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Procedure for Second Marriage
Q: What is the procedure if one wants get married to a second wife? Is it compulsory for the first wife to approve? A. The procedure is the same as any other Nikah (marriage). The Nikah should be performed in a Masjid. The approval of the first wife is not a precondition but it is best to inform her. Moulana Yusuf Laher Checked and approved by: Mufti Siraj Desai
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Calculating Subh Sadiq
Q: How do I calculate what time Subuh Sadiq (true dawn) starts?
A: Subuh Sadiq is about 1 hour 25 minutes before sunrise in Port Elizabeth. This is a basic and safe way to calculate subu sadiq or true dawn.
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People are often unreasonable, self-centred: Forgive them anyway. If you are honest, people may cheat you, but be honest anyway. What you spend years to build, someone could destroy overnight. Build anyway. The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow. Do good anyway. You see, in the final analysis it is between you and Allah, it never was between you and them anyway. |
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Tuesday, 27 July 2010 |
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Q: Is circumcision fard (compulsory)?
A: Circumcision is waajib for men, not faradh. Waajib means necessary. CIrcumcision is necessary when the boy is still an infant. Once a person becomes an adult, then he does not need to do it. The difference between faradh and waajib is that the former is proven from stronger proofs than those of the latter. Faradh is emphasized more but both are necessary and important
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Tuesday, 27 July 2010 |
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Q: I work for a conventional bank and my job is to sell interest products. I have tried to get into Islamic finance for a long time but have not been successful. I want to grow a sunnat beard, however I am scared that I would be bring shame to Islam by selling interest based products but having a sunnat beard. I would like some advise on this please. A. Your foremost duty is to get out of this job and seek other Halaal employment, even if it is not in a bank and pays less. Notwithstanding this situation, it is still compulsory on you to keep a beard, for these are two separate issues. Maybe through the blessings of a Sunnat beard, a Halaal avenue of employment will open up for you. Allah Ta'aala knows best. Moulana Yusuf Laher Checked and approved by: Mufti Siraj Desai |
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Tuesday, 27 July 2010 |
Q: My brother-in-law asked me for a loan. In my mind, I gave this money to him as Zakaat and did not inform him that this money was zakaat. Is this permissible?
A: If you made the intention of zakaat then your zakaat has been fuflilled provided your brother-in-law was qualifed and entitled to accept zakaat. Now when he pays you back, you should tell him to keep the money or tell him that you have waived the debt.
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Tuesday, 27 July 2010 |
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Q: Is covering the face obligatory in islam upon a baaligh muslim woman
A: It is obligatory on a baaligh female to cover her face if she is appearing in front of men. In the Holy Quran, surah 33, verse 53 Allah Ta'ala commands the women to "draw over themsleves their jilbaabs (cloaks) when going out' In explaining this verse, Ibni Abbas (radhiyallahu anhu) states that this means even the face should be covered.
And Allah knows best
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Sunday, 25 July 2010 |
Q: Under which condition does sajda sahu becomes wajib?
A. Sajdah Sahw is made when one or more Waajib factors in Salaah is either delayed or omitted. Every person should be acquainted with which factors are Fardh, Waajib and Sunnah in Salaah so that Sajdah Sahw will be made for the right reasons. Sajdah Sahw cannot compensate for a defect in a Fardh factor of Salaah nor is Sajdah Sahw necessary for leaving out a Sunnah of Salaah. Moulana Yusuf Laher Checked and approved by: Mufti Siraj Desai |
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Sunday, 25 July 2010 |
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Q: If Ishraq is at 7:10 and I wake up late for Fajr untill what time can I perform Fajr?
A: Fajr salaah can be performed till about 3 minutes before sunrise, regardless of what time Ishraaq is.
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Friday, 23 July 2010 |
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Q: If Jumu'ah cant be attended do you perform 4 rakaats Zuhr or 2 Jumu'ah? What time must salah be performed?
A. Firstly, a Muslim male who is healthy should not miss out the Jumu’ah Salaah. But if for some reason a man misses the Jumu’ah Salaah or is unable to attend it, then he should perform the Thuhr Salaah instead of Jumu’ah. It will be performed during the time of Thuhr which is the same for Jumu'ah. Moulana Yusuf Laher
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Friday, 23 July 2010 |
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Q: What is the ruling play chess?
A: 1) According to the Hanafi Madhab chess is not allowed, for the following reasons:
a) There is a Hadeeth that states: One who plays chess, it is as if he has soaked his hands in the blood of swine.
b) The reason for this stern reprimand is that chess consists of miniature idols (pawns, bishops, queen, etc.) Chess requires a lot of thinking and pondering. When players sit and ponder their next move, it is as if they are meditating over these idols. It thus resembles idol-worship. The idolaters of the past used to sit in deep meditation in front of their idols. Hence, one day when Hadhrat Ali (Radhiyallaahu Anhu) came across a group of people playing chess, he remarked: "What are these idols over which you meditate?"
c) Chess takes up a lot of time and makes the player oblivious of his surroundings. This causes him to miss Salaah, and to neglect important religious and social duties. Experience has shown that this always happens. Chess players don't have any time for anything else. Days pass playing just one game. There is an incident on record that a man's son had died whilst he was playing chess. He could not leave the game, so he appointed others to see to the funeral arrangements. So much so that he did not even participate in the Janaazah Salaah!
In the Shaafi'ee' Madhab, chess is allowed on one condition, that is must be played for the purpose of learning how to manoeuvre troops in battle. However, in today's times, methods of warfare have changed and so chess won't have a bearing on this aspect of Islam. Therefore, even in the Shaafi'ee' Madhab, chess will not be allowed.
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Thursday, 22 July 2010 |
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Q: Is it permissible for a girl to wear a boy's shirt? The boy is not a Mahram. A. It is not permissible for a female to wear clothes of a male and for a male to wear clothes of a female. A Hadeeth narrated by Sayyidina Abu Hurayrah (Radhiyallaahu Anhu) warns us that the curse of Allah befalls the male who wears clothes of the female and the female who wears clothes of the male. (Kanzul Ummaal V15 P323). In this case, it is even a greater wrong for her to wear the shirt which belongs to a non-Mahram male.
Allah Ta'aala knows best. Moulana Yusuf Laher
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Thursday, 22 July 2010 |
Q: I am pregnant. Its in the early stages. I feel light spotting (very little drops). Should I take a shower?
A. A shower/bath will not be necessary. Washing the area and changing or washing the clothes will suffice. Such bleeding or spotting in pregnancy is not regarded as Haidh. Moulana Yusuf Laher Checked and approved by: Mufti Siraj Desai |
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Monday, 19 July 2010 |
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Q: Why do some people say the Kalimah 'La ilaha illalla' whislt holding the finger up towards the air? A: To my knowledge raising the finger when uttering the kalimah only applies to the tashahhud. Though it is permissible to do it at other times as well, but this should not be regarded as a sunnah, nor as a necessity. If so, it will then become a bid'ah and should be avoided. And Allah Ta'ala knows best
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