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C1.0 SALAAH
C1.1 After ensuring that your belief and faith is correct, the biggest obligation
of all obligations is Salaah. There has been many messages in the Qur'an and
Hadith in relation to the importance of Salaah. Whoever does not believe it
as an Obligatory aspect i.e. Fardh is a Kafir, and those who do not pray it
are great sinners and will be thrown into hell in the after life, also in the
event of an Islamic leadership, the king should execute those who do not pray
Salaah.
C2.0 At what age should children be taught Salaah?
C2.1 When a child reaches the age of seven he should be shown how to pray Salaah.
When the child reaches the age of ten, they should be mad
C2.1A QUALIFICATIONS OF SALAAH
Before we show you the way in which Salaah should be prayed, we will first
of all show you the six conditions/qualifiers that must be performed, otherwise
the Salaah will not begin. These are known as the 'Shara'it-e- Salaah and are
as follows;
1. Cleanliness
2. The covering of the body
3. Time
4. Facing Qibla
5. Intention
6. The call to start Salaah (Takbeer-e-Tahrima)
C2.2 The first qualification is cleanliness. This means that the person praying
Salaah (which will now be referred to as Namazee) must have their body, clothing
and the place where Salaah is going to be performed, clean from impurities such
as urine, stools, blood, alcohol, dung, animal excretion, etc. Also the Namazee
must not be without bathing or ablution.
C2.3 The second qualification is covering of the body. This means that the male's
body must be covered from the navel upto and including the knees. The female's
body must be completely covered except for the face, the hands below and including
the wrists and feet below and including the ankles.
C2.4 The third qualification is time. This means that whatever time is allocated
to a particular Salaah, that Salaah is prayed. For example, the Fajr Salaah
is prayed from the break of dawn to before sunrise. Dhuhr Salaah is prayed after
midday to the time when there are two shadows to everything except for the original
shadow (mid afternoon). 'Asr Salaah is prayed from when there are two shadows
until sunset. Maghrib Salaah is prayed after sunset to when the natural light
disappears. 'Isha Salaah is prayed after the natural light has disappeared until
before the break of dawn.
C2.5 The fourth qualification is the facing towards Qibla. This means to face
towards the Kabah (in Makkah).
C2.6 The fifth qualification is intention. This means that whatever Salaah is
being prayed for whatever time i.e. Ada, Qadha, Fardh, Sunnah, Nafl etc. to
make a firm intention in the heart for that Salaah.
C2.7 The sixth qualification is Takbeer-e-Tahrima. This means to say Allahu
Akbar and start the Salaah. This is the last qualification and once said the
Salaah begins. If you then say something to someone or eat something or drink
something or perform any action which is against Salaah then the Salaah will
break. The first five qualifications must remain from when the Takbeer-e-Tahrima
is said, to until the Salaah is completed, otherwise the Salaah will not count.
C3.0 THE FIRST QUALIFICATION: MEANING - CLEANLINESS
Method of performing Ablution (Wudhu)
C3.1 When you want to perform ablution, follow these steps -:
(a) First of all make the intention of ablution and then say 'Bismillla Hirrahma
Nirrahim' and wash both hands upto the wrists.
(b) Then perform Miswak (clean teeth with a wooden stick).
(c) Then by using the right hand, gargle three times and wash the inside of
the mouth, ensuring that the water reaches upto the throat and also all the
gums and underneath the tongue. If there is anything stuck on or between the
teeth, then release it.
(d) Then by using the right hand suck up the water in the nose until it reaches
the bone and clean the insides of the nostrils by using the left hand thumb
and little finger, three times.
(e) After this, take water into the cup of both hands and wash the whole of
the face three times, from the start of the forehead where the hair begins to
grow, down to and including the chin. Also from the right hand ear lobe to the
left hand one, ensuring that no place is left dry. If you have a beard then
also wash this and also run your fingers through it. However, if you are wearing
an Ehraam then don't run your fingers through the hair.
(f) Wash both arms upto and including the elbows three times. Washing the right
arm first three times, then the left arm three times.
(g) Then perform Masah once, meaning join the fingertips of both hands together
leaving out the index fingers and the thumbs on both hands. Then run water on
these six fingers and then brush them over the hair, starting from the forehead
and ending at the back of the neck. This is done once, ensuring that the palms
of the hands and the index fingers and thumbs do not touch the head. Now bring
fourth the hands by using the palms and rubbing them at either side of the head.
Then clean the inside of the ears by using the index fingers and the back of
the ears using the thumbs. Now wash the back of the neck by rubbing the back
of the hands on either side of the neck, but ensure that the hands do not go
on the throat as this would be Makrooh (disliked).
(h) Then wash the right foot, from the toes upto and including the ankles, three
times. Then perform the same three times for the left foot. Ensure that you
wash between the toes.
(i) The ablution (Wudhu) is complete and so pray this Dua ;
'Allahummaj 'Alni Minattawwabeena Waj 'Alni Minal Mutatahhireen'
(j) Then take the water and stand up and drink some, as this is cure for the
illnesses. Then look towards the sky and pray; 'Subhanaka Alllahumma Wa Bihamdika
Ashhadu Alla ilaha illa Anta Astaghfiruka Wa Atoobo ilaik' Also pray the Kalima
Shahaadah and Sura Inna Anzalna. It is also better if you pray Bismilla and
the Durood/Salawat when washing every part, also pray Kalima Shahaadah.
C3.2 The above is the method of performing Ablution. Out of these some actions
are obligatory and if they were missed the ablution would not count. Some aspects
are Sunnah and to miss deliberately would be an act of punishment. Some aspects
are Mustahhab and to miss them would mean a reduction in reward.
Obligatory aspects of ablution (Wudhu)
C4.0 There are four point in ablution that are obligatory.
1. To wash the face. Meaning from the beginning of the forehead where hair starts
growing upto the bottom of the chin. Also from one ear to the other ear. To
ensure that the skin of the face is washed once leaving no part dry.
2. To wash both hands upto and including the elbows once.
3. To perform Masah of one quarter of the head. Meaning to run wet hands over
a quarter of the head and at least so that the hair gets wet slightly.
4. To wash both feet upto the ankles once.
C4.1 The above four aspects are obligatory in ablution. Except for these, whatever
methods have been reported are either Sunnah or Mustahhab. There are many Sunnahs
and Mustahabs in ablution and if you would like to know these in detail, then
consult larger books such as 'Bahar-e-Shariah' or 'Fatawa-e Razvia'.
C4.2 To wash a part means to at least pour two drops of water over each part.
To spread water over the parts lightly and not washing the part thoroughly and
therefore the ablution or bathing would not count.
C4.3 To wash the skin above and below the lips, nails, eyes, the hair on eyelashes,
eyebrows, the skin underneath jewellery and even the hole pierced in the nose,
the skin underneath the mouchtache hair and beard hair and every part or every
part in the four parts mentioned is obligatory. If a pinpoint of it was left
dry then the ablution will not count.
C4.4 It is obligatory to perform ablution for Salaah, Sajda-e-Tilawat or touching
the Qur'an and it is necessary (Wajib) to perform ablution to perform Tawaf.
Makroohats (dislikes) of ablution
C5.0 Meaning the aspects that should not be done in ablution.
(a) To perform ablution with the leftover water of ablution or bath performed
by a female.
(b) To spill water on a dirty place.
(c) To perform ablution inside the mosque.
(d) To spill used ablution water back into the bucket that contains the ablution
water.
(e) To spit out water or mucus etc. towards Qibla.
(f) To talk of worldly things without cause.
(g) To waste water unnecessary.
(h) To use so little water so that all or some of the Sunnahs would be missed.
(i) To wash the face with one hand.
(j) To throw water on the face.
(k) To let ablution water drops on clothing or inside the mosque.
(l) To miss any Sunnah of ablution.
C6.0 Aspects that break the Ablution
(a) Excretion of stools
(b) Urinate
(c) To break wind from behind
(d) For worms or stones to be excreted from the front or rear
(e) For the leaking of semen water or sperm.
(f) For blood, puss to be released and for it to flow from it's position.
(g) For a mouthful of vomiting of food or water, or a slight amount of vomit
of blood.
(h) To become insane or to pass out
(i) To faint
(j) To be drunk or lost in control so much that the feet stagger
(k) Except for the Salaah-e-Janaaza, to laugh so loud that the person standing
next to you can hear you.
(l) To go to sleep.
(m) Mubashart-e-Fahisha (meaning, for a man to touch a woman's private parts
with his erected penis with lust or to touch another man's private parts with
his erected penis, or for a woman to touch another woman's private parts with
her private parts without a cloth in between these parts.
C6.1 In all the above situations the ablution (Wudhu) will break.
C6.2 If water is released from a hurting eye or puss that is released will break
the Wudhu, and it is also an impurity and therefore if it touches an item of
clothing, then it is necessary to clean.
C6.3 To laugh in Salaah that only you hear it yourself and no-one near you hears
the laughter or voice then the Wudhu has not broken, however, the Salaah will
break.
C6.4 If you smile in Salaah so that only your teeth show but no voice whatsoever
is heard then neither the Wudhu or Salaah will break.
C6.5 Whatever moisture that leaves a man's body but does not break the Wudhu
is not an impurity. For example the blood that stays in it's position or vomit
that is not a mouthful are all clean.
C6.6 Saliva, spittle, sweat and dirt are not impurities and therefore clean
(Pak). If these items are stuck on the body or clothing, then the Salaah will
count but you should have them cleaned as this is better.
C6.7 The tears that come out due to crying do not break the Wudhu nor are they
an impurity.
C6.8 By showing your knees or body, or to look at your own or someone else's
body or touch someone's body does not break the Wudhu.
C6.9 If a milk drinking child vomited and if it is a mouthful then it is an
impurity. If it touches s omething and is more than a Dirham (approx. size of
a fifty pence piece) then it will make it impure. If the milk had not gone all
the way in the stomach but had come back out from the throat then it is clean.
C6.10 Whilst in the middle of performing Wudhu it breaks then perform the Wudhu
again, and if the water that is held in the palm of the hand and you release
wind then this water is useless and do not use it to wash any parts.
C7.0 Method Of Bathing
C7.1 The method of bathing is as follows;
(a) Perform the intention of bathing (Ghusl) then first of all wash the hands
upto the wrists three times.
(b) Then wash the private parts, whether there is any impurity stuck on them
or not.
(c) Then wash any part of the body which has impurity stuck on it.
(d) Then perform Wudhu as performed in Salaah but do not wash the feet. However,
if you are sat on a stool or a stone etc. then wash the feet also.
(e) Then rub water into the body as you would rub oil.
(f) Then wash the right hand shoulder three times.
(g) Then wash the left hand shoulder three times.
(h) Then wash the head and all of the body three times.
(i) Then move away from the place of bathing and if you did not wash the feet
when performing Wudhu, wash them now.
C7.2 Do not face the Qibla when bathing.
C7.3 Ensure that you rub your hands with water all over the body whilst scrubbing.
C7.4 Do not bathe where someone can see you. If this is not possible then it
is necessary for you to cover the body from the navel to the knees (for men).
If this is not possible then perform Tayammum (C22.0).
C7.4 Do not talk when bathing or pray any prayers. After bathing, to dry the
body with a towel is perfectly allowed.
C7.5 To bath naked in a careful hidden place (where no one can see) is allowed.
It is very important that women are very careful of this.
C7.6 After bathing wear clothes as soon as possible.
C7.7 Whatever aspects are Sunnah and Mustahhab in Wudhu are also the same in
bathing except, if you are bathing naked then do not face Qibla and if you are
wearing a cloth then there is no problem. There are three obligatory aspects
in the method of bathing that has been shown, without which the bathing will
not count and one will remain unclean and the rest are either Sunnah or Mustahhab
and should not be left out, but if they are left out the bath will still count.
C8.0 Three obligatory aspects of bathing
There are three obligatory aspects in bathing, and are as follows;
1. To perform mouthwash so that every single part of the inside of the mouth
from the beginning of the lips upto the throat is cleaned with water. Water
must reach the gaps between the teeth, the gums, all the sides of the tongue
and the edge of the throat. If you are not fasting then you must gargle so that
the water reaches clearly all parts. If there is anything stuck in the teeth
(like strands of meat, the skin of a betel nut, the leaf of a paan etc.) then
unless it is impossible to release or would cause serious pain it is necessary
that they are removed, because without doing this the bath won't count and therefore
the Salaah won't count.
2. To clean the nose out with water. Meaning to suck up water into both nostrils
until it reaches the bone, so that not even a hair or it's equivalent size remains
dry, otherwise the bath will not count. If the nose is pierced then the water
must reach the hole as this is also necessary. If mucus has dried in the nose
then to release it is necessary and to wash the nostril hair is also necessary.
3. To wash every single part of the body. Meaning to make sure water washes
all the body upto and including the soles of the feet, ensuring that every hair
and every pimple is washed, because even if only one hair or it's point's equivalent
remains dry, the bath will not count.
C8.1 A lot of people bathe by wearing an unclean cloth and think by bathing
they will become clean and at the same time wash the cloth that they are wearing.
This is not the case because when they rub their hands on it they actually spread
the impurity all over and therefore make the whole body, cloth and the container
of water unclean. This is why before bathing it is important to wash the impurity
stuck on the body or on the clothing, otherwise they won't clean the body but
in fact make everything that they touch unclean. This is possible if they are
bathing in a river or sea and the impurity is such that it will flow away without
the need for rubbing or scrubbing, if this is not so then it will remain a problem.
C9.0 What aspects makes it obligatory to bathe
There are five aspects that make it obligatory for a person to have a bath,
and they are as follows;
1. The ejaculation of sperm from it's place with lust.
2. To have a wet dream. Meaning nocturnal emission that is the releasing of
sperm whilst sleeping.
3. The head of the penis to enter the vagina, whether it be with or without
lust, with or without orgasm, the bathing would be obligatory on both.
4. To become clean from menstrual pause (period).
5. To become clean from blood after child birth.
C9.1 If sperm was ejaculated from it's place but not due to lust, i.e. it
was done by lifting a heavy load or falling from a height, then to bathe is
not obligatory, however, the Wudhu is broken.
C9.2 If semen dropped but was very thin and it came out whilst urinating or
on it's own accord without lust then the bath does not become necessary but
the Wudhu will break.
C9.3 To bathe on Fridays, Eid days, on the day of Arafah (9th Zil Hajj) or when
wearing the Ehraam is Sunnah.
C10.0 Things that can and cannot be done when bathing is obligatory
C10.1 It is strictly forbidden to enter a mosque, to perform Tawaf (of Kabah),
to touch the Qur'an, or any part of the Qur'an whether it is in sections or
volumes [Hadiya, Alamgiri] , to pray the Qur'an whilst viewing it without touching
it, to pray the Qur'an verbally, to wear or touch a ring with a word of the
Qur'an written on it when it is obligatory for you to bathe.
C10.2 If the Qur'an is wrapped in it's cloth (Juzdaan) or has a napkin wrapped
around it, then there is no problem touching it without bathing [Hadiya, Hindiya].
If a verse of the Qur'an is prayed but the intention was not to pray as part
of the Qur'an, then there is problem. For example, to say 'Bismilla Hirrahma
Nirrahim' for auspiciousness, or to say 'Alhamdu Lillahe Rabbil Aalameen' for
thankfulness or to pray when in trouble or worried 'Inna Lillahe Wa Inna Ilahi
Raji'oon' or for praise the Surah Fatiha was prayed or Aayatul Qursi was prayed
or another verse was prayed, however, the intention was not to pray a verse
of the Qur'an, then there is no problem [Hindiya etc.].
C10.3 To touch the Qur'an or any verse of the Qur'an without ablution (but not
in need to bathe) is forbidden, however to pray it verbally is no problem.
C10.4 To see the Qur'an, whether the words are seen and then prayed in the heart
is allowed in any situation.
C10.5 To touch the Fiqha, Hadith or Tafseer books is Makrooh.
C11.0 Which water is allowed to bathe or perform ablution and which is not
C11.1 Rainwater, sea water, ocean water, river water, stream water, canal water,
well water, large pool or large lake or flowing water, snow and hailstone water
is all allowed to be used to bathe or perform ablution or to clean impurities.
C12.0 The rules and clarification of flowing water
C12.1 The clarification of flowing water is the water that flows a piece of
straw, this water is clean and can clean other things. The water will not become
impure if some impurity is added in it, so as long as the water's colour, smell
and taste does not change.
C12.2 If the colour, smell or taste is changed by the impurity then the water
has become impure (napak). This water will now only become clean when the impurity
reaches the bottom of the waterbed and all three aspects are reverted back to
it's normal situation. Otherwise, there is more water added in which would flow
the impurity away and/or change the colour, smell and taste back to normal.
C12.3 If the clean addition has changed the colour, smell and taste then you
can perform Wudhu or Ghusl (ablution or bath) until the clean addition changes
to impurity.
C13.0 The rule and clarification of a large pool
C13.1 Ten arms in length and ten arms in width where water is held in known
as a 'Dadarda' or large pool. It is still counted if the length is twenty arms
in length and five arms in width, or it is twenty five arms in length and four
arms in width, meaning it is at least twenty arms square in total. If the pool
is circular then it must be approximately thirty five arms in diameter and it
does not have any part of the ground above water in that diameter, this is also
counted as a large pool. It will not become impure by having impurities added
in, until the colour, smell or taste does not change due to the impurity.
C13.2 If an impurity falls in a large pool that cannot be seen, e.g. alcohol,
urine, etc. then you can perform ablution from wherever you want. If an impurity
falls in that can be seen, e.g. stools, dead animal etc. then it is better to
perform ablution away from where the impurity is.
C13.3 Many people can perform ablution together in a large pool, even though
the used water is falling back in. However, mucus, phlegm, spittle should not
be added back in the water as it is against purity.
C14.0 Rule of used water
C14.1 The water that has fallen from performing ablution or bath is clean but
is not allowed to be used to perform ablution or bath.
C14.2 If a person who has not performed ablution, dips his hand or finger or
fingernail or any part of the body which is washed in ablution, whether purposely
or by mistake, in a tub of water which is less then a large pool (Dadarda) then
that water cannot be used to perform ablution or bath. In the same way, if a
person is in need of having a bath and any part of his body touches the water
purposely or by mistake, then that water cannot be used to perform a bath or
ablution. If the part of the body or hand has been washed, then there is no
problem.
C15.0 Advice on making use of the used water
C15.1 If a hand is put into the water or you want to use the used water then
the way of re-using it again is to add fresh clean water more than the amount
of water that is held in the container or to add clean water at one side so
that the used water is flowed away, then you can use the new water to have a
bath or perform ablution. If water is held in small pots and you are unaware
of any impurities added in them, then ablution is allowed.
C15.2 If an infidel informs you that this water is clean or unclean, the water
will remain clean as this was it's original situation.
C15.3 Ablution cannot be performed with water squeezed from a branch of a tree
or fruit water, such as water from a melon or mango or sugarcane.
C15.4 If a small amount of a clean item is added to water, such as a rose, jasmine,
saffron, soil or sand then it is allowed to use the water to have a bath.
C15.5 If such colour or saffron is added to water so much that the due to the
colour the clothes would change to that colour, then it is not allowed to perform
ablution or have a bath with this water.
C15.6 If milk is added to water and the colour of the water changes to the colour
of the milk, then it is not allowed to perform ablution or have a bath with
this water.
C16.0 Water of a well.
(This section has been left out as it is not deemed necessary to learn this
knowledge in this day and age and in these countries, such as UK America, Africa
etc.)
C17.0 IMPURITIES
C17.1 Rules of impurity, Ghaliza
C17.2 There are two type of impurities, Ghaliza and Khafifa. If impurity Ghaliza
gets on your clothes and is more in size than a Dirham (fifty pence piece),
then to clean it is compulsory, without cleaning it your Salaah will not count.
If the impurity on your clothes is the same size as a Dirham, then to clean
it is necessary (Wajib) and therefore if Salaah is prayed, you must repeat it
as the Salaah is Makrooh-e-Tahrimi and to pray it again is Wajib. If the impurity
is less in size than a Dirham, then to clean it is Sunnah and if Salaah is prayed,
it will count but is against the Sunnah and to repeat it is better.
C17.3 If the impurity is solid such as stools, dung, excrement etc. then the
measure of a Dirham is in weight. If the impurity is liquid such as urine, alcohol
etc. then the measurement of a Dirham is in length and width. According to Shariah
the weight of a Dirham in this text is four and a half grammes and in the text
of Zakah is three and a fifth grammes. The size in length and width of a Dirham
according to Shariah is the inside of a palm (and therefore approx. size of
a fifty pence piece) [Durr-e-Mukhtar, Bahar-e-Shariah].
C18.0 Rules of impurity, Khafifa
C18.1 Whatever part of clothing impurity Khafifa gets stuck to (e.g. sleeve,
collar, trouser leg etc.) or part of the body (e.g. hand, arm, leg etc.) and
if it is less than a quarter of the whole item, then the Salaah will count.
If it is more than a quarter than the item, then without washing it the Salaah
will not count [Alamgiri etc.].
C18.2 The difference of impurity Ghaliza and Khafifa is when it gets stuck on
clothing or the body. However, if an impurity, whether Ghaliza or Khafifa is
added to a liquid such as water, vinegar, milk etc. then even if one drop is
added the whole content becomes impure, as long as it is not a Dadarda (large
pool).
C19.0 What items are impurity Ghaliza
C19.1 Whatever item is discharged from a person's body that would break the
Wudhu or Ghusl is impurity Ghaliza. Such as:
a) faeces, b) urine, c) flowing blood, d) puss, e) mouthful vomit, f) blood
from menstrual pause, g) blood from childbirth, h) blood discharge, i) sperm,
j) semen (thin), k) water from a hurting eye, l) navel or stomach water which
comes out due to pain, m) flowing blood from any land animal whether Haram or
Halal including small reptiles blood such as lizards, n) fat of a dead animal,
C19.2 Meat of a dead animal and any faeces or urine of a Haram four legged animal
such as:
a) dog, b) cat, c) tiger, d) cheetah, e) vulture, f) fox, g) wolf, h) donkey,
i) ass, j) elephant, k) pig l) and horse dung etc.
C19.3 Also faeces of any Halal four legged animal such as:
1. Cow or buffalo dung, 2. Goat, 3. Camel, 4. White antelope, 5. Stag, 6. Deer
dung, 7. Also dung of those birds that do not fly high such as chicken, duck,
whether they are large or small.
C19.4 Any type of alcohol or juice that would make someone lose their sense.
C19.5 Also faeces and urine of a snake and also meat of a wild snake and a wild
frog who has flowing blood and whether they have been slaughtered and their
skin whether it has been boiled.
C19.6 Also meat of a pig and it's bones, skin and hair whether it has been slaughtered.
All of the above is impurity Ghaliza [Alamgiri etc.].
C19.7 The urine of a milk drinking child male or female is impurity Ghaliza.
The fact that is commonly known that the urine of a milk drinking child is clean
is totally wrong [Qazi Khan, Radd-ul-Mohtar].
C19.8 If a distressed lion cub vomited milk and it was a mouthful, then it is
impurity Ghaliza.
C19.9 The blood of a lizard or chameleon is impurity Ghaliza.
C19.10 An elephant's trunks phlegm is impurity Ghaliza. The saliva of beasts
such as dogs, cheetah and other four-legged beasts is impurity Ghaliza [Qazi
Khan].
C19.11 If impurity Ghaliza mixes with impurity Khafifa, then all of it becomes
Ghaliza.
C19.12 If there are various drops of impurity Ghaliza on a piece of clothing
and individually it does not amount to a Dirham, however, when collated together
it is the same size or more than a Dirham then the rule of a Dirham applies.
The same rule applies to impurity Khafifa.
C20.0 What items are impurity Khafifa
C20.1 Whatever animal's meat is Halal, such as:
a) a cow, b) bull, c) buffalo, d) ram, e) goat, f) camel, g) white antelope
etc. their urine and a horse's urine is impurity Khafifa.
C20.2 Also those bird's meat which is Haram (whether it be a bird of prey)
such as:
a) crow, b) eagle, c) falcon, d) hawk etc. their droppings is impurity Khafifa
[Hindiya etc.].
C20.3 Milk of Haram animals is impurity Khafifa, however, milk of a female
horse is clean but is not allowable for drinking [Bahar-e-Shariah].
C20.4 The Halal birds that fly high such as:
a) Pigeon, b) dove, c) starling, d) water fowl, e) geese etc. their droppings
are not impure.
C20.5 The droppings and urine of a bat are both clean [Radd-ul-Mohtar].
C20.6 The blood of fish and animals of water and small mites and mosquitoes
is clean [Hindiya etc.].
C20.7 If very small droplets of urine like the size of a pinpoint get on your
clothes or body, then they will remain clean [Qazi Khan].
C20.8 If the clothing has them sort of small droplets and then it drops into
water, the water will remain clean [Bahar-e-Shariah].
C20.9 If blood comes out due to injury but stays in it's spot and does not flow,
then it is clean [Bazaziya, Qazi Khan]. The blood that has remained in the meat,
spleen and liver is clean and if these items are mixed in flowing blood then
it is impure and will need to be washed before making it clean [Hindiya, Bazaziya
etc.].
C20.10 If you are praying Salaah and there is a bottle in your pocket containing
urine, alcohol, blood, then the Salaah will not count [Minya etc.].
C20.11 If you have an egg in your pocket whilst praying Salaah and whether the
inside of the egg is turning into blood the Salaah will count [Minya etc.].
C20.12 If after performing excretion or urinating you clean the parts with a
handful of sand etc. and then you perspire sweat and the clothing gets wet,
they will not be unclean [Bahar-e-Shariah].
C20.13 If the smoke from impurities gets on your clothes, they will not become
unclean [Alamgiri, Radd-ul-Mohtar etc.].
C20.14 The mud in the path is clean as long as you are not aware of any impurities
being in it and if Salaah is prayed with this mud on your clothes or feet, it
will count, but it is better to clean it off [Bahar-e-Shariah].
C20.15 If water is passing in a stream on the pathway and some of it splashes
on your clothes, the clothes will not be impure, however, it is better to clean
them [Bahar-e-Shariah].
C21.0 FOOD LEFTOVERS AND PERSPIRATION (SWEAT)
C21.1 Whose leftovers are clean?
C21.2 Human's leftovers (whether they are need of bathing or a woman who is
on her menstrual cycle or still bleeding after childbirth) are clean [Khaniya,
Hindiya).
C21.3 The leftovers of infidels is also clean, however, you should refrain from
it. In the same way, mucus, phlegm, saliva are also clean but people should
avoid contact with them. You should believe it belongs to a very bad infidel
[Hindiya etc.].
C21.4 The animals whose meat can be eaten, whether they be four legged or birds,
their leftovers are clean, for example:
a) cow, b) buffalo, c) bull, d) goat, e) pigeon, f) pheasant etc.
C21.5 The chickens which are free range and therefore can peck impurities, their
leftovers are Makrooh (disliked), and if they are caged, then their leftovers
are clean.
C21.6 The leftovers of a horse are clean [Hindiya etc.].
C21.7 The animals whose leftovers are impure are;
a) pig, b)dog, c) tiger, d) cheetah, e) wolf, f) elephant, g) vulture and h)
other carnivorous animals [Hindiya, Khaniya].
C21.8 Animals that live in the house such as:
a) cats, b) mice, c) snakes, d) lizards etc. their leftovers are Makrooh [Khaniya,
Alamgiri].
C21.9 Leftovers of species that live in the water are clean, whether their birth
was in or out of the water.
C21.10 The leftovers of birds of prey such as;
a) eagle, b) falcon, c) owl etc. are Makrooh.
C21.11 The leftovers of a crow are Makrooh [Bahar].
C21.12 If an eagle, falcon, hawk or owl are kept as a pet and used for hunting
and you are aware that there is no impurity stuck in their beak, then their
leftovers are clean.
C21.13 The leftovers of donkeys and ass is doubtful and therefore water cannot
be used to perform Wudhu.
C21.14 If leftover water is clean then you can use it to perform ablution or
have a bath, however, if a person whom it is obligatory to have a bath, drinks
water without first cleaning his mouth, then Wudhu is not allowed with that
leftover water because the water has been infected.
C21.15 Whilst there is clean water available, it is Makrooh to use Makrooh water,
however, if the only water available is the Makrooh water, then there is no
harm. To eat Makrooh leftovers for a rich person it is Makrooh, for a poor person
who has no choice, there is no harm. Whilst there is clean water available,
it is not allowed to use doubtful water, and if the only water available is
the doubtful water then you should use it for ablution or bathing and also perform
Tayammum. In this situation it is necessary to make the intention of water and
Tayammum, as an intention for just water or just Tayammum would not be sufficient.
C21.16 You should not eat doubtful food or water.
C21.17 If doubtful water is mixed with clean water, and if the clean water is
more in quantity then it is allowed to be used for bathing and if it is less
in quantity, then it is not.
C21.18 Those who's leftovers are impure, their sweat and saliva is also impure.
Those who's leftovers are clean, their sweat and saliva is also clean. Those
who's leftovers are Makrooh, their sweat and saliva is also Makrooh.
C21.19 If the sweat of a donkey or mule gets on your clothes, they will remain
clean regardless of the quantity.
C22.0 TAYAMMUM
C22.1 If you have not performed ablution or in need of a bath but do not have
access to water, the you must perform Tayammum. There are a few situations for
not having access to water.
1. C22.2 You have such an illness that by using water to perform ablution or
have a bath it will make the illness worse or would delay the recovery, and
this is not just an assumption but you are sure about it. Either you have tried
and found out about it or a pious Muslim doctor has given you this advice, then
Tayammum is allowed.
2. C22.3 If it is just an assumption that the illness will get worse or a wrongdoer,
infidel or non qualified doctor has advised you then Tayammum is not allowed.
C22.4 If the illness gets worse due to using cold water, but is okay when using
warm water, then you must use warm water to perform ablution or have a bath
because Tayammum is not allowed. However, if you cannot get warm water then
you can perform Tayammum. Also if it is the case that during cold times the
illness gets worse but is fine during warm times, then perform Tayammum in the
cold times and when the warm time comes, perform ablution or have a bath with
water in readiness for the cold times. Whatever Salaah has been prayed whilst
with the Tayammum is not necessary to be repeated.
C22.5 If by pouring water over the head affects the illness, then bath with
water below the neck and perform Masah for all of the head.
C22.6 If there is a particular part of the body which is affected when using
water, then perform Masah over that part and wash the rest of the body with
water.
C22.7 If a particular part is affected even by performing Masah, then put a
piece of cloth over it and perform Masah over the cloth.
C22.8 All the corners of the wound where water will not have an affect must
be washed as this is o bligatory and also lift any bandage or the corners, however,
if by lifting the bandage it will affect the wound then perform Masah over the
wound.
3. Where there is no sign or knowledge of water for a full square mile the Tayammum
is allowed.
C22.9 If there is a thought that there is water within a mile, then you must
search for it as Tayammum is not allowed. If you did not search for water and
performed Tayammum and then prayed Salaah, later you found water then you must
pray the Salaah again after performing ablution. If however, you did not find
water then the Salaah will count.
C22.10 If you are praying Salaah and you see someone with water and think that
if you asked them they would give you the water, then you must break the Salaah
and ask for the water.
4. The weather is so cold and you are truly confident that by bathing you will
either die or get ill and you have no medicine available that will cure your
cold, then Tayammum is allowed.
5. You have the fear of an enemy that if they see you they will kill you or
steal your possessions or you owe them money and are poor and they will get
you imprisoned, the Tayammum is allowed. You see a snake near the water and
fear that it will bite you, or you see a tiger and fear that it will maul you,
or there is a bad person there who will rape you then Tayammum is allowed.
6. You are in a jungle and have no bucket and rope that you can collect the
water, and then the Tayammum is allowed.
7. You are thirsty and have water but are aware that if you use it for performing
ablution or having a bath, you will suffer with thirst or you have an animal
with (whether it be a dog which you are not allowed to keep) and are aware that
it will suffer thirst or after some time, and your journey is a long one without
knowledge that water may be available later, then Tayammum is allowed.
C22.11 You have water but require it to mix flour for food then Tayammum is
allowed. If water is required to make a soup, then Tayammum is not allowed.
C22.12 You have stuck either on your body or clothing some impurity and is obligatory
for you to clean, you only have enough water to either clean the impurity or
perform ablution, then you must first clean the impurity and then perform Tayammum.
If Tayammum is performed before it will not count and after cleaning the impurity
you must perform Tayammum again.
8. The water to purchase is expensive. Meaning whatever the going price is the
seller is asking for twice as much then Tayammum is allowed. However, if there
is not a big difference, meaning less than double then Tayammum is not allowed.
9. If by searching for water you will get lost from your group or you will miss
your train, then Tayammum is allowed.
10. You are in doubt that if you perform ablution with water you will miss the
Eid Salaah either the Imam will perform Salaam or the time will reach midday,
then Tayammum is allowed in both situations.
C22.13 If you think that by performing ablution with water your time for praying
the latter Sunnahs of Dhuhr, Maghrib, 'Isha or Ju'ma will go or your time for
the Salaah of Chast will be missed, then perform Tayammum and pray them.
11. If you are not the organiser of a funeral procession and fear that if you
wait to perform ablution you will miss the Janaza Salaah the Tayammum is allowed.
C22.14 You have gone to sleep inside a mosque and then are in need of having
a bath (bathing has become obligatory for you e.g. had a wet dream) then perform
Tayammum and come out of the mosque, to delay is Haram.
C22.15 It is not allowed to perform Tayammum to touch the Qur'an or perform
Sajda-e-Tilawat or Sajda-e-Shukr when access to water is available.
C22.16 The time is so short that if you perform ablution or have a bath the
Salaah will become Qadha, then perform Tayammum and pray the Salaah and after
have a bath or perform ablution and repeat the Salaah as this is necessary.
C22.17 A woman has become clean from her menstrual cycle or childbirth bleeding
and has no access to water, then perform Tayammum.
C22.18 You have only enough water to perform ablution, however, you are in obligation
to have a bath, then perform ablution with the water and perform Tayammum for
bathing.
C23.0 The method of Tayammum
C23.1 After making the intention of Tayammum, say 'Bismillahirrahma Nirrahim'
and press both hands on to the ground which contains items of pure substance.
If a lot of substance gets stuck on the hands then hit the hands together so
the excess is shaken off. Then with these hands wipe over the whole face. Repeat
the action again and wipe over both arms from the fingernails to and including
the elbows, and this is the Tayammum completed.
C23.2 The wiping of the head and feet are not performed in Tayammum. There are
only three aspects that are obligatory in Tayammum, the rest are Sunnah.
C24.0 Obligatory (Fardh) aspects in Tayammum
C24.1 To make the intention. Meaning to have the intention of performing ablution
or bath or both to gain cleanliness. If the intention of Tayammum is made after
hitting the hands on the ground, then the Tayammum will not count. The intention
of Tayammum in the heart is obligatory (Fardh), also it is better to say it
with the tongue. For example, Say "I am performing Tayammum to rid of the
impurities of being without bathing or being without ablution so that my Salaah
will be allowed" then say 'Bismillah 'ir' 'Rahman''ir' 'Rahim' and hit
the hands on the soil.
C24.2 To rub your hands all over the face so that no hair or skin will remain
untouched, otherwise the Tayammum will not count.
C24.3 To rub your hands over both arms including the elbows. If any part is
left untouched then the Tayammum will not count.
C24.4 It is necessary to rub your hands over the hair of the beard or mouchtache
or eyebrows.
C24.5 The same area is applicable as when performing ablution, except Tayammum
is not done inside the mouth. Whatever lips show after closing the mouth must
be rubbed.
C24.6 When hitting the hands ensure that they are not clapped. The way to do
this is put one thumb over another thumb and join both hands together so that
the excess drops off.
C24.7 If the soil has not reached between the fingers then it is obligatory
to run the fingers between each other (Khalal) otherwise it is Sunnah. The same
applies to the beard hair.
C24.8 If in one Tayammum the intention of both a bath and ablution is made,
then this is sufficient as the Tayammum for both will be accepted.
C24.9 The Tayammum of a bath and an ablution is done in the same way.
C25.0 Materials that can and cannot be used for Tayammum
C25.1 Tayammum can be done with material which is from the earth, and whatever
is not from the earth cannot be used to perform Tayammum.
C25.2 Whatever material that cannot be changed or melted or softened by burning
is from the material of the earth and can be used to perform Tayammum. Therefore:
a) soil, b) dust, c) sand, d) lime, e) antimony, f) sulphate, g) brimstone,
h) slate, i) brick dust, j) stone, k) jasper, l) turquoise, m) carnelian, n)
emerald and other precious stones etc, can all be used to perform Tayammum even
if they do not have dust on them.
C25.3 It is necessary that whatever material is used for Tayammum that it is
clean, meaning from impurities or has had impurities on it.
C25.4 Whatever item has had impurity dried on it and has no more effect of the
impurity left still cannot be used to perform Tayammum, however can be used
to pray Salaah on.
C25.5 If there is suspicion that it may have been impure at one time is unnecessary
and therefore has no effect.
C25.6 You cannot perform Tayammum with ashes.
C25.7 If ashes are mixed in with earth and there is more earth, then Tayammum
is allowed, otherwise not.
C25.8 Tayammum is allowed with wet soil as long as the soil has overcome with
water.
C25.9 If a piece of wood or clothing has so much dust on it that when putting
the hand on it, it makes a mark the Tayammum is allowed.
C25.10 Tayammum is allowed by using a cemented wall [Bahar-e-Shariah etc.].
C25.11 Baked Brick is allowed to be used for Tayammum [Bahar-e-Shariah etc.]
C25.12 Tayammum is allowed when the earth or stone turns black from fire. Also
if stone turns into ash then Tayammum is still allowed.
C26.0 Actions that break Tayammum
C26.1 Whatever actions break the ablution or make bathing necessary also break
the Tayammum. The additional aspect is to have power over water again will also
break the Tayammum.
C26.2 If you past a position where water is available within a mile then the
Tayammum will break as it is not necessary to actually reach the water, however,
if you were asleep when you went past the position, then the need for Tayammum
will not break.
C26.3 If an ill person performed Tayammum instead of bathing but is now much
healthier that if he did have a bath with water it would not harm him, then
the Tayammum will break.
C26.4 If you found enough water that you could wash the parts that are obligatory
in ablution once each, then the Tayammum will break and if the water is less
than that, then it won't break. The same applies if you found enough water to
perform the obligatory aspects of bathing once then the Tayammum of bathing
will break, otherwise not.
C26.5 If you performed one Tayammum for both bathing and ablution and then you
performed an act that would break the ablution or you find enough water so that
you can perform ablution or you become well from illness that if you performed
ablution it would not harm you, then the Tayammum allowed for ablution will
go but the Tayammum allowed for bathing will remain.
C27.0 WIPING OVER SPECIAL SOCKS CALLED KHUF
C27.1 If someone is wearing special socks they would therefore when they perform
Wudhu, do not wash their feet but in fact just wipe their wet fingers over the
Khuf then this is allowed.
C27.2 If bathing is obligatory for you, then you cannot perform Masah (wipe)
over the Khaf.
C27.3 There are a few qualifications for performing Masah;
1. The Khuf are long enough that the ankles are covered. If they are a few fingers
short but the heel is covered, then the Masah is allowed.
2. They are stuck to the feet, so that when wearing them you can walk freely.
3. They are made from leather or at least the sole is made from leather and
the rest made from other thick coated material.
(a) The socks worn in India (and UK etc) which are made from either cotton or
wool cannot be wiped over, it is obligatory to take them off and wash the feet.
4. They must be put on after performing Wudhu. Meaning if you put them on and
had not performed Wudhu, then you must take them off when you perform Wudhu.
(a) If they are worn after performing Tayammum, then to wipe over them is not
allowed.
5. They must not be worn when bathing is obligatory on you, or wear them and
then bathing becomes obligatory for you.
6. They must be worn only for a maximum fixed time, and this is for a non-traveller
one day and one night (24 hours) and for a traveller three days and three nights
(72 hours).
(a) From when the first time the Wudhu breaks the time starts. For example after
performing Wudhu you wear the Khuf and then your Wudhu breaks at Dhuhr time,
the twenty four hours would start from then. I.e. for a non-traveller the next
day Dhuhr would be the full time and for a traveller the fourth day Dhuhr.
7. They must not be ripped more than the feet's three small toes in size or
when walking open more than that gap.
(a) If the Khuf were ripped or the seam opened but three fingers could not be
seen, however, when walking more than three fingers could be seen then the wiping
over them is not allowed. Meaning that in a ripped Khuf if more than three fingers
can be seen then wiping (Masah) is not allowed otherwise it is.
(b) It doesn't matter much if the Khuf has a ripped part which is over the ankles.
The measurement of ripping is from below the ankles.
C28.0 Method of performing Masah (wiping) over Khuf
C28.1 The method of performing Masah (wiping) over the Khuf is to stretch the
right hand and wet three small fingers and from the start of the top of the
Khuf from the toes and wipe and it is Sunnah to go upto the shins. Perform the
same for the left Khuf.
C28.2 There are two (Fardh) obligatory aspects in performing Masah over the
Khuf;
1. Every Khuf's Masah must be at least the same size as the three small fingers.
2. The Masah must be on top of the Khuf.
C28.3 There are three Sunnahs in performing Masah;
1. To use the hands three finger's full length.
2. To stretch the fingers and wipe all the way upto the shins.
3. When performing the Masah keep the fingers stretched apart.
C28.4 It is allowed to perform Masah over English style leather boots if the
ankles are covered [Bahar-e-Shariah].
C28.5 It is not allowed to perform Masah over the Amama (turban), the Burkha
and Naqab (veil).
C29.0 What aspects breaks the Masah over the Khuf
C29.1 The actions that break the Masah (wiping) over the Khuf are as follows;
(a) Whatever actions break Wudhu also break the Masah.
(b) The Masah will finish as soon as the time has finished. In this situation
it is sufficient to just wash the feet rather than perform whole of the ablution
again.
(c) If you take the Khuf off, then the Masah breaks, whether you may have only
taken one off.
C29.2 If you have a wound or corn or any other illness on parts the Wudhu that
need to be washed and if by flowing water on them it will cause you problems
then lightly perform Masah over them. If this is not possible then put a piece
of cloth over the wound and perform Masah over this, if this cannot be done
then it is forgiven and can be left out. If you have medicine on the wound then
it is not necessary to clean out the medicine, just flowing water over it would
be sufficient.
C30.0 MENSTRUATION - PERIOD
C30.1 What is menstruation?
C30.2 After a female becoming a teenager, the blood that comes out from the
vagina on a fixed time basis and is not due to childbirth or illness, is known
as menstruation or period (Haiz). If the blood is due to illness then it is
known as Istihaza, if it is due to childbirth then it is known as Nifas.
C30.3 The time for menstruation is at least three days and three nights, meaning
a full seventy two hours, if it is less by even a minute it is not menstruation,
and the maximum is ten days and ten nights.
C30.4 If the blood stops just less than seventy-two hours then it is not a period
but Istihaza. However, if the period started from sunrise and finished on sunrise
three days later, then this will be recognised as a period, otherwise any other
starting time is measured as one day being twenty four hours [Bahar-e-Shariah].
C30.5 If the blood came for more than ten days, then if this is the first instance
that blood has come, then for the ten days it is menstruation and the rest it
is Istihaza. If you have had a period before and the time was usually less than
ten days, then whatever the time it used to come for is menstruation and the
rest is Istihaza. For example, if the usual time for menstruation is five days
and this time the blood has come for ten days then it is all recognised as menstruation
and if it has come for twelve days, then the first five days is menstruation
and the other seven is Istihaza. If there is not a regular pattern, meaning
that sometimes the blood comes for four days sometimes for five, then whatever
amount of days was the last period, this will be counted on this occasion.
C30.6 It is not necessary that blood continues coming all the time, if it starts
and stops for them days it is still recognised as menstruation.
C31.0 Age when menstruation begins
C31.1 The age of the menstruation cycle beginning is at least nine and the finishing
age is fifty-five. The female is known in this age is called 'Aa'is' and this
age is called 'Sun'aayas' [Alamgiri].
C31.2 If blood comes before the age of nine, then it is Istihaza. In the same
way if blood comes after the age of fifty-five then it is also Istihaza. However,
if blood comes regularly as it did before the age of fifty -five and is the
same colour then it is menstruation.
C31.3 If a pregnant woman has blood, then this is Istihaza. Also whilst having
childbirth as long as the child has not come out more than half way then this
is Istihaza.
C31.4 There must be a gap of at least fifteen days between two periods and also
between Nifas (childbirth blood) and a period there must be at least fifteen
days gap. If a person finishes her Nifas and it has been less than fifteen days
before blood appears, then this is not Haiz but Istihaza.
C31.5 Menstruation will be recognised when blood comes out of the opening of
the vagina. If a piece of cloth is stuck so that the blood does not come down
but remains stuck inside, then until the cloth is removed it will not be recognised
that the period has started, she will pray Salaah, keep Siyam.
C32.0 Colour of menstruation
C32.1 There are six colours of menstruation;
1. Black, 2. Red, 3.Green, 4. Yellow, 5.Brown 6.and clayey. The white discharge
is not menstruation.
C32.2 If there is the slightest dirtiness in white discharge within the ten
days then this is menstruation. If their is dirtiness remaining in the white
discharge after ten days then for a person who has a habit of five days, then
the five days is menstruation and the rest is Istihaza if the total goes over
ten days. If the person does not have a fixed time habit then upto the ten days
is menstruation and anything over is Istihaza.
C32.3 If a woman never in all her lifetime had menstruation or was only ever
less than three days and night then she will remain clean. If a woman only ever
had menstruation for three days and night once and then never had bleeding then
except for the one instance she is always clean.
C33.0 NIFAS - MEANING BLOOD AFTER CHILDBIRTH
C33.1 Definition of Nifas and time
C33.2 Nifas, meaning the blood discharged by a woman after childbirth. It has
no minimum time, meaning even if one drop of blood comes out from when the child
has half come out then this is Nifas. The maximum time for Nifas is forty days
and nights.
C33.3 The recognition of Nifas is from when the child has half come out. Notice.
In this text, whenever the words childbirth are used it means from when the
child has come out half way or more.
C33.4 If blood comes out for a woman more than forty days then if this is their
first child or she cannot remember how long the blood came from a previous childbirth,
then in both situation the full forty days and nights is Nifas and the rest
is Istihaza. If the woman can remember the length of the last Nifas bleeding
then upto them days is Nifas and anything over them days (as long as the total
goes over forty days) is Istihaza. For example, if someone's habit for Nifas
is thirty days and this time the bleeding was for forty-five days then the thirty
days is Nifas and the rest is Istihaza.
C33.5 Before the delivery of the pregnancy, if blood comes, then it is Istihaza
until the child is half born.
C33.6 If some blood comes before the delivery of the pregnancy then it is Istihaza
and if some blood comes after then this is Nifas, this is as long as their has
been some parts of the child's body being created otherwise if it is the menstrual
cycle, then it is so, otherwise it is Istihaza.
C33.7 If blood sometimes come and sometimes it doesn't as long as it is all
within the forty days it is Nifas, whether the gap is longer than fifteen days
or not.
C33.8 The order for the colours of Nifas is the same as mentioned for the colours
of Haiz.
C34.0 RULES OF HAIZ AND NIFAS
C34.1 It is Haram to pray Salaah or to keep a fast (Siyam) whilst in menstruation
or bleeding after childbirth (Haiz or Nifas).
C34.2 Salaah is forgiven in both these situations and there is no need to keep
Qadha for the missed Salaah. However, it is obligatory to keep the Qadha of
the missed Siyam in both these situations.
C34.3 During the times of Salaah, a woman should perform Wudhu and pray the
Durood or some other prayer for the duration of the Salaah, so that she will
remain in habit. For a woman on her period or during Nifas to pray the Qur'an
whether by looking at it or off by heart, or to touch it whether the whole of
it or part of it or a verse of it by the tips of the fingers or any other part
of the body is all Haram [Hindiya etc.].
C34.4 To touch a piece of paper with a verse of the Qur'an written on it is
also Haram.
C34.5 If the Qur'an is wrapped in a cloth (Juzdan) then to hold the Juzdan is
allowed [Hindiya].
C34.6 The rules are the same in this situation for touching the Qur'an or other
religious books as it is for when bathing is obligatory for someone, this has
been covered in the Ghusl section.
C34.7 If the tutor has Haiz or Nifas then she should teach each verse whilst
breaking it into parts (breathing in between the words), there is no problem
in spelling.
C34.8 It is Makrooh to pray Dua-e-Kunoot whilst in Haiz or Nifas.
C34.9 Except for the Qur'an all other recitations, submissions, Durood etc.
is allowed without any problems, in fact it is better. It is also better to
perform Wudhu or mouthwash, but it is still okay without doing this. There is
no harm in touching anything except for the Qur'an.
C34.10 Sexual Intercourse is Haram in this situation, however, to sleep, sit,
eat, kiss is all allowed.
ISTIHAZA
C35.0 Recognition and rules of Istihaza
C35.1 The blood that comes out of a woman's vagina but is not due to menstruation
or childbirth (Haiz or Nifas) is known as Istihaza.
C35.2 Whilst a woman's is in Istihaza, the Salaah is not forgiven, the fasting
is not forgiven nor is it Haram to have sexual intercourse.
C35.3 The Istihaza is so much that there is no time for Wudhu and Fardh Salaah,
then from until the beginning of the Salaah time to the Salaah finishing this
will be recognised as 'Ma'zoor'. Within one Salaah time by making one Wudhu
pray as many Salaah as they wish, from the blood coming the Wudhu will not break.
C35.4 If a woman by the use of a cloth can hold the blood back until so long
that she can perform Wudhu and Salaah then she is not a Ma'zoor.
C36.0 MA'ZOOR
C36.1 All people who have a certain illness within a time, whereby with Wudhu
they cannot pray full Salaah and the time passes but this illness does not stop,
is known as a Ma'zoor. Meaning in all the time the illness did not stop so that
they could perform Wudhu and pray Fardh Salaah.
C36.2 The rule of a Ma'zoor is that they perform Wudhu and can pray any Salaah
within a Salaah time period and their Wudhu would not break due to that illness.
For example:
a) illnesses like continuous drops of urine,
b) continuous releasing of wind from the back passage,
c) releasing water from a hurting eye,
d) releasing of puss from a wound or mole or water coming out of the ear or
navel etc.
These are all illnesses that break the Wudhu, and if a full Salaah time goes
pass and after every effort the illness does not stop, therefore you cannot
become clean from it and therefore cannot pray Salaah, then this has proven
that you have an illness that cannot be stopped and therefore whilst this illness
continues you are a Ma'zoor.
C36.3 For example, a time of Salaah has passed for a woman whereby Istihaza
did not give her enough time that she could become clean from it and perform
Wudhu and pray Fardh Salaah. In the second Salaah time, she gains enough time
to perform Wudhu but blood drops once or twice then she is still a Ma'zoor,
because once an illness has been proven that it can't be stopped during one
Salaah period but then does not continue to be causing a problem but sometimes
in a second period it returns then the person will remain a Ma'zoor as it is
not necessary for the illness (once proven) to continue all the time and break
Wudhu.
C36.4 For an illness to be proven it is necessary that one whole period passed
without being free from the illness that causes Wudhu to break, then in the
second period all the time is not necessary but once is sufficient for them
to remain a Ma'zoor.
C36.5 As soon as the time for Fardh Salaah finishes the Wudhu of a Ma'zoor will
also break. If Wudhu was performed for the Salaah of 'Asr, then it would break
as soon as the sun sets. Also if Wudhu was performed after sunrise, then a Ma'zoor's
Wudhu would remain until the end of Dhuhr time as there are no Fardh Salaah
in between this time.
C36.6 A Wudhu for a Ma'zoor will not break with the illness only, this means
it will still break with another fault that normally would break Wudhu. For
example, if a person's illness is that they continue dropping urine, then if
they released wind then their Wudhu would break or if their illness that they
cannot stop releasing wind then their Wudhu would break if they had urine drops.
C36.7 If there is any way that the illness would be reduced or would stop then
this is obligatory. For example, if blood flows when standing up to pray Salaah
but it stops when you sit down and pray, then it is obligatory to pray whilst
seated.
C36.8 If the Ma'zoor has an illness whereby his clothing will become impure
and is more than a Dirham in size and he has enough time that he can wash the
impure part and then pray Salaah, then it is obligatory for him to do this,
and if he knows that whilst praying Salaah it will become impure by the same
amount then it is not necessary for him to wash it, continue praying with these
clothes even if the place where Salaah is being prayed also gets impure.
If the impurity on the clothing is the same size as a Dirham and there is enough
time for him to clean this and is also aware that the clothing will not get
the same amount of impurity again whilst praying Salaah, then it is necessary
(Wajib) for him to clean this. If the impurity is less than a Dirham and there
is time, then it is Sunnah to clean it and if there is no time left, then in
any situation it is forgiven.
C36.9 If there is any discharge from a wound but does not flow then nor will
it do not break the Wudhu, nor will you be a Ma'zoor due to it and nor is it
impure.
C37.0 METHOD OF CLEANING IMPURE ITEMS
C37.1 There are two types of impure items. Firstly there is the item that is
in itself impure which is known as impurity, such as:
a) alcohol, b) faeces, c) urine, d) dung etc. these items until they keep to
it's original form, they cannot be made clean.
C37.2 Alcohol will remain impure as long as it stays as alcohol, and if it is
made into vinegar then it becomes clean. Cow dung will remain impure until it
is burnt and turned into ashes, then it is clean [Muniya, etc.].
C37.3 Secondly there is the item which is itself not impure, but due to having
impurity stuck on it, it becomes impure, such as; a piece of clothing has had
alcohol on it, the clothing is now impure.
C37.4 To clean these items there are various methods. Many will become clean
after;
a) Washing them, b) some will become clean after drying, c) some after shaking,
d) some after burning, e) some after tanning and some after cutting.
C37.5 You can clean impurity from items with clean water and any other clean
liquid which would be able to clean it. Such as;
a) Vinegar, b) rose water, c) tea water, c) banana water etc.
C37.6 Used water from Wudhu and Ghusl (ablution and bathing) can be used to
clean impurities (this water is clean for cleaning but cannot be re-used to
perform ablution or bathing).
C38.0 Method of cleaning solid impurities
C38.1 If impurity can be cleaned with saliva, then this method can be used.
Such as, if a breast fed child vomited onto the breast then drank milk again
and the impurity was cleaned off, then the breast will be clean [Qazi Khan etc.].
C38.2 Impurity cannot be cleaned with soup, milk, oil, because these liquids
will not make the impurity go away.
C38.3 If the impurity is thick, such as faeces, dung, blood etc. then there
is no rule on how many times it should be washed, if it takes just once to wash
it clean then this is sufficient, however, if it takes four or five times to
clean then this must be done. If the impurity is cleaned off the first time
it is Mustahhab to clean it three times.
C39.0 The order on the colour or smell remaining after cleaning
C39.1 If the impurity is cleaned off but there is still some smell, colour or
a sign left, then it is important to clean this also. However, if it is very
difficult to get rid of it's existence, then washing it three times will be
sufficient, it is not necessary to wash it with soap, acid or hot water [Alamgiri,
Maniya etc.].
C39.2 If you put on an impure colour or impure henna on you body or clothes,
then it is necessary to wash as many times as it takes for clean water to run
off from it, it is not necessary for the colour to disappear [Alamgiri, Maniya
etc.].
C40.0 Method of cleaning liquid impurities
C40.1 If you prepared saffron or some other die to colour your clothes and a
child urinated in it or some other impurity dropped in it, then if you coloured
the clothing with this, then wash it three times and it will become clean.
C40.2 If impure oil got on your clothes or body, then wash it three times and
it will become clean. If there is still the stickiness of the oil remaining,
then it is not necessary to use soap or hot water to make it clean. However,
if fat from a dead animal got on your clothes or body then until the stickiness
goes the body or clothing will not become clean [Muniya, Bahar-e-Shariah].
C40.3 If blood got on a knife or inside an animal's head and then this knife
or animal's head was put into a fire and the blood was burnt, then both the
knife and the head will become clean [Maniya, Bazazia].
C41.0 Squeezing and it's limit
C41.1 If the impurity is a liquid, then to wash it three times and also adequately
squeeze the clothing three times will clean the item. To squeeze it adequately
means that every person squeezes the item to their own strength and ability,
so that if the item was squeezed again more drops would not fall. If you think
of the clothing and do not squeeze it adequately, then the item will not become
clean [Alamgiri, Qazi khan].
C41.2 If the person who has washed the clothing squeezed it adequately, then
another person came who had more strength than the first person and squeezes
the clothing and more drops fall, then the item is still considered clean because
the first person washed it not the second person as the second person's strength
is not taken into account, however, if the second person washed it and only
squeezed it with the same strength as the first person, then the item is not
clean.
C41.3 After squeezing the first two times it is better to also clean the hands
and after squeezing the third time, both the clothing and hands are clean. If
the clothing is still wet that even half a drop of water falls, then both the
clothing and hands are unclean.
C41.4 If clothing was washed the first and second time and the hands were not
washed after this and the water drops from the hands fall on a clean part of
the clothing, then the clean part will become impure. If after this, the clothing
is wet after washing it the first time, then it must be washed twice, and if
it gets wet after washing it twice with drops of water from the hand, then it
must be washed once more and squeezed and if a clean part of clothing gets wet
after the first wash and squeeze then it must be washed and squeezed twice more
and if it gets wet after squeezing it twice then washing it once more and squeezing
it will get the clothing clean.
C41.5 Clothing is washed three times and is squeezed adequately three times
and now it does not have any drops of water falling from it, then it is hung
and some more water drops, this water is clean.
C41.6 If the clothing was not squeezed adequately and water dropped, then the
water is not clean.
C41.7 The order for a milk drinking boy or girl is the same and that is if their
urine got on clothing or the body then to wash it three times is necessary and
only then will the clothing or body become clean [Alamgiri etc.].
C42.0 Method of cleaning items that cannot be squeezed
C42.1 The items that cannot be squeezed such as a leather table cloth, shoes,
pans etc. should be washed and left to drip, and after all the water has dripped
repeat the process again and then repeat it again for the third time and it
will become clean. The same rule applies to clothing that is very fragile and
would tear if squeezed.
C43.0 Method of cleaning steel, copper and glassware products
C43.1 If there are items where impurities do not dissolve in them, such as;
a) glassware,
b) dishes made from clay or pans or steel or copper etc.
c) Or items of metal etc. can be washed three times and they will become clean,
it is not necessary to leave them between washes to drip dry.
C43.2 It is better to scour impure dishes with soil.
C43.3 If there is cooked leather and it gets an impurity on it, then if you
can squeeze it, do so and if this is not possible then washing and leaving to
drip dry between washes for three washes will get it clean [Alamgiri, Qazi khan].
C43.4 Items of metal such as a knife, dagger, sword etc. which do not have a
colour on them nor any design on the metal can be wiped clean if an impurity
gets on them, and in this situation if there is no difference to the impurity
meaning either solid or liquid, such as silver, gold, or a small pot or false
or proper metal, then all these items can be wiped clean, if however, there
is a design on them or has rust on them then they must be washed, they will
not become clean by wiping them.
C44.0 Method of cleaning a mirror etc.
C44.1 Items such as a mirror, all items of glass, pots of glass, glazed pots,
polished wood so as long as they are not porous can be cleaned by wiping them
down properly so that no remains of impurities exist on them.
C44.2 If the ground becomes dry and there was impurity and that has now disappeared
then it is clean but you cannot perform Tayammum with it, however, you can pray
Salaah on it [Alamgiri etc.].
C44.3 If an items has been cleaned by drying or shaking and then gets wet again
(with water) it will not become unclean again [Bazaziya].
C45.0 Method of cleaning hide
C45.1 Except for pigskin all other types of hide become clean by making them
up, whether it is cleaned with salty water or some other medicine or is just
dried in the sun or wing or dust and all it's dripping and smell has gone, then
in both situations the skin will become clean. You can pray Salaah on this [Hidaya,
Shareh Waqaya, Alamgiri etc].
C45.2 Except for the pig if any other animal whether Haram or Halal is slaughtered
by saying 'Bismilla..' then it's meat and skin is clean. You can pray Salaah
while having the meat on your possession and you can pray Salaah on the skin.
However, a Haram animal after being slaughtered will not become Halal but will
stay Haram, there is a difference between the meat being clean and the meat
being Halal. Look, soil is clean and can be used to clean something, but unless
it is vital to save your life it is Haram to eat [Maniya, Hadiya etc.].
C45.3 Lead and tin become clean when melted [Alamgiri].
C46.0 Method of cleaning honey
C46.1 If honey becomes impure then the method of cleaning it is to add the same
amount of water as honey and then to heat it until all the water burns out,
perform this method three times and the honey will become clean.
C47.0 Method of cleaning oil and butter
C47.1 The method of cleaning oil if it becomes impure is to perform the same
process as for the honey. There is also another method and that is to add the
same amount of water as the oil and stir it well, then take out the oil and
throw away the water, repeat this three times and the oil will become clean
[Muniya, Alamgiri].
C47.2 If butter or lard become impure then use one of the methods as above and
the butter or lard will become clean.
C47.3 If a piece of cloth is made up of two ply and if one ply gets an impurity
on it, then if they are sown together, Salaah is not allowed on the other ply
and if they are not sown together, then Salaah is allowed.
C47.4 If a plank of wood gets an impurity on one side of it and is so large
that it can be joined in size, then you can turn it over and pray on the other
side of it [Muniya].
C47.5 The ground that has been plastered with dung, whether the dung has dried
Salaah cannot be prayed on it, however, if it has dried and a large cloth is
put on it then you can pray Salaah on the cloth.
C48.0 How are trees or walls, Herb roots, bricks cleaned?
C48.1 All trees, grass and bricks made from ground roots are clean when they
dry up. If the bricks are not made from ground roots then it is necessary to
wash it otherwise it will not be clean. Also if a tree or grass is cut before
it becomes dry then it is also necessary to wash it for cleanliness [Alamgiri].
C49.0 ISTINJA - WASHING OR CLEANING THE PRIVATE PARTS
C49.1 Respects of Istinja
C49.2 When performing excretion or urination or when washing, do not face towards
Qibla nor have the Qibla behind you. Whether you are in the home or in a field,
and if you do have your face or rear pointing towards the Qibla then change
direction as soon as you remember as this may then be forgiven [Fatahul Qadir].
C49.3 To have a child facing Qibla is Makrooh and the person making the child
urinate is responsible for this and he will be given the sins [Alamgiri]. When
performing excretion or urination do not have your face or rear pointing towards
the sun or moon. In the same text it is not allowed to urinate against the wind
or in any place where drops of urine would spray on you.
C49.4 To go for urination or excretion without covering your head is not allowed
and also to take with you anything that has 'Allah' or his beloved 'Prophet's
name' on it or any Wali's name on it, is also not allowed [Alamgiri etc.].
C50.0 The method of Istinja and the prayer before it
C50.1 When you go to perform urination or excretion then it is Mustahhab (desirable)
to pray this Dua outside the toilet:
a) "Bismillahi Allahumma inni A'udhubika Minal Khubuthi Wal Khabaa'ith"
b) Then first put your left foot inside the toilet room and when you get near
the toilet then remove the clothing from the body but do not remove more than
necessary.
c) Then separate the feet and sit down and give weight to your left foot and
sit quietly with your head lowered and relieve yourself.
d) When you have relieved yourself, then men should shake their penis slowly
from left to right, back and fourth so that all the drops of urine come out.
e) Then you should clean it with a dhela (handful of soil or sand etc.) and
then before standing fully upright pull up your clothing.
f) Then step out of the toilet first with your right foot and when you have
come outside the toilet, pray this Dua:
"Ghufranaka Al-Hamdu Lillahil Ladhi Adhhaba 'Anni Mayoo Dheenee Wa Amsaka
'Allaya Ma Yanfauni"
C51.0 Dua for entering the washroom
a) Then go into the washroom after praying this Dua;
"Bismilla'hil 'Adheem Wa Bihamdihi Wal Hamdu Lillahi 'Alaa Deenil Islami
Allahumaj 'Alni Minatawwa Beena Waj 'Alni Minal Mutatah Hireenaladhina La Khawfun
'Alaihim Walahum Yahzanoon"
b) Firstly wash your hands three times, then pour the water with your right
hand and wash with your left hand, and keep the can of water upright so that
the water does not splash.
c) Then first of all wash the front parts and then wash the rear part (anus).
When washing the rear put pressure on with your breath and put a Dhela and wash
the part thoroughly so that after washing there is no smell remaining on your
hand.
d) Then with a clean cloth dry the area and if you do not have a cloth then
continue wiping the are until no water is left dripping, and if you are doubtful
then shake the water off with a hand towel.
e) Then after leaving the washroom pray this Dua;
"Alhamdulilla Hilladhee Ja 'alal Ma-a Tahooraw Wal Islama Nooraw WaQa-idaw
Wadaleelan ilallahi Ta'ala Wailaa Jannaatin Na'eem Allahumma Hassin Farjee Wa
Tahhir Qalbee Wa Mahiss Dhunubee"
C51.1 When impurity comes out of the front or the rear, it is Sunnah to clean
with a Dhela. If it is washed only with water it is still allowed, but it is
Mustahhab to first clean it with a Dhela then wash it with water. Cleaning with
a Dhela is allowed when the impurity is not spread more than a Dirham in size,
and if it is spread more than a Dirham then it is compulsory to wash it with
water, however, it is still Sunnah to use a Dhela first.
C52.0 Difference in winter and Summer for using a Dhela
C52.1 After excretion, for a male, the Mustahhab method of using a Dhela in
Summer is to use the first Dhela starting from the front and then taking it
to the rear. The second one starting at the rear then taking it to the front
and finally the third Dhela from the front taking it to the rear.
C52.2 In the winter start the first Dhela from the rear and then take it to
the front, second vice-versa and third the same as the first.
C52.3 Women in every season should use the first Dhela from front to rear, second
from rear to front and the third from front to rear again [Qazi Khan, Alamgiri].
C52.4 If you cannot gain complete cleanliness by using three Dhelas then use
five, seven, nine, meaning in odd numbers.
C52.5 After performing urination, if you feel that another drop of urine will
come, then it is Wajib for you to perform 'Istibrao' meaning after urination
to perform some act that would force the urine left inside, to come out.
Istibrao is done by swaying, or to hit your feet hard on the floor, or to come
down from a high place to a low place or climb up from a low to a high place,
or it can be done by crossing your legs over and putting on pressure, or it
can be done by clearing your throat or lying on your left side. Istibrao should
be performed until you are confident that no more drops will come out. The order
of Istibrao is really for males, women should wait a little while after urination
then perform cleanliness.
C52.6 Stones, rocks, torn piece of cloth are the items that should be used for
a Dhela, you can use these without any problem to clean.
C52.7 It is not allowed to use (writing) paper to perform Istinja whether it
has something written on it or not.
C52.8 If a man's hand is disabled then his wife should perform Istinja for him,
and if a woman's hand is disabled then her husband should perform Istinja for
her. If you are not married and your hand is disabled then you should not use
another relation such as son, daughter, brother, sister, in fact in this situation
Istinja can be missed.
C53.0 Leftover water from Wudhu
C53.1 You should not use the leftover water from Wudhu for the purpose of washing.
C54.0 Leftover water from washing
C54.1 The leftover water from washing should not be thrown away, but should
be used for something else as it is clean and also can be used to perform Wudhu.
C55.0 SECOND QUALIFICATION ON SALAAH -
C55.1 SATRE-AURAT - COVERING OF THE BODY
C55.2 It is compulsory to cover the body, meaning how much of the body in Salaah
should be covered at least.
C55.3 For males, from below the naval to below the knees is compulsory, that
it is covered, it is not compulsory to cover the naval, but the knees must be
covered.
C55.4 For women who are not slaves nor have any restriction of Shariah on them,
it is compulsory for them to cover all their body except the face, hands upto
the wrists and feet upto the ankles. It is also compulsory for women to cover
the hair hanging from their heads, their necks and their collars (throats).
C55.5 If a woman has worn a very thin veil over her head that the hair's shininess
can be seen then the Salaah will not count.
C55.6 For a female servant/slave the whole of the stomach, back, both sides
and from the navel to the knees is all aurat (parts that need covering).
C55.7 In all the parts that are compulsory to cover if one part was uncovered
and was less than a quarter, then the Salaah will count. If it is a quarter
in size and is recovered immediately, then the Salaah will count. If the part
was uncovered for one 'Rukun' meaning the time you could say Subhanallah three
times or was uncovered deliberately and whether it was covered again immediately,
the Salaah will not count.
C56.0 Parts of Aurat in a Male
C56.1 There are nine parts of the body which are aurat for a male.
1. The penis
2. Both testicles
3. Posterior
4. The right hip
5. The left hip
6. The right thigh (upto and including the knee)
7. The left thigh (upto and including the knee)
8. From below the naval upto the male organ and upto both sides of the body
inclusive.
9. The area between the testicles upto the posterior is a single aurat.
C56.2 The aurats that have been counted above are all one part each, meaning
if less than a quarter of each part became uncovered, the Salaah would count.
C56.3 If some parts of the aurats became uncovered but were all less than a
quarter, however, when added together the size would be more than a quarter
of the smallest part that has been uncovered, then the Salaah will not count.
For example, if a ninth of a thigh was uncovered, a ninth of hip and a ninth
of a penis was uncovered then the size added together is more than a quarter
of the penis, the Salaah will not count [Alamgiri, Radd-ul-Mohtar].
C56.4 At the start of the Salaah if one quarter of a part is left uncovered
and you say Allahu Akbar, the Salaah will not start [Radd-ul-Mohtar].
C57.0 Aurat parts for a woman
C57.1 For women who are not slaves, except for the five parts mentioned above
(face, both hands upto the wrists and both feet upto the ankles) all the body
is aurat. This is split into thirty parts of the body. The same rule applies
in Salaah (as mentioned above) if a quarter became uncovered for each part.
1. The head, meaning from the top of the head upto the start of the neck.
2. The hair that hangs down
3. The right ear
4. The left ear
5. The neck (and throat)
6. The right shoulder
7. The left shoulder
8. The top right arm including the elbow
9. The top left arm including the elbow
10. The bottom right arm (below the elbow upto and including the wrist)
11. The bottom left arm (below the elbow upto and including the wrist)
12. The chest, below the neck/throat to the breasts
13. Back of the right hand
14. Back of the left hand
15. The right breast
16. The left breast
17. The stomach, meaning from below the breasts upto and including the navel
18. The upper back, meaning the other side of the chest
19. Both armpits upto the lower back
20. The right hip
21. The left hip
22. The vagina
23. The posterior
24. The right thigh upto and including the knees, the knee is not a separate
part but is included
25. The left thigh upto and including the knees, the knee is not a separate
part but is included
26. Below the naval upto the start of the pubic hair and the lower back, is
all one aurat.
27. The right shin, from below the knee upto and including the ankle
28. The left shin, from below the knee upto and including the ankle.
29. The right base of the foot
30. The left base of the foot
C57.2 Many Ulema have not included the back of the hands and the base of the
feet as Aurat.
C57.3 Although the woman's face is not an Aurat, it is still forbidden to expose
it to non-permissible males (those a woman is not restricted to marry). Also
it is forbidden for non-permissible males to look at their face.
C57.4 If a male does not have clothing that is allowed, i.e. he only has silk
to cover his body, then it is obligatory for him to cover his body with the
silk cloth and can pray Salaah with it on, however, if a male has other material
available then it is Haram for a male to wear silk, and if a Salaah is prayed
with silk on, then it will become Makrooh-e-Tahrimi.
C57.5 If a naked person can obtain access to a table or floor cloth, then they
must cover themselves with this and pray Salaah, and also if they can use leaves
or straw to cover themselves, then they must do this [Alamgiri].
C57.6 If someone has no clothes or material, then they should pray Salaah seated
and perform Ruku and prostration (Sajda) by actions [Hidaya, Durr-e-Mukhtar,
Radd-ul-Mohtar].
C57.7 If another person has material or clothing and the naked person feels
sure that the person will lend it to them, then it is necessary to ask for the
material [Radd-ul-Mohtar].
C57.8 If you only have impure clothes and there is no way of cleaning them,
then pray with the impure clothes, do not pray naked [Hidaya].
C57.9 If there isn't enough clothing to cover the whole of the body but you
can only cover some parts, then it is necessary that you do this and cover the
private parts (vagina and posterior) first. And if there is only enough to cover
one private part, then cover one of the two.
C57.10 If by praying Salaah whilst standing, one quarter of an aurat becomes
uncovered, then pray Salaah whilst seated [Durr-e-Mukhtar, Radd-ul-Mohtar].
C58.0 THIRD QUALIFICATION OF SALAAH -
TIME
C58.1 Time of Fajr
C58.2 From the break of dawn upto the first ray of sunrise. The break of dawn
(Subah Sadiq) is a light which is seen before sunrise from the east and generally
gets more lighter and eventually is spread completely across and then it becomes
daylight. As soon as this light of the break of dawn is seen, the time of sehri
for fasting finishes and the time of Fajr Salaah begins. Before this light a
seam of whiteness is seen in the middle of the sky from east to west, and underneath
it the whole is area is black. The break of dawn comes from underneath this
and spread across to the north and south and gets lighter. The whiteness disappears
when the light of dawn starts spreading. The long whiteness is known as Subah
Kazab and the time of Fajr does not begin with this [Qazi Khan, Bahar-e-Shariah].
C58.2 (The time of Subah Sadiq is dependent upon the town and country you are
in. It is advisable to get the time from the observatory).
C58.3 For the time of Fajr Salaah wait until the break of dawn starts spreading
and it's light can be seen, and the finishing of Sehri and the end of 'Isha
Salaah time is as soon as the break of dawn starts, meaning pray the Fajr Salaah
at least after the light of the break of dawn can be seen and end the Sehri
and the time of 'Isha once the break of dawn occurs [Alamgiri].
C59.0 Time of Dhuhr
C59.1 From Zawal, meaning midday until everything has except for it's original
shadow a double shadow. For example, there was a shadow in the afternoon of
an item the size of four fingers and the item is actually eight fingers in size,
the time of Dhuhr will not finish until the size of the shadow gets to twenty
fingers in length.
C59.2 The original shadow is the shadow which occurs exactly at midday. This
is when the sun reaches exactly middle of the sky and the distance of east and
west is exactly the same. When the sun moves from this position slightly to
the east, the time of Dhuhr begins.
C59.3 The recognition of the sun moving is by digging a stick upright into the
ground, and then the shadow continues to reduce until it cannot reduce anymore,
this is exactly the time of midday and is known as the original shadow, when
the shadow starts growing again the time of Dhuhr has begun because the sun
has moved.
C59.4 The time of Jum'a is the same as the time of Dhuhr.
C60.0 Time of 'Asr
C60.1 As soon as the time of Dhuhr finishes, the time for 'Asr begins. Depending
upon the city and country, the length of 'Asr varies.
C60.2 The length of the time of 'Asr is also dependent on the time of the season,
i.e. autumn, summer etc.
C61.0 Time of Maghrib
C61.1 As soon as the sun sets until the dusk (Shafaq) disappears. Dusk is the
twilight that is seen after the redness of the sun has gone and is spread like
the whiteness of dawn from east then from north to south [Hidaya, Alamgiri,
Khanya].
C61.2 In the UK the length of Maghrib is usually approximately a minimum of
two hours and a maximum of two hours and fifteen minutes. The length of the
time of Maghrib is exactly the same as the time length of Fajr for that day.
C62.0 Time of 'Isha
C62.1 As soon as the twilight of dusk disappears the time of 'Isha begins
until the break of dawn. As well as the twilight of dusk, there is also a twilight
seen after this from north to south but the time of 'Isha has begun and the
time of Maghrib has ended.
C63.0 Time of Witr
C63.1 The time of Witr is the same as the time of 'Isha. However, Witr cannot
be prayed before the Fardh Salaah of 'Isha, as the sequencing is obligatory.
If the Salaah of Witr is prayed purposely before the Fardh Salaah of 'Isha,
then the Witr will not count and will have to be prayed again after the Fardh
Salaah of 'Isha. However, if the Witr Salaah is prayed before 'Isha by mistake
or you have realised that you prayed the 'Isha Salaah without Wudhu and prayed
the Witr Salaah with Wudhu, then it is accepted [Durr-e-Mukhtar, Alamgiri].
C63.2 In those countries where the time of 'Isha does not come, then the Qadha
of 'Isha and Witr should be prayed [Bahar-e-Shariah].
C64.0 MUSTAHHAB TIMES OF SALAAH
C64.1 In Fajr, delaying is Mustahhab (Preferred). Meaning when there is good
light then start the Salaah. Also Mustahhab time is that you can pray approx.
forty to sixty verses of the Qur'an in a clear and distinct manner (tarteel),
and after performing Salaam there is enough time left that if there was a fault
you could repeat your Wudhu and pray the Salaah again with forty or sixty verses
in a clear and concise manner. To delay so much that there is doubt that the
sun will rise is Makrooh (disliked) [Qazi Khan etc.].
C64.2 For women it is always Mustahhab to pray Fajr at the beginning time and
the rest of the Salaah's prayed after the Jamaat of the males has completed.
C64.3 In winter, early Dhuhr is Mustahhab. In the warm weather it is Mustahhab
to pray the Salaah late, whether it is prayed alone or with Jamaat. However,
in the warm weather, if the Jamaat of Dhuhr is early, you are not allowed to
miss it for the Mustahhab time. The season of autumn is in the same rule as
winter, and the season of spring is in the same rule as summer [Radd-ul-Mohtar,
Alamgiri].
C64.3 The Mustahhab time of Jum'a is the same as the Mustahhab time of Dhuhr
[Hijr].
C64.4 It is Mustahhab to delay the 'Asr Salaah, but not too much that the rays
of the sun go deep red and that without any difficulty you could look directly
at the sun, the sun shining is not a form of deep redness [Alamgiri, Radd-ul-Mohtar,
etc.].
C64.5 It is better that you pray Dhuhr in the first half of it's time and 'Asr
in the second half of it's time [Guniya].
C64.6 From study it is apparent that the sun goes deep red twenty minutes before
sunset and also it stays red twenty minutes after sun rise, which is the out
of Salaah time [Fatawa-e-Razvia, Bahar-e- Shariah].
C64.7 The clarification of delay is that the time allocated for a particular
Salaah is split into two and then the Salaah is prayed in the second half.
C64.8 Except for the days when there is cloud, it is always Mustahhab to start
Maghrib quickly, and if the time is delayed for more than the length of two
rakats then it is Makrooh-e-Tanzihi. Also, if without cause i.e. travelling,
illness etc. if the time is delayed so that the stars can be seen clearly, then
this is Makrooh-e-Tahrimi [Durr-e-Mukhtar, Alamgiri, Fatawa-e-Razvia].
C64.9 It is Mustahhab for 'Isha Salaah to be delayed for the first third part
of the time. It is allowed to be prayed after the first half of the time, meaning
you prayed the Fardh rakats just before the first half ended, and if delayed
that the night had dropped (meaning after the first half) then this it is Makrooh
as it would mean missing Jamaat (congregation) [Hijr, Durr-e-Mukhtar, Khaniya].
C64.10 It is Makrooh to sleep before praying the 'Isha Salaah.
C64.11 After the 'Isha prayer it is Makrooh to talk about worldly things, to
tell or listen to stories or fables. It is not Makrooh to talk about important
issues, to pray the Qur'an, or recite Allah's name, or talk about religious
regulations, stories of pious people and to talk with guests. Also, from the
break of dawn upto sunrise all types of conversation except to recite the name
of Allah is Makrooh [Durr- e-Mukhtar, Radd-ul-Mohtar].
C64.12 If a person is confident in waking up then they should pray the Witr
Salaah in the last part of the night just before sleeping and then if they wake
up in the last part of the night they should pray Tahajjud, they cannot pray
Witr again [Qazi Khan].
C64.13 During dull and cloudy days it is Mustahhab to pray the 'Asr and 'Isha
Salaah early and Mustahhab to delay the other Salaah's.
C65.0 MAKROOH TIMES
C65.1 Whilst the sun is rising or setting and at exactly midday, at these three
times no Salaah is allowed. No Fardh, no Wajib, no Nafl, no Ada (current), no
Qadha (expired), no Sajda-e-Tilawat, No Sajda-e- Sahoo. However, if the 'Asr
Salaah for that day is still left to pray then you must pray whether the sun
is setting, but to delay it for so long is Haram.
C65.2 Sun rising means from the edge of the sun has come out until all the sun
has risen and the eye sparkles when directly looked at, and this is a total
time of twenty minutes.
C65.3 Midday (Nisfun Nihar) means starting from exact mid sun until the sun
drops.
C65.4 The way of finding the exact time of Nisfun Nihar (midday) is to find
out what day today the break of dawn started and what time the sun set. Split
this into two halves and as soon as the first half ends this is the time of
midday until the sun starts dropping from this position. For example, say today
the 20th March the sun sets at 6pm and also risen at 6am, then the afternoon
started at 12pm, and in the morning at 4.30am the dawn broke. Therefore a total
of thirteen and a half hours have occurred between the break of dawn until sun
set and so half of it would be six and three quarter hours. The time therefore
of Nisfun Nihar would be quarter past eleven and the sun would drop at 12pm,
and hence a total of three-quarters of one hour would be the total time when
any Salaah would not be allowed.
C65.5 Notice: The above calculation is a mere example and therefore the time
would differ according to the city and country and the season. Different destinations
and different times show that the approximate time would be twenty minutes and
in all places the above method of calculation should be used.
C65.6 If a funeral (Janaza) is brought at the three prohibited times there is
no harm in praying the Salaah. It is not allowed to be prayed when all the funeral
is ready beforehand and the time is delayed until the prohibited times start
[Alamgiri, Radd-ul-Mohtar].
C65.7 During these three prohibited times it is better if you do not pray the
Qur'an, it is better to recite the name of Allah or pray the Durood continuously
[Alamgiri].
C66.0 Twelve times where Nafl Salaah is prohibited
C66.1 It is prohibited to pray Nafl (voluntary) Salaah during twelve times;
1. From the break of dawn (Subah Sadiq) until the sun has risen fully, no Nafl
Salaah is allowed, except for the two Sunnahs of Fajr.
2. From when the call to establish rows for congregation (Iqamat for Jamaat)
until the Fardh Salaah finishes, to pray a Nafl or Sunnah is Makrooh-e-Tahrimi.
However, if the Jamaat of Fajr Salaah has stood up and you know that if you
pray the Sunnahs of Fajr you will still be able to join the Jamaat, whether
it be in the last sitting position (Qaida) it is necessary that you pray the
Sunnahs separately from the rows of Jamaat and then join the Jamaat. If you
know that if you start the Sunnahs you will not be able to join the Jamaat but
you still start the Sunnahs then this is forbidden and a sin. Except for the
Fajr Salaah it is not allowed to start a Sunnah even if you know you can join
the Jamaat late when the Iqamat has been called for Jamaat.
3. After praying the 'Asr Salaah until the sun goes red, no Nafl Salaah is allowed.
4. As soon as the sun has set, until the Fardh Salaah of Maghrib has been prayed,
no Nafl is allowed [Alamgiri, Durr-e-Mukhtar].
5. From the time in Juma the Imam stands up from his place to perform Khutba
until the Fardh Salaah of Juma has been prayed, no Nafl is allowed.
6. At the start of a Khutba (sermon), whether it is the first or the second
for Juma, Eids, Kusoof, Istisqa, Hajj or Nikah, all Salaah is not allowed even
Qadha Salaah. However, for Sahib-e-Tarteeb (those who have less than five Salaah
of Qadha due) at the start of the Juma Khutba, Qadha Salaah is allowed [Durr-e-Mukhtar].
If the Sunnahs of Juma have been started and the Imam stands up for the Khutba,
then complete all four rakats of the Sunnah.
7. All Nafl Salaah is Makrooh before the Eid Salaah, whether you pray them at
home, Mosque or Eid hall [Alamgiri, Durr-e-Mukhtar].
8. It is Makrooh to pray Nafl Salaah after the Eid Salaah if they are prayed
at the Eid hall or Mosque, if they are prayed back at home then they are not
Makrooh [Alamgiri, Durr-e-Mukhtar].
9. At Arafat, where the Dhuhr and 'Asr is prayed together, to pray a Nafl or
Sunnah in between them or after them is Makrooh.
10. In Muzdalifa, where the Maghrib and 'Isha is prayed joined together, it
is Makrooh to pray any Sunnah or Nafl Salaah in between the two Salaah, it is
not Makrooh to pray Nafl after the 'Isha Jamaat [Alamgiri, Durr-e-Mukhtar].
11. If the time of Fardh is very short, then all Nafl and Sunnahs including
those of Fajr and Dhuhr are Makrooh.
12. Whatever aspect that makes the heart distract and you can relieve yourself
from that aspect then all Salaah are Makrooh until you relieve yourself, for
example, urination or excretion or to release wind, then these must be performed
otherwise the Salaah will be Makrooh. However, if the time is going to finish,
then pray the Salaah and repeat it afterwards. Also if food is presented in
front of you and you have the desire to eat, or any other aspect that you may
have a desire for without which you will not be able to gain satisfaction, then
it is necessary to fulfil this desire before praying Salaah otherwise the Salaah
will be Makrooh [Durr-e-Mukhtar, etc.].
C66.2 The whole of the time of Fajr and Dhuhr is okay from the start to the
end, meaning these Salaah can be prayed at any point within the time and is
not Makrooh [Bararaiq, Bahar-e-Shariah].
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C67.0 ADHAN
C68.1 The reward of Adhan
C68.2 It is stated in the Hadiths that there is a lot of reward for Adhan.
In one Hadith it is stated that the Prophet has said "If people knew how
much reward there is for calling the Adhan, then there would be fighting of
swords between them [Riwa'al Hamd].
C68.3 Adhan is a rule in Islam, meaning if within a city, town or village people
stopped calling the Adhan, then the king within the Islamic country can force
the people to call the Adhan and if they do not co-operate, then he can order
to have them executed [Qazi].
C69.0 Method of Adhan, it's contents and it's place
C69.1 Position yourself outside the Mosque (Jamaat Khana),
a) at a high place,
b) facing the Qibla and place the index finger in each ear or cover the ears
with the palm of the hand
c) and say 'Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar', Both of these statements make one submission.
d) Then pause slightly and repeat again 'Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar' again both
of these statements make one submission.
e) Then state twice 'Ashhadu Alla ilaha illallah', then state twice 'Ashhadu
Anna Muhammadar Rasoolullah'.
f) Then turn the head to the right and state twice 'Hayya 'Alas Salaah', then
turn your head to the left and state twice 'Hayya 'Alal Falaah'.
g) The turn your head back towards facing the Qibla and say once 'Allahu Akbar,
Allahu Akbar' , this again is one submission, and then finally say once 'La
illaha illallah'.
C70.0 The prayer after Adhan
C70.1 After the Adhan has finished, first pray the Durood and then pray
this Dua;
"Allahumma Rabba Hadhihid Da'awat'it Taammati, Wassalaatil Qaammati, Aati
Sayyadi Muhammadanil Wasilata Wal Fadilata Wad Darajatar Rafi'ata, Wabath-hu
Muqamam Mahmoodanil Ladhi Wa attahu Warzuqna Shafa'atahu Yawmal Qiyamati Innaka
La Tukhliful Mi'ad."
C70.2 In the Fajr Adhan, after 'Hayya 'Alal Falah', also say twice 'Assalatu
Khairum Minan Naum' as this is Mustahhab, and if it is not said, the Adhan will
still count.
C71.0 Which Salaah does Adhan have to be called for?
C71.1 All the five Fardh Salaah and also the Juma Salaah where one goes
into the Mosque to pray with Jamaat and is prayed at a designated time, then
Adhan for these Salaah is Sunnah-e-Maukida, and it's order is the same as Wajib.
C71.2 If the Adhan is not called, then all the people from there are sinners
[Khaniya, Hindiya, Radd-ul- Mohtar, Durr-e-Mukhtar].
C72.0 The order of Adhan
C72.1 If someone prayed Salaah at home and did not call the Adhan then there
is no problem because the Adhan at Mosque would be sufficient for them. Although
it is Mustahhab to say the Adhan at home.
C73.0 When should the Adhan be called ?
C73.1 The Adhan must be called after the time for that Salaah has begun. If
the Adhan is called before the time then it must be called again [Qazi Khan,
Shareh Waqiya, Alamgiri].
C74.0 The time of Adhan
C74.1 The time of Adhan is the same as the time of Salaah.
C74.2 The Mustahhab time of Adhan is the same as the Mustahhab time of Salaah.
C74.3 If the Adhan was called at the start of the time and the Salaah is prayed
towards the end of the time, then the Sunnah will still be fulfilled [Durr -e-Mukhtar,
Radd-ul-Mohtar].
C75.0 Which Salaah do not contain Adhan
C75.1 Except for the Fardh Salaah's no other Salaah have the Adhan, Not for
Witr, or Janaza, or Eid, or Nazr (gift) Salaah, or Sunun (Sunnahs) Salaah, or
Rawatib (traditional), or Tarawih (in Ramadan), or Istisqa (Thankful) Salaah,
or Chast (mid morning), or Kusoof or Khusoof (sun or moon eclipse) or any Nafl
Salaah [Alamgiri].
C76.0 Order of Adhan for women
C76.1 It is Makrooh-e-Tahrimi for women to call the Adhan or Iqamat. If
a woman calls the Adhan she will be sinful and the Adhan will have to be called
again.
C76.2 It is Makrooh to call the Adhan for women Salaah Ada or Qadha, whether
it is prayed by Jamaat, although their Jamaat itself is Makrooh [Durr-e-Mukhtar,
etc.].
C77.0 Order of Adhan for children, blind people and those without Wudhu
C77.1 The Adhan called by a clever child, or a blind person or a person without
Wudhu is correct and permissible [Durr-e-Mukhtar]. However, to call the Adhan
without Wudhu is Makrooh [Miraqul Falah].
C77.2 In a city during the day of Juma (Friday) it is not allowed to call the
Adhan for Dhuhr Salaah, whether some people are excluded from praying Juma and
are praying Dhuhr because the Juma Salaah is not Fardh for them [Durr-e-Mukhtar,
Radd-ul-Mohtar].
C78.0 Who should say the Adhan?
C78.1 Adhan should be called by those who recognise the times of Salaah.
Those who do not recognise the Salaah times are not worthy of gaining the reward
of Adhan which is gained by the Mu'adhin [Bazazia, Alamgiri, Gunya, Qazi Khan].
C78.2 It is better if the Imam calls the Adhan [Alamgiri].
C79.0 Order of talking between the Adhan
C79.1 To talk between the Adhan is prohibited and if you (the Mu'adhin)
did talk the Adhan has to be called again [Sagiri].
C79.2 To perform a melody in Adhan is Haram, meaning to sing the words like
a song. Or to change the words of the Adhan such as to change the word Allah
to Aallah due to melody, or to change the word Akbar to Aakbar or Akbaar is
all Haram. However, it is better to call the Adhan in a sweet sharp voice [Hindiya,
Durr-e-Mukhtar, Radd-ul-Mohtar].
C79.3 If the Adhan is called quietly then it should be called again and the
first Jamaat is not the Jamaat-e-Ula (main Jamaat) [Qazi Khan].
C79.4 The Adhan should be called in a minaret or outside the Mosque, do not
call the Adhan in the mosque (Jamaat hall) [Khulasa, Alamgiri,Qazi Khan].
C80.0 The answer to Adhan
C80.1 When you hear the Adhan, it is an order to reply to it. Meaning whatever
the Mu'adhin calls reply back with the same submission.
a) The only exceptions are 'Hayya Alas Salah' and 'Hayya Alal Falaah', where
the reply is 'La Hawla Wala Quwwata illa billah' and it is better if you say
both (meaning Hayya......and La Hawla....).
b) Also add this onto it 'Mashaa Allaho Kaana Wamaalam Yashaa Lam Yakun' [Radd-ul-
Mohtar, Alamgiri].
c) In reply to 'Assalato Khairum Minan Naum' the following is to be said 'Sadaqta
Wa Bararta Wa bil Haqqi Nataqta' [Durr-e-Mukhtar, Radd-ul-Mohtar].
C81.0 Stop all activities whilst the Adhan is being called
C81.1 A Junub should also reply to the Adhan. It is not Wajib for a women
in her period or is still bleeding after childbirth, or a person who is listening
to the Khutba, or a person praying the Salaah of Janaza, or a person engaged
in sexual intercourse, or a person in the toilet to reply to the Adhan.
C81.2 Whilst the Adhan is being called, all talking, greeting and reply to the
greeting should be stopped, and all other occupations should be stopped, even
the recitation of the Qur'an should be stopped if the sound of Adhan is heard
and it should be listened and replied. The same rule applies for Iqamat [Durr-e-Mukhtar,
Alamgiri].
C81.3 Those who remain busy in chitchat, their death will be bad (Muazallah)
[Fatawa-e-Razvia].
C81.4 If you are walking and you hear the sound of Adhan, then stop and listen
to it and reply back [Alamgiri, Bazazia].
C82.0 IQAMAT
C82.1 Iqamat is the same example as the Adhan. Meaning the rules that have
been stated for Adhan also apply to Iqamat. However, there are a few differences.
In Iqamat after 'Hayya Alal Falah' also say 'Qad Qamatis Salaat' twice. Also
the volume whilst calling the Iqamat should be loud but not as loud as the volume
for Adhan. But loud enough so that all that are pre |