Dar al-Ifta Ahl al-Sunnah
1. Can a junubī give ghusl to the deceased?
Q: What do the scholars of Islam say regarding the following matter: if a junubī (a person in a state of major ritual impurity) gives ghusl to the deceased, will the ghusl be valid? Please give guidance on this matter.
بِسْمِ اللّٰہِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ
اَلْجَوَابُ بِعَوْنِ الْمَلِکِ الْوَھَّابِ اَللّٰھُمَّ ھِدَایَۃ الْحَقِّ وَالصَّوَابِ
A: It is better for the one carrying out ghusl to be in a state of purity; he should not be a junubī, as it is makrūh for a junubī to give ghusl to the deceased. However, if such a person did bathe the deceased, the ghusl will be valid.
وَاللہُ اَعْلَمُ عَزَّوَجَلَّ وَ رَسُوْلُہٗ اَعْلَم صلَّی اللہ علیہ واٰلہٖ وسلَّم
Answered by: Mufti Fuzayl Razā ꜤAṭṭārī
2. Who will pay zakat on money that is borrowed?
Q: What do the scholars of Islam say regarding the following matter: it has been around one year since I lent 1.25 million rupees to my son. Is paying the zakat for this money necessary upon me or my son? If it is necessary upon me, then how will I pay it?
بِسْمِ اللّٰہِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ
اَلْجَوَابُ بِعَوْنِ الْمَلِکِ الْوَھَّابِ اَللّٰھُمَّ ھِدَایَۃ الْحَقِّ وَالصَّوَابِ
A: Paying zakat upon borrowed money is necessary upon its owner, i.e., the lender. Therefore, in the above-mentioned scenario, paying zakat for the 1.25 million rupees is necessary upon you, not your son.
However, it is not wājib immediately, rather, it will only become wājib once you receive the entire amount, or the amount equal to niṣāb (612.36 grams of silver), or the amount equal to 1/5 of niṣāb (122.5 grams of silver). Thereafter, whenever you receive the amount equal to niṣāb or 1/5 of niṣāb, it will become wājib to pay 1/40 of that amount as zakat. If the money is repaid several years later, then after calculating the amount, it will be wājib to pay zakat for all the previous years.
It is easier to pay zakat upon the loaned money every year, so that upon receipt of the money, you do not have to worry about calculating zakat for all the previous years and face the difficulty of paying it all at once.
وَاللہُ اَعْلَمُ عَزَّوَجَلَّ وَ رَسُوْلُہٗ اَعْلَم صلَّی اللہ علیہ واٰلہٖ وسلَّم
Answered by: Mufti Fuzayl Razā ꜤAṭṭārī
3. Upon hearing a verse of prostration, will it become necessary to perform the prostration immediately, or can it be delayed?
Q: What do the scholars of Islam say regarding the following matter: when a hafiz is revising his manzil and comes across a verse of prostration, sometimes it is difficult to perform prostration immediately, for example, if revising whilst seated on a chair or whilst walking. My question is: if one recites or hears a verse of prostration, will it be wājib to perform the prostration at once, or can it be delayed?
بِسْمِ اللّٰہِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ
اَلْجَوَابُ بِعَوْنِ الْمَلِکِ الْوَھَّابِ اَللّٰھُمَّ ھِدَایَۃ الْحَقِّ وَالصَّوَابِ
A: According to the laws of sharia, if one recites or hears a verse of prostration, it will not be necessary to perform the prostration at once. However, it is makrūh tanzīhī to delay without an excuse, as there is a chance of forgetting later. Therefore, if there is no valid reason, it is better to perform the prostration immediately. It should be noted that this ruling applies outside of salah; the prostration of recitation in salah must be done immediately, such that one will be sinful for delaying it beyond three verses.
Benefit: According to a hadith, when the son of Adam prostrates after reciting a verse of prostration, Satan moves away and proclaims whilst crying, “Woe to me! The son of Adam was ordered to prostrate, so he prostrated, and for him is Paradise. I was commanded to do so, but I refused, and for me is Hell.” Also, the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم would recite himself in the presence of the Companions عَـلَيْهِمُ الرِّضْوَانْ, and upon reciting a verse of prostration, they would all prostrate. According to the statement of Sayyidunā ꜤAbdullah bin ꜤUmar رَضِیَ الـلّٰـهُ عَنْهُمَا, there would be such a crowd that they could not find anywhere to place their foreheads. سُـبْحٰـنَ الـلّٰــه! Their passion for reciting the Quran and worship was commendable.
The blessings of the verses of prostration can be gauged from the fact that the scholars mention, anyone who recites all the verses of prostration in one sitting and then performs the prostrations for a certain purpose, Allah Almighty will fulfil his wish. One can either recite one verse and perform one prostration at a time or recite them all at once and then perform 14 prostrations in the end.
وَاللہُ اَعْلَمُ عَزَّوَجَلَّ وَ رَسُوْلُہٗ اَعْلَم صلَّی اللہ علیہ واٰلہٖ وسلَّم
Answered by: Mufti Fuzayl Razā ꜤAṭṭārī
4. Eating and drinking in a state of major ritual impurity
Q: What do the scholars of Islam say regarding the following matter: what is the ruling on eating and drinking in a state of major ritual impurity (janābah)?
بِسْمِ اللّٰہِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ
اَلْجَوَابُ بِعَوْنِ الْمَلِکِ الْوَھَّابِ اَللّٰھُمَّ ھِدَایَۃ الْحَقِّ وَالصَّوَابِ
A: It is better for a junubī to perform ghusl before eating or drinking, because according to a hadith, the angels of mercy do not enter the home in which there is a junubī. If one cannot perform ghusl, wudu should be performed instead as this is mustaḥab. Otherwise, one should at least wash the hands and rinse the mouth, as it is makrūh tanzīhī for a junubī to eat or drink without doing this; it is not a sin, but it is not something good, and it is a cause of becoming dependent on others.
وَاللہُ اَعْلَمُ عَزَّوَجَلَّ وَ رَسُوْلُہٗ اَعْلَم صلَّی اللہ علیہ واٰلہٖ وسلَّم
Answered by: Abū Muhammad Muhammad Sarfrāz Akhtar Aṭṭārī
Verified by: Mufti Fuzayl Razā ꜤAṭṭārī
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