Question: This has happened more than thrice last week. My menstruation has ended and my husband immediately asked to have coitus. However, I don’t remember whether I’ve taken my obligatory bath or not. What is the ruling for this? Answer: Basically, intercourse isn’t permissible when the wife is menstruating (major hadas). Allah SWT states: وَلَا […]
Category Archives: English QNA
Question: Is it permissible for me to perform sunnah prayers when I still have some obligatory prayers that are yet to be replaced? Answer: Scholars have agreed that for those who purposely left or missed their prayers, then it is obligatory for them to qadha’ their prayers. [1] In madhhab Syafie, Imam al-Nawawi detailed this […]
Question: What is the ruling for a person who likes to boast or disclose his sins to others? Answer: The act of exposing or telling others of one’s sins is a major sin. This is based on a narration from Abu Hurairah RA, where Rasullullah PBUH said: كُلُّ أُمَّتِي مُعَافًى إِلاَّ الْمُجَاهِرِينَ، وَإِنَّ مِنَ الْمَجَانَةِ […]
Question: How should a muallaf who has yet to memorize Surah al-Fatihah perform his prayer? Answer: When a non-Muslim embraces Islam, it is obligatory for him to learn the procedure of prayer and perform it according to his capability as a person who has just learned Islam. Originally, the two recitations that is obligatory to […]
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 […]