About Fatawa SA

What this is — and isn’t

Fatawa SA collects the question, answer, references and signatories of each published fatwa and links every one back to the page it came from (“View original”). It does not issue rulings, edit answers, accept questions, or host comments. The wording, authority and copyright of every fatwa remain with the issuing institution.

Disclaimer. A fatwa answers a specific question in specific circumstances. Do not apply a ruling to your own situation without consulting a qualified mufti — ideally at the Darul Ifta that issued it. Each Darul Ifta profile links to its own question page.

Coverage

Notes on the data

• Muslim Judicial Council: the MJC publishes only a title and answer; the title is shown in place of the question.
• Amjadi Darul Ifta: 27 Urdu fatawa exist only as scanned PDFs. Their machine-read text is unreliable, so they are hidden by default (Filters → “Show low-quality records”).
• Empty answers: a small number of source pages show a question with no answer text (often an image). These are hidden by default and flagged when opened.
• Darul Uloom Zakariyya: most entries come from the printed Urdu volumes (via fduz.org), which have no dates or signatures.
• Darul Iftaa Camperdown: most answers come from web-archive copies of iftaa.co.za; recent ones were captured from printouts and their Arabic references may contain artefacts.
• Jamiatul Ulama KZN (jamiat.org.za) is listed separately from Jamiatul Ulama South Africa, whose questions are answered privately and are not published.
• Language is detected from the text of each fatwa (English, Urdu or Arabic). Topics (Salah, Zakat, Marriage …) are assigned from each Darul Ifta’s own categories and are approximate.

Image credits

Logos belong to their institutions and are shown only to identify them. Building photos are credited below and link to the page they came from; none show people. Where no suitable photo was found, a patterned placeholder is used.

• AskImam: logo — askimam.org; no building photo found (placeholder)
• Mufti Online: logo — muftionline.co.za; Courtyard and minaret of Madrasah Ta'leemuddeen, Isipingo Beach — Al-Haadi (Madrasah Ta'leemuddeen); Masjid and minaret of Madrasah Ta'leemuddeen — Al-Haadi (Madrasah Ta'leemuddeen); Minaret of Madrasah Ta'leemuddeen — Al-Haadi (Madrasah Ta'leemuddeen)
• DU Zakariyya: logo — duz.org.za; Masjid and courtyard of Darul Uloom Zakariyya, Lenasia — Shahalam91 / Wikimedia Commons (CC0); Aerial view of the Darul Uloom Zakariyya campus — Darul Uloom Zakariyya; Darul Uloom Zakariyya buildings — Islamic Portal; Entrance masjid of Darul Uloom Zakariyya — Slr722x / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
• Ibn Masood: logo — fataawa.co.za; no building photo found (placeholder)
• Azaadville: logo — iftadua.co.za; Entrance gate of Madrasah Arabia Islamia, Darul Uloom Azaadville — Islamic Portal; Minaret and front gate of Darul Uloom Azaadville — Islaahi Advices; Minaret of the masjid at Darul Uloom Azaadville — Islamic Portal
• Jamiat KZN: logo — jamiat.org.za; Jamiatul Ulama KZN office, Overport, Durban — Islamic Portal
• Camperdown: logo — alinaam.co.za; Madrasah In'aamiyyah campus, Camperdown — Islamic Portal; Madrasah In'aamiyyah buildings, Camperdown — Islamic Portal; Madrasah In'aamiyyah, Camperdown — Islamic Portal; Madrasah In'aamiyyah building, Camperdown — Islamic Portal
• MUBZ: logo — mubz.co.za; no building photo found (placeholder)
• Amjadi: logo — amjadidarulifta.org.za; no building photo found (placeholder)
• MJC: logo — mjc.org.za; Muslim Judicial Council building, Cape Town — Muslim Judicial Council
• DU Newcastle: logo — darululoomnewcastle.co.za; Masjid of Jaami'ah Darul Uloom Newcastle — Darul Uloom Newcastle; Entrance of Jaami'ah Darul Uloom Newcastle — Newcastle Finder; Darul Uloom Newcastle building — Darul Uloom Newcastle; Library of Darul Uloom Newcastle — Darul Uloom Newcastle
• Home banner: Darul Uloom Zakariyya campus — Shahalam91 / Wikimedia Commons

Updates

The index is refreshed about once a month from each Darul Ifta’s website. Last build: 21 Oct 2026.