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Making up years of missed fasting

Sidi Sulaiman Hart

: I have heard that the consensus of the Shafiyyasays that one whomisses years of missed fasting and zakahis obligated to fulfill thoseas they are regarded as debts own to Allah. Is this thisconfirmed? This is the consen…

Payment (fidya) for not making up missed fasts on time

Sidi Hamza Karamali

I have the following Questions about the fidya that must be paid if a woman does not make up the fasting days she missed during Ramadan before the next Ramadan: 1. What is the fidya that she must pay, if any? 2. Is it ad…

Blood in Eggs

Sidi Hamza Karamali

: I buy organic free-run eggs from a local health food store. Often, when I crack open the egg, I can see blood in the yolk. Can I eat the egg?

Blood on Meat

Sidi Hamza Karamali

: One of the types of filth mentioned in the Reliance is blood. Whenever I buy meat, it has blood on it. Is this blood considered filth? In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate Blood on meat does fall under…

Is Alcohol Filth?

Sidi Hamza Karamali

: Is Alcohol filth? Before answering any fiqh Question, one must 1) determine what the Question means. Then, one must 2) know the relevant fiqhrulings and then 3) apply them to the Question. Part 1: What does the Questio…

Worms in my Dates

Sidi Hamza Karamali

: The Saudi dates I normally buy often have worms in them. Do I have to open up the date every time to check if it’s infested before taking a bite into it?

Delaying Hajj

Sidi Moustafa Elqabbany

: Do I have to perform hajj as soon as I am able or can I delay it? In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate. All praise is due to Allah, Lord of all things. May Allah bless and grant peace to our Master Muh…

Questions on Taqlid and Ijtihad

Sidi Hamza Karamali

: Jazakallah khayr for your article written on the subject …In the categories of fiqh, I believe there are more categories if one is not a mujtahid: one could be a faqih, a mufti, a qadi yet not be a mujtahid who derives…

Is One's Spouse Mahram?

Sidi Mostafa Azzam

: 1. Does touching between husband and wife break their wudhu’? 2. Then if the relationship caused by marriage between husband and wife, does not make them as "mahram", is there a need for a woman to be accompanied by he…

Marriage and Apostasy

Sidi Hamza Karamali

: A friend of mine had an argument with his wife. In the heat of the argument the wife said to her husband: "I will convert to Christianity." My friend does not know what to make of this. He asked me to write to the list…

Beard Length

Sidi Sulaiman Hart

: Would any one please advise the opinion on Beard length. I would be very grateful if full evidences could be provided. (This is a rough translation from Ibn Hajr Al-Haytami. Tahfatu L-Muhtaj) 1.

The Beard in the Shafi`i School

Sidi Hamza Karamali & Sidi Mostafa Azzam

Could do you tell me the relied-upon position of the Shafi school regarding the beard? 1) Is it haram to shave the beard? Some people say that shaving the the beard is haram in all schools.

Cat Hair

Sidi Mostafa Azzam

: Is cat hair really najas in the shafii madhhab? If so, why doesn’t imam nawawi mention it in al-maqasid or ahmad ibn naqib in the umdat? Can anyone give references for such a ruling in our madhhab?

Dancing

Sidi Moustafa Elqabbany

: Is it unlawful to dance? In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate. All praise is due to Allah, Lord of all things. May Allah bless and grant peace to our Master Muhammad, his family, and companions.

Is Cat Hair Really Filth?

Sidi Mostafa Azzam

: If cats (alive) are not filthy, why is cat hair? Cats are known to shed – it is extremely difficult to own a cat that doesn’t. Since we are allowed to own cats, and they are looked upon favorably in Islam, how can thei…

Position of Smoking

Asalaamu Alaykum All of the scholars who we have asked about it agree that it is haram. It is also mentioned as such in the texts of the madhab. Sulaiman Hart, Amman, Jordan.

RE: Cat Hair

Sidi Omar Mahmood

: Regarding the hukm of cat hair. as salamu alaykum wa rahmatullah, Bismillah ar-rahman ar-rahim The ulama say that a separated piece of an animal has the same hukm (ruling) as a dead version of that animal.

Shafi`i List FAQ

Sidi Moustafa Elqabbany

: Shafi`i list FAQ In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate. All praise is due to Allah, Lord of all things. May Allah bless and grant peace to our Master Muhammad, his family, and companions.

Shafi`i Fiqh Resources

Sidi Omar Mahmood

: Shafi`i fiqh resources In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate as salamu alaykum wa rahmatullah, with regard to beginner fiqh resources in the Shafi`ii madhab...

Muharram

Sidi Moustafa Elqabbany

Muharram In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate. All praise is due to Allah, Lord of all things. May Allah bless and grant peace to our Master Muhammad, his family, and companions.

Biography of Imam Shafi'i

Dr G. F. Haddad

: I really appreciate if you could elaborate more about the biodata of Imam Al-Shafei. In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate. All praise is due to Allah, Lord of all things.

Talfiq (invalidly Mixing Between Madhabs)

Sidi Hamza Karamali

I am having trouble understanding the concept of "action" in the idea that one must not combine different ideas from different madhabs in the context of one action, thus creating a hideous amalgam that would not be accep…

Two rakat sunnah with wudu after Asr

Sidi Sulaiman Hart & Sidi Mostafa Azzam

: If one tries to keep on wudu, and is in the habit of offer 2 rakatsunnahafter each new wudu, is it possible to do so after one has prayer Asrprayer? بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Yes you may.

The Basics of Prayer & Fasting

Umm `Umar Bozai

The basics of prayer & fasting In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate The Basics of PRAYER & FASTING (Based on al-Risalat al-Jami`ah) Umm `Umar Bozai Edited by Mostafa Azzam In the name of Allah, the Benef…

Clarification: Barrier between Imam and Follower

Sidi Omar Mahmood

: Clarification: Barrier between Imam and Follower Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Rahim To clarify a point in my previous post: When a jama'a (congregation) is partly or completely outside of a Masjid, the jama'a is valid as lon…

Combining Intentions

Sidi Omar Mahmood

: Ustadh Omar, I think I remember you once telling us in class that there are certain sunnah prayers that can be combined in one intention. Is my memory correct? If so, what are they again? Tahiyat al-masjid, 2 rakas for…

Conditions for Standing in Prayer

Sidi Mostafa Azzam

: If I wear a long thawband end up standing on it (because it is dragging on the floor) during qiyam, does that affect the correctness of the prayer?

Congregational Prayer

Sidi Hamza Karamali

Questions regarding congregational prayer In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate This is a response to the long Question included below. This Question can be reduced to three smaller Questions: Q1.

Delaying 'Asr for Congregational Prayer

Sidi Hamza Karamali

: If someone trying to follow the Shafi'i madhab lives near a predominantly Hanafi masjid where they delay 'Asr, is it better to pray alone as soon as 'Asr starts or is it better to wait and join the jamaa?

Extra Takbirs

Sidi Moustafa Elqabbany

: If one were to absentmindedly add an extra takbir to every rak’ah, would this invalidate the prayer? Should one perform the prostration of forgetfulness? In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate. All prais…