The Description of the Ghuṯrah and Its Ruling | Shaykh Muqbil al-Wādiʿī
The Questioner: Is wiping [valid] over any type of ʿimāmah (turban), and as well as the ghutrah? Shaykh Muqbil: The ghutrah, in itself, is called a khimārm, like the one the brothers take and leave it [hanging] here, and such, it is called a khimār. And the Prophet ﷺ wiped over the ʿimāmah, which is […]
The Ruling on Wiping Over the Ghutrah and Kufiyyah | Shaykh Muqbil al-Wādiʿī
The Questioner: Is the ruling of wiping over the ghutrah and kufiyyah the same as wiping over the ʿimāmah (turban)? And is wiping over the ʿimāmah restricted only to that which is wrapped around the head, or must it go under the chin? Shaykh Muqbil: There is no harm in [wiping over] the ghutrah, this is […]
The Authenticity of the Hadith of ʿUqbah ibn ʿĀmir | Shaykh Muqbil al-Wādiʿī
The Questioner: Abū Dāwūd narrated from ʿUqbah ibn ʿĀmir, [and] he said: We were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ until he said: I heard him say, “[…] There is none among you who performs and perfects his wuḍūʾ, then stands and prays two rakʿahs, focused on them with his heart and face, except that [Paradise] […]
The Ruling on Making Wuḍūʾ Inside a Bathroom | Shaykh Muqbil al-Wādiʿī
The Questioner: Is it permissible to make wuḍūʾ from inside a bathroom? Shaykh Muqbil: If it is far from the place of relieving oneself (i.e., the toilet), then yes. If it is not, the Prophet ﷺ forbade a man from urinating in his bathing place and said: لا يبولَنَّ أحدُكم في مُستحَمِّه، فإنَّ عامَّةَ الوَسْواسِ منه […]
The Ruling on Repeating Wuḍūʾ After Touching One’s Spouse | Shaykh Muqbil al-Wādiʿī
The Questioner: Some men, when they touch their wives while they are menstruating and they themselves are in a state of Wuḍūʾ, [and so] they go back to make Wuḍūʾ again, is this correct? Shaykh Muqbil: No, this is not correct. What is correct [in this matter] is that merely touchign a woman does not [nullify and] necessitate Wuḍūʾ; whether you […]
The Ruling on Shaking Hands with a Non-Maḥram and Its Effect on Wuḍūʾ | Shaykh Muqbil al-Wādiʿī
The Questioner: What is the ruling on shaking hands with a non-mahram woman? Does it nullify wuḍūʾ or not? And is one’s wife considered a non-maḥram, with evidence? Shaykh Muqbil: As for shaking hands with a non-maḥram woman, then it is not permissible. This is due to what has been narrated by at-Tirmidhī in his Jāmiʿ from Umaymah bint […]
The Ruling on Women’s Discharge | Shaykh Muqbil al-Wādiʿī
The Questioner: What is the ruling on moist discharge that comes out from a woman? Does it nullify wuḍūʾ? And is it najis (impure) or not? Shaykh Muqbil: As for impurity, then it is not impure. As women were present during the time of the Prophet ﷺ, and there was nothing reported that any woman asked the […]
Does a Nosebleed Nullify Wuḍū? | Shaykh Muqbil al-Wādiʿī
The Questioner: Does bleeding from the nose (ar-ruʿāf) break wuḍūʾ (ablution)? Shaykh Muqbil: A nosebleed does not nullify wuḍūʾ; there exists no [authentic] evidence that it nullifies al-wuḍūʾ. There had come a weak ḥadīth (حديث ضعيف – ḥadīth ḍaʿīf) that is nullifies it; but it is is not authentically established from the Prophet ﷺ. And the Companions of the […]
The Authenticity of the Hadith of Aws ibn Abī Aws | Shaykh Muqbil al-Wādiʿī
The Questioner: The ḥadīth of Aws ibn Abī Aws, [that mentions that] the Prophet ﷺ made wuḍūʾ and istawkafa three times…” As reported by al-Nasāʾī, is this ḥadīth authentic?¹ Shaykh Muqbil: We have researched and examined its chain [of narration], and the apparent in regard to its chain indicates that it is acceptable and suitable as a ḥujjah (proof). […]
The Ruling on Washing the Face More Than Three Times | Shaykh Muqbil al-Wādiʿī
The Questioner: What is the ruling on someone who washes his face excessively more than three times, if he comes to know that he had not fully washed his entire face in the preceding three washes?