Zawaal time

Q: What is zawal time? How much time before zohar Salaah does it start? Is there any zawal time before maghrib? If someone is reading/reciting Quran Sharif and zawal time commences, does he have to stop reading?

A: Zawaal refers to the time where the sun moves away from the zenith. When the sun is at the zenith (waqt ul istiwaa) it is impermissible to perform Salaah, however reciting the Qur'an is permissible.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

أخبرنا مالك حدثنا نافع عن ابن عمر قال : دلوك الشمس ميلها (في قوله تعالى أَقِمِ الصَّلَاةَ لِدُلُوكِ الشَّمْسِ إِلَىٰ غَسَقِ اللَّيْلِ وَقُرْآنَ الْفَجْرِ إِنَّ قُرْآنَ الْفَجْرِ كَانَ مَشْهُودًا ﴿الإسراء: ٧٨﴾)

أخبرنا مالك حدثنا داود بن الحصين عن ابن عباس قال : كان يقول : دلوك الشمس ميلها وغسق الليل اجتماع الليل وظلمته قال محمد : هذا قول ابن عمر وابن عباس وقال عبد الله بن مسعود : دلوكها غروبها وكل حسن (موطا امام محمد ص408)

Answered by:

Mufti Zakaria Makada

Checked & Approved:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

Muslim woman marrying a non-muslim man

Q: Is it permissable for a Muslim Woman to marry a non-muslim man?

A: No, it is impermissible. If a Muslim woman performs a nikah with a non-Muslim man, the nikah is invalid in Islam and they will be perpetually living in zina.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

وَلَا تَنكِحُوا الْمُشْرِكَاتِ حَتَّىٰ يُؤْمِنَّ وَلَأَمَةٌ مُّؤْمِنَةٌ خَيْرٌ مِّن مُّشْرِكَةٍ وَلَوْ أَعْجَبَتْكُمْ وَلَا تُنكِحُوا الْمُشْرِكِينَ حَتَّىٰ يُؤْمِنُوا وَلَعَبْدٌ مُّؤْمِنٌ خَيْرٌ مِّن مُّشْرِكٍ وَلَوْ أَعْجَبَكُمْ أُولَـٰئِكَ يَدْعُونَ إِلَى النَّارِ وَاللَّـهُ يَدْعُو إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ وَالْمَغْفِرَةِ بِإِذْنِهِ وَيُبَيِّنُ آيَاتِهِ لِلنَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ ﴿البقرة: ٢٢١﴾

Answered by:

Mufti Zakaria Makada

Checked & Approved:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

Question: Is it a must in Islam to break their virginity? Please answer with an authentic hadith. Please reply as soon as possible.

Answer:

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

Since question has two states one with marriage and another without marriage, as without marriage this state is Haraam we are re-framing the question as 
"Is marriage a MUST in Islam? "
             
Anas ibn Malik, May Allah be pleased with him, said “A group of people came to the houses of the wives of the Prophet[pbuh], may Allah bless him and grant him peace, to ask about the worship of the Prophet[pbuh]. When they were told, it seemed that they thought that the amount was not sufficient. They said, ‘Where are we in relation to the Prophet[pbuh]?’Allah has forgiven him his past and future errors,’ One of them declared, ‘As for myself, I will pray all night,’ Another said, ‘I will fast continually and never break it.’ Another said, ‘I will withdraw from women and never marry.’ The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace came to them and said, ‘Are you the people who said such and such? By Allah, I have more fear of Allah (Taqwa) than you and more awareness of Him, but I fast and break the fast, pray tahajjud and sleep, and marry women. Anyone who is averse to my Sunnah is not from me.’”  (Bukhari and Muslim)

Nikah is "Sunnate Muwakkida", the one who leaves it will be considered sinner. [Fatawa Shaami Jild(volume) No. 4, Pg 65]

The Holy Prophet[pbuh] placed emphasis (takeed) on the Nikah, and desliked celibacy (Tanhaayi ki zindagi). [Muslim Jild No.1, Pg 449]

The Prophet[pbuh] has clearly forbidden people from celibacy: "There is no celibacy in Islam" [Sahih Bukhari]

Similarly Allama Najmul Misri says: Nikah is Sunnah, and Near Indattaukaan (Scholars of Salafussaliheen) Its Waajib . (Al bahrurrayiq Jild No.3, Pg 144)

 

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

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