Sneezing in prayer.
Mu' meneen Brothers and Sisters,
As Salaam Aleikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.
(May Allah's Peace, Mercy and Blessings be upon all of you)
One of our brothers/sisters has asked
this question:
dear
sir
assalamu
aleikom
1.
while performing salah when i get sneeze should i say alhumdulliah (in the
process of salah) ?
2. as
per sunnah can a person laugh heartily (loudly)?
3. our
toilet area and bath area is in the same, so while doing wudu can i say
bismillah inside the bathroom?
4.
while reciting quran my husband talks to me and i answer him is it o.kay or do
i say bismillah again and continue reading the quran?
5.
during azan can i continue reading the quran or should i stop and listen azan
and answer?
6. in
islam why the eyebrow hair is not permitted to remove unwanter hair around the
eyebrow area?
7. is
it permitted for a man to shave his chest hair?
8. my
aunt had a big surgery she has big stomach and cannot bend etc it is impossible
and difficult for her to get clean in her private part to remove the
hair. can she go to saloon and remove her pubic hair as there is no way
she can do herself.
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Answer:
Sneezing in prayer
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His
help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide,
and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear
witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear
witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.
Q-1:
while performing salah when i get sneeze should i say alhumdulliah (in the
process of salah) ?
Sunan of Abu-Dawood Hadith 5013 Narrated by Salim ibn Ubayd
The Messenger of Allah (saws) said: ‘When one
of you sneezes, he should praise Allah (Alhamdolillah).
Because the rite of prayer in itself is process of
Remembering, Glorifying and Praising Allah Subhanah….if one perchance happens
to sneeze in one’s prayer, the declaring of the Praise of Allah (Alhamdolillah)
in one’s own heart during the salah would suffice to fulfill the Sunnah.
Q-2: as
per sunnah can a person laugh heartily (loudly)?
Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 5796 Narrated by Jabir ibn Samurah
The laughter of the Messenger of Allah (saws)
was no more than a smile.
Sunan of Abu-Dawood Hadith 4972 Narrated by Mu'awiyah ibn Jaydah al-Qushayri
The Messenger of Allah (saws) said: ‘Woe to him who tells things, speaking falsely, to
make people laugh thereby. Woe to him! Woe to him!’
Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 5171 Narrated by Abu Hurayrah
Allah's Messenger (saws) said, "……do not
laugh immoderately, for immoderate laughter causes the heart to die."
Love-hate, like-dislike, joy-sorrow, smile-weep,
laugh-cry, etc. are but natural emotions of mankind! There is no harm if one experiences an
incident or saying which happens to make one laugh….but what is discouraged and
prohibited is that one constantly engages in laughter or one constantly laughs
immoderately or immodestly.
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 8.632 Narrated by Abu Huraira
The Prophet (saws) said, "By Him in Whose
Hand Muhammad's (saws) soul is, if you know that which I know, you would
weep much and laugh little."
Q-3: our
toilet area and bath area is in the same, so while doing wudu can i say
bismillah inside the bathroom?
What is discouraged is one take the Blessed Name of Allah
Subhanah when one is in the actual act of relieving oneself or answering the
call of nature…..but if one’s toilet and bath places happen to be in the same
area and before performing one’s ‘wudu’ one declares ‘Bismilllah’ as one should,
there is absolutely no harm.
Q-4:
while reciting quran my husband talks to me and i answer him is it o.kay or do
i say bismillah again and continue reading the quran?
If one is reciting the Glorious Quran, and someone greets
them or calls them….there is absolutely no harm if one pauses or stops the
recitation of the Glorious Quran and responds to the call of their loved one.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 16 Surah
Nahl verse 98:
98 When thou do recite the Quran seek Allah's refuge from the Shaytaan,
the rejected one.
After one has responded to the call of their loved one and
one wishes to continue their recitation, it would be best if to seek refuge in
Allah Subhanah by declaring ‘Aoodobillahe minas Shaytaan ar-rajeem’ and
continue the recitation of the Glorious Quran.
When reciting the Glorious Quran one should recite the
‘Bismillah……’ only when it appears in the text of the recitation; ie. at the
beginning of the Surahs.
Q-5:
during azan can i continue reading the quran or should i stop and listen azan
and answer?
Al-Muwatta Hadith
3.2
Yahya related from
Malik from Ibn Shihab from Ata ibn Yazid al-Laythi from Abu Said al-Khudri that
the Messenger of Allah (saws) said, "When you hear the ‘adhaan’, repeat
what the ‘muadhdhin’ says."
If one is reciting the Glorious Quran and one happens to
hear the ‘adhaan’, it would be best that one temporarily pause their recitation
until the ‘muadhdhin’ has finished the ‘adhaan’, and repeat what is declared by
the ‘muadhdhin’. After the ‘muadhdhin’
has completed the ‘adhaan’ one is at liberty to continue their recitation, if
they wish to do so.
Q-6: in
islam why the eyebrow hair is not permitted to remove unwanter hair around the
eyebrow area?
Sahih
Al-Bukhari 7.815 Narrated by Abdullah
Allah has cursed those
women who practice tattooing and those who get themselves tattooed, and
those who remove their eye-brow hairs, and those who create a space
between their teeth artificially to look beautiful, and such women as change
the features created by Allah. Why then
should I not curse those whom the Prophet (saws) has cursed?
Why is not permitted:….because the Messenger of Allah
(saws) has invoked the curse of Allah Subhanah on those women who do so!
The wisdom behind the prohibition seems to be the alternation
of the nature in which the Lord Most High has created; and because the
eyes/eye-brows are visible even when the woman adorns the ‘hijaab’ or ‘naqaab’,
it enhances the appearance or beauty of the woman. And Allah Alone Knows Best.
Q-7: is
it permitted for a man to shave his chest hair?
To the best of our knowledge, there is no prohibition or
restriction in Shariah regarding the removal of unwanted hair on one’s chest…if
indeed one wishes to do such a thing.
Q-8:….
my aunt had a big surgery she has big stomach and cannot bend etc it is
impossible and difficult for her to get clean in her private part to remove the
hair. can she go to saloon and remove her pubic hair as there is no way
she can do herself.
It would not be lawful or permissible in Islam for a
believing woman to expose or display her ‘satr’ (ie. from the beginning of her
breasts to the end of her knees inclusive) in front any other person, male or
female, except her husband….for there is absolutely no ‘satr’ between a husband
and a wife united in the sacred bond of marriage in Shariah.
If a believing woman for any reason whatsoever is unable
to or seeks help in cleansing her private parts, she is within her rights to
seek the help of none except her husband.
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only
due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me
alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is
the Only Source of Strength.
Your brother and
well wisher in Islam,
Burhan
Wister