Q: What should I do when I have a doubt in my mind that my clothes are napak (ritually unclean) but I don’t know in reality? A. The clothes were originally Paak. Ignore the doubt and consider the clothes to be Paak (ritually clean). Shari’ah says that certainty cannot be removed by doubt. You were …
Q: When is it menstruation and when is it istihaaza? What must the amount of days the gap should be? Do you count from day 1 of the cycle or from the day your cycle ends? A. The minimum time of Haidh (menstruation) is three days (72 hours). Any bleeding lasting for less than three …
Q: Is it ok to cut fingernails at night? A: The king Haroon Rasheed asked the Hanafi jurist Imam Abu Yusuf (Rahmatullaahi Alayh) regarding cutting nails at night. The Imam answered that it is permissible to cut the nails at night. (Fataawa hindiyyah V44 P27). Moulana Yusuf LaherChecked by: Mufti Siraj Desai
Q: Can a person make wuzu directly after bath wearing towel or must he wear full clothes and then make wuzu? A. A bath includes Wudhu, so there is no need to make Wudhu after a bath. Wudhu in a towel is valid. There is no need to wear full clothes for Wudhu. The Du’aas …
Q: Do vaginal secretions due to arousal without orgasm make ghusl necessary? A. Ghusl in this case will not be necessary. Washing the area and washing or changing the soiled clothes will suffice. However, Wudhu will break through such discharge. Checked and approved by: Mufti Siraj Desai
Q: Is it permissible to use a plastic toothbrush when in a hurry in the morning and the miswaak before all salaahs? Which toothpaste is halaal? A. Although use of a Halaal toothbrush is permissible, it does not replace a Miswaak. To use a toothbrush in the morning is permissible. For Halaal toothpaste contact any …
Q: Is it true that removing hair or cutting nails while one is in a state of major impurity (needing ghusl) is forbidden? This is something that I have read recently. But (I think) I remember a couple of years ago an imam telling me that a certain type of hair (i.e. pubic hair) should …
Q: When I talk to girls I lose semen (mazi or mani) I don't know what. I want to know if Ghusul is Wajib on me in this situation? A. Mani is a thick whitish liquid. If Mani emerges, Ghusl will become Waajib. Mazi is a sticky transparent liquid which breaks Wudhu but not Ghusl. Most …
Q: If I take a bath just before salaah do I still have to make wudhu while performing ghusal? A: The Sunnah method is to make Wudhu before the Ghusl. Even if you did not make Wudhu before the Ghusl, the parts of Wudhu will get wet when bathing, so there is no need …
Q: Does your whudu break if you assist your aged Mom in the toilet? A: Your Wudhu will not break when you assist your Mum in the toilet. Moulana Yusuf Laher Checked by: Mufti Siraj Desai
