• 2005PhD in Fiqh and Usul al-Fiqh, University of Jordan (three years).
• 2001MA in Fiqh and Usul al-Fiqh, University of Jordan (two years).
• 1999BA in Fiqh and Usul al-Fiqh, University of Jordan (four years).

He worked with the International Islamic Fiqh Academy in Jeddah, affiliated with the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, producing the final drafting of forty principles in the Usul section of the largest encyclopedia of juristic and legal maxims in Islamic history: the Zayed Encyclopedia of Juristic and Legal Maxims (Ma‘lamat Zayed).

1. 2005 – present: Full-time faculty member at a Faculty of Sharia (Department of Fiqh and Usul and its tracks: Sharia Advocacy, Islamic Banking, and Fiqh and Law), at a Faculty of Graduate Studies (Sharia Judiciary, Fiqh and Usul, and Islamic Economics programs), and in a joint PhD program in Fiqh and Usul.
2. 2017 – present: Executive Member of the Sharia Supervisory Board, Safa Islamic Bank.
3. 1999 – 2004: Research and Teaching Assistant, University of Jordan.
4. 2013 – present: First-class Sharia arbitrator accredited by the Ministry of Justice in the settlement of financial disputes.
5. 2000 – 2005: Teacher of Islamic Education in private schools (including Al-Ittihad Schools and Cambridge International Schools) and public schools.
6. 1996 – 2005: Supervisor of Islamic sciences instruction at Qur’an memorization centers.
7. Volunteer preacher and Friday sermon speaker, regularly delivering lessons in mosques, municipalities, schools and public institutions.

1. Member of the University Council (2018–2023).
2. Chair of the Master’s Committee in Sharia Judiciary, Faculty of Graduate Studies (2017–2022).
3. Head of the Department of Fiqh and Usul (2017–2026).
4. General Coordinator (department head) of the Faculty of Sharia intensive program across all departments (2013–2015).
5. Member of the University Public Order Committee (2018–2023).
6. Member of the Development Committee for Students with Special Needs (2019–2021).
7. Member of the Educational Qualification Diploma Committee (2019).
8. Member of the University Website E-Plans Committee (2018–2019 and 2022–2023).
9. Member of the Faculty of Sharia Council (2005–2026).
10. Member of the Department of Fiqh and Legislation Council (2005–2026).
11. Member of the Graduate Studies Committee, Sharia Judiciary (2010–2026).
12. Member of the Joint PhD Committee in Fiqh and Usul and faculty member of the program (2018–2026).
13. Member of the Master’s Committee in Islamic Economics and Banking and faculty member of the program (2021–2026).
14. Member of the main and sub-committees for Student Union elections (2005–2014).
15. Member of the task force for raising the university’s international ranking (formed 7 February 2022).
16. Chair of the Organizing Committee of the First Sharia Book Fair (3 February 2019).
17. Member of the University Community Outreach Committee (2024 – present).

He is an arbitrator accredited by the Ministry of Justice before all Sharia and civil courts in financial disputes, holding the highest arbitrator classification (First Class). Since 2012 he has resolved a large number of cases, promoting social peace, tribal reconciliation and family harmony in matters including family disputes and divorce, financial and corporate disputes, homicide and various other cases.

This work culminated in a 2,000-page book, Cases and Rulings in Arbitration, forthcoming.

Since 2017 he has served as Executive Member of the Sharia Supervisory Board of Safa Islamic Bank. Over nine years he has gained extensive first-hand experience in Islamic banking, issuing thousands of fatwas on banking operations and Islamic financial transactions, and working directly with the Sharia boards of other Islamic banks and the monetary authority to develop the Islamic banking sector.

This effort produced a 1,500-page work, Fatwas on Islamic Banks and Contemporary Financial Transactions, forthcoming, in addition to books and papers in economics, supervision and examination of PhD and MA theses in Islamic economics, and ongoing teaching of Islamic economics at the BA and MA levels.

In addition to numerous papers currently under peer review.

He has a large number of authored books he intends to publish soon, most notably:

1. Renewing the Presentation of Islamic Creed
2. Al-Jami‘ Al-Muyassar in the Fiqh of Fasting
3. The Five Major Juristic Maxims, Their Sub-Maxims and Their Classical and Contemporary Applications
4. New Insights into the Spiritual Meanings of Hajj and ‘Umrah
5. Al-Inarah in the Fiqh of Purification
6. Rulings on Intention in Islamic Sharia
7. Mudarabah Partnership and Its Contemporary Applications
8. A Refinement of Islamic Criminal Legislation
9. Al-Musaffa: An Abridgment of Al-Ghazali’s Al-Mustasfa
10. Introducing One Hundred Books of Usul and Fiqh
11. The Ruling on Music in Islamic Sharia
12. The Major Usuli Principles
13. Reflections on the Noble Qur’an
14. The Fiqh of Prayer in the Shafi‘i School
15. Usuli Principles concerning the Sharia Ruling
16. The Ruling on Celebrating the Prophet’s Birthday
17. A Refinement of Al-Qaradawi’s Fiqh al-Zakat
18. Contemporary Fatwas (3)
19. Cases and Rulings in Arbitration
20. Usuli Principles concerning Consensus (Ijma‘)

He has taken part in numerous conferences through peer-reviewed papers or through their organization, including:

1. Organizing committee member, conference on Islamic Economics and Banking (2010).
2. Organizing committee member, conference on a draft penal code (2011).
3. Organizing committee member, conference on a draft personal status law (2012).
4. Organizing committee member, conference “The Civil State between Fiqh and Law” (2013), presenting the paper “The Ruling on Gradualism in Applying Islamic Sharia.”
5. The 7th International Islamic Jerusalem Conference, with the paper “The Legislative and Social Justice of Zakat,” published in the proceedings (2016).
6. Organizing committee member, conference “Modern Trends in Qur’anic Exegesis: Presentation and Critique” (2018), presenting a paper on Ibn Atfayyish’s exegetical method.
7. Participant, 17th AAOIFI Annual Conference of Sharia Supervisory Boards, Bahrain (2019).
8. Participant, Al Baraka Banking Group consultative conference on Islamic banking, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (Ramadan 2017).
9. Paper on “Non-International Armed Conflicts in Islamic Sharia” at an event organized by the International Committee of the Red Cross in Amman (2019).
10. Chair of the organizing committee and member of the scientific committee, conference “Gold and Its Contemporary Issues in Islamic Sharia” (2021).
11. Paper on “Reconciliation and Mediation in the Family” at the summer academic forum “The Role of Religion in Promoting Reconciliation within the Family,” with Europa-Universität Flensburg, Germany.
12. Training courses for imams and a video recording with the ICRC on Sharia issues related to international humanitarian law in peace and war.
13. Organizing committee member, Second Conference on Entrepreneurship and Creativity (2022).
14. Paper on “Women’s Freedom of Expression and Decision-Making” at a workshop on “Women’s Role in Change from an Islamic Perspective” (10 March 2022).
15. Organizing and scientific committee member, Second Conference on Entrepreneurship and Creativity (2023), presenting “Renewal in Teaching Tajwid.”
16. Scholarly paper proposing new and amended articles, in precise legal drafting, for a Sharia Advocates Law, in cooperation with the Supreme Sharia Judiciary (2025).
17. Paper “The Sharia Conditions for Sighting the Crescent” at the scientific day “Establishing the Ramadan Crescent between Sharia and Astronomy” (2026).

He has also attended many other conferences locally and abroad.

He studied under a distinguished group of scholars, including:

And others.

PhD and MA theses supervised (35)

1. Rulings on Prizes in Islamic Jurisprudence and Their Contemporary Applications
2. Women’s Testimony in Islamic Jurisprudence Compared with Law
3. Recidivism between Islamic Jurisprudence and Positive Law
4. Juristic Maxims and Criteria in Personal Status in the Shafi‘i School
5. Riba: Its Contemporary Applications and Sharia Solutions Compared with the Majallah and Civil Law
6. Rulings Concerning the Virgin Girl: A Comparative Juristic Study
7. Inheritance by Precaution and Estimation
8. Principles of Sharia Procedure: Presentation and Foundation
9. Procedural Judicial Principles in Maliki Fiqh
10. Defects of Consent: A Comparative Juristic-Legal Study
11. Arbitration in Marital Disputes and Its Applications in Sharia Courts
12. Juristic Criteria in Personal Status in the Hanafi School
13. The Insanity Defense in Personal Status Cases
14. The Discretionary Power of the Sharia Judge under the Law of Sharia Procedure and Its Applications
15. The Profession of Sharia Advocacy: An Applied Juristic Study
16. The Discretionary Power of the Sharia Judge under Personal Status Law and Its Applications
17. Judicial Jurisdiction between Fiqh and Law: A Comparative Study
18. Al-Jam‘ bayn Waqfay Hilal wa-l-Khassaf by Imam Al-Nasihi: Study and Critical Edition
19. Juristic Criteria in Personal Status in the Maliki School
20. Challenging Instruments and Documents and Its Applications in the Courts
21. Juristic Criteria in Personal Status in the Hanbali School
22. Methods of Appeal against Enforcement Decisions in Sharia Enforcement Courts
23. Family Reconciliation in Sharia Courts: A Comparative Juristic-Legal Study
24. The Feminist Movement in the Balance of Islamic Sharia
25. The Effect of Facilitation Maxims on New Issues in Hajj and ‘Umrah
26. Urgent Justice between Fiqh and Law
27. Marital Guardianship (Qiwamah): A Juristic and Maqasid Study
28. Challenging Arbitral Awards: An Applied Juristic-Legal Study
29. Contemporary Stipulated Conditions in the Marriage Contract
30. Juristic Maxims and Criteria Governing International Relations in Islam
31. Juristic Distinctions Related to the Judge
32. Rulings on Antiquities between Islamic Sharia and Law and Their Applications
33. Gross Inequity in the Contract of Withdrawal from an Estate: An Applied Juristic-Legal Study
34. Juristic Criteria in Maintenance (Nafaqah) and Their Applications in Sharia Courts
35. New Developments in Arbitration: A Comparative Juristic-Legal Study

PhD and MA theses examined (54)

1. The Maxim “No One May Dispose of Another’s Property without Permission” and Its Applications
2. The Maxim “Consideration Is Given to the Prevalent, Not the Rare”
3. The Theory of Judicial Evidence in Islamic Jurisprudence and Law
4. Freedom as an Objective of Islamic Sharia
5. Juristic Rulings in Which Al-Hasan ibn Ziyad Differed from the Imams of the Hanafi School
6. Issues of Marriage and Dower in Which Imam Al-Shafi‘i Differed from the Hanafi School, Compared with the Personal Status Law of 1976
7. Jihad in the Works of Ibn Al-Qayyim: A Comparative Juristic Study
8. The Effect of Honor Crimes on Personal Status Matters: A Comparative Study
9. The Effect of Custom on Personal Status: A Juristic-Legal Study
10. Juristic Maxims and Criteria Extracted from Fath al-Qadir by Ibn Al-Humam (Sale to Agency)
11. Lending Zakat Funds
12. The Maxim “No Liability for What Cannot Be Guarded Against” and Its Applications
13. Juristic Maxims and Criteria Extracted from Fath al-Qadir by Ibn Al-Humam (Marriage to Oaths)
14. Agency in Personal Status Matters: A Comparative Study
15. Expenses and Their Effect on Calculating the Zakat Base
16. The Effect of Medications and Contraceptives on Rulings of Menstruation, Postnatal Bleeding and Istihadah
17. Authentication of Instruments in Sharia and Law: A Comparative Study
18. Judicial Neutrality and Integrity in Islamic Sharia and the Law of Sharia Procedure
19. Contemporary Issues in Muslim Women’s Dress and Adornment
20. The Blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque and Its Juristic Rulings
21. Judicial Khul‘: A Juristic Study
22. The Humanitarian Dimension in Executing Sharia Penalties: A Maqasid Study
23. Mutilation of the Human Body and Islam’s Position on It, Past and Present
24. Rulings on Minors in Personal Status Matters: A Comparative Study
25. The Theory of Invalidity (Fasad) in Islamic Sharia Compared with the Majallah
26. Hysterectomy for Women with Mental and Physical Disabilities: A Juristic, Legal and Medical Study
27. Lost Profit: A Foundational Juristic Study
28. Explicit and Implicit Meaning in Al-Alusi’s Ruh al-Ma‘ani (Surat Al-Baqarah as a Model)
29. Calls to Renew Islamic Fiqh concerning Women: An Evaluative Study
30. Justice and Its Applications in Sharia Courts
31. The Effect of Apostasy on Personal Status: A Juristic-Legal Study
32. An Anti-Corruption Commission: A Comparative Juristic-Legal Study
33. Reversal of a Judge’s Ruling in Public-Right Cases and Its Applications in Sharia Courts
34. Legal Regulation of Financial Markets between Sharia and Law: A Comparative Study
35. Rulings on Mass Graves in Islamic Jurisprudence Compared with International Criminal Law
36. Rights and Duties of Working Women: A Comparative Study
37. The Application of Usuli Principles by Al-Nabhani
38. Principles of Sharia Procedure Applied in Sharia Courts: Presentation and Study
39. Visitation and Custody-Hosting Claims and Their Applications in Sharia Courts
40. Formal and Substantive Defenses in Waqf, Bequest and Inheritance Claims
41. The Responsibility of the Political System for Protecting Political Rights and Freedoms in Islam
42. Establishing Paternity: A Juristic, Legal and Medical Study
43. Rulings on Earning from Apps and Websites (Social Media as a Model)
44. Transitional Inheritance: An Applied Juristic-Legal Study
45. Juristic Characterization of Contemporary Issues: A Foundational and Applied Study
46. Smart Contracts: A Juristic Study
47. Juristic Distinctions concerning the System of Government and International Relations in Islam
48. Rulings on New Pre-Wedding Issues and Their Applications in Sharia Courts
49. New Issues in Worship under Occupation: An Applied Juristic Study
50. Contemporary Juristic Trends in the Concept of Jihad in Light of Public International Law: A Maqasid Perspective
51. Juristic Distinctions in Divorce
52. The Preferences of Judge Abu Yusuf in Marriage and Marital Separation and Their Effects
53. Rulings on Civil Wars in Islamic Jurisprudence Compared with International Humanitarian Law
54. Patients’ Rights: A Juristic Study Compared with the Islamic Charter of Medical and Health Ethics

He has also reviewed a large number of papers for peer-reviewed journals and conferences.

Learning skills

1. Leadership preparation course, University of Jordan (1997).
2. Teacher qualification course, Al-Ittihad Schools, Amman (2002).
3. Training workshop for arbitrators on “Contract Theory in Sharia and Law,” in partnership with the Ministry of Justice.
4. Course on the times of the five daily prayers between astronomy and Fiqh.
5. Pre-marriage course on “Spousal Rights.”
6. Training-of-trainers course in arbitration and mediation (40 hours), organized by REFORM in partnership with the Ministry of Justice.

Computer skills

1. International Computer Driving Licence (ICDL) certified under UNESCO; proficient in Windows and Microsoft Word.
2. Proficient in more than fifty specialized Sharia, service and application software programs.
3. Course in e-learning.
4. Certified course from Google in digital marketing (2019).

Traditional Sharia studies

1. Studied core texts of Usul al-Fiqh with eminent scholars, including Sharh al-Waraqat (Al-Maridini), Minhaj al-Wusul (Al-Baydawi), Al-Mustasfa (Al-Ghazali), and large parts of the commentary on Ibn Al-Hajib’s Mukhtasar.
2. Studied logic texts, including Al-Sullam al-Munawraq (Al-Akhdari), Al-Matla‘ on the Isagoge (Zakariyya Al-Ansari) with Al-Hifni’s gloss, and the logical introduction of Al-Mustasfa.
3. Studied Maraqi al-Falah (Al-Shurunbulali) in Hanafi Fiqh.
4. Studied Al-Ikhtiyar li-Ta‘lil al-Mukhtar (Al-Mawsili) with Sheikh Ahmad Al-Jammal.
5. Studied Al-Arba‘in fi Usul al-Din with Sheikh Ahmad Al-Jammal.
6. Holds a connected chain of transmission (ijazah) for Sahih Ibn Hibban.
7. Holds an ijazah in Al-Nawawi’s Minhaj al-Talibin, the foremost text of the Shafi‘i school, through Sheikh Lu’ay ibn Al-Sayyid Zayn Ja‘far from Al-Sayyid Hasan Al-Ahdal.
8. Holds an ijazah in Al-Muqaddimah al-Hadramiyyah in Shafi‘i Fiqh, from Sheikh Al-Muqrami Al-Makki.
9. Read parts of Ibn Qasim Al-Ghazzi’s commentary on Matn Abi Shuja‘ with Al-Bajuri’s gloss under Dr. Amjad Rashid.

Courses he has taught

1. Al-Waraqat in Usul al-Fiqh.
2. Logic: Al-Sullam al-Munawraq with Al-Damanhuri’s commentary.
3. The Book of Purification in Shafi‘i Fiqh (his own material).
4. Minhaj al-Talibin by Imam Al-Nawawi.
5. Al-Muqaddimah al-Hadramiyyah in Shafi‘i Fiqh.
6. Specialized courses in Islamic economics and Islamic banking in several mosques, including Al-Aqsa Mosque.
7. Five specialized two-day courses (7 hours daily) on the key AAOIFI Sharia Standards for Sharia specialists and imams.
8. Pre-marriage program sessions: “A Wise Engagement for a Happy Life” (2019) and “The Husband’s Rights” (2021–2022).
9. Advanced course in excellence in teaching (78 hours), accredited by AMIDEAST (2012).
10. Training workshop for arbitrators on “The Art of Drafting Arbitration Agreements.”
11. Course on “New Issues in the Fiqh of Worship” for imams (27 February 2022).
12. Paper on “Sharia Solutions to Issues of Possession” at a scientific day on the gold industry and trade (15 December 2021).
13. Training for imams on establishing Ramadan by sighting versus astronomical calculation, and the time of Fajr (2022).
14. Public speaking courses for imams and preachers.
15. Regular sessions in a pre-marriage preparation program for young couples.
16. Numerous training and awareness seminars, such as “Pre-Marital Counseling” (2024).

1. Presents a weekly live radio program, “Contemporary Fatwas,” answering the public’s questions on contemporary issues.
2. Presented “Fiqh of Money,” a 30-episode weekly live interactive program on contemporary financial issues, on Holy Qur’an Radio.
3. Took part in programs on several satellite channels, including episodes on the principles of happiness and a fifteen-episode series on the prophets.
4. Presented “Al-Istizadah fi Fiqh al-‘Ibadah,” a 30-episode radio program on fasting and zakat.
5. Presented “Al-Hajj al-Mabrur,” a 20-episode radio program on the rites of Hajj.
6. Participated in many live and recorded radio programs on social and juristic questions on several stations.
7. Dozens of episodes broadcast via Nilesat satellite, and Ramadan episodes on Al-Yarmouk TV (Jordan).
8. Annual Ramadan lessons and scholarly courses at the Blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque.

PhD level

1. Research Seminar for PhD students in Fiqh and Usul: modern research methodology and academic writing of papers and theses.
2. Juristic Resemblances and Distinctions (al-Ashbah wa-l-Furuq): foundations of the discipline, textual study of its classical works and their applications.

MA level

1. Juristic Maxims (Sharia Judiciary MA): the discipline, the five major maxims and their sub-maxims with classical and contemporary applications.
2. Principles of Sharia Procedure (Sharia Judiciary MA): foundations of the judiciary in Islam and the law of Sharia procedure.
3. Instruments and Documentation (Sharia Judiciary MA): written documentation and security contracts such as pledge, guarantee and agency.
4. AAOIFI Sharia Standards: detailed study of at least half of the standards.

BA level

1. Usul al-Fiqh (1)
2. Usul al-Fiqh (2)
3. Introduction to Fiqh (1)
4. Introduction to Fiqh (2)
5. Financial Transactions (1)
6. Financial Transactions (2)
7. Financial Transactions (3)
8. Contemporary Financial Transactions
9. Fiqh of Worship (1)
10. Fiqh of Worship (2)
11. Islamic Criminal Law
12. Comparative Fiqh
13. Judiciary and Methods of Proof
14. Arbitration in Islamic Sharia
15. Hadith Sciences
16. History of Islamic Legislation
17. The Islamic System
18. Islamic Culture
19. Rhetoric, Da‘wah and Guidance
20. Recitation and Tajwid
21. Tajwid and Memorization (1–8)

1. Numerous academic, educational and community activities, lectures, seminars and workshops in cooperation with faculties, student clubs and the student council.
2. Volunteer Friday preacher for 17 years, helping correct many Islamic and educational concepts and address social and intellectual problems.
3. Volunteer preacher delivering regular lessons in mosques, municipalities, schools and public venues.
4. Many newspaper articles on juristic topics and contemporary fatwas.
5. Articles on Islamic economics and its contemporary issues in Iqtisaduna magazine.
6. Direct contribution to resolving hundreds of community disputes through Sharia arbitration and reconciliation.
7. Specialized courses for students of knowledge in mosques.
8. Specialized courses in Islamic economics, Islamic banking and the AAOIFI Sharia Standards.
9. 170 videos on Islamic topics on his YouTube channel, with more than 2,500 subscribers.
10. More than 46,000 followers on his Facebook page, where he addresses important social topics almost daily.