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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

If a woman makes a vow to slaughter a sheep, and her husband is the one who buys it for her from his own money, and he says: "It is for you until you fulfill your vow with it," Is this permissible, or must she buy it herself from her own money?

If her husband gave her the sheep as a donation for the puprose of fulfilling the oath she made and was slaughtered by the wife or the husband on her behalf then the vow she made is fulfilled. And Allah Knows Best. 

Is it permissible for a Muslim to slaughter an Aqeeqah on behalf of someone else, and offer it to him as a gift?

In principle, the guardian is the one who should offer the Aqeeqah (the sheep slaughtered on the seventh day from the child`s birth) because he is obliged to provide for the newborn, and it is impermissible for anyone else to slaughter it on his behalf unless with his consent. However, it is permissible for a person to offer the sheep, or its price as a gift to the guardian of the newborn, and then the latter can slaughter it, or deputies someone else to do that on his behalf.

Is it permissible for the man to go out wearing shorts?

All Perfect Praise is due to Allah, The Lord of The Worlds

It is permissible so long as his Awrah (private part), which is between his navel and knee, is covered. However, the regular wear traditions and modesty are to be observed. And Allah Knows Best

Who are the blood-relatives with whom kinship ties should be maintained?

Blood-relatives are those from the side of one`s father and mother: grandfathers, grandmothers, uncles, and aunts. And Allah Knows Best.

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