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  • Washing in Ghusl and Wudhoo'

    What is the definition of washing in wudu (ablution) and ghusl (bath taken in state of major ritual impurity). I read that it means 'to let waterflowover the limb'. What exactly does this mean? Does it mean that you have to let water flow on each and every part of the limb, or does it mean that you must let water flow over the limb once, that any part.. More

  • Doubts about discharging drops after making ablution

    Assalaamu alaykum. One day, after urinating and making ablution, I noticed a discharge, it was about two drops (on my genitals), however I disregarded what I saw as impossible and considered it Satanic whisperings. Later, on another day, I noticed the same thing and found that it was real! So what should I do about the prayer in that ablution and what.. More

  • Wiping ears in wudhoo is Sunnah

    Assalaamu alaykum. Sometimes, when I wipe the back of my ears with my thumbs in wudoo (ablution), my thumb does not cover all of the back of my earlobes. Is my wudoo still valid, or do I have to make sure that I wipe every small part of the back of my ear when I do wudoo. .. More

  • Crying during prayer or Quran recitation does not invalidate ablution

    If a person's tears roll down from his eyes in between prayers due to worldly reasons, is his ablution be annulled? Or if he cries, similarly due to worldly reasons in between his reading of the Quran, will his ablution be annulled? .. More

  • Mathy does not necessitate immediate ablution

    When I defecate, then sometimes, due to pressure, some semen or a white fluid (it may be mathiy) comes out, without feeling any pleasure, so I just wash it off and continue as normal. I have got to know that the emission of semen without feeling pleasure does not necessitates ghusl (ritual bath), but I am worried and wonder whether if it is mathiy I.. More

  • Validity of ablution with hair fiber spray

    Assalaamu alaykum. Shaykh, there is a product on the market by the name of hair fiber that covers the area of the head that is bald or has thin hair. Is one's ablution correct after applying this product? Please, I do not know how it works. Maybe you are aware of it as it is a famous product. May Allaah reward you. .. More

  • Washing face four times does not affect validity of ablution

    Assalaamu alaykum. If a person has been wiping his face as he knew it as a part of wiping the head (so he was wiping the face a fourth time), does it invalidate his ablution? He did not know that only the head had to be wiped. If it does invlidate the ablution, does he have to repeat all the prayers (obligatory and voluntary)? I was asked to resend.. More

  • Nasal mucus does not affect validity of ablution

    Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu. When I perform ablution and I have mucus that comes out of my nose and mixes with water on my skin, is my ablution valid? And should this mucus be removed every time it comes out? My mucus is fluid and comes out every time I perform ablution. May Allaah reward you. .. More

  • Holding in gas after ablution or during prayer does not break the ablution

    Assalaamu alaykum. I want to know if holding gas after ablution or during prayers breaks the ablution? I do not know if there are differences among the schools of thought, but I want to know what the Maliki madhhab and other schools of thought say about that. .. More

  • Color of henna (mehndi) does not invalidate wudhoo and ghusl

    Assalaamu alaykum. I want to apply mehndi (henna) to my hands. However, only chemical mehndi is readily available in the market, and my friend says that wudu (ablution) or ghusl (major ablution) is not right as long I have the color of chemical mehndi on my hands. Is she right? .. More

  • Using mouthwash does not affect validity of ablution

    Assalaamu alaykum. If I used mouthwash and it gave me that cool, minty feeling in my mouth and I then want to perform ablution, will it change the water when I put it in my mouth because I have that cooling feeling in my mouth (because of the effect of the mouthwash)? .. More

  • Inability to distinguish between drops of urine and water

    After urinating, I pass out some drops of urine and then it stops, but after that there is some release of water. I cannot differentiate between the two. What should I do? How to know whether it is water or not and if I can pray then. While prayer some water also comes out. I think that is just a normal secretion, not a problem. But how to differentiate.. More

  • Ruling on a woman performing Wudhoo’ before having intercourse again

    I am newly married & i like to have intercourse with my wife more than twice in the same night so what shoud i do after first intercourse for men i know we need to perfrom wudu (its better & refreshing) but for women what shud she do? ...shoud she take bath after first intercourse or shoud shoud take bath after second intercourse? .. More

  • Rulings on ablution and prayer for the one suffering from urinary incontinence

    Assalamu alaykum. I would like to ask regarding a problem that I have; urinary incontinence. I follow the Shaafi'i madhhab, but I currently follow the Hanafi madhhab with regards to abulution. My questions are: Can I use my ablution for more than one obligatory prayer? Can i use the same tissue padding (as a barrier to prevent my garments from being.. More

  • Ruling on Madhmadhah and Istinshaaq and wiping the ears during the ablution

    Assalaamu alaykum, can you give me the arguments from the scholars, past and present, who say that rinsing the mouth, nose, and ears during ablution is only a sunnah? And likewise for those who state it as obligatory? .. More