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1,374 fatawa from 8 South African Darul Iftas on Wudu, part of Taharah & Wudu. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
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Wudu fatawa — page 33 of 35
- Ask Imaam15 Jul 2001
Is there a dua when having ghusl other than on a Friday or when not in the state of janaabat?
I only know duas for these two situations.
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam15 Jul 2001
After intercourse and ghusl, fluid still comes out. Is my ghusl counted or not?
After having intercourse there is still some fluid that comes out & I would like to know if after a while I perform ghusal in order to attain…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam3 Jul 2001
Is it allowed to pass urine in the standing position if one can be sure that no urine can splash or reach one's clothes?
This question is asked because some people here claim that they have seen some mosques in Amman with WC containing urinals for standing position…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam30 Jun 2001
Mufti Saheb, can you please list the faraaidh of ghusl (islamic bath) for each mathab of the mujtahid a eimmah.
Jazakallah khair
- Ask Imaam22 Jun 2001
I put oil in my head and beard. I then do wudu. Is the wudu valid as my face is oily?
Similarly if I have to do ghusl, would that be valid as parts of my body would be oily? How did the Prophet (peace be upon him) deal with this issue…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam22 Jun 2001
What I know is during Periods whatever a girl wear needs to be wash/purify. Is it true?.
Further do a person needs to purify/wash those heavy and delicate clothes as well which a person wears while attending a party? or if a person take…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam22 Jun 2001
Sir,I would like to know that does our clothes become dirty/is there a necessity to change underwear if madhi falls or sticks to them.
If clothes are soiled with Madhi which is equal or less than a Dirham coin (diameter of 2.75 cm), then to read Salaat with such clothes will be…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam19 Jun 2001
What happens if you get dog excrement on your shoes and you walk into your house?
The dog excrement was fairly dry but i walked into my house and noticed it later. I was unsure what to do because later i walked with socks on close…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam19 Jun 2001
If we put eyeliner and do wudu will the wudu be valid. How about wearing lipstick only to please your husband?
If we are unmarried and we wear makeup like lipstick, lipgloss, eyeliner etc, and we observe purdah and we don't show it to ghair mehram is it…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam19 Jun 2001
Is it permissable to use a toothbrush and toothpaste as well as a miswak, or is it better to use just a miswak?
I was told if we use toothpaste, it means we do not have firm belief that the miswak also does the job, so I stopped using toothpaste, but I dont…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam17 Jun 2001
After having wet dreams, is it obligatory to wash the semen that came on the bed? How about after I dry it and a couple of hours pass, can I rest on my bed without getting my clothes impure?
I have been sleeping on my bed for a long time now. Does this mean that all my prayers did not count?
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam16 Jun 2001
Toilet is already facing Qiblah
If in a Masjid or Ibaadat Khaana, the toilets have already been built facing Qiblah by mistake/unknowingly or by a shafi, and now it is difficult…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam9 Jun 2001
What do you do if your wudhu keeps on breaking?
Imam, i have started praying my 5-times- a-day namaz for a year and recently i have come across a problem. During my namazes I frequently keep…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam28 May 2001
Perform wudu' and ghusl while wearing contact lense. Is it valid or not valid. Thanks.
Wudhu is valid while wearing contact lenses. and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best Mufti Ebrahim Desai FATWA DEPT.
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam28 May 2001
Which parts of the private parts need to be shaven?
It is obligatory to shave before before 40 days, if you do not every salah will be makruh? We muslims need to know exactly which part to shave, as…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam22 May 2001
Using perfumes containing alcohol
IS THE USAGE OF PERFUMES CONTAINING ALCHOL LAWFULL/PROHIBETED? PLEASE EXPLAIN WHY. FUTHER MORE IF ONE WAS TO SAY THAT IT IS UNLAWFULL BECAUSE ALCHOL…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam22 May 2001
After using the toilet, if we touch our clothes without washing our hands, do they become impure?
Salaam-aaleikum, I learnt from your site that the hair around the private parts should be shaven. I would like to know what to do with the hair ON…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam16 May 2001
Regarding question 2764, when istinja is obligatory?
Jazakallah for your advice, I though have trouble understanding your answer. You state that if the effected part (private parts) is more then a…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam16 May 2001
Is it right to where leather socks and not wash legs in the wudhu?
I have heard that it is right to where leather socks and then its no need to wash the legs .Is this right.
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam9 May 2001
What are the requirements when body excrement gets on your clothes?
If excrement spoils your undergarments, and you do not wash, yet you still sleep with the same clothes, do you have to wash your bed linen?
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam7 May 2001
I would like to know if it is permissible to use hydrogen peroxide on the hair. What can you say about the types of alcohols in shampoo, perfium, etc.
1. Kindly elaborate on the question. 2. It is not permissible to use deodorants that contain alcohol from grapes or date extracts. Such perfumes are…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam7 May 2001
What is glycerine? And is it permisible to use a cream/lotion that contains glycerine? Also what types of alcohol can be used in creams and lotions?
Generally, glycerine is extracted from animal fat. If there is no adequate alternative, as a last resort, one may use glycerine or products which…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam7 May 2001
I am very lazy and I perform wudu only by washing each part once? Is my wudu walid?
I know it is Sunna to wash three times each part (i.e. hands, face and feet). But it is also permissible, infact sunna to do it is once or twice as…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam7 May 2001
If superglue is dropped on the nails and it is impossible to remove it without waiting for the nail to regrow, is ablution valid?
The Wudhu will be valid. and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best Mufti Ebrahim Desai FATWA DEPT.
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam7 May 2001
Is it permissible that I don’t shave the hair on the border by my private parts?
Usually when shaving , there would be border to where you would stop. When I shave on this border more hair grows above it .It might carry on and on…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam7 May 2001
Can we wash NAPAKH (unpure) clothes in normal washing machine with other pak clothes.
Or will this make other clothes also napakh.
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam4 May 2001
If you do not use water for istinja is salah invalid? I have done istinja with toilet paper for some years now.
I used to be told that istinja can only be done with water, but then I read in a book 'bidiyat al-mujtahid' by Mohammad ibn Rushd; 'that anything…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam21 Apr 2001
Iheard that one has to cover his/her private parts while taking bath/ghusl, as all evils resides in bathroom. Please clarify upto what extend shall we protect from unseen world?
Respected Brother-in-Islam Assalaamu Alaykum Wa Rahmatullaahi Wa Barakaatuhu If one is taking Ghusl in a place of concealment (where none can see…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam14 Apr 2001
Is it true that your namaz is not accepted if ur under-arms and private parts are not hair free?
Respected Brother-in-Islam Assalaamu Alaykum Wa Rahmatullaahi Wa Barakaatuhu It is Makrooh to leave unwanted hair for more than 40 days. Salaat with…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam7 Apr 2001
You have previously stated that only alcoholic sprays derived from grapes/date extracts are impure. In light of this, please inform what the ruling is regarding fragrances containing ‘Alcohol Denat’?
Respected Brother-in-Islam Assalaamu Alaykum Wa Rahmatullaahi Wa Barakaatuhu Q: Is it permissible to use a perfume, deodorant, etc. which contains…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam31 Mar 2001
Towards the end of passing out urine, a thick pale coloured fluid passes out as well. Is this mazi?
And do I have to repeat Ghusl if it this fluid contains semen? I do not masturbate. I have been told to squeeze the end of the penis so that the…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam31 Mar 2001
If I need to make an obligatory ghusl, and have a blocked nose, and hence water cannot reach the upper part of my nose, what do I do to make my ghusl valid?
We do not understand what you mean by blocked nose. If you mean having a cold, that does not stop the water from going up. However, in Ghusl, it is…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam31 Mar 2001
Is it permissable to use hair remover creams, if yes which is better shaving or hair removers.
The following is an extract from Bahisti Zewar, which answers your question. Rules concerning hair 1. It is sunnah to grow one's hair on the entire…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam24 Mar 2001
Could you pass gas while doing wu'duh?
Once or twice I was doing wu'duh and I passed some gas. I was not sure if it was allowed so I did my wu'duh all over again, just in case.
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam2 Mar 2001
How do soldiers perfomed wudhu?
Soldiers perform Wudhu like everyone else, there is no special method for soldiers. Kindly refer attached. and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best Mufti Ebrahim…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam22 Feb 2001
What is the Mas'allah pertaining to using the Eastern toilet (squatpan) & Western toilet(high toilet)?
Do we have to use a squatpan? I have difficulty using a squatpan? Can one use a high toilet when taking the necessary precautions not to let any…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam22 Feb 2001
Are we to face the Kaaba while reading the Quran and wudhu necessary before touching the Quran?
1. It is Mustahabb (desirable) and not necessary to face the Ka'bah whilst reciting the Qur'aan. 2. It is necessary to perform Wudhu before touching…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam22 Feb 2001
After doing ghusl, I was drying myself with a towel and I accidently touched my genitals. Does this break my wudu?
According to the Hanafi Madhab, touching the genitals does not invalidate Wudhu. and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best Mufti Ebrahim Desai FATWA DEPT.
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam21 Feb 2001
If somebody has a wet dream, how many time does the impure clothing needs to be washed as I heard it was 3 times.
2)is it true that UMAR (RA) questioned munkar and nakir in the grave? walaikum salam
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam6 Feb 2001
Does wudhu break if you look into the mirror?
Assalamulikum, I would like to know if the wozo breaks 1)if you look or accidentally look into the mirror? If the wozo breaks 2)if you look or…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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