Rulings

1: Leading the prayer and prayer in congregation: The prayer of a man at home and abandoning the congregation due to laziness

I am a man who has become lazy with regards to praying in congregation in the mosque. I now prefer to pray at home and by Allaah I am astonished at my condition and do not know how I came to be like this. Please benefit me, may Allaah reward you.

2: The Friday prayer: Washing for the Friday prayer

What is the ruling of washing on a Friday? Is it obligatory or recommended?

3: Cash payment made by a third party to the seller, who then takes installments from the buyer for more

A person sells something to someone for 3,000 Riyals to be paid in installments over a period of 3 months, bearing in mind that the cost would be 2,000 Riyals if paid in one go. Once the agreement is done, a third person comes along and pays for the goods in one go for 2,000 Riyals, and then agrees to take on the three installments from the buyer for 3,000 Riyals. Is this transaction correct?

4: Giving bribes and its different forms

What is the ruling of giving bribes, and what are its forms?

5: Traces of semen on a person’s clothes

Is semen considered impure when you get it on your clothes?

6: Masturbating and not being able to stop

The questioner asks, He is a young man who diligently observes his prayer, Praise be to Allaah; however, he regularly masturbates. He tries to stop but cannot. What do you advise him to do? Is it prohibited?

7: The Day of ‘Arafah: Whoever stays in ‘Arafah without intending to stay there

Is the pilgrimage valid for a person who stops at ‘Arafah during pilgrimage, and does not intend to do so, but he has intended to perform pilgrimage?

8: The things that break ablution: A person praying falls asleep on the prayer mat for about an hour, and the effect it has on his ablution

A person prays the night prayer, then he is overcome by sleep so he lies down on the prayer mat and sleeps for about an hour. After he wakes up, should he carry on praying or go and make ablution again?

9: Forgetting to take off the pants whilst making the minor pilgrimage

Once I had finished from making the minor pilgrimage, I shaved my hair and returned back to the hotel to change into my normal clothes, and I realized that I still had my pants on. Is there something I need to do to make up for this?

10: Washing and burying the deceased: What body parts of a woman is permissible to be seen by her young son, and is he allowed to wash her if she passes away?

What body parts of a woman is permissible to be seen by her young son? Is he allowed to wash her if she passes away?

11: Saying to someone that sneezes repeatedly, “May Allaah have mercy on you”, and supplicating for him

If I hear someone repeatedly sneeze, should I say each time Yarhamuka-llaah!, May Allaah’s Mercy be upon you!? Has the statement Shafaaka-llaah!, ‘May Allaah cure you!’ been reported?

12: Meaning of the word rushd, maturity, which an orphan must reach in order to receive his wealth

What is the meaning of rushd, where Allaah has ordered to transfer the wealth of an orphan over to him once he reaches that age and we find this characteristic in him?

13: What is known concerning the issue of investing the wealth of orphans, and the percentage taken by the one who is handling the investment

Has something been reported from ‘Umar ibn Al-Khatt-ttaab  concerning the issue of investing wealth of orphans? Also, does the person overseeing the investment take a percentage?

14: The virtue of voluntary prayer at the sacred mosque in Makkah and for a traveler to observe his Sunnah prayers therein

Are voluntary prayers equal to compulsory prayers at the Sacred Mosque? Also, is it better for a traveler to offer the Sunnah prayers before and after compulsory prayers at the Sacred Precinct?

15: The phrase, ‘I have done my duty; the rest is upon Allaah!’

What is the ruling on the phrase, ‘I have done my duty; the rest is upon Allaah!’

16: Seeking Zamzam water which has had Qur'aan recited over

If a person seeks Zamzam water upon which the Qur'aan has been read over, will that excluded him from the 70,000 people that will enter Paradise without any reckoning?

17: The problem of not feeling the sweetness of faith

I do not find the sweetness of faith as I used to when I was younger, when I did acts of worship. What is the cure to this problem of mine, can I find out the cause?

18: Teachers discussing the ability of a student and mentioning his strong and weak points

Is it considered backbiting when teachers discuss the strong and weak points of a student and his abilities, and whether he should remain or expelled from school?

19: How should repentance be for a person who circulates prohibited video clips and pictures

I used to watch prohibited video clips and pictures and then share it with my friends and circulate it on a massive scale. I have repented from all of that, but what do I do about the video clips and pictures which I shared with people in the past?

20: Ending prayer with the final salutations to the right in order to join the prayer in congregation

I have heard some people saying, ‘If you are praying and the congregational prayer starts, end your prayer with salutations to the right regardless of which stage of prayer you are at and join the imaam.’ Is doing this correct?