Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Badat Question: How does a woman pray ṣalāh with niqāb during iḥrām or does she just give ṣadaqah for each ṣalāh? Answer: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم In the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for contacting Mathabah Institute. While in iḥrām (the sacred state in…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: A lady is in iḥrām and the duration of ḥayḍ (menses) is complete with the passing of 10 days. She is still bleeding but not continuous, to make her a ma’dhūr. She does get enough time in between, to offer farḍ ṣalāh before she bleeds again. What will be…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: My friend and her husband are going for Ḥajj this year. My friend is asking her husband to do Ḥajj Badal for her dad as this is his husband’s second Ḥajj. They have two questions regarding Ḥajj Badal: Her dad did not make any waṣīyyah (bequest) regarding Ḥajj and…
By Yūsuf Badāt The following are some of the amazing virtues and benefits of ʿArafah Day The Best Day أَفْضَلُ الْأَيَّامِ يَوْمُ عَرَفَةَ “The best day is the ʿArafah Day.” – Ibn Ḥibbān God’s Special Mercy يَنْزِلُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى إلَى سَمَاءِ الدُّنْيَا فَيُبَاهِي بِأَهْلِ الْأَرْضِ أَهْلَ السَّمَاء “God [the Almighty’s majesty and exclusive mercy] descends…
Adapted from Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim Introduction “We went to Jābir bin ʿAbd Allāh (may God be pleased with him), the famous disciple of the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him). He began inquiring about the people [who had come to see him] until it was my turn. I said, “I am Muḥammad son of ʿAlī son…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: What are the things forbidden while in iḥrām during ʿUmrah and or Ḥajj? Answer: In the Name of God, Most Merciful, Most Kind Jazak Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for contacting Mathābah regarding your query. During the sacred state of iḥrām, the following matters are prohibited: Clipping nails of the…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: With the current situation of the corona virus, I am denied entry into Makkah. I have paid for my ʿUmrah and also Ḥajj travel. Are there any Islamic obligations upon me such as a kaffārah if I am unable to complete the rites? I hear it may also be…
By Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt It is the consensus of Islamic jurists that one can delegate another person to render a farḍ (mandatory) Ḥajj on one’s behalf in a situation where one is unable to proceed for pilgrimage themselves due to a disability or is deceased and has left instructions to heirs to fulfill the obligation.…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Questions: In shā Allāh I would like to go for Ḥajj but there are some health concerns. I sometimes have urine issues. When waiting in line for the washroom it is extremely difficult to control the urine and some urination happens. It is not a small amount. Lifting or sneezing…
By Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt #ProductivePilgrimage Step 1: Ihrām The 8th of the Islamic lunar month, Dhū al-Ḥijjah is the first day of Ḥajj. On this day the pilgrim will dawn the iḥrām clothing and enter the state of iḥrām. Men will wear two unstitched sheets. One sheet wrapped from the navel down.…