Purification
Answers and pages filed under “Purification” on SunniPath.
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Maintaining ties of kinship: Interaction with relatives who are not cautious in mixing with non
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
What are the criteria for interacting with relatives who are not cautious with respect to the mixing of non-mahrams (in the case of a gathering with nothing unlawful present)?
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The Friday Prayer in a House
Sidi Moustafa Elqabbany
Is it permissible to pray salat al-jumu'ah in a house?
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Is it recommended to wipe the back of the neck in the Shafii school?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Is it recommended to wipe the back of the neck in the Shafii school? Answer The imams of the Shafi`i school differed regarding this.
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Is it an innovation for men not to cover their heads?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Is it an innovation for men not to cover their heads?
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Is it obligatory for a woman to obey her husband if he requests from her strange sexual acts?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Is it obligatory for a woman to obey her husband if he requests from her strange sexual acts? For example, that he tie her up to the posts of the bed, that she dress like a whore, that he hit her lightly, or that she per…
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Relying on Prayer Timetables
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Is it permissible to practically rely on a prayer timetable or must one independently evaluate whether the time has entered?
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Rules of tajweed: Different ways of reciting the verses of Surah Fatiha
Shaykh Hamza Karamali, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Is it correct to join the 5th and 6th ayat in the following manner: "iyya ka nasta'eenuhdi nasiraat" instead of "iyya ka nasta'een(u) ihdi nasiraat." (i.e. by joining the nun to the haa and missing the alif?)
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Joining Prayers Due to Rain
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
What are the conditions for joining prayers due to rain? I heard that there's a position in the Shafi'i school that allows for joining if one expects it to rain in the given day. Is this true?
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Is modest dancing permitted for women? What are its limits and guidelines?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Is modest dancing permitted for women? What are its limits and guidelines?
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Gathering to Recite the Qur'an for the Deceased
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Is it permissible to gather annually in order to complete the recitation of the Qur'an for a deceased person? What are the etiquettes of such a gathering?
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What is the wisdom behind reciting the blessings upon the Chosen One (may Allah bless him and g
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
What is the wisdom behind reciting the blessings upon the Chosen One (may Allah bless him and give him peace) - while he is the best of creation and the most beloved to Allah?
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How do I increase in presence of heart in prayer?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
How do I increase in presence of heart in prayer?
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Dhikr (remembrance of Allah) in the bathroom: is it offensive?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
I like to make dhikr (remembrance of Allah) at all times. I heard it is offensive to do so in the bathroom. However, someone informed me that Imams Shafi'i and Malik hold it to be permissible. Is this correct? What if th…
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Mistakes in Optional Sura
Shaykh Hamza Karamali, SunniPath Academy Teacher
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate Such prayers that you performed in the past are valid.
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Is it permissible to kill vermin unconditionally?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Is it permissible to kill vermin unconditionally? What if it is outside the house and I fear harm or I fear that it would enter my house? How about roaches?
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Order of Suras in Prayer
Shaykh Hamza Karamali, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Is it permissible to recite Surah al Ikhlas (Qul huwallahu ahad...) in the first raka'a and then Surah al Kawthar (Inna a'tayna kal kawthar...) in the second raka'a, as kawthar is before ikhlas in the Quran?
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Moving a Dead Body to Another Town for Burial
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Is it permissible to move a dead body from the town where he died to another so he may be buried there?
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What is the basis of the Shafi'i ruling that touching women nullifies wudu?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
What is the basis of the Shafi'i ruling that touching women1 nullifies wudu? Did the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) not kiss some of his wives and then pray without making wudu?
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Combining Prayers without Cause
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
How should we understand the textual evidence whose outward purport indicates the permissibility of combining prayers without cause?
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Shortening & Combining Prayers When Travelling
Sidi Moustafa Elqabbany
I am going to Canada for a total of 23 days. While I am there should I shorten my prayer or pray the full prayer? Also should I combine prayers or not? What happens if I stay in one city then go to the next, how should I…
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What is the ruling for men of dragging one’s garment?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
What is the ruling for men of dragging one’s garment? Answer There is some detail about dragging one’s garment below the ankles for men.
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Is there a dispensation in the Shafi`i school for a woman to travel with a safe group upon need
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Is there a dispensation in the Shafi`i school for a woman to travel with a safe group upon need when she does not have a mahram (unmarriageable kin) that she can travel with?
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Validity of the prayer if the direction of ka`bah is deviated by about 45 degrees
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
For a while, I was praying, according to my own ijtihad (because I live far from the masjid), and my direction was deviating from the qibla by about 45 degrees. Was my prayer valid?
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My wife annoys me a lot, but she is righteous... what do I do?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
My wife annoys me a lot. She is a righteous woman, but she entered Islam relatively recently and thus finds difficulty in applying a lot of the Islamic & Arabic customs. I sometimes incline to divorcing her, but she does…
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Doubts about Wudu
Shaykh Hamza Karamali, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Sometimes when I am praying in jamaa, I feel I will blow wind, so I try to hold as much as possible to not lose the jamaa reward. However, I hold it sometimes too much that I feel some small amount of wind has passed.
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I used to always pray with my forehead fully covered with my turban. Is there a dispensation fo
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
I used to always pray with my forehead fully covered with my turban. Is there a dispensation for me? Answer There is no dispensation for you in our school.
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Eating with hands
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
What is the ruling on eating with the hands? What if one wants to use the left hand for assistance when necessary?
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Spouse refusing to have children
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
If one spouse has refused the other spouse in trying to have children, isn’t this oppression?
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Making Up Faulty Past Prayers
SunniPath Answer Service Team
Having recently begun to follow the shafii madhab I wanted to know whether I have to repeat all my prior salats.
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Giving Salams to opposite sex
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Is it permissible to give salams to a woman or to respond to her salams if I don’t fear any fitna from it? What if I know that not saying salams would cause harm, for example when dealing with a converted lady who isn’t …