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As-salāmu 'alaykum wa raḥmatullāhi wa barakātuh, Following our publication addressing Mut'ah al-Ṭalāq in response to Dr. Hatem al-Haj's fatwa issued through AMJA, we became aware that AMJA has developed an official Family Code and standardized Marriage Contract promoted for use by Muslim couples and families in America. Our review reveals that both documents contain what effectively constitutes a form of alimony, among other substantial concerns. The marriage contract warrants particular attention given its legally binding implications for couples who adopt it. After careful examination, we cannot recommend its use in its present form. We have accordingly prepared a comprehensive evaluation of both documents for the benefit of the scholarly community. It is our sincere hope that AMJA will give due consideration to the issues raised. This paper identifies and analyzes the problematic provisions found in both the Family Code and the standardized marriage contract. We had published an Arabic version and this is the English version. Jazākumullāhu khayran

A Critical Review of Political Candidates as al -Muʾallafatu Qulūbuhum - English Version Project Iḥyāʾ presents this academic research paper as a systematic study of the recent fatwa by AMJA and FCNA permitting the allocation of Zakāt funds to political candidates. This work is not presented as a fatwa, but as an academic study of the application of Zakāt to the category of al-muʾallafa qulūbuhum, examined within the broader methodological trend of contemporary modernist fiqh, particularly maqāṣid-centered approaches and their impact on juristic reasoning. It offers a scholarly analysis of the ruling’s legal foundations, assumptions, and implications. Formal fatāwā have been issued by AFA and Dār al-Qāsim. This study forms part of Project Iḥyāʾ’s broader research effort to examine contemporary methodological trends in modernist fiqh. It continues our earlier work critiquing similar tendencies, including our study on Mutʿah al-Ṭalāq and AMJA's marriage contract, and represents a further contribution to the analysis of this developing juristic trajectory. The paper includes: • A study of al-muʾallafa qulūbuhum across the four recognized madhāhib. • An examination of attempts to analogize political candidates to this category. • An evaluation of claims of taḥqīq al-manāṭ. • A study of the condition of tamlik (legal ownership) in Zakāt and its absence in campaign financing. • A discussion of the legal implications and potential consequences of the ruling. Follow @ProjectIhya

Project Iḥyāʾ presents this academic research paper as a systematic study of the recent fatwa permitting the allocation of Zakāt funds to political candidates. This work is not presented as a fatwa, but as an academic study of the application of Zakāt to the category of al-muʾallafa qulūbuhum, examined within the broader methodological trend of contemporary modernist fiqh, particularly maqāṣid-centered approaches and their impact on juristic reasoning. It offers a scholarly analysis of the ruling’s legal foundations, assumptions, and implications. This study forms part of Project Iḥyāʾ’s broader research effort to examine contemporary methodological trends in modernist fiqh. It continues our earlier work critiquing similar tendencies, including our study on Mutʿah al-Ṭalāq, and represents a further contribution to the analysis of this developing juristic trajectory. To the best of our knowledge, this represents the most detailed study of the issue currently available. The paper includes: • A study of al-muʾallafa qulūbuhum across the four recognized madhāhib. • An examination of attempts to analogize political candidates to this category. • An evaluation of claims of taḥqīq al-manāṭ. • A study of the condition of tamlik (legal ownership) in Zakāt and its absence in campaign financing. • A discussion of the legal implications and potential consequences of the ruling. Follow Project Ihya: @ProjectIhya