Q: Whilst performing tawaaf in Ihraam or not, is it permissible to carry ones sandals in a shoulder bag or in a satchel tied around the waist? Should the shoulder bag/satchel be made of cloth or leather/vinyl?
Q: I'm a practicing Muslim woman in USA and I notice that in the Quran even if the men are rewarded with Hoor Al Ayn there is no stated reward for women in the Quran. Like sometimes I need motivation for Jannah and saying "whatever you desire" is too vague for me. Maybe if Allah stated that women would be rewarded with a palace with singing angels or a Pegasus or a personal spa it would have motivated us even more. So I could pray five times a day and at the end of the day I could say Allah would reward you with blah blah blah and I could say Allah is very generous with me or I could be very happy knowing I won't be disappointed in the afterlife. I know Jannah isn't like Dunya, but how Allah reassured the men that even if they died unmarried or withheld themselves in this world Allah will substitute with something better, sometimes I need the same reassurance. Also I think a lot of Muslim women need reassurance also. What do women get?
Q: Where is the name David derived from. Would it be permissible to use it instead of Dawood?
Q: What to read for a husband to love and care for his wife and his in-laws and do not desire other women.
Q: Is it permissible to breed and sell freshwater and aquatic snails? People keep these type of snails in their fish tanks. I do not think anyone (Muslims and non-Muslims) eat them in South Africa.
Q: In my area, the nearest masjid is about 10kms. There is also a musalla nearby but azaan from the masjid or the musalla is not heard. However, for several reasons, I have to perform salaat on my own at home and, in the circumstances, is it imperative to give azaan and recite iqaamat before salaat? Does this also apply if one is also performing missed salaats?
Q: I would like to find out what is the ruling regarding the removal of hair for a woman while she is in the state of haidh?
Q: Is it permissible for a person in ihraam to apply sunblock?
Q: My son is insisting to have a vapour pen. Are they allowed? What are the harms of this vapour pen?
Q: I would like to find out the Shar’ee ruling regarding a woman who travels the safar distance in the state of haidh, and only becomes clean upon reaching her destination. If she intends staying for less than fifteen days at her destination, will she perform full Salaah or will she make qasar? I am a student studying in a Madrasah and I always understood that a woman who travels in haidh will perform full Salaah at her destination if she becomes clean at her destination. However, another student who is in the final year recently mentioned to me that there are two opinions in this maslah and that the more correct opinion is that she will perform qasar Salaah at her destination. The student supported his claim by presenting four arguments.
The first argument is that when a woman in haidh travels during the month of Ramadhaan, her intention for travelling is considered and she receives the concession of not fasting.
The second argument is that when a woman in haidh enters into ihraam, her intention of entering into ihraam is considered. When the intention of a woman travelling in haidh is considered in these two masaail, why is her intention not considered for the concession of qasar Salaah when she becomes clean at her destination?
The third argument he presented is that when a kaafir travels the safar distance and accepts Islam upon reaching his destination, he will make qasar. When a kaafir will make qasar, why should a woman who travels in the state of haidh not make qasar?
The fourth argument he presented is that from the Hanafi jurists, this view (that the woman will perform qasar when she becomes clean at her destination) was held by Allaamah Abu Ja’far Hinduwaani (Rahimahullah), who is the most senior Faqih from all the Hanafi Fuqaha who have discussed this maslah in their kitaabs. Hence, his view is the strongest and it should be preferred over the view of the other Fuqaha.
Mufti Saheb, could you explain to me the reasoning of the student, as I do not understand it, and could you explain to me whether the reasoning is correct and conforms to the preferred view in the Hanafi Mazhab? If what the student said is incorrect, then could you provide me with the correct explanation of these masaail?