Cleanliness (Tahaarah)

  Nasihah (Advice): Natural characteristics of a human being   Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah Radhiyallahu Anhu reports that Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam said, “Fitra (natural dispositions of a human being) are Five: circumcision, shaving the pubic region, plucking the hair under the armpits, clipping the nails and trimming the moustaches short.” (Bukhari) …

  A: 1. If semen is discharged out of passion while one is awake or asleep, ghusl becomes wajib irrespective of whether it is discharged by touching a person of the opposite sex, or by having any such thoughts or fantasies, or by any other way -in all cases, ghusl …

  Nasihah (Advice): Reward for planting a tree   Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik Radhiyallahu Anhu reported that Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam said, “There is no Muslim who plants a tree or sows seeds and then a bird or a person or an animal eats from it except that it …

  Nasihah (Advice): Nifaas-Post-Natal bleeding   Sayyidatuna Ummi Salamah Radhiyallahu Anha says: “The women that experienced post-natal bleeding in the time of Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam would refrain (from prayer, fasting etc.) for forty days or forty nights.” (Abu Dawood)   ________________________________________________   Question and Answer:   My wife gave birth …

Question   What is the circuscision procedure according to Islam? Does the doctor have to be a Muslim? and does he have to say Bismillah or Allahu Akbar during the procedure? Answer As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh. In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Shariah encourages circumcision.1 …

Question If the saliva of the dog came into contact with you clothes. What is the ruling? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh. If the saliva of the dog soiled ones clothes and the soiled area is more than three …

Nasihah (Advice): The first Masjid in Islam   Abu Zarr Al-Ghifaari Radhiyallahu Anhu said: “Oh Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam)! Which Masjid was built first?” He said: “Al-Masjid-ul-Haraam (in Makkah Mukarramah).”I said: “then which?”He said: “then Al-Masjid-ul-Aqsa (in Jerusalem).” I said: “How many years between them?”He said: “Forty years, but the …

Nasihah (Advice): Feeding and clothing your wives   Sayyiduna Muaawiyah Al-Qushairi Radhiyallahu Anhu reports that I came to Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam and I said: “What do you say (command) about our wives?” He replied: “Give them to eat from what you have for yourself, and clothe them by which you …

Nasihah (Advice): Semen & pre-coital fluid   It is reported from Sayyiduna Ali Radhiyallahu Anhu that Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam was asked regarding pre-coital fluid (Mazi) and he said: “For it is ablution (ablution is necessary), and for semen (Mani), Ghusal is necessary. (Ibn Majah)   ________________________________________________   Question and Answer: …

Nasihah (Advice): Blood in the path of Allah   Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah Radhiyallahu Anhu reports that Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam said:“Every wound which a Muslim receives in Allah’s cause will appear on the Day of Resurrection as it was at the time of infliction; blood will be flowing from …