Fathwa, - Ghusl is performed after uttering the two testimonies of faith

Question
I converted to Islam but I could not perform Ghusl, so I only uttered
the two testimonies of faith. Afterthe end of menstruation, I made
Ghusl but I did notutter the two testimoniesof faith again. I drew an
analogy between this and a person who had to make Ghusl for prayer but
he could not do that and therefore he prayed without Ghusl. When he
was able, however, he made Ghusl but did not make up the past prayers.
Am I correct? If I am incorrect, what should I do now? May Allaah
Reward you.
Answer
All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify
that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad
, is His Slave and Messenger.
Ghusl in not a prerequisite for conversion to Islam. Rather, when a
person utters the two testimonies of faith, knowing their meaning and
having firm belief in it, he has become a Muslim and is treated
likeother Muslims unless he does something that invalidates Islam. The
scholars, however, provided two different views whether Ghusl for
conversion to Islam is obligatory (one is punished for abandoning) or
just recommended (one is rewarded for doing but not punished for
abandoning). Given the abundant relevant proofs, the
preponderantopinion is that it is only recommended. Ibn 'Abbaas
narrated that when the Prophet , sent Mu'aath to Yemen, he said to
him: " You are going to a nationfrom the People of the Book, so let
the first thing to which you will invite them is to worship Allaah
Alone. If they learnthat, tell them that Allaah Has Enjoined on them
five prayers to be offeredin one day and one night. If they pray, tell
them that Allaah Has Enjoined on them Zakaahof their properties…. "
[Al-Bukhaari]
This Hadeeth indicates that Ghusl for conversion to Islam is not
obligatory.Had it been obligatory, the Prophet , would have commanded
Mu'aath to order themto do that.
We alert the questioner that this Ghusl should take place after
conversion to Islam by uttering the two testimonies of faith because
it is an act of worship which requires intention and the non-Muslim is
ineligible for this. Consequently, the questioner's behavioris correct
and the drawn analogy is unnecessary.
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Fathwa, - Two conditions for considering the blood of festers pardoned

Question
There are many festers on my back. When I sit down or sleep or do
other movements, these festers bleed and I find the traces of blood on
myunderwear. All my clothesnow have blood stains. Is it enough to wash
these clothes or am I required to buy a new one every day? Is the
prayer valid when I perform it while I do not know whether myclothes
are clean or not? May Allaah Reward you the best .
Answer
All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify
that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad
, is His Slave and Messenger.
The blood which comes out from festers on your own body and you did
not cause them to bleed, by pressing or peeling, is pardoned whether
it is a small or large amount. Also, you are permitted to perform the
prayers while wearing these blood-stained clothes. There are two
conditions for this pardoning:
First: one should not be the reason behind this bleeding. For example,
if one killed fleas and therefore his body or clothes were stained
with a large amount of blood, this is not pardoned.
Second: there should be no negligence involved. People have their
habit and custom in washing clothes. If one left his clothes unwashed,
for a year for example, this is not pardoned.
Allaah Knows best.

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The Dronification of Planet Earth

It's now commonly estimated that more than 50 nations have drones, are
making plans to develop them, or are at least planning to buy them
from thosewho do produce them. In other words, the future global skies
aregoing to be a busy -- and increasingly dangerous -- place. They
will be filled not just with robotic surveillance aircraft, but also
with non-U.S. remotely piloted armed assassins which, thanks to the
path Washington has blazed, need pay no attentionto anyone's national
sovereignty in a search for their version of 'bad guys' to destroy.
Just keep an eye on the news, because those numbers are only going to
rise. In fact, just this month they've gone up by at least one, thanks
to the decision of the Obama administration to sell surveillance
drones to the Iraqis (and it is evidently also preparing to arm
Italy's six Reaper drones with Hellfire missiles and bombs). Right
now, Washington is almost alone in launching drones at will in
countries ranging from Yemen tothe Philippines, but that won't last
long. Already we know that these wonder weapons, hailed like so many
previous wonder weapons as the ultimate answer to a military's
problems, as the only game in town, will kill many,but won't deliver
as promised.
Take Pakistan. Last week, among other attacks, a U.S. drone launched
two missiles at a bakeryin the North Waziristan tribal area, killing
(we are assured by ever-anonymous officials) four suspected "foreign"
militants "buying goods." (No information was available on the fate of
the baker, of course.) Strange to say, the Pakistani people, or at
least 97% of them, haven't taken as well as Washington might have
expected to its urge to launch endless drone attacks on their
territory, no matter what they or their parliament might say. Drones,
which have certainly killed their share of "bad guys" (and children)
in the Pakistani borderlands, have also managed to throw U.S.-Pakistan
relations into chaos, caused a surge of anti-Americanism, undoubtedly
created future blowback among the relatives of the dead.
Like most wonder weapons, drones have proven a distinctly mixed bag
for Washington wherever they have been used (though you wouldn't know
it from the press they get), but like most wonder weapons, not
delivering ultimate global victory or even victory on local
battlefields hasn't stopped them from proliferating. In search of the
perfect solution to impossible-to-win local and global wars,
Washington has ensured that drones will proliferate everywhere on
what, for all of us, will turn out to be the worst possible terms.
Assassination was once a complex, secret, shameful, difficult to
arrange, and relatively rare act of state. Now, it's as normal, easy,
and -- amazingly enough -- almost as open as sending a diplomat to
another country. Nick Turse, co-author (with me) of the first history
of drone warfare (2001-2050) Terminator Planet, suggests in his latest
post, "A Drone-Eat-Drone World," just why the drone has a remarkably
dismal future ahead of it and why that won't stop the dronification of
our planet for a second.
PHOTO CAPTION
A US Predator unmanned drone armed with a missile stands on the tarmac
of Kandahar military airport in Afghanistan.
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Obscenity – the Root of Evil and Sins

There is no doubt that a virtuous person does not find it easy to
utter obscenities lest he or she expose him/herself to the Wrath of
Allaah The Almighty and disgrace in the eyes of people. Although
vulgarity is certainly dispraised and forbidden, foul words indeed
abound.
Motives behind this behavior
Obscenity originates from wickedness and ignobility. It is either
motivated by the intentionof harming others or is a habit acquired
from socializing with evil and debauched people, who are accustomed to
insulting others. Whatever the case, Allaah The Almighty has forbidden
crudelanguage in the verse (which means): {Allaah does not like the
public mention of evil except by one who has been wronged. And ever is
Allaah Hearing and Knowing.} [Quran 4:148]
Moreover, in His Book, He illustrated obscenity as characteristic of
hypocrites, describing their conduct with believers, saying (what
means): {But when fear departs, they lash you with sharp tongues,
indisposed toward [any] good.} [Quran 33:19]
A believer does not imitate the insolent and crass people, preferring
to stick to chivalry for the sake of preserving his or her honor. It
was said in this regard,"Tolerating an abusive man is better than
being like him and forgiving the ignorant is better than copying him."
Examples of obscenity
There are many situations and times when people of weak faith and bad
manners resort to vulgarity. Imam Al-Ghazaali exemplified that by
saying: "Situations of obscenity are various. They can generally be
limited to any state that a personfeels ashamed to overtly divulge. In
this case, explicit words are considered obscenity. Therefore, one
must discuss such issues in vague terminology." Most of the relevant
examples would be those concerning sexual intercourse and its related
matters. While wicked people employ graphic and crass words when
speaking about this, the righteous avoid such crude language and
express themselveswith figurative speech. Are we not aware that even
Allaah The Almighty spoke indirectly about sexual intercourse,
mentioning instead, words like touching, entering with [women] and
companionship?
There is also obscenity in making remarks about women or defectsin men
that they may be ashamed of, such as a limp or baldness. Any such
comments, if necessary, should not be explicitly referred to.
The Prophet classified obscenity as a branch of hypocrisy and said,
"Indeed, Allaah hates the indecent and obscene person." Moreover, he
mentioned that vulgarity leads to Hell, when he said: "Modesty is from
faith, and faith is in Paradise; [whereas], obscenity is from
severity, and severity is in Hell."
Please note that crassness is also to use names of animals to describe
people. Imaam An-Nawawi said: "Among the vilified words which are
usually used is a person saying tohis enemy, 'O donkey; you goat; you
dog', and the like. It is ugly to utter these expressions because they
are lies and harmfulto others."
Dear brother, the Prophet even forbade abusing roosters, when he
instructed, "Do not insult the rooster, for it wakes [people] to
perform prayers.'' Bearing this in mind, could it be appropriate to
affront people who bear witness to the testimony of truth [i.e.,
Muslims]?
The admonition of the righteous predecessors
Our forefathers from the Companions and their successors were the
farthest people from obscenity and indecency. They seriously warned
others against this great evil which originates from lack of faith.
'Abdullaah ibn Mas'ood said,"The most wicked trait a believer may
possess is vulgarity." Similarly, Al-Ahnaf ibn Qays said, "I will tell
you about the worst of diseases: the crude tongue and bad morals."
That is why, when Abu Ad-Dardaa' saw an abusive woman, he remarked,
"Had she been dumb, it would have been better for her."
We supplicate to Allaah The Almighty to purify us from whatever
displeases Him; and may peace and blessings be uponthe Prophet
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