On Touching the Quran in Minor Ritual Impurity
Imam An-Nawawi states in his Tibyan fi Adab Hamalat Al-Qur’an (translated by Sidi Musa Furber as, “Etiquette with the Qur’an”),
“Our...
Paying Zakah to One’s Stepmother
Wa alaykum salam wa rahmatuLlah,
One may give zakah to his stepmother so long as she meets the requirements that make one eligible t...
Parents ordering a child to divorce
Wa alaykum salam wa rahmatuLlahi wa barakatuHu,
The hadith which you have cited is related by Imams Abu Dawud v. 4, p. 449, Tirmidhi...
Performing a Cesarean Operation to Remove a Live Baby from Its Deceased Mother
Wa alaykum salam wa rahmatuLlahi wa barakatuHu,
Abu al-‘Abbas Ibn Surayj maintained that the child should be removed from its deceas...
Paying Zakat al-Fitr for the Divorced Wife
Wa alaykum salam wa rahmatuLlahi wa barakatuHu,
During the waiting period of a revocable divorce, he must pay it. If irrevocable and...
Performing the Fasts of Mon and Thurs with a Make-Up
It is permissible to perform the fasts of Monday or Thursday along with a make-up fast. (al-Fatawa al-Kubra al-Fiqhiyyah v. 2, p. 90)
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Performing Sunnah Fasts before Missed Fard Fasts
Wa alaykum salam wa rahmatuLlahi wa barakatuHu,
It is permissible for her to fast sunnah fasts before completing the fasts missed du...
Performing the Ratibah Connected to Zuhr
Wa alaykum salam wa rahmatuLlahi wa barakatuHu,
There are two established rak’ahs before the zuhr prayer from the ten rawatib that s...
Performing the Friday Prayer Before Zawal
Wa alaykum salam wa rahmatuLlahi wa barakatuHu,
Imam Shafi’i stated,
والوقت الذي تجوز فيه الجمعة ما بين أن تزول الشمس إلى أن يدخل...
Placing the Hands on the Knees in Tashahhud
Wa alaykum salam wa rahmatuLlahi wa barakatuHu,
It is related on the authority of Zubayr b. al-‘Awwam that,
كان رسول الله صلى الل...