Fathwa, - She becomes in a state ofJanaabah and cannot make Ghusl for prayer

Question
I am a married woman. Sometimes, when I am in a state of Janaabah, I
do not perform the Fajr prayer in its due time because making Ghusl
during the night causes me health problems. What is the Sharee'ah
ruling? Am I required to make Ghusl during the night in order to
perform theFajr prayer in its due time? Is it permissible to delay
Ghusl until themorning in order to avoid the consequent health
problems?
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.
You are required to makeGhusl before the Fajr prayer in order to
perform the prayer in its prescribed fixed time. You are not allowed
to delay Ghusl until after sunrise, while you are able to perform it.
If you are sick and making Ghusl during the night is harmful to you,
you are required to perform Tayammum instead. Allaah The Almighty Says
(what means): { But if youare ill or on a journey or one of you comes
from the place of relieving himself or you have contacted women and
donot find water, then seekclean earth and wipe over your faces and
hands with it. }[Quran 5: 6]
When water is available but one is unable to use it, it is as if water
is unavailable in principle.
We alert that one has to be certain or most likely believe that using
water is harmful to him/her. If s/he only suspects or thinks that harm
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Fathwa, - One or two drops of blood are not consideredmenstruation

Question
My wife did not menstruate for three months. The pregnancy test she
underwent revealed that she was not pregnant. About two weeks ago, a
drop of brownish fluid was discharged and we expected menstruation
thereafter. However, she neither menstruated nor discharged other
drops or anything else.We waited for four days and then she made Ghusl
and I had sexual intercourse with her. Is this intercourse lawful
under Sharee'ah? Are we required to make Kaffaarah (expiation)? What
should we do now?
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.
Scholars unanimously agree that there is no limit for the maximum
period of purity (when she is not menstruating). A woman could remain
pure (not menstruating) for months, and even for years. Consequently,
yourwife is required to observe prayer and fasting. You are permitted
to have sexual intercourse with her, because she is like other
non-menstruating women.
The brownish drop of blood which was discharged is not considered
menstruation.That is because the scholars stated that the minimum
amount of blood to be considered menstruation is one gush. As-Saawi a
Maaliki scholar, said: " Ghusl becomes obligatorywhen a woman
discharges a gush of blood. As such, fasting is rendered invalid and
she is required to make up for that day. Nevertheless, in 'Iddah
(post-marriage waiting period) and verifying that the woman is not
pregnant, blood is not considered menstruation unless it continues
throughout the day or for a considerable part ofthe day. "
Consequently, one or twodrops of blood are not considered
menstruation.Your wife is required to make up for any prayers and
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Islam on dowry

The Real Gift
Islam has legislated the giving of the dower by the husband to the
wife in order to please the woman's heart and to honour her. It is
also meant to bring an end to what was done in the Days of Ignorance
wherein she was wronged, exploited, despised and robbed of her wealth.
The dower is a right exclusively for the wife. It is her possession
and none of her guardians or relatives may share any part of it. No
one has any power over her concerning how she wishes to dispose of it,
as long as she does so in a legally acceptable manner. She may give it
away as a gift, she may lend it to others or she may give it in
charity or do any other permissible acts she wishes with it.
T he dower was instituted because the goal of marriage is not the
actual act of the marriagecontract in itself. In fact, the actual
purpose of marriage cannot be achieved unless the spouses stay in a
state of marriage. However, that may not be achieved unless the dower
is an obligation at the time of the marriage contract itself. In this
case, when there come times that may lead the man to divorce his wife,
such as estrangement orcoarse behaviour, the husband would not be
willing to divorce his wife due to just the slightest act of rudeness
that occurs. If it were not for the dower that was required due to the
contract itself, it would be very easy for him to leave her.
Therefore, the goals of marriage would not be met as the goals and
benefits of marriage are only met when the two are in accord and
agreement with one anotherbut that accord will not come about unless
the woman is something honoured and special to the husband. But such
honour will not come about unless he had to give up something
important to him. This is becausewhat is most difficult to achieve is
most special to the person. Therefore, if the wife is not something
special in the eyes of the husband, then he will disposeof her at the
first sign of unhappiness, the accord will not occur and the purposes
of marriage will not be achieved.
What we see happening in some European countries, and indeed some
Muslim countries, is very strange indeed. This is where the woman is
required to furnish a dowry or provide the furniture for their future
house. This is definitely turning the natural order of things upside
down and goes against the nature of mankind. It leads to a great deal
of social ills and behavioural harm. It is a means by which the woman
is despised and belittled. Indeed, she is ruined because of it. If the
woman is not able to gather enough wealth together for marriage, she
will not be able to get married and, instead, will have boyfriends and
affairs, and other evil results.
Such a practice contains a great deal of evil and harm for the
society; this practice may even bring about society's end soon. There
is a great difference between the case where the woman feels that she
and what she possesses belong to her husband and where she feels that
she is something desired and honoured, as the fiancé spends money on
her and gives her presents and so on to get heras his wife.
One regrettable aspect of dowry-giving in recent times is that it is
becoming more and more a matter of ostentation. Nothing could be more
un-Islamic in motivation than this. Even the practice of performing a
marriage quietly, without any flamboyant display of wealth,
butsubsequently giving a lavish dowry to enable the bride to set up
her home is contrary to Islamic practice. It was certainly not the
Sunnah of the Prophet . Faatimah was his favourite daughter, but he
neither gave her a lavish dowry nor did he send things to her home
after the wedding, and even when she made a request to him for
something of a material nature, he only gave her the benefit of his
counsel.
Mahr (The Dower)
Islam has successfully maintainedan even balance in society between
men and women by giving its unequivocal endorsement to a practical
division of labour, whereby women are placed in charge of the internal
arrangement of the household, while men are responsible for its
financing. The home is thus organised on the pattern of a microcosmic
estate, with the man in a position of authority. The Quran is
specified on this issue; Allaah Says (what means): "Men are in charge
of women by [right of] what [qualities] Allaah has given one over the
other and what they spend [in support] from their wealth. So righteous
women are devoutly obedient, guarding in [the husband's] absence what
Allaah would have them guard…" [Quran 4:34]
For largely biological reasons, women are well adapted to domestic
pursuits while men, for similar reasons, are better suited to work
outside the home. These physical and mental differences between men
and women are, in practice, what underlay Islam's division of familial
responsibilities into internal and external spheres, with the woman
dealing exclusively with the home and family and the man providing the
funds.
Mahr Mu'ajjal (Promptly given dower)
At the time of the marriage, the groom hands over to the bride a sum
of money called Mahr (dower) which is a token of his willing
acceptance of the responsibility of bearing all necessary expenses of
his wife. This is the original meaning of Mahr, although this custom
has come to have different connotations in modern times.
There are two ways of presentingthe Mahr to the bride. One is to hand
it over at the time of the marriage, in which case it is known as Mahr
Mu'ajjal, or promptly given dower. During the time of the Prophet and
his companions, Mahr Mu'ajjal was the accepted practice and the amount
fixed was generally quite minimal. The giving of Mahrby 'Ali to
Faatimah who was the Prophet's daughter, is anillustration of how this
custom was respected. After the marriage had been arranged, the
Prophet asked 'Ali if he had anything he could give as dower in order
to make Faatimah his lawfully wedded wife. 'Ali replied:"I swear by
Allaah that I have nothing, O Messenger of Allaah." The Prophet then
asked: "Where is the coat of armour I once gave you?" 'Ali replied
that it was still in his possession. The Prophet then instructed him
to send the coat of armour to Faatimah thereby making his union
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Allaah's Knowledge is infinite

One of the Divine Attributes Allaah, The Most Exalted, Has is Infinite
Knowledge that encompasses everything in the heavens and earth and
what is in between them; in the worldly life and the Hereafter.
Therefore, among His Divine Names is the All-Knowing. He, the Almighty
Says in the Quarn (what means): "Verily, He, only He, is the
All-Hearer, the All-Knower." [Quran 26: 220]
Allaah Almighty has called Himself by some other Names which reflect
this attribute, such as Al-Khabeer (the All-Aware), which entails that
He knows what will be before it happens; Al-Hakeem (the Wise), which
entails that He knows the details of things; Ash-Shaheed (the
Witness), which entails that He knows what is unseen and what is seen,
i.e., that nothing is unknown to Him; and Al-Muhsiy (the Reckoner),
which entails thatthe fact that He knows so much does not distract Him
from knowing the tiniest details, such as the light of the day and how
strong the wind is, and when theleaves fall. He knows the numbers and
the movements of each leaf.
His Knowledge encompasses generalitiesand minor details:
Some philosophers claim that Allaah knows things in general terms, but
He does not know minor details. This, no doubt, is asheer lie. The
Knowledge of Allaah, Glory is to Him, is comprehensive and
all-encompassing, and nothing whatsoever is hidden from Him on earth
or in the heavens. He knows every movement on land and in the depths
of the sea, and there is no leaf that falls from a tree or a seed that
is planted in the ground, or a small plant that cleaves the earth, or
dries out or dies, but the Knowledge of Allaahencompasses it. Allaah
Almighty Says (what means): "...And He knows whatever there is in the
land and in the sea; not a leaf falls, but He knows it. There is not a
grain in the darkness of theearth, nor anything fresh or dry, but is
written in a Clear Record." [Quran 6: 59]
Nothing of the innumerable animals, birds, insects, etc. is hidden
from Allaah, as stated in the verse (which means): "And nomoving
[living] creature is there on earth but its provision is due from
Allaah. And He knows its dwelling place and its deposit [in the uterus
or grave]. All is in a Clear Book [the Preserved Tablet]." [Quran 11:
6]
There is nothing that goes down into the earth, or ascends from the
earth to the heavens, but Allaah encompasses it with His Infinite
Knowledge. Allaah Says (what means):
" He knows that which goes into the earth and that which comes forth
from it, and that which descends from the heaven and that which
ascends to it. And He is the Most Merciful, the Oft-Forgiving." [Quran
34: 2]
Nothing of man is hidden from Allaah, the All-Knowing, whatsoever.
Allaah's Knowledge of man is comprehensive, encompassing his apparent
and visible actions, but He also knowswhat is hidden in the depths of
his soul, as stated in the verse (which means): "Say [O Muhammad]:
'Whether you hide what is in your breasts or reveal it, Allaah knows
it...'" [Quran 3: 29]
And the verse (which means): "And He is Allaah [to be worshipped
Alone] in the heavens and on the earth; He Knows what you conceal and
what you reveal..." [Quran 6: 3]
All the disasters and tribulations that happen on earth, or happen to
the individual, or to his wealth or family, etc., were known to Allaah
before they happened, He has written them in the Preserved Tablet as
He Says (what means): "Nodisaster strikes upon the earth oramong
yourselves except that it is in a register before We bring it into
being — indeed that, for Allaah, is easy." [Quran 57:22]
Allaah's Knowledge encompassesall the minor details of man's life.He,
the All-Knowing Says (what means): "Neither you [O Muhammad] do any
deed nor recite any portion of the Quran, nor you [O mankind] do any
deed [good or evil], but We are Witness thereof, when you are doing
it..." [Quran 10: 61]
In the Noble Quran, Almighty Allaah reports the invaluable advice
which Luqmaan (a wise pious man) gave to his son in regards to pure
faith in Allaah, the Most Exalted. This is in the verse (which means):
"O my son! If it be [anything] equal to the weight of a grain of
mustard seed, and though it be in a rock, or in the heavens or in the
earth, Allaah will bring it forth. Verily, Allaah is Subtle [in
bringing out that grain], Well-Aware [of its place]." [Quran 3l: 16]
For the Knowledge of Allaah, secret and open, small and great,unseen
and seen, are all the same, as in the verse (which means):
"Allaah knows what every female carries and what the wombs lose
[prematurely] or exceed. And everything with Him is by due measure.
[He is] (He is the) Knower of the unseen and the seen, the Grand, the
Exalted. It is the same [to Him] concerning you whether one conceals
[his] speech or one publicizes it and whether one is hidden by night
or conspicuous [among others] by day." [Quran 13: 8-10]
Allaah, the Almighty, indeed spoke the truth when He said (what means):
"... And nothing is hidden from your Lord [so much as] the weight of
an atom [or small ant] on the earth or in the heaven. Not what is less
than that or what is greater than that but is [written] in a Clear
Record." [Quran 10: 61]
Allaah's Knowledge: An excuse not to exert effort?
Some might raise a question like:"If Allaah Knows or Decrees certain
catastrophes or trials to happen, then why should I strive to avoid
them?" Or, "If Allaah destined that a given person will live as a
disbeliever and later is tobe doomed to Hell, why should He punish
him?"
The answer to such a misconception is that Allaah, the Most Exalted,
has endowed man with ability, will and volition, andHe has shown him
the two ways: that of good and that of evil through His revelations to
His Messengers may Allaah exalt theirmention. So, whoever chooses the
way of good, Allaah will guide him and grant him success and the
opposite is true. Allaah Says (what means): "And (We, i.e. Allaah)
have shown him the two ways - of good and evil". [Quran 90:10].
Allaah also Says (what means): "Whosoever desires (through his deeds)
the reward of the Hereafter, We give him increase in his reward, and
whosoever desires the reward of this world (through his deeds), We
give him thereof (what is written for him),and he has no portion in
the Hereafter." [Quran 42:20].
The above mentioned verses clarify that one has the volition and not
obliged to do things against his will. For example, no one can deny
that man has a volition concerning material affairs such as
livelihood: he spares no effort to gain more andmore although he knows
that hislivelihood is predestined.
Another example is that concerning one's seeking each and every remedy
and means of safety to avoid harm. - - ▓███▓ Translator:->
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