Tahaarat

Istinja

Q: When we clean ourself after passing stool, is it ok to insert the middle finger of the left hand into our anus as part of the cleaning, to make sure that no dirt is left, and if we do this during fasting will the fast break?

Inner lining of the khuff

Q: If the khuff has a cotton inner lining sewn in itself, is its lining is considered to be the khuff ? i.e. if on the leather in that case are 4 holes i.e tears, but the cotton innerlining at these tears is intact than these tears on the leather are of no consideration and they don't count as holes. Is this correct? I remember reading this in Halabi as Saghir it was attributes to Imam Muhammad.

How much water must a swimming pool contain in order for it to be considered paak if najaasat falls in?

Q:

  1. How much water must a swimming pool contain in order for it to be considered paak if najaasat falls in. Should one measure according to  5m x 5m x 5m ie. according to volume?
  2. Will chlorine and other chemicals purify the water and thus render it paak or not?
  3. If clothes are washed in a washing machine, must the clothes be washed in 3 cycles of a rinse and spin?

Certain things I heard when attending Hajj classes

Q: I recently heard from a Moulana whose name I will not mention and he does Hajj classes that when you are flying to Mecca for Hajj then:

  1. In the Plane you can sit in your seat a read your namaaz as you are flying North and facing Qibla! Can this be done?
  2. When making wudhu in the plane you can make massah over your woollen socks! Can this be done?
  3. If you make wudhu in your room and then go to the Harem and you then break wind or go toilet your wudhu does not break due to the massive amounts of people in the Harem and it would be highly inconvenient to go and try to make wudhu again in the Harem! Is this a correct statement?

The laws of a ma'zoor

Q: I have a chronic disease with no cure, which is the inability to hold urination. My clothing is always soiled with urine.

  1. Do I have to change every time I have to pray, knowing that most of the time I'm away from home. What if I can not pray on time?
  2. Sometimes I start to pray and urine comes out, do I have to finish or stop praying?