Announcement 1 Eid-26th or 27th or 28th!!!

Eid Al Adha Crescent

The astronomical moon of Dhul Hijjah is projected to be born on Monday, November 16, 2009. Astronomers predict that the crescent cannot be sighted anywhere in the world on November 16. They maintain that the crescent is likely to be seen in the USA on Tuesday, November 17. Based on this information, Eid al-Adha is expected to be celebrated on Friday, November 27, 2009, insha Allah. In accordance with our established policy in the Islamic Society, we will set the date for Eid al-Adha by the Shariah-guided principle of “sighting the crescent with our eyes.”

Announcement 2

Eid Al Adha Prayer

Eid Al Adha prayer will take place at 9.00 A.M., at Hall “D”, at Salt Palace Convention Center (100 S. West Temple, Salt Lake City). PARKING IS FREE. You will get to park in the underground parking lot at Salt Palace, away from rain or snow. From the underground parking, take the elevator up to Level “L” (for lobby).   As you exit the elevator, the Eid prayer hall will be right in front of you.

mustache and beard on woman

Q. What does Islam say about a woman that has a mustache and beard? Can she shave? Must she shave? Can she let it grow?

A. It is praiseworthy for her to shave her moustache and beard. (shami)

Janazah Salaah — kindly attend

NOTICE

Funeral – Janazah Salaah

3:00 PM  (Friday)

6400 S.Redwood Road

Please do attend

May Allah grant the sister Jannah, Ameen

me and my boy at the musjid

Q. I took my son 5 years old to the musjid when i make prayers and he stands next to me so as to keep him disciplined. We got into some arguments. A brother tole me not to bring him. Any advice?

A. Your child being only 5 years old requires that he stands  in the last row behind you.  If safety is an issue, then stand in the last row and have him besides you.

Allah Certainly Knows best.

Muslim male seeks muslimah

Question:

Assalam Alaykum,

Ya sheikh, I was wondering because I am having trouble finding a Muslima in order to marry here in Salt Lake City and that according to the Quran Muslims can marry a Christian or a Jew… what is a practical way of going about marrying for example a Christian without falling into doing what would be considered haram?  What I am specifically talking about is what would be a practical method of ‘courting’ a non-muslim woman?  That is, a non-muslim woman does not generally adhere to the ‘arranged engagement’ process that generally Muslims follow… so what type of guidelines should a Muslim man follow in this case? And just as a note I am a reverted Muslim who does not have the Islamic family ties to the community like how others might have.

Also, I would like to further comment that I would of course prefer to go about marriage in the traditional Islamic sense if that would be possible, but unfortunately it seems to be difficult here in Salt Lake.  So what am I to do if I have the financial means to be married and am having a very hard time being single?

Let us tell you like it all is!

Question:
AsSalaamuAlaikoom.

I’m College student, come from a good family and i try my best to live according to Quran and sunnah of the Prophet (pbuh). A While back, i started to like this muslim brother, and i approached him and told  him how i feel about him. ( I know what i did was wrong and i  admit that is haram in Islam, and i shouldn’t have done), but Somehow he told his parents and his parents brought it in front of my parents, and their parents told my parents that “they need to control their daughter and this and that”! My parents were very embarrassed by my action, and i did apologize for my actions and i told them i shouldn’t have done anything like that! but my parents were very angry with me and decided to take me back home in X (country name withheld)  to do my marriage with someone i never met before, someone i don’t like, someone I’m not even compatible. I didn’t agree in my heart that i should marry this individual, but due to parental pressure it happen! Our engagement was done!
Now, i am back here in US, i feel like i should live my life with someone i can be compatible, someone that I’m attracted to, someone that values Islam more than culture, 1) What does Islam say about breaking this engagement, which is my parents choice, not my choice. i know in my heart that i won’t be happy with this individual. I don’t want to be with this individual cause it’s parent choice not my choice. My parents took my right away from me, by picking this individual for me! 2) What about in case, of nikah was done, and we participated in adult activities. Can i still get my Divorce from this individual?
The reason I’m asking, these question is cause i met a brother that we are compatible, and i think he will accept me if i broke this relationship with this other individual in X (country name withheld) . ( I don’t talk this guy in XXXXXXXX, i don’t feel like i like him, i don’t want to be unjust to him anymore, what do i need to do?) Please Imaam, i understand you are extremely busy, but if you can answer this question as soon as you can, i would pray to Allah (swt) to make everything easy for you. I don’t want to do more things, to keep breaking the laws of Allah. jazakullah kharian   (Muslima in need of guidance)

All bloops do not require sajda Sahw

Q. I read a surah after surah faatiha in the 3^rd and 4^th rakat. Was sajdah sahw (sajdah of correction) necessary?

A. No.    (Fatawa shaami)

(You doing so does not invalidate your prayers.)

Allah Certainly Knows Best.

read this once, that 7 times, and that 99 times!

Q. Assalam Alaikum

Hope this message is reached with great health and iman inshallah.  I have a question in regards to recitation of some surahs.  There are some hadiths that state that reading a certain surah so and so times is good for certain things, however I hear alot of “remedies” from people which I cannot find in hadiths. These recommendations are recitations from the Quran a certain amount of times in a certain amount of days, however would that be considered Bidah since its not in the sunnah?  An example is, I was told to say Surah al-Fatihah 7 times for my migraines by placing my hand on my head and also blowing in water and drinking the water.  I have yet to find this in any hadiths.  I know there is a hadith of when the Prophet (S) was sick he would recite Surah Nas and Falaq and blow it over his body, but I haven’t read anything about the Surah Fatihah 7 times.  Another one is reading Surah Fath 41 times in 3 days.  My question is, is it ok to follow such recommendations or not.

JAK

Answer: وعليكم السلام ورحمة الله وبركاته

1. Every non-sunnah act is not bidah
2. Yes it is permissible to follow such recommendations. A recommendation that does not violate aspects of religion would be accepted
3. Blowing on the palms, etc. has been established via sunnah hadith. To blow in water so as to protect it from shaytan is also an accepted action
4. Faith must always Be on the Creator, not necessarily on the amount of times a given prayer must be recited
5. See our Q and A on bidah and our discussion of  a Hadith that is misinterpreted regarding bidah.

http://ia311224.us.archive.org/1/items/FridayKhutbahPart1c/12BidahAccordingtoImamNawawi.mp3

Allah Certainly Knows Best.

(Student 745 is to give a more detailed response, kindly await)

Thief matters

Assalaamu `alaykum wa raHmatullaah, This is for the Imam as requested, I cannot find the direct e-mail address. Below question was posed to me by a Christian Preacher friend, and I responded in the following way, after trying to get a hold of someone with knowledge to check on it. I’m still wanting to get it check to ensure I understand it correctly. (sent by Br Y)
Q: What does the Qur’an say about stealing (burglary, theft)?  Does it say how it is to be punished?  – M.P.

“O believers, be ye steadfast before Allah, witness for justice.”

Qur’aan, Al-Maa’idah(5):8

“Allah loves the just.”

Qur’aan, Al-Maa’idah(5):42

“Shall I inform you of a better act than fasting, alms and prayers?
Making peace between one another:
enmity and malice tear up heavenly rewards by the roots.”

[Prophetic Hadith]

Thank you for asking, this is a very good question and I’m not a qualified person to answer such a question, but I will humbly give you my understanding according to my simple research, this issue requires some background information in order to be communicated properly.

Islamic law is meant to be comprehensive and trans-formative upon a Muslim society (a Muslim State, by Shari’ah and historically, allows/encourages minorities under its protection to have their own laws) who apply it sincerely and correctly, in both personal and societal levels, not a band-aid like or imperfect system, as its source is truly Divine, and needs to be understood, analyzed, and learned from as a whole instead of by individual parts that may not necessarily seem to fit other man-made systems or laws.

Hajj-e-badal (hajj in exchange of another)

Q. Can a Hajj-e-badal be made for a deceased person who had already done their Hajj in their lifetime? I myself have not gone for Hajj.

Answer:

It is permissible to perform Hajj of behalf of another, even though the person you intending to person it for has performed their own hajj. However, if the one that passed away had made a bequest that a hajj be done on their behalf, then it would be also allowed to deduct to a maximum of one-third from their given estate for this given Hajj. If the deceased did not request that anyone do a hajj for them, then you would have to bear its cost.

It would be better for you to do your own hajj first. As a suggestion, when you are in Saudi Arabia, go to some good local credible scholar and ask request them to find someone for you to do the hajj-e-badl for the deceased from there. It would be less expensive. You would also get your hajj done as well. Your reward too insha-Allah would be great.

(for the academically inclined)

( وَإِنْ مَاتَ الْمَأْمُورُ ) وَكَذَا لَوْ مَاتَ الْحَاجُّ بِنَفْسِهِ فَأَوْصَى بِالْحَجِّ ( فِي الطَّرِيقِ ) بَعْدَمَا أَنْفَقَ بَعْضَ النَّفَقَةِ ( يَحُجُّ عَنْ مَنْزِلِ آمِرِهِ ) أَيْ الْمُوصِي ، أَوْ الْوَصِيِّ وَالْوَارِثِ قِيَاسًا عِنْدَ الْإِمَامِ إذَا اتَّحَدَ مَكَانُهُمَا فَإِنْ اخْتَلَفَ مَكَانُهُمَا ، فَإِنْ كَانَ أَحَدُهُمَا أَقْرَبَ مِنْ مَكَّةَ يَحُجُّ عَنْهُ وَالْمَالُ وَافٍ بِهِ ، فَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ وَافِيًا بِهِ يَحُجُّ مِنْ حَيْثُ يُمْكِنُ ( بِثُلُثِ مَا بَقِيَ مِنْ ) مَجْمُوعِ ( مَالِهِ ) عِنْدَ الْإِمَامِ فَإِنْ كَانَتْ التَّرِكَةُ مَثَلًا ثَلَاثَةَ آلَافِ دِرْهَمٍ فَدَفَعَ الْأَلْفَ فَسُرِقَ يَحُجُّ عَنْهُ بِثُلُثِ الْأَلْفَيْنِ سِتِّمِائَةٍ وَسِتَّةٍ وَسِتِّينَ وَثَلَاثِينَ ( وَعِنْدَهُمَا ) يَحُجُّ ( مِنْ حَيْثُ مَاتَ الْمَأْمُورُ ) بِالْحَجِّ ( لَكِنْ عِنْدَ أَبِي يُوسُفَ ) يَحُجُّ عَنْهُ ( بِمَا بَقِيَ مِنْ الثُّلُثِ ) الْأَوَّلِ ، فَإِنْ كَانَتْ التَّرِكَةُ مَثَلًا أَرْبَعَةَ آلَافٍ فَدَفَعَ الْأَلْفَ فَسُرِقَ يَحُجُّ بِثَلَاثِمِائَةٍ وَثَلَاثِينَ وَثُلُثٍ وَإِنْ كَانَتْ ثَلَاثَةَ آلَافٍ فَدَفَعَ الْأَلْفَ فَسُرِقَ بَطَلَتْ الْوَصِيَّةُ عِنْدَهُ ( وَعِنْدَ مُحَمَّدٍ ) يَحُجُّ عَنْهُ ( بِمَا بَقِيَ مِنْ الْمَالِ الْمَدْفُوعِ إلَيْهِ ) ، فَإِنْ لَمْ يَبْقَ فِي يَدِهِ شَيْءٌ بَطَلَتْ الْوَصِيَّةُ عِنْدَهُ ( وَمَنْ أَهَلَّ بِحَجَّةٍ عَنْ أَبَوَيْهِ ) ، أَوْ غَيْرِهِمَا ( ثُمَّ عَيَّنَ أَحَدَهُمَا جَازَ ) ؛ لِأَنَّهُ غَيْرُ مَأْمُورٍ بِالْحَجِّ عَنْهُمَا وَمَنْ حَجَّ عَنْ غَيْرِهِ بِغَيْرِ أَمْرِهِ لَا يَكُونُ حَاجًّا عَنْهُ بَلْ يَكُونُ جَاعِلًا ثَوَابَ حَجِّهِ لَهُ وَنِيَّتُهُ عَنْهُمَا لَغْوٌ ( وَلِلْإِنْسَانِ أَنْ يَجْعَلَ ثَوَابَ عَمَلِهِ لِغَيْرِهِ فِي جَمِيعِ الْعِبَادَاتِ ) هَذَا وَقَعَ فِي مَعْرِضِ الْعِلَّةِ لِمَا قَبْلَهُ .

Majma ul anhar fee sharhe multaqil abhar

Babun hajj anil ghair

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Allah Certainly Knows Best.

Condolences from the Muslims of Utah to the Victims at Fort Hood

Muslims of America condemn and denounce violence and perpetrators of all types of attacks upon the innocent, regardless of nationality, gender, class, etc. We view such brutality and cruelty against the spirit of all religions. Muslims view such savage behavior as appalling and against the moral conscience of humanity. Like all religions sent down by Allah the Greatest, Islam too promotes peace, harmony amongst our neighbors and bordering countries, upholds the essence of morality and common good of every type that functions to inspire positivity for all of humanity on every level.

Thus, such senseless carnage, massacre and bloodshed demonstrates enormous human lapse, to say the least. Such behaviors should be denounced by all.

As Muslims, and as humans, we should pray for all, including the innocent victims of the Fort Hood attacks. We pray to Allah (subhanahu wa ta’aala) that a complete investigation upholding the principles of justice in dealing with the perpetrator of such an evil crime be done in an egalitarian manner. We also pray that more innocent people are not victimized as a result of such a heinous crime. Ameen.

Allah certainly knows best.