Fatwas Archive

Question: Is it permissible for a person to perform wuḍūʾ in a mosque, then pray with that wuḍūʾ in another mosque?

Question: Does drawing blood with a medical needle nullify wuḍūʾ?

Question: A woman used to perform wuḍūʾ for prayer, then offer as many supererogatory prayers as Allah willed; then urine would come to her, so she would urinate and cleanse herself, but not perform wuḍūʾ again, thinking that the first...

Question: If a Muslim performs wuḍūʾ and is careful to wash all his limbs, then prays and—at the end of the time—sees something like a small spot of dough or the like on his forearm, is he required to repeat...

Question: If a man performs wuḍū’ inside a “foreign-style” (flush) bathroom, is it disliked for him to mention Allah there? And if a man or woman performs ghusl in a covered and clean place, is it disliked for them to...

Question: What people commonly do today—drying off from urine in ordinary bathrooms—does it have any basis in a narration from the Messenger of Allah (May Allah bless him and his family and grant them peace), or from any of the...

Question: There are wide pools in many mosques in Yemen, where the people perform wuḍūʾ throughout the year. Often the odor changes due to long standing water and little rainfall, with no water for them but rainwater. Is it permissible...

Question: A man afflicted with a urinary tract illness had tubes inserted by doctors through his abdomen, so that urine flows into a pouch strapped to his thigh. What is the ruling of his prayer in such a state?

Question: An elderly, bedridden man cannot avoid impurity due to his old age and weakness. If he removes his trousers at prayer time, he suffers greatly from the air—even in summer—his leg joints hurting him. What is required of him?

Question: If a drop of blood falls into a vessel of water, that water becomes impure. If then a drop from this impure vessel falls into another vessel or onto clothing, does that render the water or clothing impure?