Question: Some pilgrims visit Jabal ‘Arafah before performing the Hajj or afterwards and pray upon it (at the peak). What is the ruling regarding visiting Jabal ‘Arafah and what is the ruling regarding praying upon it? Response: Its ruling is as is known from the Sharee’ah ruling and that is that anyone who worships Allaah in a manner that has not […]
Month: September 2012
The ruling regarding calling Jabal ‘Arafah Jabal ar-Rahmah.
Question: They call Jabal ‘Arafah (Mount of ‘Arafah) Jabal ar-Rahmah (Mount of Mercy), so what is the ruling regarding this name and is there any basis for this? Response: I do not know of any basis for this name from the Sunnah, that the mount which is in‘Arafah at which the Prophet (sal-Allaahu `alayhe wa sallam) stood is called […]
Offering supererogatory prayers after Salaat az-Zhuhr and Salaat al-‘Asr.
Question: Is it permissible for the one performing Hajj to perform supererogatory prayers after having offered Salaat az-Zhuhr and Salaat al-‘Asr with the imaam on the Day of ‘Arafah (9 Dhul-Hijjah) until the time of sunset.? Response: The Messenger (sal-Allaahu `alayhe wa sallam) did not perform any supererogatory prayers on the Day of ‘Arafah after
The Day of ‘Arafah (9 Dhul-Hijjah) falling on a Friday.
Question: Some people say that if the Day of ‘Arafah (9 Dhul-Hijjah) falls on a Friday, then it is as if someone has performed 7 Hajjs (i.e. he is rewarded as having done so). Is there any evidence from the Sunnah regarding this? Response: There is no authentic evidence regarding this. (However), some people (also) believe this equates […]
Departed from ‘Arafah before sunset due to work commitments.
Question: What is the ruling regarding one who made the Hajj and then departed from ‘Arafahbefore sunset due to his work commitments? Response: According to a majority of the People of Knowledge, the one who departed from‘Arafah before sunset is required to make fidyah (ransom) except if he were able to return there during the night, then […]
A World of Secrets.
The believer does not suffer from something called psychiatric diseases. That is because he/she lives in acceptance and harmony with all that is happening to him, whether it is good or evil. He/she is just like a passenger of a plane who has full confidence in the pilot, that he cannot go wrong because he […]
A Message to who does not believe in Prophet Muhammad.
A Scientific and Material Speech to this who does not believe in Muhammad the Messenger of Allah Mocking Allah, His verses and His Messenger has become a normal thing nowadays and it comes in most cases from abroad, where atheists claim that Islam is a religion of underdevelopment, terrorism and ignorance. That›s why the enemies […]
Detained from completing the Hajj or the ‘Umrah.
Question: If someone passed the meeqaat (specific station for putting on ihraam), uttering the talbiyyah for Hajj and ‘Umrah without condition and then he is detained on account of illness and the like, which stops him from completing his rites, what should he do? Response: Such a person is treated as muhsar (detained). If he […]
Women jogging between the two green lights during Sa’ee.
Question: Regarding the jogging between the two green (lights) in the sa’ee, with respect to women, in my limited readings through the books of fiqh in the chapters pertaining to hajj and ‘umrah, I have not found anything which prevents the women from the jogging. I once heard one of the scholars on television say that the woman […]
How was the Prophet Treating his Wives?
All of us wonder about the way the Messenger (PBUH) was with his wives. How he dealt with them? How he treated them equally? The Prophet accomplished the happiness to every one of them; that is because he knew how to deal with women. He penetrated deeply into her sensitive soul and he went on […]