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Arabia
New Saudi panel to regulate fatwa publication
2010-07-18
JEDDAH - The Board of Senior Ulema (religious scholars) has set up a new committee to regulate the publication of religious fatwas (edicts) in a bid to prevent the haphazard issuing of edicts by unauthorised scholars.
It's the islamic version of a Soviet central committee ...
The move, decided at a recent meeting in Riyadh to introduce a new organisational structure for the Board, will see fatwa offices opened across the country and the appointment of certified muftis to assist the Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta.

Many enquiries concern Islamic issues related to divorce, and it is hoped that the new committee, to be chaired by Sheikh Saleh bin Muhammad Al Luhaidan, will take the strain off the Permanent Committee, which has only seven members and is chaired by the Grand Mufti, Sheikh Abdul Aziz Aal Al Sheikh. It will also assist spouses seeking rulings on aspects of divorce for which a fatwa can only be issued after the appearance of the couple before the Permanent Committee.

The Grand Mufti has stated previously that edicts should only be released by the official Permanent Committee which, he said, would stop any authorised or unqualified persons from issuing fatwas.
Posted by:Steve White

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