Question:
Does the prohibition to cut hair and nails (for those who subscribe to it) then apply only to the head of the family who is paying for the cost or does it also apply to the rest of the family members whom the qurban is intended for?
Answer:
From MUIS (Islamic Religious Council of Singapore) Website:
This prohibition only applies to the head of the family and is not applicable to the rest of the family members.
And Allah knows best.
Staff
Question:
Salaam
Is it jaiz to recite Qur’an loud in gatherings such as Khatam-e-Khawajagan. Here everyone reads the Qur’an loud together. Is that jaiz or is it Haram. Because I have read it is haraam https://islamqa.info/en/154213.
Jazakallah.
Answer:
Alaykum Salam.
(i) The questioner appears not to have read carefully, as the URL cited does not actually dare say that reading the Qur’an aloud in unison is haram.
(ii) The URL only makes the (false) claim that reading the Qur’an aloud in unison “is a bid‘ah (innovation) that has been introduced into the religion and was not the practice of the righteous early generations. … It was not known among them that they would remember Allah, may He be exalted, by reciting dhikr in unison or that they read or recited the Qur’aan in unison.”
The above claim is not based on knowledge in Islam. It is one of several false claims that URL makes!
Imam al-Nawawi (Allah have mercy on him) in al-Tibyan stated the exact contrary. He said (transl. Musa Furber):
[فصل] في استحباب قراءة الجماعة مجتمعين وفضل القارئين من الجماعة والسامعين وبيان فضيلة من جمعهم عليها وحرضهم وندبهم إليها] الثواب المشترك إعلم أن قراءة الجماعة مجتمعين مستحبة بالدلائل الظاهرة وأفعال السلف والخلف المتظاهرة
… والأحاديث في هذا كثيرة
<<[Section:] A group reciting together is recommended. Reciting and listening in a group is superior. The reward of the one who gathered them for it, encouraged them, and recommend it to them. Know that a group reciting together is recommended, according to obvious evidence and according to the actions of the pure Salaf and Khalaf…. The hadiths concerning this are many.>>
The latter shows that he understood the very same hadiths adduced by that URL as supporting recitation in unison, NOT precluding it, contrary to their barefaced, irreligious misinterpretation. The latter misguided method typifies the main modern school of innovation whose inventors want to stop all kinds of `ibada on false grounds.
Then al-Nawawi said:
<وروى ابن أبي داود أن أبا الدرداء رضي الله عنه كان يدرس القرآن معه نفر يقرؤون جميعا وروى ابن أبي داود فعل الدراسة مجتمعين عن جماعات من أفاضل السلف والخلف وقضاة المتقدمين وروى ابن أبي داود أن أبا الدرداء رضي الله عنه كان يدرس القرآن معه نفر يقرؤون جميعا وروى ابن أبي داود فعل الدراسة مجتمعين عن جماعات من أفاضل السلف والخلف وقضاة المتقدمين وعن حسان بن عطية والأوزاعي أنهما قالا أول من أحدث الدراسة في مسجد دمشق هشام بن إسماعيل في مقدمته على عبد الملك وأما ما روى ابن أبي داود عن الضحاك بن عبد الرحمن بن عرزب أنه أنكر هذه الدراسة وقال ما رأيت ولا سمعت وقد أدركت أصحاب رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: يعني ما رأيت أحدأ فعلها وعن وهب قال قلت لمالك أرأيت القوم يجتمعون
فيقرؤون جميعا سورة واحدة حتى يختموها فأنكر ذلك وعابه وقال ليس هكذا تصنع الناس إنما كان يقرأ الرجل على الآخر يعرضة فهذا الانكار منهما مخالف لما عليه السلف والخلف ولما يقتضيه الدليل فهو متروك والاعتماد على ما تقدم من استحبابها
<<Ibn Abi Dawud related that Abu Darda (Allah be well pleased with him) would study the Qur’an with a group, all of them reciting together. The superiority of studying gathered together is related from groups of the superior Salaf, Khalaf, and the judges of the early generations. Hassan bin ‘Atiya and Al-Awza’i both said: “The first one to initiate studies in Damascus’ mosque is Hisham bin Isma’il on his arrival to `Abd Al-Malik .” As for what Ibn Abi Dawud related from al-Dahhak bin `Abd Al-Rahman bin ‘Arzab that he censured these studies and said: “I did not see [it] and I did not hear [it], and I have met the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace)”—it
means: I did not see anyone do this. And Ibn Wahb said: “I said to Malik: ‘What do you think about a people gathering and reading a single chapter together until they finish it?’ He rejected this and censured it. He said: ‘this is not how people do it. It was only that one man would recite it to another.’” This denial of theirs is contrary to the actions of the Salaf and Khalaf, and contrary to what the evidence implies. So it is abandoned and what preceded—its being recommended —is relied upon.”>>
(iii) The URL cites Ahmad b. Taymiyya as saying that it is better to recite the Qur’an softly. However, Imam al-Nawawi said in the Tibyan, “Know that MANY HADITHS IN THE SAHIH AND OTHER SOURCES show the recommendability of raising one’s voice when reciting.”
إعلم أنه جاء أحاديث كثيرة في الصحيح وغيره دالة على استحباب رفع الصوت بالقراءة
His conclusion is that is it better, because there is more reward as it entails more effort. He then states, “As for the reports from the Companions and Successors — of their sayings and acts — to that effect, they are more numerous than can be delimited and too well-known to need mention.”
وأما الآثار عن الصحابة والتابعين من أقوالهم وأفعالهم فأكثر من أن تحصر وأشهر من أن تذكر
Further, he said the preference of softness is only for those who fear pride and self-display. Thus it is not a matter of universal prohibition whatsoever.
(iv) Even if one were to hypothetically consider the false claim by the above-mentioned URL that loud recitation of the Qur’an in unison is a bid`a, it would still be fine since Imam al-Shafi`i (may Allah be well-pleased with him) said that bid`a is of two types, praiseworthy and blameworthy, and the massive majority of the scholars in Islam follow
him in that principle. Therefore even assuming that it is a bid`a (which it is not), it would be a praiseworthy bid`a practiced by the Umma since the time of Abu al-Darda’, one of the major Qur’an teachers among the Sahaba.
As for the reply concerning their claims about dhikr in unison, see the eShaykh Post “Zikr in Jamaah“.
May Allah guide you and us and keep us on the way of the real Salaf and Khalaf, free from distortion and misguidance.
Hajj Gibril Haddad
Prayer Request:
AOA! Please I request a strong dua for my son [private]. He is [private] and very disobedient I don’t know what do with him anymore. He dropped out of college after two weeks. No matter how much I talk to him he doesn’t get it what is haram or halal in Islam.
JZK
Answer:
Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatu Allahi wa barakatu:
Inshallah Mawlana Shaykh Hisham Kabbani will make duaa for your son. Inshallah maintain abundant salawat, so that al-Mustafa allahumma salli alayhi wa ala alihi will direct his gaze towards your son, after whom he was named, and your son will receive guidance inshallah.
Wa alaykum assalam
Ali Hussain
Question:
I know that acts of worship and the righteous deeds we do should be for the sake of Allah only but if we do some deeds without thinking about it, is it haram/major sin? eg. if we help people, eat, drink, say ‘bismillah‘, do ghusl and etc just to do it.
Answer:
Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatu Allahi wa barakatu:
First, it’s a sign of piety to be worried about the acceptance of one’s deeds Alhamdulillah, so may Allah bless and increase you inshallah.
Inshallah it is not a major sin or haram to do these actions without a direct intention, since shari’ah and fiqh is concerned with actions of the body, not intentions of the heart. This of course is assuming that your actions are not transgressing the shari’ah, such as eating or drinking something that Allah has forbidden.
As for the intention in the heart, beyond halal and haram, this is a matter of ihsan (perfective beauty). It is important to maintain the presence of Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala and His beloved allahumma salli alayhi wa ala alihi because it will envelop your actions with the light of the prophet salla allahu alayhi wa sallam, which in turn will grant you spiritual elevation, not only allow you to fulfill the bodily obligations for rewards.
Wa alaykum assalam,
Ali Hussain
Question:
I saw myself at the front of Al Haram and I circled around it with no body until I saw the Kabah from the entrance I entered from when I went for umrah. I have seen The Kabah before in the state of no wudu before and the Dome of the Rock with wudu before.
Answer:
A`udhu billahi min ash-shaytan ir-rajeem
Bismillahi ‘r-Rahmani ‘r-Raheem
Wa `alaykum assalam wa rahmatu Allahi wa barakatu:
Inshallah this is a very good dream. The vision of Ka’ba in a dream symbolizes often the Shari’a of Islam and the Sunna of the Prophet salla allahu alayhi wa sallam.
The fact that you went around it without a body shows your attachment to the House of Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala and His Law not only in body, but also in spirit. However, the fact that you entered the Haram through the same door that you performed ‘umra in also symbolizes bi idhni Allah the acceptance of your umra and confirmation of your attachment to the House of Allah and His religion in body and spirit.
As for seeing the Ka’ba in a dream without wudu, then it is a reminder to always maintain your wudu inshallah at all times, especially before sleeping.
Seeing the Dome of the Rock in a dream is a powerful and blessed glad tiding inshallah, since it is the place of the Ascension of our master Muhammad salla allahu alayhi wa sallam.
May Allah bless and increase you in adherence and love for Him, His beloved Prophet allahumma alayh wa ala alih and His religion.
Ali Hussain
Question:
Salam… I saw myself kissing hajra aswad….
Interpretetion please ?
Answer:
Touching the black stone at one of the corners of the Kabah could mean that the dreamer will take his lead from an imam (Muslim spiritual leader) from among the people of Hijaz.
It could also be an indication that the dreamer may soon perform Hajj.
Allah knows best,
Ali Elsayed
Question:
I heard that if one speaks without knowledge/giving opinions are sinful and worthy of hell.
I heard that Allah loves dua and he wants us to make new ones everyday. My uncle advised me to simply ask Allah for jannah and stop nagging him.
Answer:
قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: “من أحدث في أمرنا هذا ما ليس منه فهو رد”
The Holy Prophet (s) said, “whoever introduces something in this matter of Ours that which is not from it, is rejected.”
If someone gives opinion contrary to what our Prophet (s) brought then he deserves blame and maybe sinful depending on his or her intentions. As to who goes to Hell or Heaven, Allah Alone is the Judge.
The Prophet (s) said, “Allah would not open the Gate of Du`a for a servant and close the Gate of Answering”.
Aas bin Malik (r) reported that the Prophet (s) said, “Let one of you ask his Lord for all that he needs, even the laces of his sandals when they are cut.”
Allah loves the servant to call on Him and ask Him for his or her needs. As Mawlana Shaykh Hisham Kabbani has said often, “Be persistent in your du`a and don’t stop. Allah likes those who ‘bug’ Him (al–ilhaa fi ’d-du`a) and Allah will respond.” So keep repeating the same du`a as that is proof of your sincerity, while adding new du`a according to your ongoing needs and inspirations.
Finally consider this: Sufyan ibn `Uyaynah, a Successor of the Companions (Tabi`) when he said:
Do not be prevented by negligence to make du`a for Allah because Allah has answered the d`ua of his worst creature Iblis, when he said, {Said [Iblis]: “Grant me a respite till the Day when all shall be raised from the dead.” He (Allah) said: So surely you are of the respited ones, till the period of the time made known.} (15:36-38)
[Note this verse is repeated three times in the Holy Quran (7:14; 15:36 and 38:79), subtly indicating the importance of persistence and repetition in du`a].
Allah knows best.
Taher Siddiqui
Question:
Asalamu alaikum respected Shaykh. Im going to be 23 soon and have been finding it difficult to find a marriage partner. I have had spiritual dreams in the past regarding marriage but nothing seems to be working out and I feel hopeless :( What can I do? Jzk
Answer:
Alaykum Salam,
Do not feel hopeless but be of good cheer. A Hadith states prayers are answered unless one says I prayed but my prayer was not answered. In sha Allah a good match will come.
Hajj Gibril Haddad
Prayer Request:
As a woman, I don’t know what to do to find a husband. Every time I try to do something to find someone, it fails.
I can’t go on like this anymore. My mother gets angry with me because I am still single day in day out and then I get angry with her.
Answer:
Neither of you did anything wrong. She is more angry at herself because she cares for you but maybe has no help in going about it. Be of good cheer and give thanks day in and day out for all the blessings Allah gives you. In sha Allah a good match will show up soon.
Hajj Gibril Haddad
