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Hajj and Other Issues (Fatwa Session)

Dr. Mohammad S. Alrahawan
30 July, 2018

Dear Brothers/Sisters,

 

Thank you very much for joining us in this Facebook Live Fatwa session. We would like also to thank our guest, Dr. Mohammad S. Alrahawan, for answering the questions directed to him. You will find the answers of your questions below.

 

Tuesday, Jul. 31, 2018 | 00:00 - 14:00 GMT

Session is over.

Any tips to maximize the benefits of hajj?



In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Mercy-Giving

 

All praise is due to Allah. Peace and blessings be upon His Messenger Muhammad.

 

Acts of worship are not restricted to the bodily actions, but they extend to include acts of the heart such as sincerity and fear of Allah and love for his sake. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “The performance of `umrah is an expiation for the sins committed between it and the previous `umrah; and the reward of hajj mabrur is nothing less than Paradise.” (Al-Bukhari and Muslim)

 

The question should be what is hajj mabrub? A variety of answers have been given in response to this question. In one hadith the Prophet (peace be upon him) said that hajj mabrur is: “Giving food and spreading peace.” Ibn `Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said it is: “`Ajj and thajj,” meaning raising one’s voice saying ‘labbayk’ and slaughtering the sacrificial animals in order to feed the pilgrims.

 

 

Another opinion is that in it the pilgrim does not detract from his hajj by committing any sins. Other opinions are that it is an accepted hajj or one in which there is no ostentation or reputation-seeking or one in which the person performing it abides by all the rulings.

 

 

There is no doubt that all of these definitions are based on evidences from the Quran and Hadith. Therefore it is possible to summarise the meaning of hajj mabrur in three points: Sincerity, wholesome provision, excellent performance. The best performance is to follow the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace be upon him).

 

Almighty Allah knows best

How can a menstruating woman perform hajj?



In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Mercy-Giving

 

All praise is due to Allah. Peace and blessings be upon His Messenger Muhammad.

 

A menstruating woman can do hajj normally by doing all rituals with the exception of making tawāf. She can commence on the state of ihram, stand in Arafah, spend a part of the night in Muzdalifah and throw the jamarat in addition to going in between Ṣafa and Marwa.

 

She is prohibited to make tawaf during her menstruation. This is based on the report of Al-Bukhari and Muslim on the authority of ‘A’ishah that Safiyyah bint Huyayy, the wife of the Prophet (peace be upon him) got her menses during the Farewell Pilgrimage, and the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “Is she detaining us?” Aishah said, “She has already done tawaf al-ifadah, O Messenger of Allah, and has circumambulated the Kabah.” So the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “Then let her depart.”

 

This indicates that the menstruating woman is not allowed to do tawaf and that she should remain [in Makkah] until she becomes pure; if she leaves, then she must come back and do tawaf. This is the view of the majority of scholars.

 

In the case of a menstruating woman offering hajj, she can take medicine to delay her menstruation if it does not have any harm. This is reported from some female companions of the Prophet whose practice was approved by the Prophet.

 

In case she is menstruating during the time of obligatory tawaf, which is offered after standing in Arafa, she can delay it to make it at the end of her trip.

 

In this case, she can intend both the obligatory and farewell tawaf together. In case she will ultimately miss her flight, she can follow the fatwa of Imam ibn Taymiyyah. He was of the view that if she cannot stay in Makkah because she is part of a group that will leave soon, and she cannot come back in order to do tawaf, then in that case she has no choice, so she should take measures to prevent the blood from falling onto the ground, and do tawaf. Some of the scholars have issued fatwas to this effect. Allah, may He be exalted, says: “Allah intends for you ease and does not intend for you hardship” (Al-Baqarah 2:185)

 

Almighty Allah knows best.

Can I perform hajj on behalf of someone who does not pray?



In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Mercy-Giving

 

All praise is due to Allah. Peace and blessings be upon His Messenger Muhammad.

 

According to a group of scholars, the one who abandoned regular performance of prayer is regarded a kafir. A righteous deed does not avail any benefit for him. According to the Quran, “It is not for the Prophet and those who have believed to ask forgiveness for the polytheists, even if they were relatives, after it has become clear to them that they are companions of Hellfire.” (At-Tawbah 9:113)

There is a possibility that such a person offered prayers on some occasions. Based on this there is a possibility that he is a Muslim according this group of scholars. Therefore, you can offer hajj on his behalf provided that he is a Muslim. There is no problem of putting a condition when one intends to perform certain acts of worship.

This is based on the hadith of A’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) who narrated, ‘The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) went to visit Duba’ah bint Az-Zubair bin ‘Abdul Muttalib. She said to him, ‘O Messenger of Allah I have made the intention to perform Hajj but I am suffering from an illness.’ He said to her, “Perform Hajj but set a condition that you shall be relieved of the Ihram whenever you are prevented (due to illness, etc.).” (Al-Bukhari and Muslim)

Almighty Allah knows best.

Assalamu alaikum. Recently, I discovered that lipstick that contains carmine is haram as there is possibility of ingestion whereas other products, like eyeliner, blush containing carmine, is halal as there is no chance of ingestion. But my question is, if the lipstick is matte and there is no possibility of ingestion, would the above ruling be still valid? Jazakallahu khairan.



Wa `alaykum As-Salamu wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh

 

In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Mercy-Giving

 

All praise is due to Allah. Peace and blessings be upon His Messenger Muhammad.

 

Matte is a finish. Matte means the product isn’t shiny, no shimmer, has a flat finish. Almost any product can have a matte finish whether it is lipstick, foundation, powder, concealer, nail polish etc. Halal does not limit itself to food. As we all know that Muslims are forbidden to have contact with pork products. Using the beauty products currently available on the market means consumers are potentially contaminating themselves with Haram ingredients in these products.

Almighty Allah knows best.

 

Dose prayer faced a different direction besides the winks because u were told it was in the direction You prayed and you were completely sure but you didn’t want to miss the prayer time invalidate ones prayer



Wa `alaykum As-Salamu wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh

 

In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Mercy-Giving

 

All praise is due to Allah. Peace and blessings be upon His Messenger Muhammad.

 

If you decide your qiblah based on your personal reasoning after following certain signs and afterwards you discovered that it was the wrong direction, you prayer is still valid.

 

Almighty Allah knows best.

 

Asalamu alaikum. All praises to Almighty Allah and peace and blessings be upon prophet Muhammad (S.A.W). My question is somewhat different one i think. I recently heard about calling adhan for namaz e janaza and writings on deceased's shroud. Sir i need to know about the ruling on this issue. Allah bless you. Thank you



Wa `alaykum As-Salamu wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh

 

In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Mercy-Giving

 

All praise is due to Allah. Peace and blessings be upon His Messenger Muhammad.

 

This is not Islamic at all. The Prophet offered the funeral prayer without making adhan. Scholars are unanimous to the effect that the funeral prayer does not have adhan or iqmah. It is not also permissible to write on shrouds.

 

Almighty Allah knows best.

 

Shah naimutullah wali had a great history and he predicted about the future of subcontinent? I want to know that the fortune telling is haram so what about his case?



In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Mercy-Giving

 

All praise is due to Allah. Peace and blessings be upon His Messenger Muhammad.

 

Islam has taken a strong position against visitation of fortune tellers and the art of fortunetelling. The Islamic ruling with regard to a Muslim who visits a fortuneteller and believes what he (the fortuneteller) tells him or believes that the fortuneteller knows the unseen and the future, is that it is kufr (disbelief), according to the scholars.

 

They based their evidence on the saying of Allah: “With Him are the Keys of the Ghayb (unseen); none knows them but He.” (Al-An`am 6:59)
Allah also told Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him): “Say! I have no power to bring good to myself nor avert harm but it is only as Allah wills. If it were that I knew the unseen, I would have multiplied the good and no evil would have touched me.” (Al-A`raf 7:188)
Allah also said: “Say! None in the heavens nor the earth knows the unseen except Allah.” (An-Naml 27:65)
There are many similar verses in some other chapters of the holy book. But Allah, in some of the verses, said He revealed some of the knowledge of unseen to His chosen Prophets and Messengers in order to preach His message to the people.
Abu Hurairah and al-Hassan bin ‘Ali both reported from Prophet Muhammad that he said, “Whosoever approaches a fortuneteller and believes what he says, he has disbelieved in what had been revealed to Muhammad.” (Ahmad)
This is because such a belief assigns to creation some of the attributes of Allah with regard to the knowledge of the unseen and the future.
Islam also opposes any form of association with those who practice fortunetelling, except may be to advise them to give up their forbidden trade.
The prophet was reported by one of his wives, Hafsah bint Umar (May Allah be pleased with them), as saying, “The prayer of whoever approaches a fortuneteller and asks him about anything will not be accepted for 40 days and nights.” (Muslim)
The scholars said the punishment stated in this hadith is simply for approaching a fortuneteller and asking him/her out of curiosity. But believing him/her amounts to disbelief in Islam.
The above hadith is further supported by another hadith reported by Mu’awiyyah Ibn al-Hakam as-Sulamiin which he said: “O Messenger of Allah, verily there are some people among us who visit oracles.” The prophet replied: “Do not go to them.” (Muslim)
The Islamic scholars said there is prohibition on visiting the fortuneteller because it is the first step to belief in fortunetelling. For instance, if one went to him doubtful about the truthfulness of his predictions, and some of the predictions later come true, one may become a true devotee of the fortuneteller and a believer in fortunetelling.

 

Almighty Allah knows best.

 

Asalamo alaykum. I made a vow to allah that I would keep some money away every time I did a certain sin and won't use it unless I spend 3 periods without committing that sin. And I was able to keep my promise for awhile but ended up breaking it. What should I do ?



Wa `alaykum As-Salamu wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh

 

In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Mercy-Giving

 

All praise is due to Allah. Peace and blessings be upon His Messenger Muhammad.

 

You should not make such a vow but keep a commitment to Allah that you will not perpetrate such a sin by making a sincere repentance.

 

In your case, you have to expiate your vow. Expiating the vow is by feeding ten persons or clothing them. If you are not able, then one has to fast for three days. This is provided in surat Al-Ma’idah, “Allah will not impose blame upon you for what is meaningless in your oaths, but He will impose blame upon you for [breaking] what you intended of oaths. So its expiation is the feeding of ten needy people from the average of that which you feed your [own] families or clothing them or the freeing of a slave. But whoever cannot find [or afford it] – then a fast of three days [is required]. That is the expiation for oaths when you have sworn. But guard your oaths. Thus does Allah make clear to you His verses that you may be grateful.” (Al-Ma’idah 5:89)

Almighty Allah knows best.

Assalamu Alaikum. My wedding is scheduled to be held in a fortnight. Nikkah will be done in the masjid and then there will be function held from the brides side. A day later I will host the Waleema. ( I know there is no such thing as Wedding in islam but since the brides side wanted to go ahead with it I did not make a fuss.) Now the main question – the Wedding is held in Hotel. Usually pork is served at this venue for other functions. I have checked with the Hotel and they informed me usually the other meat is purchased from Muslim places/ products. Showed the Halal Certificates etc. I explained that more than the ingredients it’s the process I am worried about as the meat can get contaminated with a utensil used previously to cut pork. The head chef explained the process to as below; Butchering : Meet is cut 2 days prior to the event. In any case Sea food is brought to a separate section for butchering/ cutting while all meat items are sent to another section. Since we requested them to ensure there would be no mixing of utensils the head chef stated the meat (chicken/ Beef) required for our event will be taken to the sea food section so that it would avoid the meat being cut by a knife that may have cut pork previously. I hope by this I have done the right thing and there would be no problem for the guests regarding the meat being Halal Kitchen; The Master chef explained that usually for an event or wedding they already separate the glasses/ spoons/ plates before the event and there would not be a case where a spoon/ plate that was used that morning being used again in the evening. He also said that usually after an event a plate/ spoon is first rinse washed by hand then washed again with a soap/ liquid and then again washed through a dish washer. So basically it would be washed around 5 times. So I hope this too would help the cause to ensure that there would be no contamination of the food through the plate or spoon etc. Since the event is done by Brides family I have been made to handle this situation in a very delicate way as I don’t want to upset their feelings as well. Please advise me if I have done the right thing.



Wa `alaykum As-Salamu wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh

 

In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Mercy-Giving 

 

All praise is due to Allah. Peace and blessings be upon His Messenger Muhammad.

 

May Allah bless your life for this much concern about what is halal and what is haram regarding the wedding. I think those procedures are enough. Even a utensil has been used for pork it become pure by washing and extensive cleaning.

Almighty Allah knows best.

My period flow started on 30th of June, but there was spotting that occurred the day before. The flow went on for about 6 days and on the 7th day was entirely spotting. Now on the 7th of July, I performed ghusl and starting my prayers, however, on day 16 or day 17 (counting from the first day of my period) I saw blood (I am guessing due to stress). I understand that a period maximum’s length is 15 days, right? Mine usually lasts for about 7 days (30 June - 6 July), continued to pray as I thought it was ruled under regular bleeding? After praying (I am experiencing waswas) I had doubts about my niyyah as I was not entirely sure if I was able to pray or not but I prayed anyways because I thought of it has irregular bleeding as it exceeded 15 days. - is my salah valid? I wanted to pray and made wudu and takbeer but I still have doubts if my niyyah was strong. What should I do?



In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Mercy-Giving

 

All praise is due to Allah. Peace and blessings be upon His Messenger Muhammad.

 

This blood that you have seen on the 16th or 17th day is an abnormal bleeding. It is not counted as a part of your menses. The menses should be within 15 days maximum. In this case the rulings on a mustaḥaḍah are as follows:

 

1) It is obligatory upon the Mustahadah to perform Ablution for each prayer, because of the order of the Prophet (peace be upon him) to Fatimah bint Abi Hubaish: “Then make Ablution for every Salat”, meaning that she should make ablution only when the prescribed time of Salat begins and not before it.

 

2) Prior to ablution, she should wash the traces of blood and covers her private part with a pad of cotton to absorb the blood. The Prophet (peace be upon him) told Humnah bint Jahsh:

 

“I recommend that you should use cotton, for it absorbs blood.” She said: “it is too copious for that”. He (peace be upon him) said; “then take a cloth.” She replied, “it is too copious for that.” He said: “then Talaj’jami” i.e., to prepare a holding around the waist that will maintain the cotton pad tightly attached to her private part. Nothing that comes out should then harm her because the Prophet told Fatimah bint Hubaish: “Refrain from Salat during the days of your normal menses then wash and make ablution for every Salat and then pray “even if blood drops onto the mat!” (Ahmad and Ibn Majah)

 

3) Sexual Intercourse: Scholars disagreed about its permissibility. The correct opinion is that it is permissible because many women (ten or more) had their Istihadah at the time of the Prophet. Allah and His Messenger did not prevent spouses from engaging in sexual intercourse. In fact, the saying of Allah: “Keep away from women during menses” (Al-Baqarah 2:222), is an evidence that it is only obligatory to keep away from sexual intercourse with women only during menses. And since offering prayers is allowed while in Istihadah, then there should be no difficulty in having sexual intercourse. To prevent sexual intercourse based upon Qiyass (analogy) with the state of Haid is incorrect, because the two situations are not the same. Deduction of rulings by Qiyass is invalid whenever there are existing variations.

 

Almighty Allah knows best.

 

I made a promise (an oath) that if i watch a movie i will fast ten consecutive days but unfortunitely i watched again and i can't fast ten days and i always watch movies on weekly bases so is there any solution for this situation or its obligatory for me to fast ten days whenever i watch a movie plz explain??



In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Mercy-Giving

 

All praise is due to Allah. Peace and blessings be upon His Messenger Muhammad.

You must fast the ten days or you expiate your vow. Expiating the vow is by feeding ten persons or clothing them. If you are not able, then one has to fast for three days.

This is provided in surat Al-Ma’idah, “Allah will not impose blame upon you for what is meaningless in your oaths, but He will impose blame upon you for [breaking] what you intended of oaths. So its expiation is the feeding of ten needy people from the average of that which you feed your [own] families or clothing them or the freeing of a slave. But whoever cannot find [or afford it] – then a fast of three days [is required]. That is the expiation for oaths when you have sworn. But guard your oaths. Thus does Allah make clear to you His verses that you may be grateful.” (Al-Ma’idah 5:89)

Almighty Allah knows best.

Is it haram to follow celebrities (especially famale) on instagram or Facebook or any other social media platform?



In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Mercy-Giving

 

All praise is due to Allah. Peace and blessings be upon His Messenger Muhammad.

 

It is impermissible since those celebrities are not Islamically dressed. They provoke desires and call for nudity. Moreover, they are not Muslims. Following them is like taking them as models.

 

Almighty Allah knows best.

 

Is it permissible to write love poetry or even like and comment a love poetry in Islam?



In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Mercy-Giving

 

All praise is due to Allah. Peace and blessings be upon His Messenger Muhammad.

From the Islamic perspective, romance is something that should take place only between a husband and wife in privacy. It is not allowed between persons who are not married to each other; and it is not for public display or consumption.

Therefore, from the Islamic perspective, writing a romance poetry is committing three violations: telling lies (creating a fake story and fake incidents); promoting romance between persons not married to each other; and publishing publicly what should stay private.

The Islamic term “Fahshaa” means any thoughts, words or actions that have sexual overtones but are not about or between married spouses.  A person who writes and publishes a romantic novel is spreading Fahshaa. About them, Surat An-Nur says:

“Those who love to spread obscenity or indecency among the believers, certainly theirs will be a painful punishment in this world and the Hereafter; and Allaah knows, while you do not know.” (An-Nur 24:19)

It further says, “O you who have believed! Do not follow the footsteps of the devil; and whoever follows the footsteps of the devil should beware that he surely enjoins indecencies and reprehensible behaviour.” (An-Nur 24:21)

 

Almighty Allah knows best.

I've a relation with a boy.we kissed and hugged. Now we are feeling so guilty.So we want to get married secretly so that later whatever we do would not be sin in Islam. And Allah would be pleased with us and won't punish us. Is it right or wrong?



In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Mercy-Giving

 

All praise is due to Allah. Peace and blessings be upon His Messenger Muhammad.

 

If you would like to correct a mistake, do not do that through another mistake. Secret marriage may bring up more problems and atrocities to both families. I suggest he proposes to you through the family and if he is a good suit for you and your father refuses him, you can refer to a judge to solve the problem for you.

Almighty Allah knows best.

 

Hi, I am looking for an authentic answer from a scholars perspective. I am student and have trouble remembering the number of sajdas i have done during namaz. So, I saw this product on the internet - The SMART Rakat counter. The product senses your movement through infrared rays and displays the number of sajdas you have done during the namaz on an LCD screen. Here's the page to the products, so that you can get a better idea of the product: https://www.launchgood.com/project/smart_rakat_counter#!/ My question is: Is this product in line with Islam? Can I use it? I know about sajda Sahw but I am constantly forgetting the sajda. Moreover, my nani is a patient of Alzhiemers but she is is lucid enough to talk and pray. A few triggers make her forget her line of though and this often happens in namaz. So, can she use this product. I would appreciate that you give me the answer as soon as possible. Thank You. Here's the page to the products, so that you can get a better idea of the product: https://www.launchgood.com/project/smart_rakat_counter#!/



Wa `alaykum As-Salamu wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh

 

In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Mercy-Giving

 

All praise is due to Allah. Peace and blessings be upon His Messenger Muhammad.

 

Counting the number of rak`ahs in the prayer is something for which there is a precedent in the practice and words of the early generations. Their methods of counting varied according to their environments and times. Some of them used to use their rings, some used date stones or pebbles, and others used their fingers or toes. All of this confirms that there is a basis for using such a device to count the number of prostrations and rak`ahs.

Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Al-Fadl ibn Shadhan quoted in his book ‘Add al-Aayi wa’r-Rak ‘aat fi’s-Salaah the hadith of ‘Abd ar-Rahman ibn al-Qasim from his father, from ‘Aishah, according to which, when she offered an obligatory prayer, she would count her prayer with her ring, moving it on her hand until she finished her prayer, and counting with it.

It is permissible and useful for one who is faced with compulsive whispers, or is very forgetful or suffers from Alzheimer as the case of your ant and that is causing him some difficulties, if it will benefit him in his prayer and will fulfil its purpose by helping him to focus on his prayer. But in ordinary cases, when there is no particular need for such this counter, we do not think that a person should use it.

 

Almighty Allah knows best.

how many dua's are there in the entire hadith of prophet saw , ? and how can get every single dua ? not duas in quran only in sunnah, I want to know how many duas there are and to get them with translation.



Wa `alaykum As-Salamu wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh

 

In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Mercy-Giving

 

All praise is due to Allah. Peace and blessings be upon His Messenger Muhammad.

 

You can refer to the chapters of Al-Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Dawud, At-Trimidhi, An-Nasa’i and Ibn Mājah to collect the authentic supplications the Prophet (peace be upon him) used to say.

 

There are two significant books which may be of great benefit for you, namely, Hisn Al-Muslim (the Fortress of a Muslim) and Imam An-Nawawi’s Book of Remembrance (Kitab al-Adhkar). The former is available for free at the following link:

https://islamhouse.com/en/books/39062/

 

The latter is available at the following link:

https://archive.org/details/TheBookOfRemembrancesKitabAlAdhkar

 

Almighty Allah knows best.

Can I do salam to the people who wear Taweez. And if I don't do they get offended. Because they I'm younger to them so they expect me to say it first.



In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Mercy-Giving

 

All praise is due to Allah. Peace and blessings be upon His Messenger Muhammad.

 

You can say salam to them but you must make advise them not to wear it and warn them against those violations.

 

Almighty Allah knows best.

 

Assalaamu 'Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuh, I had a root canal done from my dentist and he has not yet finished it because he chose to space out the treatment of my tooth over three appointments. Now I’ve done the 3 appointments and what remains is the permanent filling. I was unable to make my appointment for the filling because I was sick, and they gave me an appointment that is almost 20 days later when I was supposed to have my tooth checked out already for the filling. I was already worried about something happening to the tooth due to the root canal being left unfinished (the tooth has a very hollow hole inside that is not fillled) and something going inside or causing an infection. I also warned my dentist that I have a teeth grinding problem and that this might cause harm to the tooth but he said not to worry about it. Over the course of getting this root canal done I have already been forced to take two courses of antibiotics which have both taken a toll on my health. The first course caused me to be infected with candida, causing me pain ffornmore than two weeks and I had to go to the doctor to be prescribed medince for the infection. After this infection that doctor prescribed me another antibiotic because I was still having pain in the tooth and he said the infection wasn’t gone. This time I asked him to be sure that infection was the problem but he said it was. Before I could even pick up the medince, the right side of my face became swollen to the point that it scared me and I couldn’t even go outside. He prescribed me the medince during Ramadan (to be taken at specific times three times a day) and it prevented me from fasting because of this (I even asked if I had another option of medince but he said no, and now I have to make up so many more days of fasting). This second antibiotic was even stronger than the first and it also caused me problems with the health of my gut/stomach. I now have to pay to take probiotics and fear developing a more serious health problem. My health is no longer the same and it’s all because of the antibiotics he prescribed me. My face is no longer swollen and I finished the antibiotics, but I fear something else will happen to my tooth before my appointment. I called so that I can come in before the appointment that would be 20 days later because my tooth has started to feel sensitive again after I’ve finished the second course of antibiotics. So if I go back to the dentist and he says that I have to pay again to receive another root canal after my mother has already payed $800 or that I have to just pull the tooth out after all that which would cause more money to be spent to make replacements for a missing tooth, and by whatever dental standards in America I am eligible to make a claim against him for compensation of damages, would it be haram for me to do this? Or even would it be best for me to not make a claim and just try to pay whatever expenses I need to pay if my mother possibly can help me with that? I have never had so many problems with my health until now and this tooth has caused me so much suffering, but I want to deal with this whole situation in the way that Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala wants me to because I know that this is all just a test. JazakAllah Khair, thank you for your time.



Wa `alaykum As-Salamu wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh

 

In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Mercy-Giving

 

All praise is due to Allah. Peace and blessings be upon His Messenger Muhammad.

 

Yes you can make a claim if you think that there is a possibility of malpractice. A judge would be better to decide for the case based on the details you mentioned.

 

The general rule is that a doctor, or a medical professional, must exercise care according to the standards of reasonable competent medical men of his age.

 

Doctors are fully responsible for any act committed while carrying out their duties. They must be cautious in performing all their duties, so that they do not inflict harm on other parties.

 

The Prophet Muhammad said: “Harm is neither to be inflicted nor reciprocated”. (Ibn Majah)

 

He who does [the work of a] medical doctor and does not know his medical profession is liable to pay compensation for willful treatments (compensation for willful treatments (Ibn al-Qayyim). “A doctor is liable to pay compensation if he is negligent”. (Imam Shafii).

 

According to Imam An-Nawawi, a surgeon who bleeds a patient or apply leeches to him does not incur any responsibility, even though the sick man succumbs, provided that the operator does not overstep the limits imposed by science in operations of that nature.

 

Almighty Allah knows best.

I have this question and i have no one to ask from. I know women and big adults are allowed to shave in islam but i wanted to know can young teenage girls also shave? Are they allowed to shave in islam or they have to wait until they are married? Thank you



In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Mercy-Giving

 

All praise is due to Allah. Peace and blessings be upon His Messenger Muhammad.

 

Every Muslim is supposed to shave within the maximum period of forty days, according to the view of Imam Aḥmad. There is no difference between married and unmarried male or female. It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “The Fitrah are five: Circumcision, shaving the pubes, plucking the armpit hairs, clipping the nails and taking from the mustache.” (Nasa’i: 11). Ibn ‘Umar Narrated: Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him)  said, “To shave the pubic hair, to clip the nails and to cut the moustaches short, are characteristics of the Fitra.” (Al-Bukhari)

 

 Almighty Allah knows best.

 

Assalamu alaykum, I wanted to ask a question about my period, which is quite irregular in terms of duration. I had my period for this month which the ongoing flow usually last for 5 days and then for the 6th and/or 7th it's usually spottings and the left over of the period. However this time, after the 5th day I thought I finished my period and so I purified myself and continued with my salah; however, the same day I saw a light/medium flow blood again straight after which lasted for almost a day and now I am spotting where I am waiting for the left overs to be done with. I did not pray today because I am confused whether I should ignore the spottings? And if I should, should I make up for the prayers (where I also missed the Friday prayers due to these doubts). What should I do? Maybe Allah have mercy on you and I. JazakAllah Khayr. Allah (SWT) knows best.



Wa `alaykum As-Salamu wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh

 

In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Mercy-Giving

 

All praise is due to Allah. Peace and blessings be upon His Messenger Muhammad.

 

As long as this blood does not exceed the limit of 15 days, it should be regarded as your  regular menses. It sometimes increases or decreases. You should be patient until it completely ends. Yahya related to me from Malik from AIqama ibn Abi AIqama that his mother, the mawla of A’isha, umm al-muminin, said, “Women used to send little boxes to A’isha, umm al-muminin, with a piece of cotton cloth in each one on which was yellowness from menstrual blood, asking her about the prayer. She said to them, ‘Do not be hasty until you see a white discharge.” By that she meant purity from menses. (Malik’s Muwatta’)

 

Almighty Allah knows best.

 

Salam ... I have a question regarding the Hafs and warsh Quran...I used to think that the only difference is because of dialect or spelling differences..but r they like synonyms too as in the BIble? Eg surah Ahzab 33:68 in Hafs it is "kabeera" and warsh "kathira" and also surah baqarah verse 259 the sentence structure is different in Hafs it is "I know that Allah is competent over all things" and in warsh Allah commands him that He is competent over all things so did Allah command him or did he believe so..I would be very grateful if u could explain these differences and are qirat and ahruf same? I don't not have knowledge of Arabic probably this is why I am confused after I found a critic of Islam Claiming the Quran has versions Hafs and warsh. Jazakallah will be waiting for ur reply..May Allah reward u



Wa `alaykum As-Salamu wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh

 

In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Mercy-Giving

 

All praise is due to Allah. Peace and blessings be upon His Messenger Muhammad.

 

According to many authentic reports, the Quran was revealed in seven modes of recitation. The Prophet said, ‘Jibrīl taught me to recite in one style. I returned to him and kept asking him to give more (styles), till he reached seven modes (of recitation). Muslim added that Ibn-Shihāb said, ’It came to my knowledge that these seven styles are not differing in meaning about what is permitted and what is forbidden.

 

Based on this report and other reports, the point of revealing the Qur’ān in seven modes is to facilitate reciting and understanding of the Noble Qur’ān for the Muslim Ummah. Muslims have the choice to read/recite in any mode of the seven. All are fully satisfactory as has been mentioned in some narrations. The companions of the Prophet recited Qur’ān in different modes, in the way they learned from the Messenger of Allah. Sometimes they even denied one another’s mode of recitation if they had not heard it from the Messenger (peace be upon him).

The Messenger validated all modes he taught the reciters as being revealed by Allah, Almighty. The differences between these ahruf were not so great as to prevent recognition of what was being recited.

 

In other words, even though Hisham was reciting the Qur’an in a different Harf from `Umar, ‘Umar could still recognize that Hisham was reciting Surat al-Furqan, thus showing that the ahruf were not radically different from each other.

Each one of these ahruf is complete in and of itself. “…so whichever one of them they recite, they are correct.“ The number of ahruf is exactly seven – not more, not less. The revelation of the Qur’an in seven ahruf started in Madinah, after the Hijrah.

The Meaning of the Seven Ahruf

Some scholars said that they are the seven major dialects of the major tribes of Arabia including Huzayl, Thaqif, Quraysh, Hawazen, etc.

 

Accordingly, the Qur’an we read includes all those seven dialects. Some understood them as aspects of style in the Qur’anic language which included commandment, prohibition, promise, threat, argument, narration and exemplification. A view states that the seven modes mean the seven points of distinction in which variations occur. Mostly they are grammatical variations which are commonly accepted in Arabic language.

The Most Accepted View

The Seven modes of recitation are seven ways of recitation which includes various modes of articulating certain phonemes differently. Those variants are referred to dialects  of Arabic tribes dominant at the time of the Messenger. Differences among those dialects reflect the different usage at the time of revelation, comprising variations in pronunciation and even minor differences in wording.  The method the Mushaf was copied encompassed all the seven modes through its scripts which were devoid of diacritics and dots. For example, the word fatabayyanu can also be pronounced fatathabatu in case we do not have dots.

 

Difference between Qira’at and Ahruf

Qira’ah means the recitation of something. They are various ways and manners of reciting the Qur’an that are in existence today. Each Qira’ah has its own rules of tajweed. Each qira’ah is named after the most prominent figure who was well known for it. The Companions received Ahruf from the Prophet, but Qir’at represents the paths of transmissions which were received by succeeding generation. For example, when we have one hadith from the Prophet it was narrated through three or more of his Companions and each companions conveyed it to three or four.

 

In this case, we should at least have 12 versions of the same hadith. This is the reason we assure that the ahruf are seven but Qira’at are more than  seven. Each reciter has his own narrators and sub-narrator.

 

Almighty Allah knows best.

 

Assalamoalaikum .I want to know weather dominos veg pizza is halal in india ??



Wa `alaykum As-Salamu wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh

In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Mercy-Giving

 

All praise is due to Allah. Peace and blessings be upon His Messenger Muhammad.

 

I do not live in India, but you fully describe the ingredients or refer us to a website, we can then issue a fatwa based on reliable information.

 

Almighty Allah knows best.

Assalam o Alaikum I want to ask that is attending marrige parties having music and dance etc is haram on the other if i don't go then may be my relative gets sad that i didn't accept his invitation and breaking relations with family is also haram so kindly tell me an authentic answer I'm so confused



Wa `alaykum As-Salamu wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh

 

In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Mercy-Giving

 

 All praise is due to Allah. Peace and blessings be upon His Messenger Muhammad.

 

If there is a conflict between a command of Allah and responding to people’s requests the command of Allah must take precedence.

 

Abdul-Wahhab bin Al-Ward narrated from a man among the inhabitants of Al-Madinah who said: “Mu`awiyah wrote a letter to `Aishah, that: ‘Write a letter to advise me, and do not overburden me.'” He said: “So `Aishah [may Allah be pleased with her] wrote to Mu`awiyah: ‘Peace be upon you. As for what follows: Indeed I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) saying: Whoever seeks Allah’s pleasure by the people’s wrath, Allah will suffice him from the people. And who ever seeks the people’s pleasure by Allah’s wrath, Allah will entrust him to the people. And Peace be upon you.'” (At-Trimidhi)

 

I suggest you go and congratulate them at the beginning of the party and then leave immediately after making a sincere advice for them. You can also visit them later and explain to them that it is prohibited and you cannot participate in haram. If they do not understand, you are not then blamed by the Shari`ah. It should not keep you away from maintaining your family relations with them in the future. May Allah bless you and make things easy for you.

 

 Almighty Allah knows best.

 

i am a muslim and i Alhamdulilah pray ... i also love a girl i left because having a relationship is haraam ... i do intend to marry her she knows i left her for islam ... i want to know that i use a pillow against my body to sleep and i kiss it too thinking bout her is this haraam ??



Wa `alaykum As-Salamu wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh

 

In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Mercy-Giving

 

All praise is due to Allah. Peace and blessings be upon His Messenger Muhammad.

 

Overindulgence of thinking about this girl is Ishq, which may lead you to further commit unlawful things. According to Ibn Al-Qayyim, ‘al-Ishq is an excessive love,  where by one fears for the person who is excessive in his love.’ (Madārij 3:30).

 

Shaykh ul-Islaam Ibn Taymeeyah (d.728 A.H.) -Rahimullaah-said: ‘Having Ishq for a woman [whom a person is not connected to] has so much corruption which no one can enumerate except the Lord of the worshippers.  It is from the illnesses which corrupt the Deen of the one who has this illness.  Then it can corrupt his intellect, and after that his body.’ (Fatawa 10:132).

 

Ishq obligates servitude of the heart to other than Allah, since the heart of the one who has Ishq worships the one whom he has Ishq for, rather ishq is the core of servitude, since it is complete humility and love and submission and regarding as great.

 

The treatment of Ishq has been deeply tackled by Ibn Al-Qayyim and Ibn Taymiyah. Ibn Qayyim aj-Jawzeeyah (d.751 A.H.) -Rahimullaah-said: ‘If Ishq occurs but not in a prohibited way, then a person is not blamed for it.  Like the one who has Ishq for his wife or his slave girl but then separates from her but Ishq for her remains and it does not separate from him, then this person is not blamed for it.

 

Likewise if the man took an unexpected glance but he turned away from looking, however, Ishq indeed had caught a hold of his heart involuntarily except that it is upon him to repel it and turn it away.’

 

Ibn Taymeeyah (d.728 A.H.) -Rahimullaah-said: ‘If he is tested with Ishq and desisted, and was patient then he is rewarded for his having Taqwa of Allah.  Since it is known with Sharia evidence that if a person desisted from prohibitions, looking at them, statements and actions, and he kept them secret and did not speak about them, so much so that there is no prohibited speech which is, either complaining to the creation, or doing an evil deed or fulfilling a request for the beloved one, and being patient upon obedience to Allah and keeping away from sinning against Allah.  Also being patient upon what is in his heart from the pain of Ishq just like an afflicted person is patient upon the pain of the affliction.  This is done by he who feared Allaah and had patience.

 

“Verily, he who fears Allah with obedience to Him (by abstaining from sins and evil deeds, and by performing righteous good deeds), and is patient, then surely, Allah makes not the reward of the Muhsinoon (good-doers) to be lost.” (Al-Anfal 12:90)

 

The way to recover from Ishq is to try to get married to this girl if you find her a suitable match for you with regard to her religion and moral behavior. If it is not possible you must be real and make sure that there is no way of returning back to her. You must also attempt to turn all your love to Allah alone. This can be attained by a number of steps such as engaging in du’aa that Allah purifies your heart of this disease, praying at night and keeping yourself busy with other beneficial activities. My advice to you is to keep making prayer in masjid at the first row for at least for a month. Just make it regularly at masjid. There is a strong relation between negligence of prayer and over indulgence in lusts and desires. Allah says in the Quran, “But there came after them successors who neglected prayer and pursued desires; so they are going to meet evil -” (Maryam 19:59)

 

Almighty Allah knows best.

 

Asalam I have a question regarding the context of which camels urine was allowed for drinking purposes as currently in india drinking cows urine is making all d highlights and this happening in islamic regime comes in to discussion .i would like to know was it allowed for dt point of time only ,what was the perspective of allowing all this, i being a medical doctor am not able to comprehend all this .thank u



Wa `alaykum As-Salamu wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh

 

In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Mercy-Giving

 

All praise is due to Allah. Peace and blessings be upon His Messenger Muhammad.

 

The ḥadῑth was narrated by Anas ibn Mālik (may Allāh be pleased with him). He described how a group of people from the tribe of ῾Ukl or ῾Uraynah arrived in Madῑnah. In the commentary of the ḥadῑth, Shaykh al-Islām Ibn Ḥajar al-῾Asqalāni, in his monumental Fatḥ al-Bāri, states that they embraced Islām, but fell very ill due to the climate, food and flu of Madῑnah. Ibn Ḥajar mentions that there is indication that when they arrived in Madῑnah, they were already ill. Their illness was extreme malnutrition and weakness. Their color had turned pale. They came to the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ and complained about their critical condition. He told them to go to a herd of milk camels that were kept in the plains outside Madῑnah and drink their urine and milk. In his commentary on Ṣaḥῑḥ Muslim, ῾Allāmah Mufti Muḥammad Taqi ῾Uthmāni mentions various narrations that state that the camels belonged to the Messenger of Allāh (peace be upon him), or that amongst the camels were some that belonged to the Messenger of Allāh (peace be upon him). Some narrations of the ḥadῑth state that the camels were of ṣadaqah. When these individuals went, and drank the urine and milk of the camels, they regained good health. They then killed the shepherd of the Messenger of Allāh and stole the camels. According to some narrations, they put on weight and regained strength.

Abu Ḥanῑfah, al-Shāfi῾i, Abu Yūsuf, Abu Thawr and many others argue that the Messenger of Allāh (peace be upon him) permitted them to drink the urine of camels due to necessity (at the time, and for those particular individuals). Therefore, this incident cannot be taken as evidence where such a necessity does not exist. There are many other instances in the Sharῑ῾ah when, due to necessity, an impermissible thing is allowed. For example, the wearing of silk is unlawful for men. It is permitted in the battlefield, due to certain skin conditions and extreme cold, when an alternative cannot be found.

 

The most satisfactory explanation for the incident of the people of ῾Uraynah is that the Messenger of Allāh (peace be upon him) knew through revelation that their cure lay in the drinking of camel urine. Using ḥarām substance as medical remedy is permissible when there is certainty of cure, in the absence of a ḥalāl alternative. For example, eating of a carcass when one fears death due to extreme hunger; drinking of wine due to extreme thirst or in order to clear food that is stuck in the throat, in the absence of anything else. Allāh Most High says,

Why should you not eat of (meats) on which Allah’s name has been pronounced, when He has explained to you in detail what is forbidden to you – except under compulsion of extreme necessity? (Al-An῾ām 6:119)

῾Allāmah Mufti Muḥammad Taqi ῾Uthmāni argues that the ḥadῑth of the people of ῾Uraynah was abrogated by later ḥadῑths, which established the filthiness of urine.

A third explanation for the ḥadῑth under discussion is that the command was to drink camel milk and snuff camel urine, while urine has been put in conjunction with milk by way of inclusion in expression [only]. […] This has been elaborated by Ibn Hishām in Mughni ‘l-Labῑb (2:193, 2:169, 1:32) in the beginning of the fifth chapter of the second volume.

However, scientific research proved the effectiveness of camel milk and urine in treatment of some diseases. You can download and read some of those researches at the following links:

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Julie_Summers/post/Scientific_research_articles_that_confirm_the_effectiveness_of_camel_milk_and_urine_in_the_treatment_of_cancer/attachment/59d63c0179197b8077998ff3/AS%3A413617867509760%401475625592322/download/article_31475_15d882484a9806747941b5e557123538.pdf

 

https://www.researchgate.net/post/Scientific_research_articles_that_confirm_the_effectiveness_of_camel_milk_and_urine_in_the_treatment_of_cancer

 

Almighty Allah knows best.

 

Assalamualaikum QUESTION: Afriend has a marital dilemma: During a heated argument with his spouse, in a fit of anger, he is unsure if he has actually uttered the TALAQ WORD to his wife a few years back. Anyway since that argument they are living separately since 3-4 years. Now they wish to get together by mutual CONSENT. My query as follows: 1) If instead of conventional TALAAQ where a woman has to marry another person and get TALAAQ before coming back to first wife, COULD the "Zihar" Principle be applied instead.(say by benefit of doubt if nothing else).And 2) if Zihar applicable what then would be ADEQUATE Equivalent COMPENSATION for same. a) "ZIHAR": In the pre-Islamic days this was looked upon as tantamount to the pronouncement of divorce, even of greater effect. NOTES: Pls refer to Holy Quran Sarah 58 "Al-Mujadilah" and see complete tafseer in following link. You may read abstract summary in NOTES below: - NOTE 1): Quran 58:3 (Pls see Meaning and translation of "Zihar" -NOTE 2): Highlighted 3 in blue in paragraph two. SURAH MUJADILAH TAFSEER: 58. Surah Al Mujadilah (The Pleading Woman) - Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi - Tafhim al-Qur'an - The Meaning of the Qur'an NOTES: NOTE 1): Quran 58:3 (Pls see Meaning and translation of "Zihar" line 7 (press highlighted 3 in blue or see below in next paragraph) Verses 1-4 tafseer as follows: Allah1 has indeed heard the words of the woman who is pleading with you concerning her husband and is making her complaint to Allah. Allah is hearing your mutual conversation.2 He is All-Hearing, All-Seeing. Those of you who put away their wives by zihar3 (should know that ) their wives are not their mothers. Their mothers are only those who gave them birth.4 They utter a monstrous thing and a lie.5 And Allah is All-Pardoning, All Forgiving.6 Those7 who pronounce zihar with regard to their wives, then wish to go back on what they had said,8 shall have to free a slave before the two touch each other. This you are advised to do,9 and Allah is well aware of whatever you do.10 And the one who does not find a slave, should fast two successive months before the two touch each other. And the one who is ' unable to do even this, should feed sixty needy ones.11 NOTE 2): Highlighted 3 in blue: 3Among the Arabs it often so happened that during a family quarrel, the husband in the heat of the moment would say to his wife: Ant-i alayya ka-zahr-i ammi which literally means: "You are for me as the back of my mother." But its real meaning is: "To have sexual relations with you would be like having sexual relations with my mother. " Such words are still uttered by the foolish people, who, as the result of a family quarrel, declare the wife to be like their mother, or sister, or daughter, and make her unlawful for themselves like the prohibited women. This is called zihar. Zahr in Arabic is metaphorically used for riding and mounting. Thus, the conveyance is called zahr, because man rides on its back. As this word was employed in order to make the wife unlawful the formula was termed 'zihar". In the pre-Islamic days this was looked upon as tantamount to the pronouncement of divorce, even of greater effect than that, for they took it to mean that the husband was not only severing his marital relations with his wife but was also declaring her to be unlawful for himself like his mother. On this very basis, the Arabs thought reunion could be possible after a divorce but it was impossible after zihar.



Wa `alaykum As-Salamu wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh

 

In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Mercy-Giving

  

All praise is due to Allah. Peace and blessings be upon His Messenger Muhammad.

 

Zihār is different from divorce. It used to be a form of divorce in the pre-Islamic period of heathendom, but Islam transformed it to a new concept. It is an insult proffered by a husband upon his wife which likens the wife to some prohibited female relation of his, and exposes the husband to divorce.

 

In case the husband intends to keep his wife, he must pay an expiation which is shown in Surat Al-Mujadalah. His intention to keep his wife is discerned by not divorcing her and keeping her even if for a second upon the pronouncement of zihar.

 

However, the case of your friend is a case of divorce. But if he is doubt whether he divorced or not, such a divorce is not effective.

 

This is based on the legal maxim that certainty cannot be overruled by doubt. It was narrated that Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri said: “The Prophet was asked about doubts (concerning ablution) during prayer. He said: ‘he should not leave until he hears a sound or detects an odor.'” The default status is that both are married. This is proved in certainty. This case of certainty cannot be overruled by just doubt. It can only overruled by certainty, i.e. both parties or one of them makes sure that the husband pronounced divorce.

Almighty Allah knows best.

 

Assalamu Alaikum. I'm a newly married. My husband told me that he would like to watch me masturbating myself in bed. He said he loves to watch it sometimes as a part of foreplay and sometimes not. I have read masturbation is haram. I've also read that, between a married couple everything is halal except for sex during menstruation and fasting and anal sex. Therefore I'm confused whether this is permissible or not. I'm so concerned about not meeting my husband's needs since it will draw me to hell unless it's against the islam. Kindly guide me



Wa `alaykum As-Salamu wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh

 

In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Mercy-Giving

 

All praise is due to Allah. Peace and blessings be upon His Messenger Muhammad.

I think there is no problem. Allah says what means, “And they who guard their private parts. Except from their wives or those their right hands possess, for indeed, they will not be blamed – But whoever seeks beyond that, then those are the transgressors.” (Al-Mu;minin 23:5-7)

 

Almighty Allah knows best.

Assalamu alaikum. Me and my husband had argument, and the while of the argument I said to him: divorce me! He answered: okei, I divorce u. we didn’t talk a few days and then I ask him to take me back. He said: I take u back, I didn’t even wanted to divorce. Does that divorce counted as one talaaq?



Wa `alaykum As-Salamu wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh

 

In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Mercy-Giving

 

All praise is due to Allah. Peace and blessings be upon His Messenger Muhammad.

 

 

It is counted as divorce. This is based on the report of Abu Hurairah who reported the Prophet (peace be upon him) saying, “There are three things which, whether undertaken seriously or in jest, are treated as serious: Marriage, divorce and taking back a wife (after a divorce which is not final) (Abu Dawud)

 

 

Almighty Allah knows best.

salaam-alaikum. I committed zina during ramadan, I'm not financially ok to feed 60 people or fast for 60days.. what else can I do



Wa `alaykum As-Salamu wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh

 

In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Mercy-Giving

 

All praise is due to Allah. Peace and blessings be upon His Messenger Muhammad.

 

 

Committing adultery is one of the grave sins which is promised evil consequences in this life and the hereafter, but Allah forgives all sins including adultery. He said in the Quran, “Say, O My servants who have transgressed against themselves [by sinning], do not despair of the mercy of Allah. Indeed, Allah forgives all sins. Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful.” (Az-Zumar 39:53)

 

Before thinking of expiation, you must seek the forgiveness of Allah. On how should you seek forgiveness from Allah, you have to make a since repentance. First, your repentance should be meant for the pleasure of Allah. It should not be intended for showing off.

 

Second,  you must express remorse for the sin you have committed.

 

Third, you must give up this sin.

 

Fourth, you must have a strong resolute not to make this sin again.

 

Moreover, you must increase of your righteous and good deeds especially praying in congregation at mosques doing other deeds that draw you closer to Allah. You must also close all cracks and avenues that may give room for the Shaytan such as mingling with women or talking to them without a legal reason.

 

For expiation, it is due on you if you broke your fasting by making intercourse. If you were not fasting when did zina, you do not have to make the expiation. Moreover, if you were fasting, but you do not have the ability to fast for two consecutive months and do not enough money to feed sixty persons, it will remain as a debt until you are able. If you are not able at all, it is dropped.

 

This is based on report of Abu Hurairah who said: A man came to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and said, “I had sexual intercourse with my wife on Ramadan (while fasting).” The Prophet (peace be upon him) asked him, “Can you afford to manumit a slave?” He replied in the negative. The Prophet (peace be upon him)  asked him, “Can you fast for two successive months?” He replied in the negative. He asked him, “Can you afford to feed sixty poor persons?” He replied in the negative. (Abu Huraira added): Then a basket full of dates was brought to the Prophet (peace be upon him)  and he said (to that man), “Feed (poor people) with this by way of atonement.” He said, “(Should I feed it) to poorer people than we? There is no poorer house than ours between its (Medina’s) mountains.” The Prophet (peace be upon him)  said, “Then feed your family with it.”

 

Almighty Allah knows best.

 

Over the past few years a phenomena has risen where I live. People from various countries come on a visit visa (especially during Ramadan) to beg, they will catch you up in parking lots or alleyways with the usual excuses such as, they need money for a flight back home or they need money to cover the expenses for their stay until they get a job. News outlets often report authorities cracking down on these beggar gangs and confiscating hundreds of thousands from them, which they earn by begging. The authorities often issue warnings and have imposed hefty fines on people who encourage such activities by giving them money. As per the sunnah of the Prophet (P.B.U.H) people should not turn away anyone who asks them for anything, often Prophet (P.B.U.H) gave to people whom he knew didn't really needed help and it is said Allah closes the doors of risq to the person who do not share their wealth. In light of the situation, should I listen to the authorities or should I still entertain these people even if I know most of these people might be career beggars?



In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Mercy-Giving

 

All praise is due to Allah. Peace and blessings be upon His Messenger Muhammad.

 

It is not permissible to give charity to one who is able to work or is rich. This is based on the report of Qabīṣah b. Al-Mukhāriq Qabisah bin Mukhariq Al-Hilali who narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: “Asking for (the money of) Zakah, is justified only for the following three: first, a man who is in debt: it is then permissible for him to receive [Zakah] until his difficulty is resolved; second, a man who was struck by calamity, which destroyed his holdings, which also makes it permissible for him to receive [Zakah] until he is in a position to earn his own living; and third, a man who has been reduced to poverty and three persons of caliber from among his people testify to his desperate circumstances.

 

Such will receive until he finds a means of support for himself. Other than these cases, O Qabisah, it is considered as taking suht (unlawful or haram earnings), and the person receiving it (this Zakah) will be consuming forbidden (unlawful) holdings.” Related by Muslim, Abu Dawud, Ibn Khuzaimah and Ibn Hibban.

 

Based on this hadith, these are the only cases where one can ask for help. Otherwise, it is prohibited.

For the case of street baggers, it has been proved that most of the are professional in soliciting help and manipulating people. The majority of them are rich. You need to exert your effort in guessing whether such a person is true or not. In case you make sure he/she is in need for help you can give him/her. If it is later proved that he is rich, your still have the reward.

Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: “A man (from amongst the people before you) said: ‘Indeed! I will give in charity.’ So he took his Sadaqah out and placed it in a thief’s hand.

 

In the morning the people were talking (about this incident) and saying: ‘Sadaqah was given to a thief last night.’ The man said: ‘O Allah! Praise be to You. I have given Sadaqah to a thief. Indeed, I will give in charity!’ So he took his Sadaqah out and he placed it in a prostitute’s hand.

 

In the morning the people were talking (about this incident) and saying: ‘Sadaqah was given to a prostitute last night.’ On hearing this, the man said: ‘Praise be to You, O Allah! I gave Sadaqah to a prostitute. Indeed, I will give in charity!’ So he took his Sadaqah out and placed it in a rich man’s hand. In the morning the people were talking (about this incident) and saying: ‘Sadaqah was given to a rich man last night.’ The man said: ‘O Allah! Praise be to You (for helping me) give charity to a thief, a prostitute and a rich man.’ Then he had a dream in which he was told that his Sadaqah to the thief might result in his refraining from his theft, his Sadaqah to the prostitute might help her abstain from her immorality, and his Sadaqah to the rich man might help him pay heed and spend from what Allah had bestowed upon him.” (Al-Bukhari)

 

Almighty Allah knows best.

Assalaam Alaykum I have recently had my marriage ended by fasq. I applied for a khulla. I haven't received the confirmation yet. I wanted to know what is the iddat period. I have read two opinions 1 menstrual cycle as the wife of thabit ibn qays did 3 menstrual cycles as the hanfi madhab Which should I do. I have young kids who I take to school and I am studying an alima course. I also spend time with my mum who is alone. Apart from that I don't socialize very much.



Wa `alaykum As-Salamu wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh

In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Mercy-Giving

All praise is due to Allah. Peace and blessings be upon His Messenger Muhammad.

 

The preferred view is to have one menstrual cycle. This is based on the report of Ar-Rubayyi bint Mu`awwidh bin Al-Afra who narrated that she got a Khul` during the time of the Prophet. So the Prophet ordered her – or: she was ordered – that she observe an Iddah of a menstruation.” (At-Trimidhi: 1185; Abu Dawud: 2229 ; An-Nas’i: 3394).

 

Almighty Allah knows best.

Assalamu Alyekum... Using beer shampoo for washng hairs is permissible???



Wa `alaykum As-Salamu wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh

 

In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Mercy-Giving

 

All praise is due to Allah. Peace and blessings be upon His Messenger Muhammad.

 

The massive majority of Muslim scholars including the four imam of the four schools of Islamic law are of the opinion that alcohol is impure.

 

They based their view on Quran 5:90, where alcohol has been set equal to “defilement (rijs)” which is najis according (6:145).

 

Some scholars have said that alcohol is not najis. Among those who consider it tahir are Sheikh ibn Uthaymeen, Imam a-Shawkani, Imam as-San`ani, Imam al-Muzni (the student of Imam a-Shafi`i) and Imam al-Laith ibn Sa`ad.

 

They maintained that it is only morally najis. There is a rule saying: any najis is haram, but not everything which is haram is najis.” So alcohol is haram and not najis until there’s a strong evidence for that.

 

They also used the fact that Muslims have spilled it on the roads and markets when it was prohibited (see for example here) without cleaning the Jars etc. Afterwards, so if it was najis they wouldn’t have spilled it on the roads as one could conclude from this hadith.

 

And they also added some comments on the evidences of their “opponents” saying that in verse (5:90) the defilement is not physical because it was compared to gambling, sacrificing on stone alters to other than Allah and divining arrows.

 

My view is that using those perfumes of shampoo for washing is permissible, though I personally do not use it.

 

Almighty Allah knows best.