Standing Committee for Scientific Research and Fatwa Issuance

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The Standing Committee on Scientific Research and Fatwa Issuance ( Arabic اللجنة الدائمة للبحوث العلمية والإفتاء al-Ladschna ad-Dā'ima li-l-Buhūth al-ʿIlmīya wa-l-Iftā ' , DMG al-Laǧna ad-Dāʾima li-l-Buḥūṯ al-ʿIlmīya wa-l-Iftāʾ ) is an advisory office in Saudi -Arabia , which studies questions of Islamic norms ( Fiqh ) andissues fatwas . It is subordinate to the Council of Supreme Religious Scholars. Its task is to prepare studies and investigations which are then discussed in the Council. Another task is to be helpful to the population in answering questions. The most important writings of the committee are the two fatwa collections Fatawa al-Laǧna ad-Dāʾima and Fatawa Islamiyya .

history

The committee was introduced in 1971 under King Faisal with royal decree 137/1, its existence and necessity is justified by Article 45 of the constitution, in which the committee is explicitly mentioned. Under the former chairman of the committee, Abd al-Aziz ibn Baz , it came under heavy criticism from the local population and in parts of Muslim countries abroad, ibn Baz had the stationing of US troops in Saudi Arabia as part of the second Gulf War in the name of the committee considered to be legal and thus subsequently “approved” the decision of the Saudi government.

Members

The committee consists of five leading religious scholars in the function of alim or mufti and the chairman, currently (04/2008) the committee is made up of:

Sources and methods of legal finding

The committee is Sunni and uses the sources Koran and Sunna , but it does not apply the Sunni schools of law , it takes the view that one has to go straight back to the sources without considering the opinions of previous scholars - without going back to the ways of the schools of law to fall back on. Following a law school is neither a duty nor a recommendation, since every law school has right and wrong views and judgments. The greatest consensus among law schools on legal issues is achieved with the Hanbali . The views of the law schools are included in the argumentation if they support or share their own views. In accordance with the state religion in Saudi Arabia, the committee is strongly Salafist and politically royalist .

The decision on a legal issue depends on the majority in the committee; in the event of a tie, the opinion of the chairman decides.

See also

literature

  • Ahmed Gad Makhlouf: The concept of collective iǧtihād and its forms of implementation. Analysis of the organization and functioning of Islamic law schools . Peter Lang, Berlin, 2018. pp. 231f.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ "A Royal Decree, number 137/1 and dated 08/07/1391 AH / (29/08/1971 CE) was issued for the establishment of the Council of Senior Scholars. Whereby, under section four it mentions: 'The Permanent Committee has been left the task of selecting its members from amongst the members of the Council (of Senior Scholars) in accordance with the Royal Decree. Its aim is to prepare research papers ready for discussion amongst the Council (of Senior Scholars), and issue fataawa on individual issues. This is by responding to the fatwa-seeking public in areas of 'aqeedah,' ibaadah and social issues. It will be called: The Permanent Committee for Islaamic Research and Fataawa (al-Lajnah ad-Daa.imah lil-Buhooth al-'Ilmiyyah wal-Iftaa.) '"Quoted from: " The Permanent Committee for Islaamic Research and Fataawa " ( Memento from February 14, 2014 in the Internet Archive ), fatwa-online.com.
  2. ^ Saudi Arabia: Basic Law of Governance, Royal Order No. (A / 91) 27 Sha'ban 1412H ( Memento of the original from November 25, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 112 kB) “ Article 45: The source for fatwa (religious legal opinion) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia shall be the Book of God and the Sunnah of his Messenger (PBUH). The Law shall set forth the hierarchy and jurisdiction of the Board of Senior Ulema and the Department of Religious Research and Fatwa. ”(Cf. The Basic Law Of Government ( Memento of October 7, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) and Saudi Arabia: Basic Law of Government , WIPO) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.sagia.gov.sa
  3. ^ Gilles Kepel, The War for Muslim Minds, 2004, page 186. ISBN 0674015754
  4. ^ "The current members of the Permanent Committee." In: "The Permanent Committee for Islaamic Research and Fataawa" ( Memento of February 14, 2014 in the Internet Archive ), fatwa-online.com.
  5. ↑ Member Scholars of the Permanent Committee for Ifta '  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. alifta.com@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.alifta.com  
  6. ↑ Shaykh 'Abdullaah Ibn' Abdur-Rahmaan Aal Ghudayyaan ( Memento of the original from September 9, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , fatwa-online.com @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.fatwa-online.com
  7. ↑ Shaykh 'Abdullaah Ibn Hasan al-Qu'ood ( Memento of the original from September 9, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , fatwa-online.com @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.fatwa-online.com
  8. ↑ Shaykh 'Abdullaah Ibn Sulaymaan Ibn Muhammad Ibn Munee' ( Memento of the original from October 6, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , fatwa-online.com @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.fatwa-online.com
  9. ↑ His Eminence Shaykh Bakr ibn `Abdullah Abu Zayd alifta.com
  10. ↑ [1] التصنيف الأساسي> العلم والدعوة> الدعوة> دعوة غير المسلمي
  11. ↑ [2] Islam-QA: Which madhhab is the most correct?
  12. ↑ Shahin, Emad Eldin: Salafiyyah, in: Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World, p. 464. [3]
  13. ^ "No fatwa will be issued by the Permanent Committee until the majority of its members have an absolute agreement concerning it. Such that the number (of scholars) studying each fatwa is no less then three members (of the Committee). And if there exists an equal voice (differing in opinion), then the decision of the Head (of the Committee) will take precedence. "Quoted from: " The Permanent Committee for Islaamic Research and Fataawa " ( Memento from February 14, 2014 in the Internet Archive ), fatwa-online.com.