Fiqh Matters

Islam places great stress on cleanliness. The Prophet (sallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) said, "Cleanliness is half of faith."[1] Accordingly, our bodies should be kept clean, our clothing should be clean, and the inner space of our houses should be free from the dirt of both the outside and the toilet area.[2] What follows is a brief summary of the Islamic rules of hygiene and cleanliness: for worship, for the toilet and for sexual relations. 1) Cleanliness For Worship For acts of worship such as praying, reading the Qur'an or making dhikr,[3] it is important always to be in a clean (taher) state in front of [...]

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)  [...]

The opinion of the majority of the scholars, amongst them Maalik, ash-Shaafi’ee and Ahmad (رحمهم الله), is that it is obligatory to recite al-Fatihah in the prayer and that the prayer is not valid without it. Their opinion is based upon many proofs; from amongst them the sayings of the Prophet ﷺ,  “There is no prayer for the one who does not recite the Opening of the Book.” [Reported by Saheeh Bukhari [Eng. Trans. 1/404 no. 723], Saheeh Muslim [Eng. Trans. 1/214 no. 771]] “Whosoever performs a prayer in which he does not recite the Mother of the Book then it is deficient, it is deficient, it is deficient, it is [...]

1. The opening call of the prayer. 2. Placing the right hand over the left one with both over the chest while in the standing position. 3. Raising the hands up to the level of the shoulders or near the ears with the fingers being close together (not separated) when saying Allahu Akbar at the beginning of the prayer, when performing the Ruku, when resuming the standing position after Ruku, and when standing to begin the third unit of the prayer. 4. Saying Subhana Rabbi Al-Adeem and Subhana Rabbi Al-A'la more than once in Ruku and Sujud, respectively. 5. Saying Rab [...]

- The Messenger of Allah ﷺ never missed offering the sacrifice. He used to slaughter two rams after Eid prayer. - He ﷺ said: “All the days of tashreeq[1] are days of slaughter.” - He ﷺ said: “Whoever slaughtered before the [Eid] prayer has not done a sacrifice; it is only some meat he has presented to his family.”[2] - He ﷺ told them to slaughter a six month old sheep or a five year old camel or a cow that had begun its third year. - It was his guidance to select a good animal for sacrifice without any defects, and he prohibited offering a sacrifice with [...]

Zakah is an obligation that was proven by decisive proofs from the Qur'an and the Sunnah then the consensus confirmed its obligation. The Lord of all the Worlds has undertaken to explain its ways of spending and the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) explained most of its details. Zakah is one of the fifth pillars of Islam because it was connected with Salah more than several and thirty times in the Glorious Qur'an. Zakah is part of the general finance system in the treasury of the state whether in resources or channels of payment. Therefore, our scholars divided Bayt-ul-Mal [...]