Jumu’ah prayer - collecting donations during the Jumu’ah khutbah

What is the ruling on collecting donations during the second Jumu'ah
khutbah, when the khateeb calls for that? What is the ruling on doing
that at the time of the du'aa' in the second khutbah? Is Jumu'ah
prayer invalidated by giving donations during the khutbah? Is the
Jumu'ah prayer of those who go among the rows to collect donations
invalidated?.
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
Those who attend Fridayprayers should focus fully on the khutbah. It
isnot permissible to be distracted from it, whether by returning a
greeting or denouncing one who talks during the khutbah.
It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him)
said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him) said: "Whoever does wudoo' and does wudoo' well, then comesto
Jumu'ah and listens attentively, will be forgiven (his sins) between
that and (the next) Jumu'ah, and threedays in addition to that, but
whoever touches thepebbles has engaged in an idle action." Narratedby
Muslim (875).
Al-Nawawi (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:
The words of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him),
"but whoever touches the pebbles has engaged in an idle action" show
that touching the pebbles and other kinds of fidgeting during the
khutbah are forbidden. This indicates that the heart should be focused
fully on the khutbah. What is meant by idle action is false and
blameworthy things. Endquote.
Sharh Muslim (6/147)
Shaykh Saalih al-Fawzaan (may Allaah preserve him) said:
It is not permissible to fidget during the khutbah with one's hand,
foot, beard, garment or anything else, because the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "but whoever touches the
pebbles has engaged in an idle action." According to another hadeeth:
"Whoever engages in idle actions or steps over the people's necks, it
is Zuhr prayer for him." Becausefidgeting prevents khushoo' (proper
focus and humility). Similarly, it is not appropriate for him to turn
to his right or left, or be distracted by looking at the people,and so
on, because that distracts him from listening to the khutbah.Rather he
should face towards the khateeb as the Sahaabah (may Allaah be pleased
with them) used to face towards the Prophet (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) during the khutbah. End quote.
Al-Mulakhkhas al-Fiqhi (1/176).
Collecting donations from the people who areattending the Jumu'ah
khutbah distracts them greatly from the khutbah. It causes movement on
the part ofthe one collecting the donations and the people who are
giving them, and it involves thecollector stepping over the necks of
people. All of that is forbidden and goes against the purpose of
Jumu'ah and the khutbah. This is not necessary, because donations can
be delayed until after the prayer has ended. The one who does that is
deprived of the reward of Jumu'ah and it is merely Zuhr for him.
It was narrated from 'Abd-Allaah ibn 'Amr ibn al-'Aas (may Allaah be
pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him) said: "Whoever does ghusl on Friday and puts on some of his
wife's perfume, if she has any, and puts on his best clothes then does
not step over the people's necks and does not engage in idle actions
during the exhortation, that will be an expiation for whatever comes
between them (two Fridays). But the one who engages in idle actions
and steps over the people's necks, it willbe Zuhr for him." Narrated
by Abu Dawood (347); classed ashasan by al-Albaani in Saheeh
al-Targheeb (721). i.e., it will be like Zuhr in reward, and because
of his idle actions and stepping over people's necks, he will be
deprived of the great reward which is attained by the one whoprays
Jumu'ah. 'Awn al-Ma'bood.
Shaykh al-Fawzaan (mayAllaah preserve him) said:
It is not permissible for the one who is listening to the khutbah to
give charity to a beggar during the khutbah, because the beggar has
done something that it isnot permissible for him to do, so he should
not help him in doing something that is not permissible, which is
speaking during the khutbah. End quote.
Al-Mulakhkhas al-Fiqhi (1/175).
Secondly:
The prohibition on speaking or playing withthe pebbles etc applies
equally both at the beginning of the khutbah and during the du'aa'.
What some of thefuqaha' said about it being permissible to speak
during the du'aa' is a weak view.
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih al-'Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:
Some of the fuqaha' (may Allaah have mercy on them) said that whenthe
imam starts to say du'aa' during the khutbah, it is permissibleto
speak, because the du'aa' is not one of the pillars (essential parts)
ofthe khutbah, and speaking during something that is not one of the
pillars of the khutbah is permissible. But this is a weak view,
because so long as the du'aa' is connected to the khutbah it is part
of it. It was narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah
be upon him) used to pray for forgiveness for the believers every
Friday during the khutbah.
The correct view is that so long as the imam is speaking, whether it
is the essential parts of thekhutbah or what comes after it, speaking
is haraam. End quote.
Al-Sharh al-Mumti' (5/110).
And Allaah knows best.

Jumu’ah prayer - Are those who are appointed to guard important places excused for not praying Jumu’ah?

I am a man working in the military. I am often asked by soldiers and
others who are appointed to guard places (which may be sensitive) and
they may be rebuked or disciplined if they abandon their posts. Are
they excused from attending Jumu'ah and can they pray Zuhr instead?
What is the ruling if the mosque is close to them?.
Praise be to Allaah.
The one who is appointed to guard some important places isexcused for
staying away from Jumu'ah, even if the mosque is close by, and he may
pray Zuhr instead, but inthis case the smallest number of guards that
will suffice should be appointed, because Jumu'ah is very important
and it is not permissible to neglect it.
The Standing Committee for Issuing Fatwas, under the leadership of
Shaykh 'Abd al-'Azeez ibn Baaz (may Allaah have mercy on him) was
asked about telegraph and telephone facilities which are in constant
use throughout the week, including Friday, and there are employeeswho
supervise the phone systems and wireless systems and their work does
not allow them to leave, even for a minute, because that may cause a
breakdown in the wireless and telephone systems. Can these employees
leave their work and go to pray?
They replied:
The basic principle is that Jumu'ah is obligatory for all individuals,
because Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"O you who believe (Muslims)! When the call is proclaimed for the
Salaah (prayer) on Friday (Jumu'ah prayer), come to the remembrance of
Allaah [Jumu'ah religious talk (Khutbah) and Salaah (prayer)] and
leave off business (and every other thing). That is better for you if
you did but know!"
[al-Jumu'ah 63:9]
And Ahmad and Muslim narrated from Ibn Mas'ood (may Allaah be pleased
with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
said concerning some peoplewho stayed away from Jumu'ah prayer: "I was
thinking of telling a manto lead the people in prayer, then I would
burn down the houses of men who stayed awayfrom Jumu'ah."
And Muslim narrated from Abu Hurayrah and Ibn 'Umar (may Allaah
bepleased with them) that they heard the Messenger of Allaah (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him) say from his minbar:
"Peopleshould stop staying away from prayers in congregation or else
Allaah will put a seal on their hearts, then they will be among the
heedless."
And the scholars are unanimously agreed on that. But if there is a
legitimate shar'i excuse for one who is obliged to pray Jumu'ah, such
as if he is directly responsible for work that has to do with national
security or protecting national interests, which requireshim to do
that work at the time of Jumu'ah prayer, such as those who are in
charge of security, traffic, and wireless and telephone
communications, etc, who are in charge at thetime of the second call
toJumu'ah prayer or whenthe iqaamah is given for prayer in
congregation, then they and others likethem are excused for notpraying
Jumu'ah or offering prayers in congregation, because Allaah says
(interpretation of the meaning):
"So keep your duty to Allaah and fear Him as much as you can"
[al-Taghaabun 64:16].
And the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him) said: "Whatever I forbid to you, avoid it, and whatever I enjoin
upon you, do as much of it as you can."
And it is no less an excuse than that of the one who is excused
because he fears for himself or his property, etc., who the scholars
said is excused for not attending Jumu'ah or prayers in
congregation,so long as the excuse is there. But that does not mean
that the obligationto pray Zuhr is waived, rather he must pray Zuhron
time, and if he is ableto offer it in congregation then he must do so,
as with the other five daily obligatory prayers. End quote.
Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa'imah (8/188).
They were also asked about the owner of a gas station that is
approximately two kilometres away from the city. Is it permissible for
him to appoint someone to guard the gas station at the time ofJumu'ah
prayer to protect it against arson and theft, and is Jumu'ah prayer
waived for the guard and can hepray Zuhr instead – knowing that the
gas station has been set on fire and the store robbed before that? The
owner of the gas station lives there with his children and family, and
the guard also lives there with his children and womenfolk.
They replied: If the situation is as described, it is permissible for
the guard to pray Zuhr instead of Jumu'ah, so that he may guard the
people and property mentioned, because of the general meaning of the
evidence which indicates that one may be excused from prayingJumu'ah
in such cases. End quote.
Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa'imah (8/192).
And Allaah knows best.

The children of your father through breastfeeding from his second wife who did notbreastfeed you are siblings to you

I was breastfed by a woman, then her husband married a second wife,
who produced children. Are they siblings to me?.
Praise be to Allaah.
If the breastfeeding consisted of five or morefeedings and the milk
was attributed to the husband because she (the woman who breastfed
you) had had a child from him, then they are regarded as siblings to
you through your father and mother through breastfeeding. As for his
children from his second wife, they aresiblings to you through your
father through breastfeeding.
What is meant by breastfeeding is when the child latches onto the
nipple and suckles milk until it reaches his stomach, then he let go
of the nipples for any reason, then he latches on again and suckles
thenipple until the milk reaches his stomach, then he stops
breastfeeding, then he breastfeeds again and soon, until he has
breastfed five or more times, whether that was in one sitting or more,
and whether that occurred on one day or more, on condition that that
took place when the child was still in the first two years of life,
because the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said:
"There is no breastfeeding (the makes a child a mahram)except in the
first two years." And he (blessingsand peace of Allah be upon him)
said to Sahlahbint Suhayl: "Breastfeed Saalim five times and he will
become your mahram."
And it is proven in Saheeh Muslim and Jaami' at-Tirmidhi that
'Aa'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: Among the things that
were revealed of the Qur'aan was that ten definite breastfeedings make
the child a mahram, then that was abrogated and replaced with five
definite breastfeedings, and the Messenger of Allaah (blessings and
peace of Allah be upon him) passed away when this was the case. This
version was narrated by at-Tirmidhi.
May Allah help us all to do that which pleases Him. End quote.
Majmoo' Fataawa Ibn Baaz, 22/307

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Advice to a believing girl whose family do not let her pray or wear hijab

I am a 16 year old muslim girl, from a "non-practising muslim family".
I am the only one in the family who prays and try to follow Islam as
good as I can. My family is against me praying and being a practising
muslim. My mother dosnt want me to pray Isha and fajr prayer because
it is too late/early. But I do it anyways, and I try to hide it as
good as I can. And when she asks me if I pray those prayers I always
lie about it and say I don't, is it okay to lie in such a situation?
Also I have quitted my job, I used to work at a pizza place and I sold
pork pizza to the customers, my mother dosn't know about this yet, and
I have considered to lie, and say I got fired. Is it permissible for
me to lie in such a situation?
And I have another issue:We are going to anothercountry in next month,
and I'll miss zuhr and asr prayer, I am not allowed to pray at all in
the train while we're travelling. And when we arrive to our
destination I am afraid that I'll not be allowed to pray Isha andfajr
prayer there... I don't know what to do, and I have read that you can
pray two prayers together, but I don't know how? Should zuhr and asr
prayer be prayed together like, you pray zuhr at the time of zuhr and
right after that you pray asr? Or in some other way?
And if I miss more than one prayer, in what orders should they be made
up? And I am also not allowed to wear the hijab, but I try my best
todress modestly.. Now that it's summer my mother wants me to wear
t-shirts & shorts. But I refuse totally to wear shorts, but sometimes
I do wear t-shirts outside, she complains alot about my skin, because
I'm pale, and she thinks the sun is healthy for me. But I hate to
disobey Allah, and wear t-shirts, but I just get very upset whenshe
yells at me and says she worries about me etc. I get really sad
because I want to see her happy too.. But I don't want to sin either.
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
We were very happy to receive this message andwe praise Allah, may He
be exalted, for having enabled you to be keen to follow your religion,
adhere to the commandsof your Lord and be patient in putting up with
the harm you encounter because of that. Allah, may He be exalted,
commanded His slaves to be patient and persevere, and to be steadfast
in obeying Him, no matter what harm they face. Allah, may He be
exalted, says (interpretation of the meaning):
"O you who believe! Endure and be more patient (than your enemy), and
guard your territory by stationing army units permanently at the
places from wherethe enemy can attack you, and fear Allah, so that you
may be successful"
[Aal 'Imraan 3:200]
"As for those who strive hard in Us (Our Cause), We will surely guide
them to Our Paths (i.e. Allahs Religion - Islamic Monotheism). And
verily,Allah is with the Muhsinoon (good doers)"
[al-'Ankaboot 29:69].
You should understand that whatever you face of difficulty and harm
for the sake of doing what Allah has enjoined upon you of acts of
worship, obligatory duties and wearing hijab, all of that is for the
sake of Allah, and your putting up with that harm and these problems
is the best kindof patience that Allah has enjoined upon His slaves:
patience in obeying Allah and patience in putting up with the harm
that one may encounter for the sake of his religion and his adherence
to it. Allah, may He be exalted,has told us that His Messengers
announced to their people that they would remain steadfast on the path
of their Lordto which He had guided them, no matter what befell them
of harm from their people:
"And why should we not put our trust in Allah while He indeed has
guided us our ways. And we shall certainly bear with patience all the
hurt you may cause us, and in Allah (Alone) let those who trust, put
their trust"
[Ibraaheem 14:12].
In the hadeeth, it is narrated that the Prophet (blessings and peace
of Allah be upon him) said: "Ahead of you there are days of patience
when patience will be like grasping live coals, and the one who does
good deeds will have the reward of fifty men who do deeds like his."
Someone else added: He said: O Messenger of Allaah, the reward of
fifty of them? He said: "The reward of fifty of you."
Narrated by Abu Dawood, 4343; classed asqawiy by al-Albaani.
Think about this living example of one of those who came before, their
keenness to obey the Lord of the Worlds and how they put up with
hardships and horror in order to achieve that.
It was narrated that Khabbaab ibn al-Aratt said: "We complained to the
Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) when
he was reclining on his cloak in the shadeof the Ka'bah. And we said:
Why don't you ask Allah to make us prevail?Why don't you make du'aa'
for us? He (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Among
the people who came before you, a man would be taken and put into a
hole dug for him in the earth, then a saw would be brought and put on
his head and he would be cut into two pieces, and that did still not
turn him away from his religion. And an iron comb would be used to
tear the flesh from his bones or sinews, but thisstill did not turn
him away from his religion." Narrated by al-Bukhaari,3612
With regard to your mother, hers is a very strange case that is very
sad. Instead of the mother adhering to her religion and being an
example for her daughter and teaching her, she has become as you
describe. Verily to Allah we belong and verily to Him we shall return.
We ask Allah to guide her to His religion,open her heart to it and
protect you against her evil.
And beware of letting your mother and her stubbornness prevent you
from following the religion of Allah, may He be exalted, or divert you
from His path. Her anger with you for obeying your Lord does not
matter, because obedience to Allah takes precedence over obedience to
anyone else. The Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him)
said: "There is no obedience to anyone if it involves sin; rather
obedience is only in that which is right and proper." Narrated by
al-Bukhaari,7257; Muslim, 1840. And he (blessings and peace of Allah
be upon him) said: "There is no obedience to any created being if it
involves disobedience towards Allah, may He beglorified and exalted."
Narrated by Ahmad, 1098
Thirdly:
If you are not able to offer the prayers or follow any other commands
of your Lord or keep away from anything that Allah has forbidden
except by telling lies to your mother, there is no blame on you, in
sha Allah, for telling her lies, although it is better for you to
employ double entendres in your speech, i.e., tell her things that
will make herfeel comfortable and spare you from her harm, whilst you
intend a correct meaning without drawing her attention to it. For
example, if she asks you, "Did you pray?" you can say, "No," but what
you intend in your heart is that you did not pray Taraweeh, for
example, or qiyaam al-layl, or you did not pray anything except the
fard (obligatory) prayer, and so on.
With regard to wearing hijab, try to convince herthat this is the
commandof your Lord and that it is also your choice, and strive hard
to avoid her evil and harm as much asyou can. Seek the help ofyour
Lord and ask Him toguide her and keep you safe from her evil.
Thirdly:
The traveller may avail himself of the concessions of travelling,which
include offering the four-rak'ah prayers (Zuhr, 'Asr and 'Isha') with
two rak'ahs only. This will make it easier for you to pray when you
are with your mother, because the time needed to pray tworak'ahs is
shorter than the time needed to pray four.
Another concession granted to the traveller is that he may put two
prayers together, so he may pray Zuhr and 'Asr together at the same
time, praying Zuhr with two rak'ahs, then praying 'Asr with two
rak'ahs. That may be done at the time of the earlier prayer, i.e.,
offering the two prayersat the time of Zuhr, before the usual time
for'Asr begins, or it may be done at the time of the later prayer, so
if the time for Zuhr has begun and he did not pray, he may wait until
the time for 'Asr begins, then offer the two prayers together.
Similarly, Maghrib and 'Isha' prayers may be offered at the time of
the earlier or later prayer, but it should be noted that Maghrib
cannot be shortened when travelling; rather it should be offered
withthree rak'ahs as usual.
With regard to Fajr, it should be offered with two rak'ahs at the
proper time, when dawnhas broken, until the sunrises.
This putting together of prayers will be helpful for you, because you
canchoose the time when your mother is not paying any attention to
you, or she is busy with something, or you can give her the impression
that you have gone to the bathroom, and the like, or you can pray when
you stop for a break, far away from her, or after you reach your
destination, if you are going to arrive before the time for the second
prayer ends, and so on.
See also the answers to questions no. 82658 , 105109 , 38079
Finally, we advise you to remain steadfast in your obedience to your
Lord, and be keen to please Him; always remember your Lord and read
His Book, so that your mind and heart will be at rest and you will
increase in guidance. Strive hard to learn the rulings of your
religion and adhere to them as much as you can, until Allah grants you
relief and a way out from the situation you are in.
And Allah knows best.

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