Question: With respect to the subject of al-Rikaz, it is mentioned in the book, al-Amwal (The Funds) that there is one fifth of al-Rikaz, and the question is: with respect to the forms and metals that have a specific significance or express a specific view about life such as: crosses, and statues that are manufactured from ivory, is it permissible to possess them if they were from al-Rikaz? Which means:…

The following has been brought into question from one of the brothers, and I will cite its text: Assalamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu... The controversy here in Syria regarding the banner of Rasoolullah (saw) has increased, including the disagreements. One of the questions that were directed to the Islamic Authority of al-Sham on its website titled: "Is there a specific banner for Syrians to abide?" The following was mentioned…

Question Six: Moon-sighting at the beginning of the lunar months is raised every year in our Islamic community in Ramadan... What is our position to those who say using the astronomical calculations is an alternative to sighting to prove the start of Ramadan? Is it only an outweigh opinion or rejected, which is batil (invalid)? In other words, can this evidence (shub'hit daleel) be understood in any other manner or…

Question Four: I read in The Islamic Personality Volume One: "It is not allowed on the part of the Messenger (saw) that he be a Mujtahid", and I read in The Introduction to the Draft Constitution Part Two: "The Prophet (saw) spent the money from the fai' (war gains) according to his opinion and ijtihad and he spent the money from the jizya (tax for non-Muslims) according to his opinion…