Saturday, 26 September 202615 Rabīʿ al-thānī 1448 AH
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السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته According to the main view in the Shāfiʿī school, cat hair that is separated from a living cat will be considered impure. However, according to an alternate view in the school, it will…
السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته May Allah reward you for your sincere efforts to ensure your ibadah is valid, correct, and accepted by Him. Every difficulty you face does not go unnoticed by His infinite knowledge. Indeed,…
السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته 1. As a rule, the Shāfiʿī madhhab does not prescribe monetary expiation for missed ṣalāh. 2. The circumstances for monetary compensation (fidyah) in lieu of missed fast are specific. These are some…
السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته 1. Qunūt is divided into two types: General Qunūt and Qunūt Nāzilah. The general Qunūt is prescribed in the last raka’ah of ṣalāh al-Fajr and in the last odd raka’ah of witr during…
السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته 1. The Shafi’i school’s stance regarding the above query is quite strict. The specific details are as follows: 1.1. If the covering or cast is covering a limb of wudu then the…
السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته There is an agreement among the four schools that it is obligatory for every accountable (mukallaf) female to cover her entire body, with the exception of her hands, face, and feet. The…
السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته Performing multiple Jumu’ahs in the same venue is an unprecedented practice within our fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) and was not specifically addressed by our jurists. The probable reason for this is that when…
السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته The obligation to perform ṣalāt al-janāzah sets in when it becomes known that a person has died. When it is merely suspected that he might have died, without specific evidence to support…
Assalamu alaykum Shukran for writing to us. The preponderant view in the Shafi’i school holds that if the follower (ma’mum) stands in front of the Imam in prayer, his salah will be invalid. Standing ahead of the Imam…
Scholars adhere to one of the following three opinions regarding the ruling of praying in the congregation: First, it is compulsory for all duty-bound (mukallaf) males. This was the view of Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal and a handful…
