Acts of Worship

A fatwa translated into German provides answers to questions about menstruation and postpartum bleeding regarding three acts of worship: Prayer, fasting, pilgrimage, and umrah.

A fatwa in English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjed (may Allah preserve him) answers the following question, "If intercourse takes place and there is no ejaculation, is ghusl1 required? Or is it only required if ejaculation takes place?"

A fatwa translated into English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjid (may Allah preserve him) answers the following question: What is the best way to convince the one who neglects prayer and deal with the one who supports heresies?

A fatwa translated into English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjid (may Allah preserve him) answers the following question: What is the worst: A Muslim abandons prayer and then dies in a Muslim or non-Muslim country? Is he not blamed if he dies in a non-Muslim country, for he lived in a non-Muslim environment and did not hear the call to prayer, for example?

A fatwa in English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjed answers the following question, "Is it mandatory for a pregnant woman to observe fasting in Ramadan and Ashoora? I advised my wife not to fast during the last Ramadan and she was not fasting because she was pregnant. She was anaemic when she was pregnant. She had miscarried by end of Ramadan when she was 12 weeks pregnant. What is the ruling about her missed fasting during Ramadan? Does she have to complete them before next Ramadan? Can she fast normally when she finds that she is pregnant? She always insists on fasting during pregnancy. Any medical proof will also help that the baby won't be harmed by fasting during pregnancy."

A fatwa in English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjed answers the following question, "Does tabarruj invalidate the fast?"

A fatwa translated into English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjed answers the following question, "On every last Sunday of the month, we get together with a group of 30 or more sisters and each of us reads two or three hizb (portions of the Quran) until we complete the entire Quran in one and a half or two hours. We have been told that this will count, insha Allah, as a completion of the Quran for each one of us. Is that correct? Afterward, we supplicate and ask Allah to give the recitation reward to the rest of the believers, living and dead. Will the reward reach the dead? They quote as evidence for that the words of our Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), “When a man dies, all his good deeds come to an end except three: Ongoing charity, beneficial knowledge, or a righteous son who will supplicate for him.” On the festival of the Prophet’s birthday, they hold a ribaat (vigil) which starts at 10 a.m. and lasts until 3 p.m. They start with prayers for forgiveness, praise of Allah, and exalting the Prophet's mention silently then they read the Quran, and some sisters fast on that day. Is singling out this day for all these acts of worship regarded as a heresy? We also have a long supplication seeking blessing that we say at the time of suhoor for those who are able to say it. It is called du’aa’ al-raabitah. It starts by sending greetings to our Prophet Muhammad, his family, other Prophets, Mothers of the Believers, the female companions of the Prophet, the Rightly Guided Caliphs, the Taabi’een, and the righteous close friends (awliya’) of Allah, mentioning each of them by name. Is it correct that mentioning all these names will make their owners recognize us and call out to us in Paradise? Is this supplication a heresy? I feel that it is, but most of the sisters disagree with me. Will I be punished by Allah if I am wrong? How can I convince them if I am correct? This matter is making me lose sleep and every time I remember the Prophetic saying that every newly-invented matter is a heresy and every heresy is a going-astray, and every going-astray will be in the Hellfire, my worry and grief get even worse."

A fatwa in English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjed (may Allah preserve him) answers the following question, "What is the status of Hajj in Islam? And for whom is it obligatory?"

A fatwa in English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjed (may Allah preserve him) answers the following question, “There is a woman who has reached the age of fifty. When she got her period in Ramadan she did not fast those days, but then she did not make them up because she was unaware that it is obligatory to make up missed fasts. Now she has come to know that it is obligatory to make up missed fasts. What should she do?”

A fatwa translated into English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjid (may Allah preserve him) explains some issues about wiping over slippers and socks such as period and method of wiping.

Audios in English contain reading of the book “Fatwas of Ramadan on Fasting, Night Prayer, I’tikaf, and Zakat al-Fitr,” in which Sh. Ashraf Abdul-Maqsoud collected some fatwas of our scholars such as Sh. Ibn Taymeyya, Sh. Abu Butain, Sh. Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Al Ash-Sheikh, Sh. As-Saadi, Sh. Ibn Baz, Sh. Ibn Uthaymeen, Sh. Saleh Al-Fawzan, and Sh. Ibn Jibreen about the month of Ramadan, its rules, etiquette, night prayer, i’tikaaf, and zakat al-Fitr.

About rulings of itikaf(seclusion in the mosque for the purpose of worshipping),the manner of the itikaf of the prophet peace be upon him and the conditions at which it is allowed for the person performing itikaf to go out of the place he is secluding in.

A fatwa translated into Chinese in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjed answering the following question, "Are snails considered as bones that we cannot use in purifying ourselves after answering the call of nature."

A fatwa translated into Chinese in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjed answered the following question, "I am at school all day and use the bathroom. I cannot go home to purify after relieving myself. May I perform ablutions and pray or wait until going home to make up the prayers I missed."

A fatwa translated into Chinese in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjed answered the following question, "What is istijmar? May I use tissues on a plane to purify after relieving myself although I can use water instead? Let me know the perfect way to do that"

A fatwa in English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjed answers the following question, "What is the ruling on fasting on the first eight days of Dhul-Hijjah for the pilgrims? I know that it is makrooh (reprehensive) for them to fast on the Day of ‘Arafah."

A fatwa in English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjed answers the following question, "Are the first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah more special than other days? What are the righteous deeds that it is recommended to do a lot of during these ten days?"

A fatwa in English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjed answers the following question, "What is the effect of Hajj on the soul and a Muslim's life?"