First: Making a Distinction between the Obligatory Prayers and the Raatibah (voluntary prayers) Mu'awiyah (Radia-Allaahu ’anhu) narrated: "The Prophet (Salla-Allaahu 'alayhi wa sallam) commanded us not to join one prayer to another unless we talk or go out." [Muslim] An-Nawawi (Rahimahullaah) said that in this is evidence that it is…
Combining prayers means to join Dhuhr with ‘Asr, and Maghrib with ‘Isha during travel, irrespective of whether the joining is done at the time of the validity of a former prayer (advanced joining) or the later one (delayed joining). Some people think that joining cannot be except at the end…
12 – Wiping only the front part of the head (i.e. wiping over the forelock only) Allaah (Ta’ala) says in Surat Al-Ma’idah [5:6]: وَامْسَحُوا بِرُءُوسِكُمْ “Rub (by passing wet hands over) your heads.” ‘Abdullaah ibn Zaid (Radia-Allaahu ‘anhu) narrated as regards the ablution of the Prophet (Salla-Allaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam):…
6 - Being excessive in using water during the performance of Wudu' Allaah (Ta’ala) says: وَلَا تُسْرِفُوا إِنَّهُ لَا يُحِبُّ الْمُسْرِفِينَ "And waste not by extravagance. Verily, He likes not Al-Musrifun (those who waste by extravagance)." [Surat Al-An'aam 6:141] Al-Bukhaari and Muslim reported on the authority of Anas ibn Maalik (Radia-Allaahu 'anhu) that he said: "The…
