Dear Shaykh, what was Imam Abu Hanifah's view on the beard, and is it true that he did not speak to people who did not have beards? What do the Hanafi scholars and books say on this matter? May Allaah reward you, Shaykh.
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If a woman is in the last day of menses when it is slightly yellowish till she sleeps at night, should she wake up for the Fajr specifically to check if it has ended, or should she check when she wakes up in the morning and then do Ghusl (ritual shower taken in the state of major ritual impurity)? May Allaah reward you.
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Assalaamu alaykum. When washing my impure clothes, there was one incident where one of my undergarments had stains remaining while other clothes were clean from impurity. So can I wear that undergarment, or do I have to wash it and also clean the other clothes (all clothes have been washed three times in the washing machine)?
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A poor family wants to build a kitchen in the place of a toilet. Is it alright if they put a wooden board over the place where the indian style toilet was instead of removing the closet completely and use it as a kitchen?
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Assalaamu alaykum. I had intercourse with my husband and then experienced bleeding for two hours. What is this bleeding called in Islam. If I get pregnant because of that intercourse, could that bleeding harm the expected baby?
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Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu. Is tayammum permissible in the following cases?
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1- If water is available but there is no real/correct privacy for the woman and there is a fear/risk of a non-Mahram (permanently unmarriageable) man to enter and see her while performing ablution while she is not wearing the hijab because she.. More
Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu, Shaykh. I have questions related to ablution: 1. Before wiping the head in ablution, does one need to wash his hands or can one just wipe it without washing hands after having washed the arms? 2. How is one to wipe his ears; the inside is the inside part where one enters his finger in order to clean.. More
I wanted to ask wether one is allowed to say, "Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Raheem" instead of "Bismillah" before performing ablution. I read that according to Ibn Taymiyah and other scholars that it is fine to say the whole word before eating, so I am wondering whether this is applicable to the ablution as well. May Allaah bless you.
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Assalaamu alaykum. I want to ask how I should give a bath to my one-year-old baby when he has passed stool or urine and put his hand in it and then touched his other body parts as well. I used to wash his hands first, but then while washing his private parts, he would again touch his body where he touched earlier with his dirty hands. Also, when take.. More
Assalaamu alaykum, fatwa no. 126853 did not at all answer my question, so I had to send it again. I hope that you can find a way to help me with my question. When I washed my clothes after they got dirty from dogs, I washed them the first time with soil and water, and I think that I then washed them five more times thinking that this was the right way.. More
Assalaamu alaykum. Recently, to make sure that my period is over, I have been checking by inserting a piece of cotton to see if it comes out clean or not, and using this method, I have noticed that my period has lasted around more than a week, maybe 8 to 8.5 days. However, in the past, I never checked it this way, so I just thought that my menses ended.. More
Assalaamu alaykum. I know that it is haram to talk in the toilet, but is it permissible to text anyone in the toilet without talking about religion, like by having a general discussion?
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What is the definition of washing in wudu (ablution) and ghusl (bath taken in state of major ritual impurity). I read that it means 'to let waterflowover the limb'. What exactly does this mean? Does it mean that you have to let water flow on each and every part of the limb, or does it mean that you must let water flow over the limb once, that any part.. More
Assalaamu alaykum. I recently noticed that there was a part of my body that was was covered in a congealed substance. I did Ghusl (ritual bath) for Janaabah (major ritual impurity) almost a week or two ago and have reason to believe that this congealed substance has been there since that time. My question is, I know that if there was a part of my body.. More