“Upholding & Sharing the Legacy of Imam Ash-Shafi'i”
Must One Stick to Ma’thur Duas in the Prayer?
Question: As salamu ‘alaykum, I was in the masjid the other night and a brother and I was discussing whether or not it was permissible to make extra dua (in one’s own words) while in sujood. He is from the hanafi school and he said...
The Ruling on “Farewell Sex”
Question: Asslamu ‘Alaikum, There has been a claim made that an ‘alim in 2011 said that a man may have intercourse with the body of his dead wife. “Since a good Muslim couple will meet again in Heaven, and since death does not...
Is There Punishment in the Grave?
Question: selamun aleykum, is the punishment in the grave a reality according the shafii school? Country: Germany Answer: Wa alaykum salam wa rahmatuLlahi wa barakatuHu, In the beliefs of a Muslim, punishment in the grave is a reality. This...
Performing a Cesarean Operation to Remove a Live Baby from Its Deceased Mother
Question: Asalamo Aleikom wa Rahmatollahi wa Barakatoh, i am Hanafi, but my question is this: I heard in mosque once that: in Shafi’i Madhab it is not allowed to do Caesarean section on a dead woman who has a living child in her stomach....
Must One Stick to Ma’thur Duas in the Prayer?
Question:
As salamu ‘alaykum, I was in the masjid the other night and a brother and I was discussing whether or not it was permissible to make extra dua (in one’s own words) while in sujood. He is from the hanafi school and he said that it was not good to do that and this is what his Imam told him. I know somewhere in Umdatul Salik (Reliance of the Traveller) there is a section where Ibn Hajar al Asqalani (raheemahullah) mentions that the Muslim can make his/her own ijtihad when it comes to dua to Allah. Please direct me to the Shafi’i position and its evidences and also share with us any difference of opinion in order for us to be lenient in areas where leniency is needed and for us to have respect for the ‘Ulema who differ with us. Jazak’Allaahu Khairan.
Country: United States
Answer:
Wa alaykum salam wa rahmatuLlahi wa barakatuHu,
In Sahih Muslim, there is a hadith related with the wording,
أقرب ما يكون العبد من ربه إذا كان ساجدا فاجتهدوا في الدعاء
“The nearest that a slave is to his Lord is when he is prostrating, so exert yourselves in supplication.” (The wording is fa akthiru also comes in Sahih Muslim v. 4, p. 735)
The Ruling on “Farewell Sex”
Question:
Asslamu ‘Alaikum, There has been a claim made that an ‘alim in 2011 said that a man may have intercourse with the body of his dead wife. “Since a good Muslim couple will meet again in Heaven, and since death does not alter the marital contract it is not a hindrance to the husband’s desire to have sexual intercourse with the corpse of his (freshly) deceased wife”.
What does our madhab say about such a view?
Wassalam
Country: United States
Answer:
Wa alaykum salam wa rahmatuLlahi wa barakatuHu,
Ibn Hajar al-Haytami counted this from amongst the major sins [kaba’ir]. (al-Zawajir v. 2, p. 152) The act is unlawful and despicable.
And Allah knows best.
Shafiifiqh.com Fatwa Dept.
Read MoreIs There Punishment in the Grave?
Question:
selamun aleykum, is the punishment in the grave a reality according the shafii school?
Country: Germany
Answer:
Wa alaykum salam wa rahmatuLlahi wa barakatuHu,
In the beliefs of a Muslim, punishment in the grave is a reality. This is established in many different texts.
Performing a Cesarean Operation to Remove a Live Baby from Its Deceased Mother
Question:
Asalamo Aleikom wa Rahmatollahi wa Barakatoh, i am Hanafi, but my question is this: I heard in mosque once that: in Shafi’i Madhab it is not allowed to do Caesarean section on a dead woman who has a living child in her stomach. Is this true :) JazakAllaho Khayran Katheera :)
Country: Norway
Answer:
Wa alaykum salam wa rahmatuLlahi wa barakatuHu,
Abu al-‘Abbas Ibn Surayj maintained that the child should be removed from its deceased mother as the sanctity of the living is more than that of the deceased. The detail is also mentioned by the Shafiyyah that in the instance when the fetus would be able to live outside the womb, then such an operation should be performed. (al-Hawi al-Kabir v. 3, p. 62) The reason for performing such an operation is to save a life. If the baby’s life can be saved, it is obligatory to do so. (Tuhfat al-Muhtaj v. 3, p. 225)
And Allah knows best.
Shafiifiqh.com Fatwa Dept.
Read MoreA Supplication for Meeting One’s New Wife
Question:
Asalamu alikum waramathuallah inshallah at the end of this month I am getting married is there any dua or namaz (prayer) before first night (I mean meeting her)?
Country: India
Answer:
Wa alaykum salam wa rahmatuLlahi wa barakatuHu,
When one encounters his new wife on the wedding night, it is recommended that he say “BismiLlah,” taking the front part of her head in his hand he says,
“Allah bless each one of us in his partner. O Allah! Verily I ask you of her good and the good which you created her with. And I seek refuge with You from her evil and the evil which you created her with.”
Washing the Exterior of an Egg
Question:
As salaamu alaikum! Some one told from Malaysia that it is necessary to wash the egg before breaking it. And is the fatwa of their Ulama. Is it true?
Country: South Africa
Answer:
Wa alaykum salam wa rahmatuLlahi wa barakatuHu,
In Sharh al-Muhadhdhab v. 2, p. 556, Imam Nawawi related that Baghawi, ‘Imrani, and others transmit the matter of if it is necessary to wash an egg which falls out onto a pure place to be one of wajhayn. Furthermore, Ibn al-Sabbagh related in his Fatawa that it is not obligatory to wash it as it is not obligatory to wash a child who exits pure as per ijma’.
And Allah knows best.
Shafiifiqh.com Fatwa Dept.
Read MoreThe Talaq of One Intoxicated
Question:
If the husband gives talaq in the state of alcohol addiction is that talaq valid?
Country: India
Answer:
Wa alaykum salam wa rahmatuLlahi wa barakatuHu,
We understand that what is intended in the question to be that a husband issues a talaq while he is intoxicated from drinking alcohol. If he issues a talaq in this state, the talaq has happened. (Nihayat al-Muhtaj v. 6, p. 424)
And Allah knows best.
Shafiifiqh.com Fatwa Dept.
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