Questions 26

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Questions asked to Shaykh Saaleh bin Fawzaan bin Abdullah al-Fawzaan [May Allaah Preserve him]

After his explanation of the Book Zaad al-Ma'aad

05/04/1433 - 26/02/2012

Question: Are all the Ahaadeeth that mention that the camels are created from the Jinn, weak?

Answer: I don’t know about this. However, they say that the camels are mixed with the Jinns because they move faster and that they distract people from Salaah, they are strong and are their hearts are stronger than that of sheep. Sheep are gentler whereas camels are harsher.

Question: What is the status of the Hadeeth that states that the camels are from Shaytaan?

Answer: I don’t remember of any statement of the Prophet [Peace and Blessings of Allaah be Upon him] stating this.

[TN: Perhaps the questioner is referring to the hadeeth; “Verily, the camel has been created from Shayaateen and behind every camel there is a Shaytan” (Aboo Dawood, 493; Ibn Maajah, 769; Ahmad, 20541; Shaykh Al-Albaanee said it is Saheeh in Saheeh al-Jaami’, 1579)

Shaykh al-Islaam said, “The meaning, Allaah Knows best, they are like Shaytan meaning they can be insolent like Shaytan are, but this isn’t exclusive to camels but all of the creation can be affected by Shaytan” (Sharh al-Umdah, 1/185)]

Question: Is the Hadeeth which states that the Prophet [Peace and Blessings of Allaah be Upon him] consulting his wife Umm Salamah [May Allaah be Pleased with her] a proof to suggest that we can consult our wives in decisions we may need to make?

Answer: There is no doubt in this, women have an opinion also. So we should consult them. Yes, the man is generally responsible but consulting them is something good.

Question: What is the ruling on cutting the hair that is on your legs and arms?

Answer: There is nothing wrong with this, to remove the hair on your body is permissible. Removing the hair under your armpits and private parts is Sunnah, otherwise its permissible.

Question: Is it permissible for a man to wear gloves in Salaat?

Answer: What’s the problem with this? Espcially if there is a need for it.

Question: Is there an explanation of Zaad al-Ma’aad

Answer: It doesn’t need an explanation. The text is clear, it gives you the understanding and lessons from the Seerah.

Question: Is Salaat Istisqaa to be prayed on Mondays only or can it be prayed on day during the week?

Answer:  You pray it when there is a need, there is no fixed day for you to pray it on or a fixed month or a fixed season, you pray it when there is a need.

Question: Is it permissible for us to combine prayers due to a sandstorm?

Answer: No, this is not known from the Salaf or the scholars up until today. I have not heard of any scholar combine prayers due to a sandstorm. I have seen sandstorms become so severe that it covers the sky and we are not able to see in front of us, despite this I haven’t seen any scholar say we should combine. This is because, Salaat is fixed in times and we are not allowed to play with them. They have been legislated in our Shariah to pray at these times, so we can’t change them unless we have solid evidence to do so. 

Question: Can the Qunoot an-Nawaazil be prayed in Fajr Prayers or can it be included in all the five prayers? 

Answer: All the prayers, you can do Qunoot in all of them. 

Question: Is the red wind from the signs of the Hour?

Answer: I don’t know anything about this.

Question: Is it permissible to urinate in a graveyard?

Answer: It is not permissible to disrespect the deceased, it is not permissible for us to mix the water that may flow into their graves and the like, the sanctuary that exists for those alive apply to the deceased as well. Thus, it is not permissible to sit on their graves or relieve ourselves on their graves, or to walk on their graves. All of this is not permissible as it disrespects the graves.

Question: What is the ruling on passing wind in the masjid?

Answer: There is nothing wrong with this; it isn’t impure in itself so it doesn’t make the masjid impure.

Question:  The texts that talk about the Khwaarij in a harsh manner, does this mean that they are outside of Islaam?

Answer: The scholar’s differed, some said they are not Muslim and others said they are. They considered them as being sinful Muslims; perhaps they are included in this.

Question: Some people when before doing Sujood, they place a part of their scarf to do Sujood on it, is this act OK?

Answer: If they do this with a need then there is no harm in it. If there is not need, then it is Makrooh. The Companions [May Allaah be Pleased with him] would pray Dhuhr and if the heat was severe, they would place a part of their turbans on the floor and they would do Sujood on this piece of cloth from their turban. So fi there is a need, then there is no problem.

Question: Can we immediately say that the person who has done an act of Kufr as a Kaafir?

Answer: No it is necessary that we investigate; some people are ignorant, some have reasons. So we need to investiaget first.

Question: Was the recitation of the Prophet [Peace and Blessings of Allaah be Upon him] praying Surah ash-Shams in Fajr prayer in the time of residence or whilst he was travelling?

Answer: Surah Shams? I don’t know. Whatever comes after Surah Naba’a then these are considered as short Surahs, whatever is before then they are considered the longer of the Mufassal Surahs. The Mufassal is split from longer, to medium to shorter Surahs. The longer ones are from Surah Qaaf to Naba’a. The medium are from Naaziyaat to Duhaa. The shorter are from Duha to Naas. 

Question: Is it permissible to connect supplication to the will of Allaah (i.e. by doing Dua’a and then saying If Allaah Wills or Inshallah after it instead of saying Ameen)

Answer: This is not permissible. The Prophet [Peace and Blessings of Allaah be Upon him] said, “No one of you should say, ‘O Allaah, forgive me if You wish, O Allaah, have mercy on me if You wish’; he should be firm in his asking, for Allaah cannot be compelled.” [Narrated by al-Bukhaari (6339) and Muslim (2679)] [i.e. not to supplicate and say Inshallah after it] This is because we should doubt that Allaah will do it if He Wills, we know this already but we are asking him, this is from one aspect. Another aspect is that we supplicate by wanting something, if we say if you will then it is as if it’s not important.