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Resolution No. (328): "Sighting the Crescent Moon of the Month of Shawwal, 1446 AH"

Date Added : 13-05-2025

Resolution No.(328) (3 /2025) by the Board of Iftaa`, Research and Islamic Studies:
"Sighting the Crescent Moon of the Month of Shawwal, 1446 AH"
Date :(29/Ramadan/1446 AH), corresponding to  (2025/3/29)

Praise be to The Lord of all Worlds. Prayers and peace be upon our Prophet, Muhammad, his family and all of his companions.

On its fifth session held on the above date, the Board of Iftaa`, Research and Islamic Studies reviewed sighting the crescent of the month of Shawwal for this year (1446 AH)

After deliberating, the Board decided the following:

"In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful"                                                                                                                                                                                              Almighty Allah Says (What means): "A token unto them is night. We strip it of the day, and lo! they are in darkness. And a Sign for them is the Night: We withdraw therefrom the Day, and behold they are plunged in darkness; And the sun runs his course for a period determined for him: that is the decree of (Him), The Exalted in Might, The All-Knowing. And the Moon,- We have measured for her mansions (to traverse) till she returns like the old (and withered) lower part of a date-stalk.is not permitted to the Sun to catch up the Moon, nor can the Night outstrip the Day: Each (just) swims along in (its own) orbit (according to Law)." [Ya-Sin/37-40]. He, The Exalted, also Says (What means): "(He wants you) to complete the prescribed period, and to glorify Him in that He has guided you; and perchance ye shall be grateful." [Al-Baqarah/185]. In addition, the Prophet (PBUH) says: "The fast is the day the people fast, the breaking of the fast is the day the people break their fast." [At-Tirmithi].                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Based on the findings-which were harmonious with the astronomical calculations-of the Crescent Sighting Committee of the General Iftaa Department and the concerned authorities, it was ascertained to the Board that tomorrow, Sunday, 30/3/2025, is the last day of Ramadan while the day after tomorrow, Monday, will be the first of Shawwal for this year: (1446 AH), i.e.  the first day of the Eid Al-Fitr.

On this blessed occasion, the Board of Iftaa, Research, and Islamic Studies fervently supplicates to Allah to make this holy month a time of relief and victory for our people in Gaza, to strengthen their hearts, protect them from the harm of aggression, and grant them patience and solace in their trials. May the crescent moon rise upon the Islamic Ummah with security and faith, peace and Islam. Indeed, He is The Most Generous, Most Kind, The Compassionate and Merciful.                                                                                              Accordingly, the Board is pleased to extend the warmest of congratulations to His Majesty King Abdullah II Ibn Al-Hussein, His crown Prince, and the Hashemite Family on this blessed occasion. May Allah Protect His Majesty and Grant Him good health, safeguard Jordan and the rest of the Muslim countries. And Allah The Almighty Knows Best.

 

Chairperson of Iftaa` Board,
Grand Mufti of Jordan,
Dr. Ahmad al-Hasanat
Dr. Mohammad al-Khalayleh/ Member
Prof. Mahmood Al-Sartawi/ Member
Dr. Zaid Ibrahim Al-Kilani/ Member
Sheikh Sa`eid Al-Hijjawi/ Member
Dr. Hasan Makhatreh/ Member
Judge Fares Foraihat/ Member
Prof. Adam Nooh Al-Qhodat/ Member
Prof. Amjad Rasheed/ Member
Dr. Waleed Al-Shaweesh/ Member
Dr. Mohammad Younis Al-Zou`bi/ Member

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Summarized Fatawaa

What should someone do whose gums are bleeding?

All praise is due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon our master, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.
Whoever experiences bleeding gums while fasting must spit until his saliva runs clear — that is, until the bleeding has stopped — and then rinse his mouth to purify it.
If any of the blood enters his internal cavity (jawf) unintentionally, then his fast remains valid. And Allah, the Exalted, knows best.

Is the one offering the sacrifice liable if its meat spoils?

Praise be to Allah, and prayers and peace be upon our Master the Messenger of Allah.
 
If the meat (of the sacrifice) spoils due to the negligence of the one offering the sacrifice in preserving it, or due to improper storage, then he is liable to compensate for the portion due to the poor (which is estimated as half a kilogram of meat). If the sacrifice was a vowed (mandatory) one, then he is liable for all of it.
 
However, if he was not negligent, then there is no liability upon him, because its ruling is the ruling of a trust (like an item left in someone's care). And Allah Almighty knows best.

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

Praise be to Allah, and peace and blessings upon our master, the Messenger of Allah.
It is disliked (makrūh) for one for whom the uḍḥiyah (sacrifice) is recommended (Sunnah) to forgo offering it, on account of the scholarly disagreement regarding whether it is obligatory. And Allah, the Most High, knows best.

What is the ruling if someone wipes his head then shaves it - must he repeat it?

If a person performing ablution shaves his head after wiping it during ablution, he is not required to re-wipe his head or repeat the ablution. And Allah the Almighty knows best.

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