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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

Is it a condition that a woman should untie her locks while making Ghusl (ritual bath)?

Ghusl from Janabah (ritual impurity), or menstruation obligates that water reaches the roots of the hair in order for the Ghusl to be valid, but if it doesn`t, then hair locks must be untied for water to reach them, and for Ghusl to become valid.

My husband has deprived me of visiting my family and is threatening to take my 7-month-old baby girl. Is he entitled to do so?

All perfect praise be to Allah the Lord of the Worlds. May His peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Mohammad and upon all his family and companions.
Your question is unclear, but family visitation is a legitimate right of yours. However, if he deprives you from this, try to convince him with wisdom and fair preaching. If there is a problem between you two, try to fix it. As for your daughter, you are most entitled to her custody anyway. Even if he divorced you, the girl remains under your care so long as you don`t get married. And Allah The Almighty Knows Best.

A woman died at the age of ninety. Her living children are nine: two sons and two daughters. The youngest of her grandchildren, from her son who passed away one year before her, is aged thirty-two. Are these grandchildren entitled to the obligatory bequest although they are aged thirty-two and above?

All perfect praise be to Allah the Lord of the Worlds. May His peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Mohammad and upon all his family and companions.
A Muslim isn`t obligated to leave a bequest to his grandchildren whose father had passed away; rather, this act is recommended. Therefore, if he left a bequest whereby they get less than one third of the estate then Allah will reward him for that. However, if he left no bequest for them then they get nothing because their paternal uncles are alive and they are closer to the deceased and more entitled to inherit him. This is the position of the four schools of Islamic jurisprudence. However, the Personal Status Law didn`t adopt this position; rather, it gave them the same amount to which their father is entitled when alive but his father or mother are dead; provided that it doesn`t exceed one third of the estate. Therefore, we advise them (Grandchildren) to relinquish this share of the inheritance. If not, then we advise their paternal uncles to overlook the amounts taken from their shares and given to their paternal nephews. And Allah The Almighty Knows Best.

Does Husband fasting while being impure for having sexual intercourse with his wife at night permissible?

Yes it is permissible for you to fast because impurity isn't among valid fasting conditions, but you are obliged to perform ritual impurity in order to catch up Fajr prayer at its due time. And Allah Knows Best.    

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