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December 27, 2009
by Ml. Muhammed Shoayb
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i just feel like hitting myself

Q: My friend said: i know to hit myself is wrong for imaam ul azam sayidinah habibah hasan and habininah husayn. I cannot help myself. What do scholars say about it….. (ioq)

A: All the fuqaha that are viewed as authentic view such beatings as disgraceful and against the love of Sayidinah Husain. He advised his sister Sayidinah Zaynad RA the following: ( In AlKamil, Allamah ibn Kathir. v.4. Page 24)

All the authentic jurists are unanimous on the point that the mourning of this type is absolutely impermissible. Even Sayyidina Husain RA prior to passing away said to his sister RA: Continue Reading →

December 27, 2009
by Ml. Muhammed Shoayb
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be nice to yourself

Q: Out of love can a person hit themselves? (ioq)

“He (applies to both genders) is not from us (muslims) who slaps his (her) cheeks, tears his (her) clothes and cries in the manner of the people of jahiliyyah.” (Bukhari)

Allah Certainly Knows Best.

December 26, 2009
by Ml. Muhammed Shoayb
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how much water do i need for whudu?

Q: I am a shafee student. In America i am told that as long as my intention is good Allah would accept whatever I do. My Imaam in XXXXXXXXX (country name omitted) gave us the minimum amount of water we needed for whudu. Can you please help me. I travel a lot. I drive taxi to pay for my school. I want to know what is the minimum amount of water I need for wudhu when i travel? Can i do tayamom?

A: The least amount of water needed for you would be .51 liters of water. (source: shafee fiqh)

Tayamum would not apply in the presence of water.

Allah Certainly knows Best.

(Get your answers from people that care about religion and you, not those that wish to make rulings into a dance.)

.51 L = 0.134727 gal(US Liq)
OR 0 gal(US Liq) and 1.07 pt (US Liq)

December 26, 2009
by Ml. Muhammed Shoayb
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ATM’s

Q: Is drawing cash from an ATM permissible? ……

A: If no fee is placed upon your withdrawal nor is there an interest charge for such a withdrawal, than it is permissible.

Allah Certainly Knows Best.

December 25, 2009
by Ml. Muhammed Shoayb
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muharam fast

UPDATE: Dates for Muharram for this year, 2011, have been updated. This question was initially asked in 2009, hence the dates that were listed below were for 2009. The Islamic calendar being a lunar calendar, our months shift upwards by about 10 days each year!

Q: The two days of muharam that one must fast. What two days are they? (text) Continue Reading →

December 23, 2009
by Ml. Muhammed Shoayb
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shark meat

Q: I heard about dolphin and sharks in your fiqh class. Can shark meat be eaten? Did you say it is doubtful?

A: Shark meat can be eaten. It is halal.

Allah Certainly Knows Best.

December 23, 2009
by Ml. Muhammed Shoayb
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menstrual cycle that remains longer than 15 days

Q:
If a woman has a long menstrual cycle that last longer than 15 days can she fast and pray?

Time: Thursday December 17, 2009 at 6:33 pm

Hanafee: Based on the above query, anything beyond her habit would be counted as istihada

Shawafee: If in the strain of her bleeding there is no difference and the bleeding is 15 days without any erratic period of non-bleeding. Then is such a case, she must distinguish the menstruation and bleeding with calculating the last menses cycle she had that functioned as normal. For example, if her last (normal) menses was 7 days followed by 23 days of purity, she should consider the first 7 days of bleeding to be her menses and the next 23 days to be purity

For both, shawafee and hanafee, during her istihadha she would have to make fresh wudhu and pray her salah, she could even fast fast

Allah Certainly Knows Best.

type in menses in our search box for the difference between istihaza and menses, timetable regarding it, etc.

December 21, 2009
by Ml. Muhammed Shoayb
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installments … plot… zakat

Q: dear
i got a land on installments. i paid a amount initially and remaining amount in quarterly installments. How i should calculate my zakat on it. it is plot.

Time: Friday December 18, 2009 at 3:09 pm

A: If this plot is for investment, then zakat would become applicable once it is fully paid off.

Allah Certainly Knows Best.

December 21, 2009
by Ml. Muhammed Shoayb
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wudhu for sajdah Sajdah Sahw?

Q:
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May Allah (SWT) find you in good health and Iman inshAllah.

Do we have to have wudhu to do sajdah for Sajdah Sahw (outside of salaat)?

Jazakullah Khair in advance.

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Time: Thursday December 17, 2009 at 8:05 am

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Yes.

Allah Certainly Knows Best.