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Hajj and `Eid Al-Adha Fatwas (Live Session)

Dr. Muhammad Salama
05 September, 2016

Dear Brothers/Sisters,

Thank you very much for joining us in this Live Fatwa session. We would like also to thank our guest, Dr. Muhammad Salama, for answering all the questions directed to him. You will find the answers of your questions below.

Thursday, Sep. 08, 2016 | 14:00 - 16:00 GMT

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As-salamu `alaykum. Is it permissible that one may preserve the meat of Udhiyah beyond three days?



Wa alaykum assalamu warahmatullah,

In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Mercy-Giving

All praise is due to Allah alone; peace and blessings be upon Our Prophet Muhammad.

The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is reported to have said, “Whoever has slaughtered a sacrificial animal should not keep anything of its meat beyond three days.” When it was the following year the people said, “O Allah’s Messenger! Shall we do as we did last year?” He (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “No, in that year the people were having a hard time and I wanted you to help [the needy].” This hadith along with many other narrations indicate that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade Muslims to preserve the meat of Udhiyah, but later he declared it permissible. This means that the forbiddance of preserving the meat of Udhiyah was abrogated as believed by the majority of scholars.

Allah Almighty knows best.

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As-salamu `alaykum. I went for `Umrah and after I completed it, I went to visit a friend in Medina without performing farewell tawaf. Is there any penalty?



Wa alaykum assalamu warahmatullah,

In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Mercy-Giving

All praise is due to Allah alone; peace and blessings be upon Our Prophet Muhammad.

There is no penalty in this case, for the farewell tawaf, or tawaf al-wada`, is only recommendable not obligatory. Therefore, if a Muslim forgets or leaves it out either in Hajj or `Umrah, he or she does not have to pay any ransom.

Allah Almighty knows best

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Assalamu alaikum wa RAHAMATULLAH... At first my uncle (my father's younger brother) raped my sister many times when she was child (four to six years old) and later was caught red handed by my mother. He was then driven away from home by my all family members. I didn't understand it then as I was a kid. Now after a long time, when she was 17+ my father tried to raped her and probably did. I didn't know it until my sister approached me and said me everything. She wanted to suicide. Now I can't understand how to console her, and how to behave with such a father. I am a practising Muslim alhamdulillah... But I don't know how to handle this case... How to treat my father. Please help me... I fear Allah and don't want to make Him angry. How can I help my sister also... She said my father wanted forgiveness from her when she told my mother about it. But now knowing everything should I treat him as my father??? I am confused and frustrated.



Wa alaykum assalamu warahmatullah,

In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Mercy-Giving

All praise is due to Allah alone; peace and blessings be upon Our Prophet Muhammad.

This is a very shocking question indeed. May Allah help you and your sister overcome this hard test.

Regarding your sister, she needs intensive care and support. She needs to boost her faith and trust in her Lord so that she should exclude the evil notion of committing suicide. She needs to come closer to Allah through various acts of worship (praying, fasting, reading the Quran, etc) and through earnest supplication to Him to relieve her distress and help her overcome the pains and feelings she suffers. Attending religious classes and associating with pious friends will also be helpful. It will be much better if you can take her to make `Umrah.

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As for your father, if he has certainly done that, he then has committed very enormous and heinous sin. I can understand the negative feelings that you and your family have towards him. But still he is your father. No sin is greater than associating other gods with Allah SWT; nevertheless, we read in the Quran “But if ever they strive in order to compel you to associate gods with Me- [or command you to anything] about which you have no [sure] knowledge [from God]- then do not obey them. Yet [still] keep company with both of them in this world, in accordance with what is right. But follow the path of one who turns to Me in penitence.”  (Luqman 31:15) So, anyway, you have to be dutiful to him and try to be kind with him as possible as you can.

Your father needs to repent sincerely to Allah SWT. If he regrets what he did, you and your family need to forgive him and help him repent sincerely to Allah SWT.

May Allah keep you steadfast on His religion.

Allah knows best.

Is shaping eyebrows for a Muslim woman allowed in Islam?What if her eyebrows are thick and she wants to look decent like other women? Someone told me it is not allowed.It is a gunaah if u do so.But all Muslim women all over the world have perfectly shaped eyebrows which i am sure they must be getting it done in parlours or themselves



In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Mercy-Giving

All praise is due to Allah alone; peace and blessings be upon Our Prophet Muhammad.

 

The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) is reported to have cursed an-namisah, a woman who plucks other’s eyebrows, and al-mutanammisah, a woman who has her eyebrows plucked. According to the majority of scholars, it is not permissible to remove the hair of eyebrows whether by plucking or shaving. According to the Hanbalites, however, it is plucking only that is impermissible while shaving is not impermissible. This means that plucking is unanimously prohibited. Some scholars even included it among enormous sins. However, shaping eyebrows by shaving or any other means is controversial as mentioned above.

 

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Accordingly, if the eyebrow  has a normal shape that does not make her look ugly or cause her to feel embarrassed, then a woman has to avoid reshaping it. If the thickness of the eyebrow is so abnormal that it makes her look ugly or causes her to feel embarrassed, then she may remove the additional hair.

 

Allah, the Exalted, knows best.

SALAM ALAYKUM SIR,I ALWAYS THINK OF HEREAFTER AND DEATH,AT TIMES I GET SCARED,AT TIMES I HEAR A VOICE WITHIN ME SAYING,YOUR BREATH REDUCED DAY BY DAY.IT MAKES ME START IMAGINING.IS THIS A GOOD THING.THE THOUGHTS COME CONSTANTLY.MAASALAM



Wa alaykum assalamu warahmatullah,

In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Mercy-Giving

All praise is due to Allah alone; peace and blessings be upon Our Prophet Muhammad.

Thinking of death and being constantly mindful of the Hereafter are positive feelings that drive a Muslim to be cautious of committing sins and keen to please Allah SWT. There are numerous texts in the Quran and Sunnah that direct a Muslim to entertain this feeling. The Quran always reminds us that “Every [single] soul shall taste death. And you shall [all] be rendered in full your rewards on the Day of Resurrection.” (Aal `Imran 3:185) and that “All who are upon the earth shall pass away.” (Ar-Rahman 55:26) The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Sufficient is death as an admonisher.”

Hence, this is a blessing, brother, that you have this feeling and it should drive you to be a better Muslim and to prepare yourself for the day you will meet your Lord. Those who do not entertain this fear of death and are unmindful of the Hereafter become indulged in worldly pleasures and forget that day.

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Allah knows best.

Talaq in Extreme anger Valid Assalamu Alaikum, On that present date I do not recall much of what I was saying, but my wife told me that she heard 3 talaqs but I sincerely don't remember saying 3 times as I was in extreme anger and what what going on my mind., prior to reach home I had beaten myself in the wall, I have even punched several times in the wall. I came home my anger was so high that I could not even talk properly. This is when my father in law, who kept insulting me consistently which added more to the argument with words like ( mother...)in hindi and was even telling me to give his daughter talaq several times. At the present time I couldn't control myself. After I became aware of what was being said, my wife mentioned to me what I told her talaaq 3 times, but i don't recall saying 3,times and there were no witnesses so that i can ask don't recall, but my wife is saying it, so I don't know where I stand. I would also like to know if there is a possibility to have a written letter confirming if it has been affected or not, since my relatives ( wive relatives, want to have an assurance, where their will be able to contact the person). Regards,



 

Marital relationship should ideally be based on love, respect and cordiality. Allah SWT says in the Quran what means “And of His [wondrous] signs is that He has created for you, from yourselves, mates, so that you may repose in them. And He has set between you genuine [mutual] love and [tenderhearted] mercy. Indeed, in [all of] this there are sure signs for a people who would reflect [on the handiwork of God].” (Ar-Rum 30:21)

Hence, both spouse should be keen to establish such meanings in their relationship and work hard to avoid causes of dissension and conflict. Families on both sides need also to be wise enough not to be causes of such disputes, for they should rather be reasons for solving them.

 

To judge whether divorce pronounced in a state of anger is valid or not, we need to know that there are three degrees of anger:

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First, normal anger where one is fully aware of his words and deeds and in full control over them. Divorce, in this case, is valid and in effect.

Second, extreme anger where one so loses control over his words and deeds that he cannot remember what he said or did when was in such a state of anger. Divorce in this is not valid and has no effect, because one has turned nearly insane.

 

Third, anger that is over normal degree but has not reached the extreme one. There are scholarly disagreement over the validity of divorce in this case.

 

According to the scenario you narrated, it seems that your anger at that time belongs to the second degree. But still, issues of marital disputes and divorce require the mufti to make further investigations. So, it would be much better if you can consult a local scholar or Shari`ah committee in your country for more accurate response to your case.

 

Allah, the Exalted, knows best.

Assalaamu alaykum. Is oral sex haraam in Islam? Why or why not?



Wa alaykum assalamu warahmatullah,

In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Mercy-Giving

All praise is due to Allah alone; peace and blessings be upon Our Prophet Muhammad.

Apart from anal sex and sex during menses, which are utterly prohibited in Islam, other sexual practices between spouses are permissible provided that they are not detrimental to either of them.

There are some recent researches that speak about some health problems and diseases caused by oral sex. If such results are true, then oral sex becomes prohibited due to the damage and harm it causes. Otherwise, it remains permissible; though some people may find it disgusting. It is also noteworthy that it is not permissible during this oral sex to lick najasah (ritual impurities) that may be charged from sex organs.

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Allah, the Exalted, knows best.