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Live Fatwa (General Session)

Dr. Muhammad Salama
11 November, 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.

Saturday, Nov. 12, 2016 | 14:00 - 16:00 GMT

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As'salamu Alykm, Is it permissible to do the following during the Friday Khutbah: -Read Qur'an from the mudhaf -Do dhikr on beads or silently with your tongue -Send salutations on the Prophet(pbuh) silently



Wa alaykum assalamu warahmatullah

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

All praise is due to Allah. Peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad.

 It is obligatory to listen to the khutbah (sermon) on Friday in order to get benefit from the admonition. Therefore, it is totally prohibited to be engaged in any kind of talk or idle act while the khutbah is being delivered. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Whoever says to his companion on Friday, when the imam is delivering the khutbah: ‘Listen attentively,’ has thus engaged in idle talk.” One may not even read the Quran or pronounce words of dhikr because he has to listen to the khutbah attentively.

However, if one cannot hear the khutbah or can hear it but it is in a language he does not understand, then he may get engaged in any kind of dhikr to make use of his time. But still has to be quiet and make no noise for those around him.

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Allah Almighty knows best.

Is it necessary for a wife to take husband permission for salah. Also please provide me reference so that I would make it clear to my friend.



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

All praise is due to Allah. Peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad.

Salah is one of the five pillars of Islam. The five daily prayers are personal obligations that have to be fulfilled at their due times. Allah SWT says, “Indeed, the Prayer is [a] prescribed [obligation] for the believers at the [well-known] appointed times.” (An-Nisaa’ 4:103) No one is allowed to prevent a person from observing these daily prayers and thus no permission is needed from anybody.

Though a husband has the right to be obeyed by his wife, he still has no right to prevent her from fulfilling her religious obligations. A prophetic statement has laid the rule in such conflict of rights “No obedience is due for a created being in disobedience to the Creator.” There is no scholarly disagreement in this regard.

Allah Almighty knows best.

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AOA. I wanted to ask that if a women is 50yrs old and ask for khula from her husband because they have been separated for 7 yrs husband has broken all the ties from her n his children ... In this case what is the hukm for iddah period ?



Wa `alaykum as-salamu wa rahmatullah

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

All praise is due to Allah. Peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad.

 

Scholars have differed over whether kul` is a kind of talaq (divorce) or a kind of faskh (revocation). Those who regard kul` as a kind of talaq maintain that the separating wife thus has to observe three menstrual periods (or three months if she sees no menstruation) as her `iddah.

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On the other hand, those who regard khul` as a kind of faskh maintain that the separating wife has to observe only one menstrual period (or one month if she sees no menstruation) as her `iddah. This opinion is supported by an authentic narration on the authority of Ibn `Abbas that Thabit ibn Qays’s wife asked for khul` during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and that he commanded her to observe one menstrual period as her `iddah.

In another narration a woman known as al-Rubayyi` bint Mu`awwidh said that she asked for khul` during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and that he commanded her to observe one menstrual period as her `iddah.

Therefore, this second opinion sounds more preponderant.

Allah Almighty knows best.

Sallam alleikun... Is it right in islam to check genotype and blood group before getting married to your partner? ... How does islam view this?..... Or should we seek Allah himself and rubbish human perspective?



Wa `alaykum as-salamu wa rahmatullah

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

All praise is due to Allah. Peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad.

It depends. In normal cases, people do not require such medical tests and checks. But if there is a reason for doubt, one has to take necessary precautions. Tawakkul (reliance on Allah) does not mean negligence of material aspects.

Allah Almighty knows best.

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Assalamu Alykum, Is it permissible to make Istikharah du'a in Urdu or it must be made in Arabic?



Wa `alaykum as-salamu wa rahmatullah

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

All praise is due to Allah. Peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad.

Istikharah is a kind of du`a’ with a special formula prescribed by the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). In general, if one knows Arabic and can say the du`a’ in Arabic, he/she may not use any other language. However, if one cannot say it in Arabic, he/she may say it in any other language. Allah SWT is All-Hearing and All-Knowing.

Almighty Allah knows best.

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Assalaam alaikum While we meet our Muslim brother we give Islamic greeting and shake hands my question is we should shake with both hands or only with right hand?



Wa `alaykum as-salamu wa rahmatullah

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

All praise is due to Allah. Peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad.

 

In the authentic hadith reported by Abu Dawoud, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “No two Muslims meet each other and shake hands except that they will be given forgiveness before they part.”

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Imam Al-Bukhari reported on the authority of Anas that shaking hands was a common practice among the Prophet’s companions (may Allah be pleased with them.) Of course, right hands are mainly used while shaking.

To use both hands; that is, to place the palm of the left hand on the back of your brother’s right hand, is also permissible and is even regarded recommendable, according to a group of scholars.

In fact, this should be left to the common practice of people as the Shari`ah has laid no restrictions in this regard.

Allah Almighty knows best.

Is it permissible for my brother's wife to hug my adult son?



Wa alaykum as-salamu wa rahmatullah

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

All praise is due to Allah. Peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad.

No, this is not permissible at all because he is marriageable to her. You need, on the one side, to teach your son the Islamic code of conduct toward marriageable members of the other sex and how to refuse such a hug politely on Islamic grounds. On the other hand, you need to talk to your brother to tell his wife that your son has become adult and that she can no longer hug him, even if the age difference is a big one.

Allah Almighty knows best

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Is there any teaching in Islam that make it mandatory or compulsory for our spouse to cook for us.



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

All praise is due to Allah. Peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad.

Authentic hadiths tell us great female companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do such housework and help their husbands. These include prophet’s wives and even his daughter Fatimah who came to him and asked him to provide a servant for her because her hands were tired of using the grinder. Asma’, daughter of Abu Bakr, not only did the housework but also would provide fodder for her husband’s horse and bring water to their house. In fact, that was the nearly usual practice of his companions’ wives.

According to one group of scholars, these female companions did all that voluntarily without being obligatory upon them. These scholars argue that the marriage contract makes it obligatory upon the husband to maintain the affairs of his wife, in terms of food, housing, etc, in return for having sexual relation with her. But she does not have to serve him.

The most correct opinion, however, is that it is obligatory upon a wife to do the ordinary and usual housework known in her community. Allah SWT says, “Yet for women, there are [rights] equal to what is enjoined upon them, in accordance with what is right.” (Al-Baqarah 2:228)

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This means that there are equal rights and duties. As the marriage contract makes it obligatory upon the husband to maintain the affairs of his wife, it makes it obligatory as well upon the wife to take care of the housework in return. It will be unjust to ask the husband to take care of the housework in addition to his work outside to provide for the family. The pleasure of sexual relationship is not enjoyed by the husband only, but by both of them; and thus this argument is actually weak.

Besides, the marriage contract is usually silent regarding the issue under discussion and thus it should be interpreted according to the `urf, or the common practice of people. The common practice of Muslim wives from the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is to take care of the housework.

Moreover, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) listened to his daughters complaint and saw Asma’ doing such works, why did he remain silent and did not say to their husband that they did not have to do such works?

Allah Almighty knows best.