specific mechanism that ensures no mixing of sacrificial animals occurs, so that each person offering a sacrifice receives his own designated animal. And Allah Almighty knows best.

What is the ruling on wiping the white area behind the ears instead of wiping the head?

The obligation in ablution is to wipe some of the head; it is not a condition to wipe all of it. Wiping the white area behind the ears suffices for that. And Allah the almighty knows best.