‘Eid Prayer for Women?

There is no problem in women attending the ‘Eid prayer without putting on perfume and without clothes that are for adornment or those that make them unnecessarily stand out amongst the people, as the Messenger of Allah said, “Let them come out without perfume, unadorned.” They must also avoid the area where the men are […]

Allāh’s messenger ﷺ would lengthen the Fajr prayer

❝Allāh’s messenger ﷺ would lengthen the Fajr prayer compared to the other prayers due to a number of reasons: – The recitation at Fajr is witnessed (by Allāh and the angels according to some, and by the angels of the day and night according to others). – Its length makes up for the decrease in […]

Look after yourselves

❝Many women in our times, when they leave the house to go to the bathhouse they wear every fine garment they own but when they are at home they wear their worst clothes.❞ — Imām Ibn al-Mibrad al-Hanbalī (r) [d. 909 AH] This extends also to the husbands, to look after yourselves for your wives. […]

Shortening prayers and combining them when travelling are not connected

Shortening prayers and combining them when travelling are not connected. You can shorten without combining, and vice versa. However, shortening is recommended for the traveler, whereas combining is permissible but not recommended. In fact it is better for the traveler to not combine according to the Madhhab. [Refer to Muntaha-l Iradat and al-Iqna’]

Both Taslims are pillars of Salah according the Mu’tamad

The first and second Taslim (i.e – saying Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullah) are both pillars of the Salah that must be performed according to the Mu’tamad (relied-upon position of Madhhab), because it is not authentically reported that the Messenger (peace be upon him) ever left them. They are a part of the Salah, so, the […]

Marrying for a fixed time or with divorce in mind…

If someone gets married for only a specified time or he intends to divorce after a period of time (even if not stated in the contract), such as someone who goes abroad for a period of time and decides to marry temporarily while he is there; these are all prohibited and invalid marriages according to […]

Taqbir al-Muqayyad is an established practice of the Ummah

Al-Hafidh, Ibn Hajar (r) says: ❝The scholars are in agreement that it is recommended to perform the Takbir (al-Muqayyad)* after the prayers on these days (of Dhu-l Hijjah). There is nothing authentic regarding it from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), but there are narrations from the Sahabah and those who came after […]

Making up missed fasts during the first ten days of Dhu-l Hijjah

❝The Sahabah would make up their missed fasts of Ramadan in the first ten days of Dhu-l Hijjah. This is because of the great virtue of these ten days.❞ — Shaykh Salih al-‘Usaimi (h) Fasting the first 10 days of Dhu-l Hijjah is recommended, and the day of ‘Arafah is extra recommended for those not […]

Fasting the first 10 days of Dhu-l Hijjah

❝The Sahabah would make up their missed fasts of Ramadan in the first ten days of Dhu-l Hijjah. This is because of the great virtue of these ten days.❞ — Shaykh Salih al-‘Usaimi (h) Fasting the first 10 days of Dhu-l Hijjah is recommended, and the day of ‘Arafah is extra recommended for those not […]