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Live Fatwa (General Session)

Dr. Muhammad Salama
12 July, 2017

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 the questions directed to him. You will find the answers of your questions below.

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Due to growing Islamophobia every other day we hear news of some brother or sister getting lynched for being visibly Muslim or supposedly "eating beef" (in India, a majority Hindu country.. cows are revered and so called "gau-rakshaks" I.e., cow- vigilantes are killing anyone they think might be eating beef). There's growing Islamophobia. My parents are concerned for my safety. So my question is, should I remove my hijab so that I'm not so visibly Muslim?



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

All praise is due to Allah. Peace and blessings be upon his Messenger.

Hijab is a religious obligation established by the Qur’an, Prophetic statements and traditions, and consensus of Muslim scholars.

 

In principle, a Muslim has to observe his religious obligations unless he/she finds himself/herself in a case of necessity, in which case prohibited things becomes temporarily permissible.

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One of the main goals of the current Islamophobia is to force Muslims to be ashamed and fearful of their identity and Islamic practices. Media often magnify the attacks that Muslims face with the intention of instilling fear into their hearts to achieve this purpose.

 

Therefore, a true Muslim may not compromise his religious obligations and practices unless in a real case of necessity.

 

Of course, the situation differ from one country to another and from one case to another.

 

With regard to hijab, we need to highlight the following points:

 

1- It is not permissible for a Muslim to live in a country where he/she cannot practice his/her religious obligations and rituals. So, if a Muslim woman lives in such a condition where she cannot wear hijab, she needs to migrate to another place where she can wear it freely, if she can do so.

 

2- If she cannot migrate, she has to stay at home to avoid any kind of harassment or physical assault and only goes out when necessary as long as she has a family or someone who looks after her affairs. Usually such attacks and violence remain for a short time and then disappears.

 

3- If she has to go out to take care of her own affairs or her family’s affairs, then the danger she faces needs to be assessed:

 

1- If she faces bearable abuse (verbal abuses, for example), she may not take off her hijab; but she has to remain steadfast and be patient for the sake of Allah and regard this a test for her faith. Allah SWT says, “Do people think that they will be left [simply] to say: We believe! and they will not be put to the test? Yet, very truly, We have tested [all] those [who came] before them. Thus God shall, most surely, distinguish those who speak the truth [about their belief]. And He shall, most surely, distinguish the liars.” (Al-`Ankabut 29:2-3)A Muslim woman will get multiplied reward for such patience, which also gives support to other Muslim women and shows how Muslims are committed to their religious obligations.

 

2- If she faces unbearable danger, such as the danger of being beaten or even killed, then she may abandon the distinguishable Islamic headscarf and replace it with a hat or the like head coverings that are commonly worn by other non-Muslim women in her community. If there is no such head coverings at all (which is unusual case), then she may, under such a dire necessity, go with her head uncovered. But even in such cases of necessity, she must be always looking for the suitable time to wear her full hijab.

 

May Allah protect all Muslim women and grant them help and support.

 

Almighty Allah knows best.

I have been trying to be a practicing Muslim Alhamdulillah for last 1 year. Before that I have lived a life of jahiliya, music, movies, girlfriends. Alhamdulillah I have given up all of those and am trying to seek the forgiveness of my Lord. But even during the jahiliyat I never disbelieved. I was sure about Allah and rasool but I was negligent and ignorant. But I have a younger brother of 22 years old. He has been an atheist and after a lot of sessions for the last year I have managed to make him realise that there is a Creator. but now he believes in a Creator but he refuses that Islam is the truth. He keeps saying he is confused. He behaves very badly with parents. addicted to music,guitar and movies.keeps reading unislamic atheistic books and novels. Although ma sha Allah he is not addicted to drugs or anything.he neither prays nor fasts. In this situation, I am still trying to make him submit to Allah, having lengthy conversation. But I am seeing no results and things are getting worse each day. My question is would Allah drag me to jahannam and punish me for my brother's disobedience. I am giving him dawah not only because I care for him but also I fear that Allah will punish me for him. Can you say if there is any possibility of being punished by Allah for my brother's disbelief?



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

All praise is due to Allah. Peace and blessings be upon his Messenger.

 

First, let me send you warm congratulations for repentance and for finding your way to Allah SWT. I pray to Allah to keep you steadfast on His right path and increase you in knowledge and faith.

 

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Second, the Qur’an teaches us the divine rules that “No sin-laden soul shall carry the [sinful] load of another,” (Al-An`am 6:164) and that “Indeed, you cannot guide [all] those whom you love [to Islam]. Rather, it is God [alone] who guides whomever He so wills.” (Al-Qasas 28:56)

 

So, do not worry about the misdeeds of your brother, for their evil consequences are only upon him. But keep praying for him that Allah guide his heart to the truth and keep advising him with wisdom and fair admonition.

Allah Almighty knows best.

Can a Non-Muslim do fasting in Ramadan? Will it be accepted?



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

All praise is due to Allah. Peace and blessings be upon his Messenger.

 

Being Muslim is a prerequisite for the acceptance of any good deed. Allah SWT says what means:

 

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“And so, anyone [after this] who seeks a religion other than Islam [as revealed to all the prophets]- never shall it be accepted from him! Moreover, in the Hereafter, he shall be among the losers” (Aal `Imran 3:85)

 

Allah also says what means:

 

“Whoever belies faith, his [good] work shall assuredly be [rendered utterly] futile.“ (Al-Ma’ida 5:5)

 

So, even if a non-Muslim does a good deed, it will not be accepted but he/she will be given a worldly compensation in return.

 

Anas reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Allah does not wrong a believer a good deed as he is given blessings for it in this world and will be rewarded for it in the Hereafter. As for the disbeliever, he is given in this world the reward for good deeds he has performed for the sake of Allah and thus when he comes to the Hereafter, there is no good deed for which he can be rewarded.”

 

Allah Almighty knows best.

I ruined my Fast by having sex after suhoor..I don't know how I can repent from Allah .I did found option of freeing a slave and 60days fast but i am afraid I can't fulfill any of the two .i found the third option of feeding ...But it is not clear how much to feed ..where to feed when to feed ...please elaborate about the options as I am feeling so bad about this bad act.



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

All praise is due to Allah. Peace and blessings be upon his Messenger.

 

If you mean after suhur meal but before Fajr [dawn time], then you have done nothing wrong.

 

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In the Qur’an we read:

 

“Permitted for you on the night of the fast is intimate approach to your wives. They are a garment for you. And you are a garment for them. God knows that [before granting this permission,] you used to betray yourselves. Thus He has granted you repentance [for what is past] and pardoned you.  So now you may lie with them and seek whatever [offspring] God has decreed for you. Moreover, you may [now] eat and drink until the white thread of dawn becomes clear to you, [as distinguished] from the black thread [of night].” (Al-Baqarah 2:187)

 

But if you had sex with your spouse after dawn, this is an enormous sin that requires sincere repentance to Allah SWT.

 

In addition, one has to atone for this sin as prescribed in the prophetic tradition. Abu Hurairah reported that a man had an intercourse with his wife while fasting in Ramadan. The man came to seek fatwa from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) who said, “Can you afford to emancipate a bond slave?” He said, “No.” The Prophet said, “Are you able to observe fasting for two consecutive months.” He said, “No.” The Prophet said, “Then feed sixty indigent persons.”

 

The food is to be given out of the most common food in one’s country. If rice, for example, each indigent person should be given about 750 gm. If one does not know how to do that, he may give the total amount to any trusted charitable organization to do it on his behalf.

 

Allah Almighty knows best.

If in the time of end days of my menstruation, I see white discharge in the middle of night then do I have to take bath for purification at the middle of night? Or if I see white discharge just before going to sleep then do I have to take bath at that time? I feel tensed to go to washroom during this time as taking bath in this time, may be it is not that cool or may be I am not sick but still going to have a bath in midnight is still quite difficult. But Allah(sbt) has made Islam easy for us? So, what is the answer?



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

All praise is due to Allah. Peace and blessings be upon his Messenger.

 

If a woman becomes clean of her menstruation before Fajr Prayer, she has to perform ghusl in order to pray Isha’ Prayer. According the majority of scholars, she has also to pray Maghrib before Isha’. This means that performing ghusl becomes obligatory at that time to catch both Prayers before Fajr time.

 

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Sister, you have provided no reasonable justification for your apprehension of taking bath at night. I advise you to read the Qur’an and seek refuge with Allah from the whispers of the Satan. It is the Satan’s job to bar people from worshipping Allah by casting such unreasonable fears into their souls.

 

Allah Almighty knows best.

Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah. My question is while sun rises at 5.12 a.m. how last time of eating (Sahur/ Sahri) is fixed 3.38 a.m.? What Qur'an guides in fixing this distance between Sahur & Sun rise. I feel 3.38 a.m. is too early. Thank you.



Wa alaykum assalamu warahmatullah wabarakatuh

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

All praise is due to Allah. Peace and blessings be upon his Messenger.

 

The Quranic injunction regarding fasting states:

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“And you may eat and drink until the white thread of dawn becomes distinct to you from the black thread [of night]. Then complete the fast until the sunset” (Al-Baqarah 2:187), which explicitly permits eating and drinking until dawn time.

 

Zayd ibn Thabit reported: We ate Suhur meal with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and then went to [Fajr] Prayer. He was asked: How much time you had between them (i.e. Suhur meal and Fajr Prayer)? He said: “The time one takes to recite 50 verses.”

 

These and other evidences show that it is preferable to delay suhur meal to be shortly before Fajr Prayer.

 

Allah Almighty knows best.

Assalamu alaicoum! What if a man ejaculated, then he performed ghusl, but after ghusl some semen discharged from his private parts. Is a new ghusl obligatory for him? Jazakumullah khairan.



Wa alaykum assalamu warahmatullah wabarakatuh

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

All praise is due to Allah. Peace and blessings be upon his Messenger.

This is a controversial issue indeed. Juristic opinions in this regard could be summarized as follows:

1- One has to perform ghusl again. This case, according to this opinion, is analogous to the case of a person who has performed wudu after urinating then urine comes out after finishing wudu.

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2- If the discharged semen comes out without sexual pleasure, this means that it is only the remnant of the previous discharge and thus one does not have to perform ghusl again. If with sexual pleasure, however, one has to perform ghusl.

3- If one has urinated after the first discharge of semen, then this second discharged is likely the result of a new sexual pleasure, which requires new ghusl. Otherwise, one does not have to perform ghusl again.

The second opinion sounds more reasonable. However, one may prefer to take the safe side by following the first one.

Allah Almighty knows best.