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Live Fatwa (General Session)

Dr. Muhammad Salama
12 September, 2017

Dear Brothers/Sisters, Thank you very much for joining us in this Live Fatwa session. We would like also to thank our guest, Dr. Muhammad Salama, for answering the questions directed to him. You will find the answers of your questions below.

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AssalamuAlaikum, I recently was advise by a scholar that when I return my dowry and ask for my divorce that when my husband took back the dowry that my divorce took place. Does the idaah take effect from the date of which he took back the dowry or the time at which it was confirmed by the scholar. Please advise and also if the idaah for khula is 3 months or 1 month. I thank you for your time and May Allah reward you for your help and wisdom shared.



Wa-`alaykum as-salam wa Rarahmatullah 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 Prophet Muhammad.

 

Taking the dowry back by the husband is only a part of the khul` process. For khul` to be effective, your separation from your husband has to be expressed verbally or in a written form either by your husband or by a judicial decision.  The `iddah follows this expression and begins as a consequence.

 

Scholars have differed over whether kul` is a kind of talaq (divorce) or a kind of faskh (revocation of the contract). Those who regard kul` as a kind of talaq maintain that the separating wife thus has to observe three menstrual periods (or three months if she sees no menstruation) as her iddah.

 

On the other hand, those who regard khul` as a kind of faskh maintain that the separating wife has to observe only one menstrual period (or one month if she sees no menstruation) as her iddah.

 

This opinion is supported by an authentic narration on the authority of Ibn `Abbas that Thabit ibn Qays’s wife asked for khul` during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and that he commanded her to observe one menstrual period as her iddah.

 

In another narration, a woman known as al-Rubayyi` bint Mu`awwidh said that she asked for khul` during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and that he commanded her to observe one menstrual period as her iddah.

 

Therefore, this second opinion sounds more preponderant.

 

Allah Almighty knows best.

Assalamualaikum. Most of the TV shows & movies now-a-days contain many women characters. Generally these women do not wear hijab. Even Muslim women in this shows do not wear hijab. Now I know that I can't watch nude or indecently dressed women. But what about the shows which contain women with decent dressups, like those on the news channel? Nobody watches them & feels sexual urge in my view. Jazakallahukhairan.



Wa-`alaykum as-salam wa Rarahmatullah 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 Prophet Muhammad.

 

Muslims are prohibited to gaze at women as explicitly declared in the Qur’an and the Sunnah. Allah Almighty says what means, “Say [also] to the believing men, [O Prophet,] that they should lower their gaze [from women that are forbidden to them] and safeguard [the chastity of] their secret parts. That is most pure for them. Indeed, Allah is all-aware of all that they do.” (An-Nur 24:30)

 

The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) even declared that “The two eyes commit zina and this is done by gazing [at women]”, considering such gazing as a degree of or a step to zina.

 

Therefore, it is not permissible to gaze at women, be they or the street or on TVs, as there is no necessity, need, or excuse justifying it.

 

Allah Almighty knows best.

Assalamualikum Is zakat due on women's jewelry?



Wa-`alaykum as-salam wa Rarahmatullah 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 Prophet Muhammad.

 

If jewelry is used as commodity in trade, the due Zakah is 2.5% at the end of every lunar year starting from the time of possessing the due nisab (the minimum amount of property required for the obligation Zakah).

 

If jewelry is only used as adornment in a permissible way and is made of gold or silver, the obligation of Zakah in this case is controversial.

 

The majority of scholars do not consider Zakah obligatory in this case, while another group of scholars considers it obligatory.

 

The debate over this issue is a cogent one on both sides, as both provide strong textual and rational arguments.

 

As Zakah is an act of worship, one may prefer to be on the safe side by giving out Zakah hoping for Allah’s reward and blessings.

  

Allah Almighty knows best.

Salaam,I married a non muslim I know it's wrong,I m trying to get a divorce both of us have agreed to the divorce but he always keep putting it of,we don't share a married life ,if I leave the house he wouldn't give me the divorce I know and in future I wish to remarry InshaAllah,can I leave and get married without the divorce .Shukrun.



Wa-`alaykum as-salam wa Rarahmatullah 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 Prophet Muhammad.

 

It is not clear from the question whether you were Muslim or non-Muslim when you got married to him. So, we need to deal with both cases:

 

If you were Muslim, your marriage contract was primarily invalid from the Shari`ah point of view which means that you have never been a husband and wife at all.

 

If you were non-Muslim when you got married to him, then, from the time you have converted to Islam, he has become unlawful for you as a husband.  Allah Almighty says what means, “O you who believe! When believing women come to you as emigrants, test their [sincerity]- and it is Allah [alone] who knows best about their faith. Thus if you find them to be believing women, then do not return them to the disbelievers.  They are not lawful [wives] for them. Nor are [the disbelievers] lawful [husbands] for them.“ (Al-Mumtahanah 60:10)

 

Based on this clear injunction, Muslim scholars unanimously maintain that a Muslim woman must be separated from her non-Muslim husband. If the husband accepts Islam during her waiting period, they may continue their marital life; but if he refuses to accept Islam, she may marry a Muslim man after the end of her waiting period.

 

In both cases, it is obvious that there is no need for divorce on the part of the non-Muslim man from the Shari`ah point of view but I wonder if laws in your country require this. If so, you may consult a lawyer or refer to the nearest Islamic centre to settle the issue.

 

  Allah Almighty knows best.

Assalamu'alaykum. I am a student and living in a rent house with my parents. Every two days or so, we go back to our home which is around 20 km. We go home as soon as my father finished working (usually at 5-6 pm). We usually use the highway and by the time we come home, it's already isha. So my mother and I would combine prayers. Is this allowed? Also, can we combine prayers because of an event? One day there was a theatre that I attend and it ends after asr. So I combined dhuhr and asr. Is that allowed? Jazakallah.



Wa-`alaykum as-salam wa Rarahmatullah 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 Prophet Muhammad.

 

In principle, the five daily Prayers have to be observed in their respective timings. Allah Almighty says what means “Indeed, the Prayer is [a] prescribed [obligation] for the believers at the [well-known] appointed times“ (An-Nisaa’ 4:103) and “ So woe to all those who pray- [that is,] those who are unmindful about their Prayers.” (Al-Ma`un 107:4-5)

 

Hence, scholars are in agreement that delaying any Prayer beyond its due time is an enormous sin.

 

On the other hand, combining Prayers (i.e. Maghrib and `Isha together and Zhuhr and `Asr together) is a license that a Muslim may enjoy only at times of need, as maintained by a group of scholars.

 

Regarding your journey back to home, if Maghrib time begins before you start the journey, you have to pray Maghrib first. If it begins after you set out the journey and there is a chance to stop somewhere to pray Maghrib, then you have to do so. If there is no chance to stop in your way and you expect to reach your destination after `Isha, then you may intend to combine Maghrib and `Isha after you reach there.

 

Of course, attending at theaters (or the like events) is not an excuse to combine Prayers. Here we suppose that the event itself is permissible; otherwise, the very attendance becomes impermissible.

 

Allah Almighty knows best.

In our state there is a belief that the animal which was sacrificed will help us to cross the sirathulmusthaqeen bridge. Is there any hadees (at least weak or fabricated) regarding this?



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

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

 

There is a report attributed to Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) in which he exhorts Muslims to choose corpulent sacrificial animals because they shall be their mounts of the Sirat Bridge in the Hereafter. But this report has a very weak chain of narrators as explained by Imam Ibn Hajar and Imam al-Sakhawi.

 

Almighty Allah knows best.

 

I have performed hajj. Now I'll go to Madina and will come back to Makkah before leaving for my country. Do I have to perform the farewell tawaf now or can I do the tawaf after coming back to Makkah before leaving for my country?



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

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

 

Ibn `Abbas reported that people (after performing Hajj rituals) started to go all directions, whereupon the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “No one of you shall depart until the last thing he does is to go around the Sacred House.” (Muslim)

 

This hadith supports the opinion adopted by a group of scholars that Farewell Tawaf is obligatory and missing it requires an offering of sacrifice as redemption.

 

Thus, whenever one is about to leave Mecca after Hajj, he/she has to perform farewell tawaf. If one needs to leave Mecca for some reason with the intention of coming back to perform farewell tawaf, still he/she has to perform farewell tawaf first. If he/she departs without performing farewell tawaf and then comes back to perform it, this may remit the redemption.

 

Almighty Allah knows best.

Assalamualaicoum. I am 24 y.o. and I can't have children for some medical reasons. I do not want to get married. Does Islam encourage that a woman dies a virgin, pure and untouched by a man? Thank you.



Wa-alaykum as-salam wa Rarahmatullah 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 Prophet Muhammad.

 

Islam encourages its followers to lead a life of total submission and obedience to Allah.  This is the life that leads to salvation and Paradise. Being married or virgin makes no difference. Marriage, of course, is exhorted to by Islam in order to achieve sublime goals for the benefit of both the individuals and the community. But if one has problems or medical reasons that prevent him/her from marriage, still he/she can lead such a righteous life.

 

The Qur’an has set Marry, the Virgin, as an example for believers because of her chastity and devoutness: “Moreover, there is Mary,  daughter of Imran, who [estimably] safeguarded her chastity.  Then We breathed into her [womb] of Our [life-giving] spirit. For she confirmed the [revealed] words of her Lord and His [Heavenly] Books. Indeed, she was ever of those who are devoutly obedient.” (At-Tahrim 66:12)

 

So, sister, you should take Lady Mary as your role model and follow her example to meet her in the Paradise.

 

May Allah help and protect you.

 

Almighty Allah knows best.