Author Archives: maktabahalbakri

Question: I and my partner are both students in a university. However, sometimes we would transgress in our relationship. Honestly, we wanted to get married through khitbah marriage to avoid continuing to sin. We have thought things through and we think the best solution for us is to get married. The issue here is that […]

Question: What is the ruling of donating organs and tissue? Is it considered as hurting or abusing the corpse? Answer: Some scholars are of the opinion that organ donation is haram (prohibited). Among them who hold this opinion are Syeikh Mutawalli al-Sya’rawi[1], Syeikh Ahmad bin Ahmad al-Khalili[2], Syeikh ‘Abd al-Salam Rahim al-Sukkari[3], Sayyid Muhammad Qutbuddin[4] and […]

Question: The imam in my village is a smoker. Is it permissible for me to follow him for prayer? Is my prayer valid? Or is it better if I pray on my own? Answer: According to the 37th National Muzakarah Fatwa Committee for Religious Affairs Malaysia on 23rd March 1995, the Muzakarah has decided that […]

Question: What is the ruling of eating bloody steak? Answer: According to Syafi’iyyah scholars, there are two opinions presented. Imam al-Nawawi and Imam al-Subki ruled it as pure. While the opinion of some of the other Syafi’iyyah scholars stated that it is a forgiven najis and it is halal (permissible) to be eaten. However, if […]

Question: Is a prayer valid if the phrase “ولا الضالين” is recited with a thick sound that changes the sound similar to the letter ظ in surah al-Fatihah? Answer: I’m inclined towards that the prayer of a person is invalid when he purposely changes the recitation of a letter and it is also impermissible to […]

Question: What is the ruling for a person who purposely arrives late at the mosque for his Friday prayer? Answer: Allah SWT states: يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذَا نُودِيَ لِلصَّلَاةِ مِن يَوْمِ الْجُمُعَةِ فَاسْعَوْا إِلَىٰ ذِكْرِ اللَّـهِ وَذَرُوا الْبَيْعَ ۚ ذَٰلِكُمْ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ “O you who have believed, when [the adhan] is […]

Question: What is the ruling for vaginal bleeding that happens after surgery or consuming a certain type of medication? Answer: Imam al-Khatib al-Syarbini explained, when vaginal bleeding happens or continues to happen, then the woman has to avoid performing prayer and matters that are prohibited during menstruation. Then, she should wait and examine the blood […]

Question: What is the ruling of putting on a black thread on a baby who often cries? Answer: The ruling of wearing a thread or rope on the hand or leg of a baby with the belief that it could benefit or prevent harm is prohibited. According to W.W Skeat, wearing black thread or rope […]

Question: Is it necessary to move from the place one performed the obligatory prayer to perform sunnah rawatib prayer? Answer: It is sunnah to change or move places to perform the sunnah rawatib prayer so that it will not be the same place as where one performed his obligatory prayer. This is in accordance with […]

Question: Is it permissible for a man to pray while wearing a singlet? Answer: Praying while wearing a singlet or other type of clothing which exposes the shoulders or shirtless is makruh but his prayer is still valid. Rasullullah PBUH said: لاَ يُصَلِّي أَحَدُكُمْ فِي الثَّوْبِ الْوَاحِدِ لَيْسَ عَلَى عَاتِقَيْهِ مِنْهُ شَىْءٌ “None of you […]