The Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta (also the General Presidency of Scholarly Research and Ifta, Arabic: اللجنة الدائمة للبحوث العلمية والإفتاء, romanized: al-Lajna ad-Dāʾima lil-Buḥūṯ al-ʿIlmiyya wal-Iftāʾ) is an Islamic organization in Saudi Arabia established by the King that issues rulings in Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh) and prepares research papers for the Council of Senior Scholars, which advises the king on religious matters.
[1] The committee was established along with the Council of Senior Scholars by royal decree on August 29, 1971 (8th of Rajab 1391 AH) by King Faisal ibn Abd al-Aziz of Saudi Arabia.
It will be called: The Permanent Committee for Islamic Research and Fataawa (al-Lajnah ad-Daa'imah lil-Buhooth al-'Ilmiyyah wal-Iftaa.
All fataawa are derived from evidence from the three sources of Islamic knowledge: the Qur'an, authentic Sunnah, and understanding of the rightly guided companions of the Prophet Muhammad.
All imams and preachers were instructed by the Ministry of Islamic Affairs to abide by the edict and explain it their Friday sermons[clarification needed] and violators were reprimanded.