1. In the question , 5375 it is said that the do’a is as following… A’alamu annallaaha ‘alaa kulli shay-in qadeerun, wa anna llaaha wad ahaatwa bikulli shay-in ilmaa. I don’t have the arabic with me… I just want to make a clarification on the above part… Was it from the Ath-Thalaq last verse ?? But in that verse it was wa ahaa tha bikulli shay-in ilmaa.. please clarify.. 2. Where does the ulama who compiled the Manzil get the methods of recitation of the do’a from ?? e.g write them in a piece of paper, use safron etc. etc. I would be OK with the recitation of asmaul husna or dzikr… but I stil have doubt on these methods… Is there any based on hadith or practices of the shahabah? I know Nabi s.a.w. have told us to blow on a sick person after reciting some surah.. but other methods i probably just haven’t heard (due to the lack of my knowledge) 3. Having read the question regarding how to spread your feet in the 4 mahdzab, is there any source of hadith or whatsoever saying that when you pray in jama’ah your feet have to touch some other brothers’ feet ??? 4. Is using paint brush made from hog’s hair acceptable in preparing food? for example to oil a pan in the pizza bar ???
1. Yes, it is from Surah Talaaq and the correct spelling is, ‘A’alamu
annallaaha ‘alaa kulli shay-in qadeerun, wa annallaaha qad ahaatha bikulli
shay-in ilmaa.’ (Apologise for the typing error)
2. These are methods adopted by some Ulama for the purpose of treatment of
specific ailments. Since there is no Shar’ee ruling attached to it, i.e. it
is not classified as a Sunnah or Mustahabb, etc. there is no need for proof.
Treatment of ailments in itself is permissible. However, hereunder is a
narration displaying such deeds to have been carried out by some Sahaaba
(Radhiallaahu Anhu):
Imaam Tirmidhi (RA) has recorded that Sayyiduna Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-Aas
(Radhiallaahu Anhu) used to write down a certain Du’aa taught by Rasulullah
(Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) for protection from fright during the night
and would hang it on the neck of his infant children.’ Imaam Tirmidhi has
classified this narration as Hasan Ghareeb (sound) and Imaam Haakim has
classified it as Sahih (authentic). See al-Targheeb vol.2 pg.456
3. According to our limited knowledge, there is no Hadith that the feet
should touch for the duration of the entire Salaat. Yes, for the purpose of
straightening the Saff, this (among other things) could be done before
commencing Salaat. Sayyiduna Nu’maan ibn Basheer (Radhiallaahu Anhu) states
that Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) once faced the congregation
and said, ‘Straighten your Saffs (thrice). By Allah if you do not do so,
Allah will cause your hearts to differ.’ Sayyiduna Nu’maan (Radhiallaahu
Anhu) says, ‘Then I saw that a person would join his shoulders with the
shoulders of his companion and his knees and his ankles with his ankles.’
(Sunan Abu Dawud vol.1 pg.457 Hadith 662). Imaam ibn Khuzaymah has
classified this Hadith as authentic.
It is apparent from this narration that all this was done for the purpose of
straightening the Saffs only. And it should be borne in mind that the
joining of the ankles is not the only thing mentioned in the narration.
4. To take benefit from any part of a hog is not permissible and especially
in this case where other substitutes are available.
and Allah Ta’ala Knows Best
Moulana Muhammad ibn Moulana Haroon Abbassommar
FACULTY OF SPECIALTY IN HADITH
CHECKED AND APPROVED: Mufti Ebrahim Desai