Fiqh Q&A

Q: Is it allowed for a sister to pray bare foot at home if she is with her husband and children?

2008-08-04T12:27:00.001+03:00

Yes, according to Abu Ĥaniifah, the woman's foot below the ankle is not part of the ˆawrah.

Questions on married life

2007-10-19T20:12:00.002+03:00

Question : When a person taking a bath, should he protect his ˆawrah (knee to navel) or not? - by wearing say short or underwear? For the shyness of Allah, and also some said for avoid jinns harm? Answer: Scholars say it is Makruuh to take a bath with the ˆawrah uncovered. With regards to the harm of jinn, the Prophet Mohammad said if some one say "bismillaah" before taking off his clothes this

Nikah done over the phone

2007-10-13T23:28:00.001+03:00

Question: Nearly 2 years ago, I met someone over the internet and fall madly in love with him. I am now 19. In January this year, we decided to get our nikkah done over the phone. His big sister was a witness on his side, and My 15 year old brother along with my 13 year old sister. We both said "i * * accept you * * in front of these witness and in front of Allah subana thala as my wife/husband"

Re: eating meat from non-muslim supermarkets slaughtered in a non-islamic way

2007-10-10T22:46:00.001+03:00

Question:1.Is it halal to eat the meat (like chicken, cow , goath, etc and products that contain these meats) from non-muslim supermarkets slaughtered in a non-islamic way (without basmala) ? Meat that has not been slaughtered islamically cannot be eaten, even in small amounts. To do so is an enormous sin. Saying bismillaah does not not change this.Question: 2.Is it halal to eat fish from those

Modality of 4 Rakat Sunnat Ghair Mokkada

2007-10-07T00:57:00.001+03:00

Question: This question relates to a 4 Rakat Sunnat Ghair Mokkada. I have seenmany poeple who do not recite durood (At Tahiyyatu and Allahumma Salliand Allahumma Barik) in the second rakat of Sunnat Ghair Mokkada. They perform the Sunnat Ghair - Mokkada just like the they perform theMokkada Sunnat. Following is the way I was told to do it. Could youtell me if i am doing it correctly?Rakat 1 -

Marital relations

2007-10-05T01:12:00.001+03:00

Question: If you say talaq 3 times consecutively (within 5 seconds) to your wife, can you go back to her during her Hada period?Answer: No, these are three divorces, you cannot even marry her again until she has been married to another person and had intercourse in that marriage. Question: Is oral sex between a husband and wife allowed in Islam?Answer: Only if one can avoid swallowing the fluids

Reciting in the 3rd and 4th rakˆah

2007-10-04T18:41:00.001+03:00

Question: do we recite a suat after surat fateh in the 3rd and 4th rakat of farz namaz?Many thanks in anticipation.Answer: No, you only recite Al-Faatiĥah in the 3rd and 4th rakˆah of farđ (obligatory) prayers. In other prayers, such as witr or sunnah prayers, you add a suurah.

Ghusl and fasting

2007-10-02T08:52:00.001+03:00

Question: in ramadan after intercourse a person can have fast bt the thing which confuses me is after having fast when it is necessary to take bath as i know it is as early as possible bt a frend otherwise our fast is not right a frend of mine arguing with me that it is not necessary to take bath as early as possible as if we did'nt have the bath till aftari then our fast remaind the day bt i

Re: Fiqh Question

2007-09-30T10:11:00.001+03:00

Question: My question is in regards to alcohol in foods according to the Hanafi madhhab. Recently, my mother purchased a chocolate brownie cake which contained ehtyl alcohol and propylene glycol. I was wondering if it would be permissible to consume since the cake has been baked. Or if it's haram regardless. Answer: It is forbidden to eat this cake.

Questions on ţahaarah, prayer and covering the ˆawrah

2007-08-29T10:16:00.001+03:00

1- What's the ruling for eating halal food in plates / bowls/ pots used for cooking haram food in there?Ĥanafiy Answer: They have to be cleaned in flowing water until all traces of najis filth are gone. If they have been washed in the kitchen sink, run some water from the tap over them before using them. If they have been cleaned in a dishwasher, then that should be sufficient if the water is

Marriage without witnesses

2007-08-26T09:40:00.001+03:00

Question:In hanafi fiqh; without witness does defective nikkah exist and if it exists can couple re marry or do nikkah again after the seperation in defective nikkah?Answer:There is no marriage contract without witnesses.

Zakaat on money

2007-08-26T09:35:00.001+03:00

Question:I invested 1000$ on 1st of Muharram of a year, on the 1st of Ramadan of the same year I got profit of 20$ from that 1000$, so what would be my calculation of jakah on the next year of 1st Muharram, on the basis of 1000$ or 1020$? Answer:You need to sum up all the cash and properties intended for trade you have minus any outstanding debts. The sum of this is the basis for Zakaat. It does

Re: al Makki

2007-08-23T10:06:00.001+03:00

Question: Are Ibn Hajar Al Makki and Ibn Hajar Haythami al Makki and al Haythami (author of Majma al Zawaid) the same person? And all three Shafis? Answer: Ibn Hajar Al Makki and Ibn Hajar Haytamy are the same person, and it is Haytamiy, not Haythamiy. The other person is Nuuru-d-Diin Al-Haythamiy and is a different person. Both are Shaafiˆiys.

Ĥadiitħ of the blind man, how did the majority interpratate it?

2007-07-19T15:30:00.001+03:00

Question: Please tell me how (commentators of Hadith) have interpretated this Hadith; THE HADITH OF THE BLIND MAN حدثنا محمود بن غيلان حدثنا عثمان بن عمر حدثنا شعبة عن أبي جعفر عن عمارة بن خزيمة بن ثابت عن عثمان بن حنيف أن رجلا ضرير البصر أتى النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال ادع الله أن يعافيني قال إن شئت دعوت وإن شئت صبرت فهو خير لك قال فادعه قال فأمره أن يتوضأ فيحسن وضوءه

Medical Insurance

2007-07-19T14:08:00.001+03:00

Question: I am a convert to Islam. I want to know what is the ruling in Islam with regards to going for Medical Insurance. Please clarify. Answer: Assalaamu^alaykum, I am glad to hear that you have taken this step and embraced Islam. I myself converted to Islam years ago. One of the basic beliefs of Muslims is that Allaah is the Creator of everything, including benefit and harm. This is

Wiping the neck

2007-06-30T23:07:00.001+03:00

Question: I found the follwing in a article (please tell me whether its true or not what is said in the sources): Wiping the neck during Wudhu is another Bidah As evidence we have relied on the following Sunni works: 1. Fathul Qadeer, Sharh Hidaya Volume 1 page 31, Dhikr Wudhu 2. au Jaza al Masalik fee Sharh Muwatta Imam Malik Volume 1 page 34 3. Fatawa Qadhi Khan Volume 1 page 17 Dhikr

Re: [fiqh-hanafi:1] halal and haram

2007-04-29T19:39:00.001+03:00

Question: Although the scholars in their majority have said that seafood is allowed as long as it is considered fish, there is a difference of opinion regarding prawns, shrimps etc. I have been approached by a person who said that hanafis are not allowed to eat prawns. is this true? Answer:Some scholars considered all seafood halal, since it is mentioned in Qur'aan that the sea's harvest is halal

Re: [fiqh-hanafi:2] Using Fragrance in Ahraam and Halaq in Jeddah

2007-04-25T09:57:00.001+03:00

Question: 1. A person used Fragrance (perfume) on his Ahraam for ^Umrah. But later (after coming back from ^Umrah), learnt that it is forbidden to use perfume once in Ahraam. What he should do now?Answer: He must slaughter a sheep for each separate time he put perfume while in iĥraam. The slaughtering must be made in the Haram area in Makkah, by the person himself, or someone he has

Re: Islam Q

2007-04-12T09:06:00.001+03:00

Question:I was wondering what is the ruling on someone who leaves the Salat? What I'm curious about is that I know many Muslims, including family who have Imaan and are Muslim, believe in Allah, but they never observe the salat. They wouldn't be considered kaffirs, would they? Answer:It is not blasphemy if they believe it is a duty. However, if they scoff at it or make fun of it, or shows

Witr questions

2007-04-08T07:56:00.001+03:00

Question: : 1. A brother told me that we must recite the last three Suurah of the Qur'aan: Al-Ikħlaaş, Al-Falaq, Al-Naas in the 3th rakˆah of Witr, Does this have an origin? 2. Also this brother told me that after the Takbiir for Qunuuţ in the 3th rakˆahs of Witr we must not fold hands but raise them like in duˆaa' and leave them them like that for the duration of the Qunuuţ duˆaa'. He told

Re: non verbally dua

2007-03-20T11:51:00.001+03:00

Question: Is it aloud to make the duaa made in various timings (like after salat and other times both with raised hands and without) non verbally i.e. formulating the wished dua (or the authentic duaas from quran and hadith) in ones hearth and saying it in mind and not saying it with tongue. And is this also aloud inside salah (like reading the duaas in tashahhud, sajdah etc)Answer: You

Re: Al-Hadiyya al-alaiyya

2007-03-14T07:26:00.001+03:00

Question: what kind book is Al-Hadiyya al-alaiyya of Ibn Abidin son Allaaddin. Is it a book with proofs or only a manual of verdicts? Answer:It is a textbook for children in fiqh. Its focus is on verdicts.

Re: position of the fingers

2007-02-08T20:29:00.001+03:00

Question: I ask this because i some different pratices; The first practice i noticed by many people is that: They raise their indexfinger at ''LAA'' and drop it at ''ILL ALLAH" without making a circle. The second practice which i saw some people do is that: On reaching the Shahadah (allaa) they form a circle with the thumb and middle finger and lift the index finger of the right

Re: saying: Bi hurmati

2007-02-07T10:01:00.001+03:00

Question:Is it aloud to say in duaa: "by the sanctity/honor of so-and-so in Your presence" (bi-hurmati / bi-jàhi fulàn). Like saying ''Bi hurmati nabiyyina Muhammad'' or ''Bi hurmati al Quran'' Are these wording allowed in duaa, please clarify whether these words are proven from hadeeth.Answer:It is not allowed to say that someone is in Allah's presence. Presence is a word

Re: sifat question

2007-02-06T22:17:00.001+03:00

Question: Some Ash'aris like Ibn Khafif attribute a Yad to Allah. He says in al-Aqida al-Sahiha: I agree that they did not intend by it the literal meaning in the sense of limb that comes first to mind.But, if some word is mentioned mudaaf to Allah it is not necessarily an attribute and the reason we know this is because of its meaning. Like the case of Naaqat Allah which we say is not an

Re: sunnah prayers related to jumuah prayer.

2007-01-29T08:05:00.001+03:00

Question: I thought always that there are 4 rakats sunnah before and 4 rakats sunnah after the Jumuah prayer. Now recently a brother said to me that we must pray 6 rakat sunnah prayer after JumuahAnswer: 6 rakaat is the saying of Abu Yusuf, not Abu Hanifa. Question:It is the practice of many people to pray after the 4 rakat sunnah of jumuah, the zuhr-i ahir prayer (that days zuhr) as a

A woman who is giving breast milk to her baby, does she need to fast?

2007-01-22T14:24:00.000+03:00

Question:A woman who is giving breast milk to her baby, does she need to fast? Answer:If she seriously fears for herself or the baby, she can break fast and make it up later.

Re: tasbihat, dhikr and dua after fard or sunnah?

2007-01-21T19:27:00.001+03:00

Question: When do i need to read my after salah supplications and invocations in the case when there is a established sunnah prayer after the fard prayer to be prayed like in the case of salatul maghrib? Do i need to read those supplications and invocations after the 3 rakat fard, or after completing the whole magrib prayer (i.e. after the 2 rakat sunnah muakkadah of magrib)? Someone

Re: the word sayyiduna

2007-01-21T17:53:00.001+03:00

Question: I wanted to ask whether the word ''sayyiduna'' has come through hadeeths of durood.As i see many duroods with this word.Would it be a innovation to add such a word even the meaning is good? Answer: You can name the Prophet -may Allaah raise his rank, because he called his grandchild "Sayyid".

Re: dua not from sunnah

2007-01-21T17:44:00.001+03:00

Question:I found this answer on reciting a duaa which is not narrated from sunnah; We should point out here that many of those whose needs are met when they call upon Allaah (du'aa') or recite such verses, have their needs met because of the humility and need for Allaah that they feel in their hearts, and their sincere turning to Him, not because of the du'aa' that they recited or the du'aa'

Weak hadeeth on 4 rak^aat before Jumu^ah Prayer

2007-01-17T14:28:00.001+03:00

Question:I Heard that this hadeeth is extremely weak, and that Nawawi in Hulasa said that 4 weak narrators where together in this hadeeth: Atiyya: Weak bij conencus Hadjjaas Mudalhis, Muabbashir bin Ubayd: Liars Bakiyya Ibn Walid: A Mudallis Abdullah Ibn Abbas (Allah have mercy on him), related that, 'The Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) used to pray four rakats

Re: imam changing place afer fard prayer

2007-01-14T10:16:00.001+03:00

Question: Must the imam change place after the fard prayer if he wants to pray the sunnah? Please give dalil Answer:It is Makruuh for him to pray in the same place, because the Prophet ordered to move a little from the place of the Fard. This is more important for the Imam to avoid confusion as to what prayer he is in, but also encouraged for followers.

Re: prayer beads

2007-01-14T10:12:00.001+03:00

Question: Shouldn't we avoid the use prayer beads as the Christians also use a similar prayer beads in the church? Answer:No, because great early Muslims also used them. It is mentioned in hadith that a companion used pebbles to count remembrances in front of the Prophet, and he did not forbid it. It is therefore not counted as imitating Christians.

Re: photos

2007-01-10T20:42:00.001+03:00

Question: Is taking photos with a camera haraam or allowed?Answer: The Hanafi scholars in Damascus allow photography, unlike painting or drawing images of live beings.

Regarding the Attributes of Allah

2007-01-08T14:53:00.001+03:00

A Faqir asked:shaikh, one of the most common attacks of the pseudo-salafis upon the ash'aris in the West is that they say ash'aris are mu'attila because they affirm only some attributes and reject others which does not agree with their intellect. they say that if we can accept 'as-sam' and 'al-basar' as "literal" attributes of Allah's Essence bila kayf then what is stopping us from accepting

Re: masah over socks

2006-12-25T17:51:00.001+03:00

Question: What is the proof that socks allowed for wiping must be solid enough stand by themselves without support, up to the level above the ancle, if left on the floor like shoes?Answer : What is the proof that they don't? This is the real question. The original order of the Quran is that the feet must be washed. Then it was established that wiping the khuff is allowed by narrations from some

Interpretation of words refering to Allah's attributes

2006-12-25T09:45:00.001+03:00

Question: According to the translator of Fiqh al Akbar, Imam Abu Hanifa writes this passage (Abu Adam: beware that the translation below is weak and dangerously misleading. It is not allowed to translate literally the words refering to Allah's attributes in Arabic that are not obvious in meaning, such as translating "yad" as "hand", etc. This is because the apparent meaning of "hand" is a limb,

Re: masah over socks

2006-12-24T07:52:00.001+03:00

Question: Is it according to Abu Hanifa and his 2 students Abu Yusuf and Imam Muhammad permissible and valid to wipe over socks (whether they are leather or other material) if they are such that they dont absorb the water? ("absorb" here refers to "immediate absorption") I this is the case: If i have cotton socks and when i do masah over them the water doesnt reach my feetskin immidiatly then is

Re: 60 days fasting

2006-10-08T14:29:00.000+03:00

Question: What is the proof from Quran or Hadeeth that one must fast 60 days kaffarah if one breaks his fasting? I heard a Imam on TV say that there is no proof from Quran or Hadeeth to support this. Answer: The atonement is due if the breech of the fast was complete without any mitigating circumstances. In support of this, Al-Bukhaariy related what means that a man came to Prophet Muhammad

Posision of Hands in Qnut

2006-10-05T08:53:00.000+03:00

Question: In the takbir for qunut in witr it is said one should raise his hands in themanner as raising for dua (thus not like when starting prayer) and reading in this position the qunut.(keeping the hands raised) Is this correct? Answer: In the Hanafi school one puts one's hands during qunut as one does when reading faatihah: Righ over left below the navel.

Re: the rakaat of nafila

2006-10-05T08:49:00.000+03:00

Question: According to Abu Hanifa how many rakat nafila can you pray with one taslim?Answer: It is makruuh to pray more than 4 rak^ahs with one tasliim.

Re: Bravenet Form Processor Fiqh Q&A

2006-10-03T09:03:00.000+03:00

Question: Do you have to make wudu over if you have alot of mucus(Snot) in your noise and you blow it out? Answer: No.

Re: Bravenet Form Processor Fiqh Q&A

2006-09-28T17:20:00.000+03:00

Question: If one's saliva becomes thick while fasting, does it break fast to swallow it? What if you cough up phlegm and swallow it? What if you have chronic mucous in your throat, does swallowing it break fast? Lastly, if mucous flows down the back of your throat persistently, do you have to constantly intercept it and spit it out, or can you swallow it? Answer: It does not break the fast to

Zakaat on jewelry and bank deposits.

2006-09-11T09:55:00.000+03:00

Question : I have some gold ornaments that are less then nisab, and I have some money deposited in a bank, it is also less then nisab, but in value, together they exceeds nisab. Do I have to pay zakah? Answer: Yes, when you have the nisaab amount one day, and then still have a nisaab amount one year later, regardless of fluctuations between those two dates, then you must pay 2.5%.

Reading hadith books 2

2006-09-07T14:07:00.000+03:00

Question: i want to purchase the hadith so that i can gothrough it and understand it (inshallah) and want to know what exactly our prophet followed.presently i am in US so which hadith i should i follow. So please reply me a specific name of the book of hadith so that i can buy and read it.Answer: The study of hadith differs from the study of fiqh. Hadith study focuses mainly on simply narrating

Knees of hands first in sujuud

2006-09-06T12:51:00.000+03:00

Question: when we are going for sujuud, what should go first? Hands or the knees?Answer: The knees should touch the floor first.

Which hadeeth are we following or should we follow?

2006-09-06T12:47:00.000+03:00

Question: My question is which hadeeth are we following or should we follow?Anwer: The hadiths we are following are those that the mujtahid judges are the ones to follow. As non-mujtahid's we cannot make religious judgements based on a hadith we know, because we are not qualified to judge its authenticity, whether there is something abbrogated in its meaning, or not, or what the possible

Six divorces in one sitting

2006-09-05T21:29:00.000+03:00

Someone asked: if a husband says from me i give you talaq 6 times in one sitting and the woman is on her menses is this irrecovable divorce? husband has been to shariah council who say this is only one talaq is this true this happend last year they are still living as husband and wife according to this fatwa we are from hanafi madhab no other family member agrees to this are the husband and wife

3 divorces in one and while in menstruation

2006-07-22T13:05:00.000+03:00

Question: Is it true as mentioned in Fiqh al-sunna by Saeed Sabiq, p.63, volume 8, that the divorce given to a pregnant woman will be binding according to all jurists except the Hanafis.Answer: Absolutely not. This is a Satanic lie. Saeed Sabiq is NOT a reliable scholar. There are outrageous and unislamic ideas in his book.Question: Is it also true that Ibn Taymmiya has proved Imam Hanbali as

Re: Bravenet Form Processor Fiqh Q&

2006-06-11T12:29:00.000+03:00

Question: A child who is more than 2.5 years, can any women (who is not mother of that child) breast feed the child?Answer: No, not even the mother.

Re: FIQH QUESTIONS

2006-05-31T08:48:00.000+03:00

Question: Can you explain why it is wrong to take the stronger hadiths in our fiqhi actions compared to what's been set in the madhab? For example I find the evidence from books such as Albani saying Amin out loud, etc. Answer: It is not that simple. Taking judgements directly from Quran and Hadith is strictly forbidden for other than mujtahids. The strength of a hadith narration is only one

Re: Bravenet Form Processor Fiqh Q&

2006-05-23T08:29:00.000+03:00

Question: During sitting between 2 sijdah, when reading tashahud, darud, what will be the position of elbow of arm, it is straight or folded?Answer: place you fingertips slightly spread at the top of your knees while sitting. Your arms will naturally fall into place.

Re: Bravenet Form Processor Fiqh Q&A

2006-05-11T07:53:00.000+03:00

Question: what is the best time for offering tahajuud ? how many rakaats have we to pray.i usually pray 4 rakats at 4am .the fajar salaat in our masjid is at 5.20 am . is it ok to pray tahajjud at this time please advise. Answer: Its best time is the last 3rd of the night. It is 2 rak^ahs or more. Praying at the time you specified is fine. The main thing is that you sleep before it, even if you

Re: order of prayer

2006-03-26T07:54:00.000+03:00

Question: Isn't it that once Asr prayer time has begun you can't pray other salaah?Answer: No, You may pray as much as you like before you pray the Asr prayer itself. However, Asr should not postponed to the time during which the sun becomes easy to look at (the Makruuh time)- during that time only Asr can be prayed validly, and it is makruuh to postpone Asr to that time. Even after Asr you may

Re: Bravenet Form Processor Fiqh Q&A

2006-03-26T07:48:00.000+03:00

Question: I have been given some differing opinions regarding smoking, One person says that it is considered haram and another says that it is makruh e tahrima. Can you clarify this for me? Answer: Smoking is prohibited if you believe it harms you. Many scholar's consider research on its link to cancer as definite proof that it harms. Others do not and say it depends on what the individual

Re: differance a mercy?

2006-03-16T07:40:00.000+03:00

Question: What is the status of the hadeeth: "Verily You shall open Constantinople. Its leader is good and so is that army."Answer: It is acceptable (i.e. hasan or sahiih), as stated by Al-Haakim, Al-Dhahabiy and Al-Suyuutiy.

Re: order of prayers

2006-03-16T07:35:00.000+03:00

Question: I have to work daily from 8.00 hour until 16.30 hours and i can't make salah on my work, therefore i'm missing the Dhohr salaat which is at 12.45 hours. The Asr salaat is at 15.30 hour and the Magrib at 18.45 hours. In which order do i have to pray?Answer: You have to observe the order of the prayers by praying Thuhr then Asr and then Maghrib. By missing Thuhr in its time you have

Re: Bravenet Form Processor Fiqh Q&A

2006-03-14T16:31:00.000+03:00

Question: I am using a roll on called Dove, which does not contain alcohol, but includes glycerin. Is it halal to use this?Answer: As long as it does not contain alcohol or other najis substance, you may use it.

Re: index finger

2006-03-13T08:26:00.000+03:00

Question: after pointing with the indexfinger when saying laa in ''laa ilaha 'ill-Allah'' and lowering it again when saying "ill" and clasping the rest, do we have to setlle the hand in flat position again (like before pointing) or do we have to maintain the ring and lowered stretched indexfinger until the end of salah? Answer: There are different sayings, but what Aliy Al-Qaariy stated was that

Re: sunnah of private parts

2006-03-09T11:55:00.000+03:00

Question: Is it sunnah to cut the foreskin of the private part of a man? Please provide the hadeeth for this.Answer: It is a sunnah in the Hanafi school. Some scholars said it is waajib. The hadiths as they might be translated are:"Circumcision is a sunnah for men and a nobility for women." (Ahmad, Tabaraaniy)."Five characteristics are of The Way: circumcision, shaving pubic hair, removing armpit

Re: Bravenet Form Processor Fiqh Q&A

2006-03-05T08:11:00.000+03:00

Question: I am an Indian working in Saudi Arabia, wants to know regarding the Mutual Fund Investment in Saudi Arabia, here Banks have number of Mutual fund Schemes which they says Shariah Compliant Schemes,in their published brochure. What is your opinion in investing such Mutual Fund Schemes in accordance with the Sharia Committe of Saudi Arabia? Answer: I have not studied these. Question: If

Re: Bravenet Form Processor Fiqh Q&A

2006-03-02T13:09:00.000+03:00

Question: I would like to know whether ghusl is required when a woman has a conversation with one's spouse and feels a little bit of sexual arousement that leads to female discharge, but without the occurance of an orgasm. Is ghusl due upon the person? Answer: If there is no discharge of semen, then there is no ghusl due, only wuduu'.

Re: dua for afiyah

2006-03-01T11:38:00.000+03:00

Question: "Allahumme inni as alukel mu'afate fid-dunya wal-ahireti" Is this dua saheeh and where is it recorded?Answer: I don't know, but if you browse this page you'll find similar ones. In any case, there is nothing wrong with making this dua. The meaning is sound. Question: Can you please provide more duaas for aafiyah?Answer: Before bed blow three times in your hands, then read the 3 last

Re: qunoot nazilah

2006-03-01T11:16:00.000+03:00

Question: Please tell me how to perform the qunoot nazilah and please provide a qunoot nazilah dua.Answer: You make the qunuut as in Witr, except that it is after rukuu^, and only in Fajr prayer, and only behind an Imam (not if praying single). Al-Shaafi^iy says that this qunuut can be made in all 5 prayers.

Re: Bravenet Form Processor Fiqh Q&A

2006-03-01T09:02:00.000+03:00

Question: I want to know about Tablighs going out for forty days and four months. Is this something praiseworthy or as some say that it is a bida and that they are astray? Are they sufis?Answer : There is nothing wrong with going out to make da^wah. In fact, the more the better. It seems that the forty days and four months thing is simply a suggested period, to help people make a commitment. If

Ghusl and shahaadah

2006-03-01T08:02:00.000+03:00

Question: What is your comment if someone said, "Once a person believes in the Oneness of Allah and other fundamental aspects of Islam from his heart, he is already a Muslim.To confess and declare the Shahaadah is for others to regard him and treat him as a Muslim. Thus, if he takes a bath, before uttering the shahaadah at all, it is an act of worship as he is already a Muslim by heart." Answer:

Re: killing

2006-02-28T12:05:00.000+03:00

Question: Did the Prophet kill a musreek by name Ubay bin Khalf in the battle of Uhood? Also did he kill other musrikeen in other battles?Answer: Only Ubay ibn Khalaf as far as I know, but he was the commander of the battles.

Re: abu hanifa and hadeeth

2006-02-27T12:18:00.000+03:00

Question: Is it true that it is recorded in the book: Ukoodu`l-Djawahiril Moonifa on page 32 of Murtaza Az-Zabidi from Yahya bin Nasr narrated: , i went to Abu Hanifa, his house was full of books, I asked what are these? Abu hanifa said: These are all ahadeeth, i narrated only a few of them. Answer: I do not have a copy of this book, but I have read that he had a extracted a bases of about

Re: Bravenet Form Processor Fiqh Q&A

2006-02-22T14:25:00.000+03:00

Question: When you have missed a namaaz and are required to do make up prayers, is it right that you have to do the sunnat e muakkadah of the namaaz as well as the fardh that you missed? Please quote hadith in your answer. Answer: The sunnah of current prayers are prayed, not those missed. But this is not a duty (since it is a sunnah prayer). The basis for praying them is that the Prophet was

Re: imam abu hanifa and hadeeth

2006-02-22T14:00:00.000+03:00

Question: Does someone know what actually the amount of hadeeth is which Imam Abu Hanifa has recorded in his books?Answer: I have never seen a specific number. This would need research. Question: Does he actually have a own written hadeeth complication? Answer: No, not that I am aware of, but people narrated from him - such as Abu Yusuf. Abu Hanifa's concern was with fiqh, the meaning of hadith

Re: Bravenet Form Processor Fiqh Q&A

2006-02-22T11:51:00.000+03:00

Question: I am very concerned about whether my wuduu still remains valid when the discharge fluid comes out. Should I only check my underwear or should I chech the inside of my vagina? What amount causes the wuduu to break? This happens mostly when I perform qadha salat and there are many rakats to perform.Should I perform wuduu for every salat?Answer: Any amount that comes to the outside breaks

Re: masah over socks

2006-02-22T11:24:00.000+03:00

Question: Imam Ibn 'Abidin states: "It is also pointed to by what Tahtawi quotes from al Khaniya that anything that is akin to (fi ma`na) footgear in the possibility of extensive walking and travel is permitted to wipe over, even it is from Roman cloth (libd rumi). (Ibn `Abidin, Radd al-Muhtar 1.179, Bulaq ed.)"So accordsing to this it is permisseble to make masah over socks if they fulfill the

Re: woman prayers

2006-02-22T11:08:00.000+03:00

Question: In my local masjid in the month Ramadaan the woman are coming to pray the Taraweeh together whith the men's (of course upstairs). Is this aloud and proven from sunnah? Answer: It is better for women to pray at home. Question: The narrations of Imam Muhammed in his Muwatta are they Naawadir information? Answer: Yes, but all that means is that it is not narrated from him in a

Tawassul

2006-02-22T11:05:00.000+03:00

Question: What do you think of the following claim: Tawassul in Arabic means seeking to draw close. Allaah says in the Qur'aan (interpretation of the meaning): "…[they] desire means of access to their Lord…" [al-Isra' 17:57], i.e., means of drawing close to Him.Answer: Tawassul does not mean to seeking to draw close, it means "taking a means". Tawassul and intercession are part of the same

Re: Bravenet Form Processor Fiqh Q&A

2006-02-22T08:54:00.000+03:00

Question: What is the definition of the "beard" (lihya) according to the ijtihad of the Hanafi 'ulema? Is it "that which grows on the chin", as with the Shafi'i and Maliki schools, or is it broader than that? Answer: The beard is the hair on the chin, cheeks and the area beside the ear (i.e. sideburns). I do not think that anyone does not consider the hair of the chin to be from the beard. This

Re: beard

2006-02-21T11:06:00.000+03:00

Question: I know that a majority of the Hanafi Ulema has said that the beard must have a lenght of one fist. Some brother said to me that some ulema said it is enought to keep it at a lenth at which it covers the skin. (at such a length that you can grab it with the top of your fingers) is this true and which Ulema has said this? Answer:I do not have any references on this, but I have heard

Re: hadeeth books

2006-02-21T09:52:00.000+03:00

Question: Are the following hadith compilations the books of WEAK hadiths:Daylami, Darimi, Ibn Asakir, Abu Naim, Ibn Abid Dunya, Abu Yala, Halabi etc...etcAre these books weak?Answer : Most of it will be mixed. The books that the scholars said that everything is acceptable (in terms of its chain of narration) in are: Bukhari and Muslim, while some added Al-Muwatta and Al-Nasaa'iy.

Re: dua in ibn madjah

2006-02-21T09:47:00.000+03:00

Question: According to a dua kitaab it is in Ibn Madjah recorded from Abu Hurayrah that Nabi SAW said : whoever makes this dua: Allahumma inni as'oolukal afwa vel afiyata fid dunya wal ahirah, rabbana atina fiddunay hasanatan wa fil ahirati hasanatan ve kina azabannar, Allah has instructed 70 000 angels to say Ameen to this dua. Is this saheeh? Answer: Aliy Al-Qaariy said it is weak, but one

Re: Bravenet Form Processor Fiqh Q&A

2006-02-07T07:55:00.000+03:00

Question: A husband gave 1 divorce to his wife but took her back the same night. Then after 4 years he gave 2 divorces to his wife as a joke, but had said the clear words meaning divorce, will the talaq be effective? Answer: If he said what effectively means divorce, such as if he said, "I hereby divorce you twice" then this is two divorces plus the previous one. This is altogether 3, which

Re: Bravenet Form Processor Fiqh Q&A

2006-02-07T07:36:00.000+03:00

Question: If a marriage contract is done in confidence and both the boy are girl are mature. Can the marriage be done again near others presence. I mean can same and girl performa a marriage contract twice? Answer: Performing a marriage contract without anyone present is invalid, so the second one will be the effective one, as the first one was not.

Re: Bravenet Form Processor Fiqh Q&A

2006-01-30T07:29:00.000+03:00

Question: if a nikah was done in secret and a waleema was never performed is the marriage still valid?Answer: It is not a condition for a valid marriage contract to perform a waleema.

Women conducting their own marriage contracts

2006-01-23T15:08:00.000+03:00

Question: hanafi fiqh says that if a girl is sane and has reached puberty she does not need a wali in order to get married. can u tell me what evidence this is based on? my second question is, what do the other three schools of thought with regards to a nikah being valid or not without the presence of a wali. Answer: Actually, it is not entirely accurate to say that hanafis allow a woman to marry

Bathing before becoming Muslim is not prescribed

2006-01-23T07:58:00.000+03:00

Question: I can remember me a hadeeth/report of a sahabiy that took a shower before profession the shahaadatayn. What does this mean?Answer: It is possible that he or she became Muslim before that secretly, and that the wash was for the announcement. It is only a story about an action that was happened. In any case, to delay becoming Muslim by taking a wash only increases the time one remains a

Re: Bravenet Form Processor Fiqh Q&A

2006-01-22T12:23:00.000+03:00

Question: is a marriage valid without presence of a wali for the girl?Answer: The girl is her own waliy (guardian) if she has reached puberty and is sane. In this case she can conduct her own valid contract without another waliy present. Question: is a divorce valid if the lady was menstruating ? i heard that it takes effecrt but u keep the wife and then after she menstruates a second time and

Re: Bravenet Form Processor Fiqh Q&A

2006-01-19T08:21:00.000+03:00

Question: I have question about your article on the prostration of inattentiveness in the Hanafi school. You say it is valid to perform the prostration before the salaam and then end the prayer, does that mean we could do the prostration of inattentiveness the way the other schools do and which is what is most commonly encountered amongest people? Because I live in an area where the majority

Re: woman to jumuah prayer

2006-01-18T10:10:00.000+03:00

Question: Is it according to Abu Hanifa permiseble to bring woman to Jumuah prayer? And the Shafi and Maliki do they aloud woman for Jumuah?Answer: In the Hanafi school it is makruuh for women at an age in which they are desired to go to the masjid. However, in this day and age, there are other things that need attention much more than this. I.e. do not raise this issue with anyone that brings

Re: Bravenet Form Processor Fiqh Q&A

2006-01-18T10:06:00.000+03:00

Question: I am searching for a hadits saying if a job is not delivered to an expert, we are waiting for its destruction.Answer: Common sense should suffice. Other than that, it is mentioned in the Quran what means that if you do, not know, then ask those who do .

Re: pointing index finger

2006-01-18T09:57:00.000+03:00

Question: I did want to request the evidenses used by Imam Abu Hanifa regarding the pointing of the index finger in salah.I want to know in which early books by Imam Muhammad or Abu Yusuf it is mentioned, because in my masjid nobody is practicing it when i did ask it they said: Nothing in this issue is related from Abu Hanifa and Imam Muhammed nor Abu Yusuf did mention this issue in his books.

Re: Bravenet Form Processor Fiqh Q&A

2006-01-18T09:28:00.000+03:00

Question: What is the hukum of Beard (facial hair)?Answer: It is makruuh for a man to shave. The Hanafis say it should be kept at fist length. If this is difficult, know that some said it is enought to keep it at a lenth at which it covers the skin.

Death and the grave

2006-01-08T22:32:00.000+03:00

Question:1. Ive read in some places that the Prophet (saw) is still alive (also doing salat) in his grave, but then some people say this strictly pertains to his soul in al-barzakh.What 's said about this? Is the only thing he can hear is our Salams which are delivered to him by Angels or he can hear and see from where he is?2. Can people in grave hear us? I understand there is the Salam you send

Taraweeh

2006-01-08T22:12:00.000+03:00

Question: Ibn Hajar has reproduced from Imam Raf'e: For two night's the Holy Prophet -may Allah raise his rank- led 20 rakah's of prayer each night: on the third night the people gathered but the people didn't come out, Then the next morning he told the people: It so occured to me that it would be made obliagotory for you and you would not be able to perform this obligation. (Talkis ul Habeer fi

Dua between azaan and ikamah

2006-01-08T21:24:00.000+03:00

Question: The Prophet -may Allah raise his rank- said a dua between azaan and ikamah will not be rejected.Somebody told me that the Companions asked what kind of dua should we make Rasulullah SAW? And he SAW said: Ask forgiveness and health (afiyah) in this world and in ahirat. Is this true? Where is this narreted? Please mention the exactly dua nabi SAW advised.Answer: As narrated by

Cheating the government for social salary

2006-01-08T21:04:00.000+03:00

Question: Some of our married brothers in holland are divorcing on paper for fake (but still living together) to get both a social salary (for a unmarried person the social salary is about 700 EURO) so they will have at least a income of 1400 EURO if both person dont work. But if the man is going to work and for insytance he will earn 1200 EURO + the social salary of his wife 700 EURO so they

Question about circumcision

2006-01-08T12:44:00.000+03:00

Question: is circumcision for the man a necessity in Islam?Answer: It is sunnah according to abu Hanifah and Malik, waajib according to others.

Dua request

2006-01-08T12:35:00.000+03:00

Question: Can you provide me authentic duaas from Nabi to stay in aafiyah (health)?Answer: You should make sure to make tahsiin for yourself at Maghrib and Fajr time. Read the three last suuras of the Quran 3 times, Aayatu-l-Kursiy 11 times and say hasbiy-Allaahu laa ilaaha illaa hua ^alayhi tawakkaltu wa hua rabbu-l-^Arshi-l-^athiim. This is what I was adviced by someone who specializes in

Dhikr and tasbeehat

2006-01-05T13:45:00.000+03:00

Question: Is it preferable to recite after the daily prayers: 10 x subhanallah, 10 x elhamdulillah, 10 x allahu ekber. And in bed before sleeping: 33 x subhanallah, 33 x elhamdulillah, 34 x allahu ekber. Isn't it after the prayers that you say each 33 times and complete to 100 by saying La ilaha illallahu wahdaku laa sharika lah, lahu-mulku wa lahu-l-hamd, wa hua ^alaa kulli shay'in qadiir. (thus

To pray a 4 rakah sunnah prayer

2006-01-05T13:05:00.000+03:00

Question: I need all proofs that proove that Nabi SAW did pray a 4 rakat sunnah. Some say that the Prophet never prayed a single set of 4 rakat sunnah. Answer: It was narrated by Muslim through Aa'ishah that the Messenger of Allah -may Allah raise his rank- at night "prayed four - do not ask me about their beauty or length. Then he prayed another four - do not ask me about their beauty and

Re: hadeeth by ABdullah Bin Masud

2006-01-05T12:11:00.000+03:00

Question: Is therea hadeeth in Tabarani's Mujam al Kabeer by Abdullah Bin Masud that he raised his hands until his thumbs touched his earglobes when he started salah.Answer: I am unaware of such a hadith, but lifting to the level of the ears is mentioned in hadiths through other than Ibn Mas^uud.

Re: woman prayer

2006-01-05T11:24:00.000+03:00

Question: What is the proof for woman to fold their hands on their bossems in prayer? Please provide the proof from sunnah.Answer: Putting the right hand on top of the left is mentioned by Muslim and others. After that it is going to be either above or below the navel. The scholars said the woman puts her arms over her chest because it covers her better.

Making up prayers

2006-01-05T11:15:00.000+03:00

Question: I'm trying to understand the proper way to make up missed salat. For example, say I've missed Zuhr salat, and I reach the masjid as they're praying Asr. Do i make up Zuhr right after Asr, or after Maghrib? Answer: If you have five or less prayers due, then you must observe their order. In the example you gave, you must compete Thuhr before joining Asr prayer. Question: What is the