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The fiqh of menstruation according to Shafi’i Fiqh Answer: In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate The Fiqh of Menstruation (Act According to what you See) It is Obligatory to Learn the Fiqh of Menstruation Many women are unfamiliar with the rulings relating to menstruation. The fuqaha mention that these rulings are personally… read more »
Answered by Not Assigned If najasa (such as sperm) is present on the clothing, is not washed and dries, and if it leaves no traces (e.g. smell, colour etc) is it still obligatory to wash it? and does one still have to make ghusl? Answer: Sperm — or more accurately, semen (Ar. maniyy) — is… read more »
Answered by Shaykh Hamza Karamali, SunniPath Academy Teacher We are taught that Allah brought us into existence, placed us on this earth, gave most of us the ability to choose how to spend our lives. We are told that Allah created us to test us, and we will be rewarded or punished as a result…. read more »
Answered by Shaykh Amjad Rasheed Translated by Shaykh Hamza Karamali, SunniPath Academy Teacher What is the proof of the permissibility of women leading one another in prayer? Answer: Women leading other women in prayer is an established sunna. Both Lady `Ai’shah and Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with them) used to lead women… read more »
Answered by Shaykh Amjad Rasheed What is the ruling of reading literature containing incidental mention of sinful matters? What if there is a language benefit in doing so? Werent there similar things in pre-Islamic (jahili) poetry and other literature which the scholars paid attention to? Answer: Walaikum assalam wa rahmatullah, In the Name of Allah,… read more »
Answered by Shaykh Hamza Karamali, SunniPath Academy Teacher Is pregnancy considered sufficient evidence for the enactment of the hadd punishment for adultery? Answer: In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate No. The Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) commanded us in a famous hadith to ward off the hadd punishments… read more »
Answered by Ustadha Umm Abdullah In the Shafi’i madhhab, where must one look during ruku’ and sajda? Answer: In the name of Allah Most Merciful Most Compassionate It is recommended throughout the prayer one to maintain one’s eyesight on the place of one’s sujood, except during tashahhud, when it is recommended to looks at one’s… read more »
Answered by Ustadha Zaynab Ansari, SunniPath Academy Teacher While praying in jama’ah at the masjid, can I have my 3 year old stand next to me in line with others? Answer: In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful, From what I have studied in the Reliance, it would not be impermissible. But you… read more »
Answered by Shaykh Hamza Karamali, SunniPath Academy Teacher I am a hospital specialist trainee doctor. I do 13 hour totally sleepless night shifts and I have to get daytime 6-7 hours sleep.In British winter season, 3 obligatory prayers during the day come is in quick succession and I find it is very hard to wake… read more »
Answered by Shaykh Amjad Rasheed What should I do if the imam finishes his prayer by saying “salamu alaykum wa rahmatullah” without either the definite article [h: “al-salamu alaykum ”] or the nunation [h: “salamun alaykum ”]? [h: The reason for this question is that in the Shafii school, the final salams must be said… read more »