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The Permanent Committee for
Islaamic Research and Fataawa
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A Royal Decree, number
137/1 and dated 08/07/1391 A.H. /
(29/08/1971 C.E.) 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.)"
Further, it is
mentioned in section eight of the
attachment to the Royal Decree:
"No fatwa will be issued by the
Permanent Committee until the majority of
its members have 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."
The current
members of the Permanent Committee
include:
Head: Shaykh
'Abdul 'Azeez Aal
ash-Shaykh;
Deputy Head: Shaykh 'Abdullaah Ibn
Ghudayyaan;
Member: Shaykh 'Abdullaah Ibn
Qu'ood;
Member: Shaykh 'Abdullaah Ibn
Munee';
Member: Shaykh Saalih Ibn Fowzaan.
Amongst the
members who have passed away
include:
Shaykh Ibraaheem Ibn
Muhammad Aal ash-Shaykh;
Shaykh 'Abdul 'Azeez Ibn
Baaz;
Shaykh 'Abdur-Razzaaq
Ibn 'Afeefee;
Shaykh Bakar 'Abdullaah Abu
Zayd.
From amongst the
rules (applied) in forming the (Permanent)
Committee was the importance attached to
the majority view (of the Committee), and
no doubt this gives each fatwa an element
of knowledge-based strength, for certainly
exchanging views simplifies (the task of)
arriving at that which is correct. Noting
therefore, the path which the Committee has
taken is selecting the opinion(s) which are
based upon daleel (proof) in addition to
the daleel from the Sunnah being from
authentic ahaadeeth. The Noble Shaykh
'Abdul 'Azeez Ibn Baaz has
assisted in this issue from his (vast)
knowledge of hadeeth. Likewise, as has Shakyh 'Abdur-Razzaaq
Ibn 'Afeefee's (vast) knowledge
of the various groups and differences in
'aqeedah that we have today, added an
element of knowledge-based strength to each
fatwa.
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