Ihyaaud Deen An Effort to Revive Deen in Totality
Hadhrat Mufti Mahmood Saheb (Rahmatullahi Alaih) mentions: Approximately twenty-five to thirty years ago a woman in Pakistan passed away. Her janaazah (body) was brought to the graveyard. As she was being lowered into the grave a snake was seen inside it. The people were shocked at this and a second …
Read More »Six Rights of a Believer
عن علي رضي الله عنه قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : للمسلم على المسلم ست بالمعروف يسلم عليه إذا لقيه ويجيبه إذا دعاه ويشمته إذا عطس ويعوده إذا مرض ويتبع جنازته إذا مات ويحب له ما يحب لنفسه. ( الترمذي 2/98) Hazrat Ali (Radhiyallahu Anhu) reports that Rasulullah …
Read More »Taqdeer
Taqdeer in actual fact is the complete knowledge of Allah Ta’aala. In other words, whatever Allah Ta`aala had planned before bringing the creation into existence; that a certain thing will be created at a certain time, it will remain alive for so many years and it will have such and …
Read More »Virtue of Making Salaam First
عن عبد الله رضي الله عنه عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال : البادئ بالسلام بريء من الكبر. (البيهقي في شعب الإيمان 6/433) Hazrat Abdullah ibn Mas’ood (Radhiyallahu Anhu) relates that Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) has said: “The one who makes salaam first is free from pride.”
Read More »Leaving the Musjid to Break Wind while in I’tikaaf
Q: Is it permissible for one sitting in sunnah i’tikaaf to leave the musjid to break wind. A: It is permissible. وكذا لا يخرج فيه الريح من الدبر كما في الأشباه واختلف فيه السلف فقيل لا بأس وقيل يخرج إذا احتاج إليه وهو الأصح (رد المحتار 1/656) Answered by: Mufti …
Read More »Doing Business While in I’tikaaf
Q: Is it permissible for one sitting in sunnah i’tikaaf to do business transactions in the musjid? A: It is permissible, however the merchandise should not be brought to the musjid. ( وخص ) المعتكف ( بكل وشرب وعقد احتاج إليه ) أو عياله فلو لتجارة كره ( كبيع ونكاح …
Read More »Phoning One’s Wife While in Sunnah I’tikaaf
Q: Is it permissible for a person sitting in sunnah i’tikaaf to phone his wife? A: It is permissible. ( وتكلم إلا بخير ) وهو ما لا إثم فيه ومنه المباح عند الحاجة إليه لا عند عدمها وهو محمل ما في الفتح أنه مكروه في المسجد يأكل الحسنات كما تأكل …
Read More »Leaving the Musjid to Smoke while in I’tikaaf
Q: Is it permissible for a person sitting in sunnah i’tikaaf to leave the musjid to smoke? A: It is impermissible. ( وحرم عليه ) أي على المعتكف اعتكافا واجبا أما النفل فله الخروج لأنه منه له لا مبطل كما مر ( الخروج إلا لحاجة الإنسان ) طبيعية كبول وغائط …
Read More »Hafiz Leaving the Musjid to Perform Taraweeh While in I’tikaaf
Q: What is the Shar’i ruling if a hafiz (who is sitting in sunnah i’tikaaf) leaves the musjid to perform taraaweeh? A: If he leaves the musjid to perform taraweeh, his sunnah i’tikaaf will break. And Allah Ta’ala (الله تعالى) knows best. ( وحرم عليه ) أي على المعتكف اعتكافا واجبا …
Read More »Leaving the Musjid to Perform Ghusal to Cool Oneself in I’tikaaf
Q: Is it permissible for one sitting in sunnah i’tikaaf to leave the musjid for a ghusal in order to cool himself? A: It is not permissible to leave the musjid for a ghusal in order to cool oneself. ( وحرم عليه ) أي على المعتكف اعتكافا واجبا أما النفل …
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