Mufti
A mufti is a scholar recognized as qualified to issue fatwas. The role requires training in the Qur'an, hadith, and legal method. Not every teacher or public speaker holds this qualification.
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Is it permissible for a Mufti's fatwa to contradict a judge's ruling, such as in the case of divorcing a menstruating woman? And what if the questioner acts upon the Mufti's fatwa both before and after the judge's ruling?
It is permissible for the Mufti to issue a fatwa according to what he deems to be preponderant, even if it contradicts the judge's ruling. The judge must submit to the truth. This is supported by Ibn Mas'ud's fatwa,…
Is it permissible for the Mufti to retract his fatwa concerning divorce if the husband presents new evidence that he had not mentioned previously due to his ignorance, such such as claiming that he did not utter the words of divorce, but rather that it was based on his wife's statement?
The Mufti must retract his fatwa if it becomes clear to him that the premises upon which the first fatwa was based are incorrect. The new fatwa is then considered a ruling on a new question. The Mufti should not rush to…
Is there a penalty of blood (dam) incurred by someone who violates the fatwa of his country's mufti regarding the time for stoning the Jamarat on the Day of Sacrifice, relying on another fatwa, knowing that the mufti issued a fatwa stating that the stoning begins from the decline of the sun on the Day of Sacrifice until the end of the Days of Tashreeq, provided that the period between the two stonings is not less than 24 hours?
The Grand Mufti's fatwa does not eliminate disagreement, and it is permissible to contravene it if based on sound evidence, unlike a ruler's decree which is binding on everyone. Throwing the Jamarat Al-Aqaba after…
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Is it permissible to object to fatwas if the mufti erred in interpreting verses and hadiths, or in the absence of an objection from another mufti?
Why do some muftis issue fatwas of irrevocable divorce so easily, despite the existing scholarly disagreement, especially in cases of divorce pronounced by one under sorcery, one in a state of extreme anger, or one under duress? And is it incumbent upon the mufti to investigate the reasons for the divorce before issuing a fatwa concerning it?
How can we reconcile what the Usuliyyun (legal theorists)—like Al-Shatibi—stipulate, that a mufti (issuer of religious edicts) should not give the questioner a choice between different opinions, with what we see in the fatwas (religious edicts) of scholars, who do give the questioner a choice between opinions when the difference of opinion is strong?