Imam Ahmad (r) was asked about keeping the hair long for men. He said: ❝It is a good recommended Sunnah; had we (I) been able to act upon it we would have, but it requires effort (in looking after it well).❞ [Masa-il ‘Abdillah b. Ahmad] So the Imam (r) considered it a recommended practice. But […]
Maintaining Wudu is a sign of Iman… ❝…and likewise purification, as it is the key to Salah. The Prophet ﷺ said, “…no one maintains his ablution except a believer.” When someones Wudu breaks it could be that no one knows this besides Allah. This is why maintaining ones Wudu for the Salah is something that […]
❝During Wudu, if one washes one part of the body more than the other, like washing one part once or twice and the other thrice, it isn’t disliked, just as if s/he were to wash every body part equally.❞ [Kashhaf al-Qina’] For example, if one were to wash the right arm once or twice and […]
If a woman wears her headscarf in a state of purity (ie. with wudhu), then it is permissible for her to wipe over her headscarf when making wudhu after that. This is the correct position in the Hanbali school. This is the case whether it is possible for her to take her headscarf off or […]
Ruling of washing the beard during Wudu: • A thick beard is that through which the colour of the skin underneath does not become apparent, and a thin beard is the opposite. • If the beard is thick then it is obligatory to include the exterior of the beard whilst washing the face, i.e – […]
❝Upon yawning one shouldn’t (be lax and) make sounds like “Haaah” or “Aaakh” or any other sounds that make the letters apparent. If one does this in Salah (i.e – yawns in this manner) then it is nullified, because it takes the ruling of talking (inside Salah). If one is overcome by the yawn then […]
❝The Hanabilah are of the opinion that the urine and stool of animals that are permissible for us to eat is pure. However, it is established by them via clear texts (from Imam Ahmad himself) that consuming the stool or urine of these animals is Haram unless there is a necessity, as these things are […]