10.29.07
Nisf Sha’ban and Salat al khayr
Q: Was is the ruling according to the Shafi’i school concerning Salat al Khayr ( 100 rakaats with 10 ikhlas in each rakaat ) since some consider it to be baseless.
A: “There are three qawls [positions] in the school concerning the one performing Salat Laylat Nisf Sha’ban:
1. The Asl [original ruling] is that it is Makruh according to Imam al-Nawawi (may Allah be pleased with him!) and others, because it is a “Bid’a Qabiha” [blameworthy innovation]; and under this Tafsil only one qawl says it is Haram. (This position is, for example, mentioned in the text of the Fath al-Mu’in [I'anat, 1:270]; al-Nawawi’s position, for instance, is in the Majmu’ [4:61]; the qawl that it is Haram is in the Irshad al-’Ibad (which is not, note, a fiqh work) [al-Mallibari, Irshad, 24] (who is also the same author of the Fath al-Mu’in)).
2. The Asl is Mandub/Sunna according to Imam al-Ghazali (may Allah be pleased with him!) and others. (This position is also related in the fiqh manual I’anat al-Talibin (the commentary to the Fath al-Mu’in above) [I'anat, 1:271-2]; al-Ghazali’s own position is in the Ihya’ (which is not, note, a fiqh work) [Ihya', 1:203-4]) and this position is not brought up in his furu’ fiqhi works; the Wajiz or the Wasit.
3. The Asl is Jawaz/Mubah according to a SOLUTION provided by Imam Ibn Hajar (may Allah be pleased with him!) in the Tuhfa and others. This solution is by making a Qiyas to Imam Ibn Hajar’s own solution for the “Ishraq” prayer, which in the view of the Imam himself – like the Nisf Sha’ban prayer – has no legal status, or in other words, is Makruh to perform. (It goes without saying that although the Asl is Mubah for this qawl, and because if carried out using this method the act itself brings a reward, this can therefore be treated as a Fadila ‘Amal, making it Mandub in the end – since the hukm of the Nafl Mutlaq prayer is itself Mandub). (See below for details of the solution; technically however, this solution no longer makes it a “Salat Laylat Nisf Sha’ban”.)
Tartib al-Nawafil wa-l-Rawatib
Our scholars have divided Salat al-Nafl into two types.
1. Those which are recommended to be performed in a group [jama'a], such as the prayers of the two ‘Ids, the two Kusuf and Khusuf, the Istisqa’, and the Tarawih.
2. Those which are sufficient when performed indivdually [munfarid], such as the Rawatib, the Witr, the Duha, the Tahiyyat al-Masjid, the Istikhara, the prayers done in Mecca (Tawaf and Ihram), the Wudu’, the Awwabin between Maghrib and ‘Isha’, the Tasbih, the Tahajjud and the like.
All of the Nafila which are recommended to be performed in a jama’a are considered Mu’akkada [confirmed sunna], while all of the munfarid Nafila except for the Witr, a number of the Rawatibs, the Tahajjud, and the Duha, for example, are not Mu’akkada.
The Rawatib prayers (as they are originally called, “al-Sunan al-Ratiba ma’a al-fara’id”) are Nafila prayers that accompany the Fard prayers, whether offered before or after them. They are further divided into two types: the Rawatib Mu’akkada and the Rawatib Ghayr Mu’akkada.
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Kissing the Thumbs, etc. during Adhan?
A’la Hadrat Imam Ahmed Raza Khan Brailwi Rahmatullah Alaih, have written about this matter in his book “ Nahju’s Salamah fi Hukmi Taqbili’l Ibhamayni fi’l Iqamah.” I present here the answer according to the Shafi’i school. Taqbil al-unbulatayn is amongst the fada’il al a’mal due the fact that its legal basis is da’if hadith.
Al Hafidh al Daylami have reported, “Whenever he [Abu Bakr] heard the Mu’addhin say: “I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah”, he would repeat this [phrase as it is the Mandub of Adhan] and would kiss the tip of the index fingers [or thumbs] and wipe his eyes. The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him!) said: whosoever does what my friend [i.e., Abu Bakr] did, my intercession will come down upon him.“
The Two Qawls
There are two qawl ( opinions ) for the Shafi’i school i.e Qawl Mashhur and Qawl Mu’tamad.
Generally was is meant by Qawl Mashhur, according to Shaykh Muhammad Afifi al Akiti, is, “In lay terms, the Qawl Mashhur refers to one of the conflicting fatwas or riwayas of our Mujtahid Imam. An example of this is in the mas’ala of dibagha [tanning], according to which the Qawl Mashhur as reported by Imam al-Nawawi in the Minhaj is that the inner side of the tanned hide is pure (as well as the outer surface (i.e., the fleece side), without there being any khilaf); and elsewhere we learn that this position is the Mujtahid Imam’s Qawl Jadid [New Position]. In scholarly terms, the khilaf is at the level of the Imam himself (and not at the level of our Ashab nor at the level of the Madhhab) and is itself technically known as the Qawlayn or the Aqwal of the Mujtahid Imam (instead of the Awjuh of the Ashab or the Turuq of the Madhhab).“
Whereas Qawl Mu’tamad is, “the one relied upon and the one practiced and is the teaching opinion of the school today, based on one of the earlier Rajih positions. In lay terms, this is the final (or official) position that is now followed by the school. But in reality, this is a psuedo-term [istilah ghalat] and it is not used in the Minhaj (although Imam al-Nawawi has occasionally been observed to use the term in its literal sense), nor was it used in any early manuals of the school with a strict technical meaning.”
10.26.07
When should I make up the fajr prayer if I wake up at sunrise?
Answered by Shaykh Hamza Karamali, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Sometimes I oversleep and miss fajr, waking up at sunrise. I have heard that it is not permissible to pray at sunrise. What is the best time to make up this missed prayer. Can I pray as soon as I wake up or must I wait upto zuhr prayer then pray before the zuhr?
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate
assalamu `alaykum wa rahmatullah wa barakatuh
If someone accidentally misses fajr by oversleeping, the missed prayer is best made up as soon as one wakes up, even if this is one of the times when it is normally unlawful to pray, such as sunrise or shortly after. The prayers that are unlawful to pray at these times are some kinds of non-obligatory prayers. The Shafi`i scholars explain that is permissible and valid to perform obligatory make up prayers at these times.
And Allah Most High knows best.Sunnipath
Making up missed prayers: scholarly consensus
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate
Imam Nawawi stated in his al-Majmu` Sharh al-Muhadhdhab (3.86):
“There is consensus (ijma`) of the scholars whose opinion counts that whoever leaves a prayer intentionally must make it up. Abu Muhammad Ali Ibn Hazm ( 994–1064, Cordoba Spain, Zahiri madhhab ) differed with them on this, saying that such an individual cannot ever make them up and it is not at all valid to make them up. Rather, he said, one must do much good works and voluntary prayer in order that one’s scales be heavied on the day of judgement and one must seek Allah’s forgiveness and repent. This position of his, along with being in opposition to scholarly consensus (ijma`), is invalid in terms of the proof…
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10.25.07
Toilet Paper
Answered by Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Is it permissible to only use toilet paper when cleaning oneself after relieving oneself [h: or must one also use water]? Is it sufficient to wipe three times even if some feces remains unremoved by the toilet paper?
Yes, it is permissible for one to confine oneself to using toilet paper even if water is available. [h: However, this is only permissible] on the condition that there are at least three wipings when the substance of the filth is thereby removed. Otherwise, [h: if the substance is not removed after three wipings], it is obligatory to wipe more [h: than three times] until nothing remains except for a trace that could only be removed with water.
10.15.07
Reward of fasting six days in Shawwal
Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad
Fasting six days of Shawwal is like fasting one year. But does that mean that fasting 3 days of Shawwal is like fasting half the year? What if one fasts less than 6 days of Shawwal?
There is no such hadith that says fasting only six days of Shawwal is like fasting the whole year. One must first fast Ramadan, as well.
The hadith that has come of the Prophet, Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him, is: “Whoever fasts Ramadan, then follows it with six from Shawwal, it is as though he fasted all of time.”
All of time implies the whole year, for if one did this every year, it would be all of time.
It says in Nuzhat al-Mutaqin, the commentary on Imam Nawawi’s Riyad al-Salihin (2/132), that, “Whoever fasts Ramadan and follows it up with six from Shawwal, it is as though he has fasted all of time, because each day is equivalent to ten days, ‘Whoever performs a good deed, he will have ten like it’. So Ramadan would count as ten months and six days multiplied by ten would equal two months. It is best that one fast the six altogether and directly after the day of `Eid.”
According to the above, our understanding is that the reward of one’s fasting is according to how much one fasts. If Allah accepts our fasts, and then counts each one as equivalent to ten, it will be considered as such, from His limitless mercy. Although a hadith has not come to us about fasting less than six in Shawwal, one can assume that his worship would not be complete unless he performed the full number.
And Allah knows best.
Combining make-up fasts with the sunna fasts of Shawwal
Q: If someone has a fast of Ramadan to makeup, can he make it up on six days of shawwal with two intentions; to get the reward of fasting six days of Shawwal and making up his missed fasts of Ramadan?
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate
A: According to Imam Ibn Hajar al-Haytami, one obtains the reward of fasting the six days of Shawwal if one intends the sunna fast of Shawwal along with the makeup fast of Ramadan. This is the strongest position in our school. Other scholars of our school, such as Abu Makhrama, said that this is not valid. If you have the resolve, it would be superior to follow the way of caution, which is to fast the makeups and the sunna fasts of Shawwal separately (Bughyat al-Mustarshidin, 113).
And Allah knows best.
Shaykh Hamza Karamali
Since the opinion of Imam al Hafiz Ibn Hajar al Haytami is the strongest position, this should be our answer.
10.13.07
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF EID
THE SUNNAH OF EID:
by Imam Ali Siddiqui
1. Wake up early.
2. Offer Salatul Fajr. 3.Prepare for personal cleanliness take care of details of clothing, etc.
4. Take a Ghusl (bath) after Fajr.
5. Brush your teeth.
6. Dress up, putting on best clothes available, whether new or cleaned old ones.
6. Use perfume (men only).
7. Have breakfast on Eid-al-Fitr before leaving for prayer ground. On Eid-al-Adha, eat breakfast after Salaat or after sacrifice if you are doing a sacrifice.
8. Pay Zakaat-al-Fitr before Salaat-al-Eid (on Eid-al-Fitr).
9. Go to prayer ground early.
10. Offer Salaat-al-Eid in congregation in an open place except when whether is not permitting like rain, snow, etc.
11. Use two separate routes to and from the prayer ground.
12. Recite the following Takbir on the way to Salaat and until the beginning of Salaat-al-Eid. On Eid-al-Adha, Takbir starts from Maghrib on the 9th Zulhijjah and last until the Asr on the 12th Zulhijjah (Note: For the Shafi’i school, takbir starts after Asar on the 9th and ends after Asr on the third day of Tashrik): Allahu-Akbar, Allahu-Akbar. La ilaha illallah. Allahu-Akbar, Allahu-Akbar. Wa-lilahill hamd. (Allah is greater. Allah is greater. There is no god but Allah. Allah is greater. Allah is greater. And all praises are for Allah).
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