Yearly Archives: 2017

Linguistically, fiqh is an Arabic word that means understanding; deep understanding. The word faqih means a person of knowledge and understanding. In the Qur'an Alhamdulillah In the Qur'an, the word fiqh is used to signify deep understanding of matters especially those matters which are related to religion. It is mostly used to mean the understanding of the words of someone else and, for religious matters, the words of Allah and His messenger. The Prophet ﷺ said, “Whomever Allah wants good for, He will grant him fiqh (deep understanding) of the religion.” (Bukhari and others) Terminology of scholars For fiqh, [...]

The meaning of the prohibition of facing the Qiblah at defecation and urination The Prophet (peace be upon him) prohibited to face or turn back tothe Qiblah at defecation and urination. It is known according to the agreement of Muslims that the prohibited is not to face the Ka`bah directly in a straight line but the prohibited is much general. The Prophet commanded Muslims to face the Qiblah in some cases as he prohibited to face it in other times, however the prohibition may include something more than the command but this matches the Prophet's saying: "Any direction that is between [...]

Renewal of wudu’ at each prayer. The Prophet ﷺ said: “Had it not been difficult for my nation (Muslims), I would have ordered them to perform wudu’ for each prayer, and to use the tooth-stick with each wudu’.” (Reported by Ahmad) He ﷺ also said: “If a person performs wudu’ while he is (ritually) pure, the reward for his wudu’ will be ten-fold (i.e. ten hasanat will be recorded for him).” (Reported by Abu Daud, Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah) On going to sleep: It's recommended to make wudhu before you sleep Al-Bara’ ibn Azib (رضي الله عنه) narrated: the [...]

♦ Relieving oneself (defecating or urinating), or passing wind. God, the Exalted, says: “... or one of you comes after answering the call of nature.” (Surah Al-Maidah: 6) The Prophet ﷺ said: “The prayer of any of you who is in a state of impurity (hadath) will not be accepted until he performs ablution.” One man asked Abu Hurairah (رضي الله عنه): What is “hadath”, Abu Hurairah? He said: “Breaking wind.” (Agreed upon) ♦ Urethral discharge or pre-seminal fluid (madhi) and secretion of prostate (wadi). Ali (رضي الله عنه) said: “I was a man whose pre-seminal fluid flowed readily. So I [...]

(I) Description of Tayammum [1] The description of it is: To strike the wholesome sa’eed[2], which is the surface of the earth with his two hands once, and then wipe with them his face and hands[3]. And that is for the saying of the Prophet blessings and peace be upon him) to ‘Ammaar: “it would have been enough for you to do like this, and he struck the floor with his hands and wiped.[4]” And if he made tayammum with more than one strike or wiped more than once, it would be permissible. (II) Its Conditions And it has four conditions: (1)  [...]