Purification
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The Fiqh of Ghusl
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Since women don't have to undo their hair if it's braided for ghusl, does that mean they can braid it before intercourse, just so they don't have to wash all of their hair? Answer In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Mos…
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Travel Dispensations and Permissible Recreational Travel
Shaykh Hamza Karamali, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Reliance of the Traveller, section f15.3, states that purely recreational trips whose purpose is not disobedience are permissible but that travel dispensations cannot be taken when engaged in such travel.
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Ghusl from Masturbating One's Spouse
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
When the husband masturbates his wife and inserts his fingers in her vagina, does it necessitate ghusl for her? What is the ruling if she omits liquids or has an orgasm, and what if she does not?
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Fasting on the 9th of Dhul Hijja: Local Sighting or Saudi Sighting?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
If the moon of Dhul Hijja is sighted in one’s own country on a day different than the day on which it is sighted in Saudi Arabia, then should one fast on the 9th of Dhul Hijja according to one’s local sighting, or should…
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Transportation delays and the farewell tawaf
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
I have learned that the farewell tawaf must be the last action that is performed on Hajj. This can be quite problematic because of the following scenarios. (1) I went to Hajj with a Hajj group and the group leader organi…
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On marble floors how does one clean off najasa?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
On marble floors how does one clean off najasa? Answer In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful Walaikum assalam, It is permitted to merely wipe away filth (najasa) from flat surfaces without noticeable holes o…
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Disappearance of the sun behind a mountain and the entrance of maghrib
Shaykh Hamza Karamali, SunniPath Academy Teacher
I have a question about the sun setting for maghrib prayer. If one lives at a place where there is a tall mountain in front of the house and one's sees the sun setting in the mountain, can one start praying maghrib? Can …
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Performing Makeup's Quickly: Validity vs. Acceptance
Shaykh Hamza Karamali, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Can you please describe the absolute minimal prayer (according to Shafi'i fiqh) which one can perform to make-up prayers quickly.
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Superfluous Hair: Removing Rear Hair?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
I have a question regarding the superfluous hair (pubic hair). Is it required that we shave the hair between the buttocks? Isn't that pubic hair?
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Earnings From a Job That Involved Some Unlawful Activities
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
I used to work in a restaurant that sold both lawful and unlawful kinds of food. Am I obliged to give away everything that I earned from this job? Who should I give it to?
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Wudu or Ghusl: Drops of Thick, Cloudy Stuff, & Dealing With Misgivings (Waswasa)
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Every time I pass stool "may be" or "may be not" a single drop of cloudy color oozes out before urine, I used to have doubt so I started checking, so whenever I check sometimes I find, sometimes there is only urine, now,…
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Makeup Prayers while Traveling
Shaykh Hamza Karamali, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Assalamualaikum If someone has numbers of prayers that are needed to be made-up (qada'), and he has to travel for a while, how should he perform the make-up prayers while traveling? should he shorten the make-up prayers …
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Wudu: How is it invalidated?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
I just wanted to ask what the status of ones wudu would be after, say bleeding, and discharge of other fluids such as pus from a spot. I've heard that with regards to bleeding, it depends on the amount bled?
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Wudu: Not Sure
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
I am certain that I made wudu and certain that I broke wudu, but do not know whether I made wudu before breaking wudu or after breaking wudu. In this case do I need to make wudu?
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Wudu: Does Touching or Kissing One's Spouse Break it?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
According to the Hanafi Fiqh, does touching and kissing your spouse break your wudu?
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Blood on Meat
Shaykh Hamza Karamali, SunniPath Academy Teacher
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?
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Worms in my Dates
Shaykh Hamza Karamali, SunniPath Academy Teacher
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?
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When should I make up the fajr prayer if I wake up at sunrise?
Shaykh Hamza Karamali, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Sometimes I oversleep and miss fajr, waking up at sunrise. I have heard that it is not permissible to pray at sunrise. What is the best time to make up this missed prayer. Can I pray as soon as I wake up or must I wait u…
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Is My Husband's Stepfather my Mahram?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
A man accepts Islam and then marries a Muslim woman. This recent convert's mother remains non-Muslim and obtains a divorce from her husband and then gets married to another non-Muslim. Is this new non-Muslim husband cons…
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Lowering Finger after Tashahhud
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
During prayer, I raise my index finger when I say, "illa-llah" in the tashahhud. When should I lower my index finger? Should I keep it raised until the salam? Should I keep it raised during the salam?
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Leather Jacket and Prayer
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
I bought a leather jacket from the market. Do I have to wash the jacket before praying in it?
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Non-Arabic Du‘a During Prayer
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Does it invalidate the prayer if one makes a du‘a during prostration in a language other than Arabic?
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Nawawi on making up missed prayers: scholarly consensus
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Nawawi on making up missed prayers: scholarly consensus Answer In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate Imam Nawawi stated in his al-Majmu` Sharh
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Bedroom Fiqh: Clarifications on a Previous Post
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
I recently read in one of your answers that it is permissible for husband and wife to stimulate each other by using their mouths and tongues on each other’s genitals.
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Speaking in the Bathroom
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
What is the ruling of speaking beside the sink in a bathroom if one is far from the toilet?
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Joining a Prayer in the Third Rak‘ah
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
What is the correct way for a latecomer to complete his prayer if he joins during the third rak'ah of a four-rak'ah prayer? When should he sit for the tashahhud and when shouldn't he? When should he recite a sura after t…
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Praying on a Plane
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Is prayer valid on an airplane when it is no longer connected to the ground? If it is not valid, then is it still obligatory for Muslims to pray because of the sanctity of the prayer-time and then repeat later?
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Broken Compass
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
I recently learned that I wasn't facing the qiblah during prayer because my compass was broken. The direction I was facing was almost directly opposite to the qiblah. Do I have to repeat all prayers offered in this direc…
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Making up Missed Prayers after ‘Asr and Fajr
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Is it permissible to make up missed prayers after ‘asr or between fajr and sunrise?
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Joining Pre-Zuhr Sunnas and Post-Zuhr Sunnas
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
I have heard that according to Imam Ramli, it is permissible to pray the pre-zuhr sunnas and post-zuhr sunnas with a single opening Allahu Akbar. If I want to do this and pray 8 rak‘as [h: i.e.