Does Vaseline invalidate wudu?

  

Does Vaseline invalidate wudu?

Answered by Shaykh Fawzan

Question: Does the use of Vaseline (petroleum jelly) on the hands or the feet

prevent the water from reaching the skin?

Shaykh Fawzan: Never. It does not prevent this. All of the oils that do not solidify upon the skin do not prevent the wudu from being correct, because the water runs upon the skin and it is not prevented from doing so, by Vaseline or other than it.

Translated by Rasheed ibn Estes Barbee

Taken from: https://mtws.posthaven.com/does-vaseline-invalidate-wudu

(Audio click here)

Wipe your khuffain: how to?

Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: “This means that what should be wiped is the top of the sock, passing one's fingers from the toes to the shin only, and one should wipe with both hands over both feet together, i.e., the right hand should wipe the right foot and the left hand should wipe the left foot at the same time, just as one wipes the ears, because this is the apparent meaning of the Sunnah, as al-Mugheerah ibn Shu’bah said, ‘Then he wiped them both.’ He did not say that he started with the right, rather that he ‘wiped them both’. So this is the apparent meaning of the Sunnah. If we assume that he cannot use one of his hands then he should start with the right before the left. Many people wipe the right foot with both hands then the left foot with both hands, but there is no basis for this as far as I know. No matter how it is done, wiping the top of the slipper (or sock) is sufficient but what we have said here is best.” 

Fataawa al-Mar’ah al-Muslimah, vol. 1, p. 250

قال الشيخ ابن عثيمين رحمه الله : " يعني أن الذي يمسح هو أعلى الخف ، فيُمرّ يده من عند أصابع الرجل إلى الساق فقط ، ويكون المسح باليدين جميعاً على الرجلين جميعاً ، يعني اليد اليمنى تمسح الرجل اليمنى ، واليد اليسرى تمسح الرجل اليسرى في نفس اللحظة ، كما تمسح الأذنان ، لأن هذا هو ظاهر السنة ، لقول المغيرة بن شعبة رضي الله عنه : " فمسح عليهما " ، ولم يقل بدأ باليمنى بل قال : مسح عليهما ، فظاهر السنة هو هذا . نعم لو فرض أن إحدى يديه لا يعمل بها فيبدأ باليمنى قبل اليسرى ، وكثير من الناس يمسح بكلتا يديه على اليمنى وكلتا يديه على اليسرى ، وهذا لا أصل له فيما أعلم . ...وعلى أي صفة مسح أعلى الخف فإنه يجزئ لكن كلامنا هذا في الأفضل ." أ.هـ.  انظر فتاوى المرأة المسلمة ج/1 ص/250

Speaking whilst doing wudhoo?

Speaking whilst doing wudhoo?

Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen was asked about speaking whilst doing wudoo’: is it makrooh?

He (may Allah have mercy on him) replied: Speaking whilst doing wudoo’ is not makrooh, but in fact it distracts the individual, because when the one who is doing wudoo’ washes his face, he should bear in mind that he is obeying the command of Allah, and when he washes his arms, wipes his head and washes his feet, he should bear this intention in mind. But if someone speaks to him, and he speaks to that person, this focus is disrupted and he may also get confused about his wudoo’, and he may be faced with waswaas as a result of that. So it is preferable for him not to speak until he has finished his wudoo’. But if he does speak, there is no blame on him for that.

Fataawa Noor ‘ala ad-Darb by Ibn ‘Uthaymeen.

سئل الشيخ ابن عثيمين عن : الكلام أثناء الوضوء ، هل هو مكروه ؟

فأجاب رحمه الله : " الكلام في أثناء الوضوء ليس بمكروه ، لكن في الحقيقة أنه يشغل المتوضئ ؛ لأن المتوضئ ينبغي له عند غسل وجهه أن يستحضر أنه يمتثل أمر الله ، وعند غسل يديه ومسح رأسه وغسل رجليه ، يستحضر هذه النية ، فإذا كلمه أحد وتكلم معه ، انقطع هذا الاستحضار وربما يشوش عليه أيضاً ، وربما يحدث له الوسواس بسببه ، فالأولى ألا يتكلم حتى ينتهي من الوضوء ، لكن لو تكلم ، فلا شيء عليه “ 

.فتاوى نور على الدرب لابن عثيمين

How should a person who has put medicinal creams on his face do wudoo’?

 

How should a person who has put medicinal creams on his face do wudoo’?

 

I am a girl and I put creams on my face that the doctor prescribed for me, and he said that I should not let water touch it for at least 12 hours. I am a Muslim, praise be to Allah, and I have to do wudoo’, but I am afraid to let water touch the cream on my face. Can I wipe the parts where there is no cream, or what?.

 

 

If there is a skin condition on the face for which the doctor has prescribed cream to be put on it. and he has said not to let water touch it for several hours so that the cream will remain for medicinal purposes, then in this case you should avoid putting water on those areas when doing wudoo’, and wash the rest of it along with all other parts to be washed in wudoo’, and you can do tayammum instead of washing the face, until there is no longer any need to put this cream on your face. 

 

Al-Muntaqa min Fataawa al-Shaykh al-Fawzaan, 4/9, 10.

 

كيف يتوضأ من وضع علاجاً على وجهه؟

 

السؤال: إني فتاة أضع على وجهي دهانات وصفها لي الطبيب ، وقال : يجب علي ألا يمسها الماء لمدة تقدر بـ12 ساعة على الأقل ، وإني ولله الحمد مسلمة وعلي أن أتوضأ فأخشى أن يلامس الماء الدهان على وجهي ، فهل أمسح الأجزاء التي لا يوجد بها دهان أم ماذا ؟

 

الجواب:

الحمد لله

"إذا كان في الوجه مرض جلدي وقد وصف له الطبيب دهاناً يوضع عليه وقال لا يمسه الماء لعدة ساعات من أجل بقاء الدهان للعلاج ففي هذه الحالة يجنب موضعه الماء في الوضوء ويغسل الباقي مع بقية الأعضاء ويتيمم بدل غسل الوجه إلى أن تنتهي الحاجة إلى وضع الدهان والله أعلم" انتهى .

"المنتقى من فتاوى الشيخ الفوزان" (4/9، 10) . 

Ghusl for Jumu’ah...

Doing ghusl for Jumu’ah is prescribed as Sunnah when getting ready to go to the prayer

Does the obligatory ghusl done before Fajr exempt one from also having to do ghusl for Jumu’ah, or not?

The Sunnah is to do ghusl on Friday when getting ready to go to Jumu’ah, and it is preferable to do that when one is about to head for the mosque, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “When any one of you goes to Jumu’ah, let him do ghusl.” (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, al-Jumu’ah, 882 – this version was narrated by him; Muslim, al-Jumu’ah, 845). 

If one does ghusl at the beginning of the day, that is sufficient, because ghusl on Fridays is a confirmed Sunnah (Sunnah mu’akkadah), and some scholars said that it is obligatory. So this ghusl should be done regularly on Fridays, preferably when one is about to set out for the mosque, as stated above, because this is more clean, and more likely to put a stop to offensive odours. One should also take care to apply perfume and wear nice clothes. When setting out for the mosque one should take care to be solemn in one’s demeanour, and to make his stride short, because each step wipes out a bad deed and Allaah raises a person one degree thereby. So he should proceed in a solemn and careful manner. When he reaches the mosque, he should enter with his right foot first, send blessings and peace upon the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), and mention the name of Allaah, and say, “A’oodhu Billaah il-‘Azeem wa bi wajhih il-kareem wa sultaanih il-qadeem min al-shaytaan il-rajeem; Allaahumma iftah li abwaab rahmatika (Is seek refuge with Allaah the Almighty and in His noble Face and His eternal Dominion, from the accursed Shaytaan; O Allaah, open to me the gates of Your mercy).” Then he should pray as much as Allaah wills he should pray. He should not push between two people. After that he should sit and wait, either reading Qur’aan, or reciting dhikr and prayers for forgiveness, or in silence, until the imaam comes. He should listen attentively when the imaam gives the khutbah, then he should pray with him. If he does that then he will have attained a great deal of good. It says in a saheeh hadeeth that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever does ghusl, then comes to Jumu’ah and prays whatever Allaah wills that he should pray, then listens attentively to the khateeb until he finishes the khutbah, then prays with him, will be forgiven his sins between that and the other Friday plus three days.” (Narrated by Muslim, al-Jumu’ah, 1418). That is because a good deed earns a tenfold reward. 

Majmoo’ Fataawa wa Maqaalaat Mutanawwi’ah li Samaahat al-Shaykh al-‘Allaamah ‘Abd al-‘Azeez ibn ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Baaz (may Allaah have mercy on him), part 12, p. 404 

غسل الجمعة سنة عند التهيؤ للصلاة

هل يكتفى بالغسل الواجب قبل صلاة الفجر للجمعة أم لا ؟.

السنة غسل يوم الجمعة عند التهيؤ لصلاة الجمعة ، والأفضل أن يكون ذلك عند التوجه إلى المسجد ، لقول النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم : ( إذا راح أحدكم إلى الجمعة فليغتسل ) رواه البخاري (الجمعة/882) واللفظ له ، ومسلم (الجمعة/845) .

وإذا كان اغتسل في أول النهار أجزأه ، لأن غسل يوم الجمعة سنة مؤكدة ، وقال بعض أهل العلم بالوجوب ، فينبغي المحافظة على هذا الغسل يوم الجمعة والأفضل أن يكون عند توجهه إلى الجمعة كما تقدم ، لأن هذا أبلغ في النظافة ، وأبلغ في قطع الروائح الكريهة ، مع العناية بالطيب واللباس الحسن ، وكذلك ينبغي له إذا خرج إليها أن يعتني بالخشوع وأن يقارب بين خطاه ، لأن الخطا تحط بها السيئات ويرفع الله بها الدرجات فينبغي أن يكون له خشوع وعناية ، وإذا وصل إلى المسجد قدم رجله اليمنى ، وصلى على رسول الله عليه الصلاة والسلام وسمى الله وقال : أعوذ بالله العظيم وبوجهه الكريم وسلطانه القديم من الشيطان الرجيم ، اللهم افتح لي أبواب رحمتك ، ثم يصلي ما قدر الله له ، ولا يفرق بين اثنين ، وبعد ذلك يجلس ينتظر إما في قراءة وإما في ذكر واستغفار أو سكوت حتى يأتي الإمام ، ويكون منصتاً إذا خطب الإمام ، ثم يصلي معه ، فإذا فعل ذلك فقد أتى خيراً عظيماً .

وجاء في الحديث الصحيح عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم أنه قال : ( من اغتسل ثم أتى الجمعة فصلى ما قدر له ثم أنصت للخطيب حتى يفرغ من خطبته ثم يصلي معه غُفِر له ما بينه وبين الجمعة الأخرى وفضل ثلاثة أيام ) رواه مسلم (الجمعة/1418) واللفظ له .

وذلك لأن الحسنة بعشر أمثالها .

كتاب مجموع فتاوى ومقالات متنوعة لسماحة الشيخ العلامة عبد العزيز بن عبد الله بن باز - رحمه الله - ج/12 ص/404.

Ghusl for Jumu’ah begins...

Ghusl for Jumu’ah begins...

Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: Ghusl for Jumu’ah begins at the break of dawn, but it is better not to do ghusl until after the sun has risen, because the day has certainly begun after sunrise, and because the time before sunrise is the time for Fajr prayer, and the time for Fajr prayer has not ended yet, so it is better not to do ghusl until after the sun has risen. Then it is better not to do ghusl until the time for going to Jumu’ah, so that he will be going to Jumu’ah immediately after purifying himself. End quote.

 

Majmoo’ Fataawa Ibn ‘Uthaymeen, 16/142

 

قال الشيخ ابن عثيمين رحمه الله :

"غسل الجمعة يبدأ من طلوع الفجر، لكن الأفضل أن لا يغتسل إلا بعد طلوع الشمس؛ لأن النهار المتيقن من طلوع الشمس، لأن ما قبل طلوع الشمس من وقت صلاة الفجر، فوقت صلاة الفجر لم ينقطع بعد، فالأفضل أن لا يغتسل إلا إذا طلعت الشمس، ثم الأفضل أن لا يغتسل إلا عند الذهاب إلى الجمعة فيكون ذهابه إلى الجمعة بعد الطهارة مباشرة" انتهى .

"مجموع فتاوى ابن عثيمين" (16/142) .

Friday ghusl is not obligatory upon a woman

Friday ghusl is not obligatory upon a woman

 

Q: “Is the Friday bath (ghusl) obligatory upon a woman?”

 

Shaikh al-Albaani:

 

“If the Friday prayer fundamentally is not obligatory upon her, then how can the subsidiary issue (the bath) be obligatory when the fundamental (the prayer) isn’t?”[1]

 

[1] Shaikh Bin Baaz, Shaikh Ibn al-`Uthaimeen and Shaikh Fawzaan likewise said that the Friday bath is specifically for men – those who must attend the Friday prayer – not women.

 

[al-haawee min fataawaa ash-shaikh al-albaani 447 / asaheeha translations]

Istijmaar & Praying with Shoes in the Masjid

Istijmaar & Praying with Shoes in the Masjid

Praying with Shoes in the Masjid
AUTHOR: Shaikh Muhammad Amaan Al-Jaamee [D. 1416H]
SOURCE: Sharh Shuroot as-Salaat (pg. 8-9)
PRODUCED BY: Al-Ibaanah.com

In his explanation of Imaam Muhammad bin 'Abdil-Wahhaab's classical treatise Shuroot-us-Salaat, which has been translated and can be accessed here, Shaikh Muhammad Amaan Al-Jaamee, may Allaah have mercy on him, said:

Istijmaar is not to be done only in cases of emergency as some people think. Rather, a person can perform Istijmaar (using stones) even if there is water present and he doesn’t perform Istinjaa (i.e. use water). This is what the Companions would do during their lifetimes since water was not as abundant and available as it is today. But in spite of this, they would not burden themselves by searching for water. If a person (at their time) would relieve himself, he would clean himself with stones (Istijmaar) and suffice with that even if water was available. If he fulfills the conditions (of ablution), by removing the source of the impurity from his body, it is valid for him to go and pray. As for the traces and marks of the impurity, then this is pardonable.

The same goes for a person who steps on impurities with his shoes or socks and then rubs them on the floor until the source of the impurity is removed even though the traces of the impurity may remain. He may pray in his shoes and socks even though traces remain after having removed the source of the impurity, just like the one who does Istijmaar.

The Prophet (sallAllaahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: “If one of you comes to the masjid, he should look at the bottom of his shoes. If he sees an impurity on them, he should rub them on the ground. Then he may enter with them (i.e. the shoes) and pray with them on.”

This is one of the acts of the Sunnah that has been abandoned today. In fact, it is one of the acts of the Sunnah that is fought against by many people. It is even considered a crime in some regions – Entering the masjid with sandals and shoes. If I were to go today and buy a pair of shoes from a store and then put them on and enter the masjid with them – this would be regarded as a crime and considered disrespect for the mosques and houses of Allaah. The Sunnah has become innovation and innovation has become Sunnah! Praying in shoes was something well established at the time of the Salaf – they would not differ over it.

In fact, everything that is found in the command (of the Prophet) should be observed by an individual. Thus, he should check if his shoes are clean upon entering the masjid, acting upon the hadeeth which we just mentioned: “Then he may enter with them (i.e. the shoes) and pray with them on.”

If he takes his shoes off, he should place them between his legs, not in front of him or behind him nor to his right or left, so as to disturb the people around him. Rather he should place them between his legs, in between his feet. This is what has been reported in the Sunnah and this is what the Salaf of this ummah have followed. This aspect of the Sunnah continues to be practiced in some areas of this country (i.e. Saudi Arabia). However, in some of the other areas of the country as well as some regions abroad, the reaction towards this Sunnah is bad.

Nevertheless, we must emphasize here that praying in shoes is Sunnah, i.e. recommended. It is neither obligatory nor is it a condition or requirement for the validity of one’s prayer. So if this aspect of the Sunnah conflicts with another good that is found in some masaajid, or if opening the door to entering the masaajid with shoes on leads to squandering money, then this aspect of the Sunnah should be left off temporarily and restrictedly – to this confined place – until it is revived in other places that are similar to these masaajid.

The youth should not hasten to enter the masaajid with their shoes on for they will open the door for everyone to do so, and this will lead some people who are in a rush to enter the masjid before checking under their shoes. This will then lead to a squandering of the masjid’s carpet and we have been prohibited from squandering money.

Squandering money is forbidden while entering the masjid and praying with shoes on is recommended. So when there exists a conflict such as this, we should work to revive the Sunnah of praying in shoes in masaajid other than these – i.e. in masaajid that have remained in their pure original state with floors that are covered by dirt and sand – or in our homes, or in some open land when we go out on a journey or camping. There are many places.

This means that we should not wage war against the act of praying in shoes, nor should we go to the extremes of entering these carpeted masaajid with shoes on thus causing the money spent on them to be squandered. Rather, we should combine between these advantages and those ahaadeeth, and that is by reviving the Sunnah of praying in shoes in other than these types of masaajid.

There are many masaajid and many places (to pray with shoes on). So we must have a good and proper understanding of the Religion and bring together all of the texts. A person should not take one portion or one text or one hadeeth and leave off all of the other texts. Rather, he must always try to reconcile and bring together all of the texts, as much as he is able to.


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