چهارشنبه: 1403/02/5

  The Rules of Giving a Loan   If a loan is given and the time when it will be paid back is stated, then according to Ihtiyat Wajib, the person who had given the loan cannot ask for the loan to be paid back until the time period expires. If the loan is given without a specific period of time of when it will be paid back, then the person who had given the loan can ask for...
The Rules of Buying and Selling   It is Wajib that a person learns the rules of buying and selling that he will commonly have a need for. It is Haram to sell and rent a house or other things that will be used for Haram. Buying and selling, keeping, writing, and reading newspapers, magazines and books that can lead people astray is Haram, and the same applies for teaching from...
The Rules of Zakat   If for a complete year, the animals graze from the grass of the wilderness, then Zakat will become Wajib on these animals. Therefore, if during the year, or for a part of the year, the grass that is picked or that, which is cultivated, is eaten, then Zakat will not be paid on these animals. The Zakat of gold and silver becomes Wajib in the event that the...
The Rules of Khums   Until Khums has been given on one’s property, one is not allowed to spend from that property, meaning, one is not allowed to eat that food on which Khums has not been taken out on. Similarly, one is not allowed buy things from that money on which Khums has not been taken out on. If at the end of one year, the provisions or foods such as rice, oil, or tea, that...
The Rules of Salatul Jama’at   When the Imam of the Jama’at is reciting one of the daily Salat, then one can follow the Imam in any daily Salat. Therefore, if the Imam is reading Salatul ‘Asr, the Ma’moom is allowed to recite his Salatul Zuhr (behind the Imam), or if after the Ma’moom has finished reciting Salatul Zuhr, the Salatul Jama’at becomes established, one is allowed to...
Salatul Musafir   When a person travels, he must reduce the four Rak’at Salat to two Rak’at (otherwise known Qasr), with the condition that the journey is no less than eight Farsakh [Eight Farsakh is approximately equal to 45 Kilometers]. If a traveler whose Salat is prayed in full, goes from a place, such as his hometown (Watan), to another place which is four Farsakh away, and...
Salatul Ihtiyat   In the event that Salatul Ihtiyat becomes Wajib, for example, a doubt occurs between the third and fourth Rak’at, then right after the Salam, without doing anything to break the appearance of the Salat, or without committing one of the things that make the Salat void, one must stand up, and without Adhan or Iqamah, immediately make a Niyyat for Salatul Ihtiyat,...
Doubts in Salat   Sometimes, it is possible that the person performing the Salat has doubts in a part of the Salat; for example, he does not know whether he read the Tashahhud or not, or he does not know if one Sajdah was performed or two Sajdahs. In addition, sometimes one has a doubt in the number of Rak’at recited; for example, one does not know whether at that moment, one is in the...
Mubtilat of Salat   From the time one says the Takbiratul Ihram and starts his Salat, until the end of the Salat, many actions become Haram for him, and if any of these are performed during the Salat, then the Salat will become void. For example: • Speaking • Laughing • Crying • Turning away from the Qiblah • Eating and Drinking • Breaking the form of the Salat •...
Ruku’   In every Rak’at after the Qira’at, the person praying must bend an amount, with the intention of Ruku’, such that the tips of the fingers of the hand can be placed on the knees – and this is action is called Ruku’. It is Wajib that while in this position of Ruku’, a Dhikr is recited. Whichever Dhikr recited in the Ruku’ is sufficient with the condition that it be no less...
The Rules of Recitation (Qira’at)   In the third and fourth Rak’at of the Salat, Surah al – Fatiha or Tasbihat al – Arba’ah must be recited quietly (in a silent whisper). In Salatul Zuhr and ‘Asr, the Qira’at of the first and second Rak’at, must also be recited quietly (in a silent whisper). During Salatul Fajr, Maghrib and ‘Isha, boys and men must recite Surah al-Fatiha and the...
The Rules pertaining to the Wajibat of Salat   Niyyat   From the beginning of the Salat up to its end, the person praying must know which Salat he is reciting, and he must perform it with the intention of complying with the orders of Allah (SWT). It is not necessary to speak the Niyyat with the tongue, but if this is done, it is not a problem. The Salat must not be...
The Rules of the Adhan and Iqamah The Adhan and Iqamah must be recited after the time for Salat has set in, and if it is recited before the time, either intentionally or unintentionally, then it will be void. The Iqamah must be read after the Adhan, and it is not correct if it is read before the Adhan. There must not be a large gap between the sentences in the Adhan and Iqamah when they...
The Rules of the Masjid In the following rule, we will explain the importance of being present in the Masjid, and reciting the Salat in there: Frequenting the Masjid is Mustahab. It is Mustahab to go to that Masjid where people do not go frequently. It is Makruh for the person who lives near a Masjid to pray in any other place (other than the Masjid) without an excuse. If a person...
The Rules of the Place of Salat   In case of helplessness, one is allowed to pray in a moving vehicle such as a train or airplane. One is also allowed to pray in a place in which the roof is low, or whose width is narrow like in a trench or fort, or on an uneven ground. According to Ihtiyat Wajib, a person must observe the proper etiquette and not pray in front or parallel to the...
The Rules for the Times of Salat   The Salat, other than the daily Salat do not have a specific time (to be read), rather they are related to a specific time and event which makes them become Wajib. For example, Salatul Ayat is related to events like earthquakes, solar eclipses, lunar eclipses and other natural occurrences. On the other hand, Salatul Mayyit, becomes Wajib when a...
The Ghusls related to Girls and Women   From all of the Wajib Ghusls, three, meaning the Ghusl of Haidh, Istihadha, and Nifas are Wajib only for girls and women. The reason for these Ghusls is in relation to the blood that is discharged from the womb of the woman and each of these has their own specific rulings.   Ghusl of Haidh (Menstruation)   When the...
Actions Haraam for a Junub   From the time a person becomes Junub until the Ghusl is performed or if one is not able to perform Ghusl and instead performs Tayammum, the following acts are Haraam: Touching the Qur’an with any part of the body, and the names of Allah, and according to Ihtiyat Wajib, touching the names of the Prophets (peace be upon them) and the A’immah (a.s)....
Ghusl Janabat   If semen comes out of a person, either while asleep or due to sexual intercourse, he becomes Junub, and must perform Ghusl Janabat for Salat and other acts which require Taharat. If one feels the movement of semen within the body, but it does not come out, then one will not be considered as Junub. If someone knows that semen has come out of the body or one knows...
How does Wudhu become void?   If a person commits any of the following acts, then his Wudhu will become void: • Urinating, defecating or passing gas. • Going to sleep, such that one cannot hear or see anything. • Anything that makes one lose his senses, such as going insane, becoming drunk, or becoming unconscious. • Istihada - for women • Anything that makes a Ghusl...

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