ly experience vaginal discharge such
as the aforementioned scenario (but
not enough to qualify as a ma’zoor),
it would be appropriate for them to
adopt the view of such discharge being
pure and not nullifying the wudu.
The detailed reasoning for adopting
this view is as follows:
• There is a difference of opinion
within the Hanafi madhhab between
Imam Abu Hanifa and his two students
in regards to the purity of the
secretion from the inner vagina.
Imam Abu Hanifa is of the view
that such secretion is not impure
(and consequently would not nullify
the wudu). Although the view of
his two students, Imam Abu Yusuf
and Imam Muhammad is more
conservative, in times of difficulty
there is scope to follow the view of
Imam Abu Hanifa.
• There are also views among the
other schools of thought that such
secretion is not impure.
• Vaginal discharge could refer to secretion
from the vaginal walls along
with cervical mucus. Secretion
from the vaginal walls would fall
under the aforementioned difference
of opinion. As for cervical mucus,
it is debated whether it would
fall under the ruling of the “inner
vagina” (in which there is a difference
of opinion regarding its purity)
or whether it would be in the ruling
of fluid from the uterus (which
is considered impure by consensus).
Even if the cervical mucus is considered
impure, as per our consultation
with multiple physicians and
gynecologists, there is legitimate
doubt whether the discharge contains
cervical mucus or not. Furthermore,
it is near impossible for
most women to accurately discern
whether the discharge is only secretions
from the vaginal walls or
also contains cervical mucus. Such
doubt would not be sufficient in
considering the wudu to be nullified
as per the established juridical principle:
certainty cannot be overruled
by doubt.
Question: Is it permissible for me to
pray salah with my pants rolled up to
keep them from hanging below the ankles?
A friend of mine told me that it is
makruh to pray like this.
Answer: Stern warnings have been narrated
in many hadith regarding allowing
one’s pants to hang below the ankles.
Therefore, a male should ensure
that his pants remain above the ankles
both inside and outside of salat. Based
on the above, if for some reason one’s
pants are hanging below the ankles, not
only is it permissible, but it is necessary
to fold them up before offering salat. As
for the hadith and opinion of the jurists
which appear to prohibit this, they are
in fact referring to rolling the pants up
after one has begun salat, lifting and
collecting ones clothes when going
into sajda or unnecessarily folding the
clothes.
Question: If a woman makes up her
missed fasts of Ramadan during the
month of Shawwal, will she receive the
reward of nafl (voluntary) fasting (e.g.
the six voluntary fasts) in the month of
Shawwal? If yes, does she need to make
an intention for both?
Answer: Fasting six days of Shawwal is
extremely rewarding and its virtue has
been stated in different hadith. However,
these fasts should be separate from
the fasts of Ramadan. Thus, one would
not gain this specific virtue by making
up missed fasts from Ramadan. Abu
Ayyub Ansari g narrates that the Messenger
of Allah a said, “Whoever fasts
the month of Ramadan and thereafter
six extra days in the month of Shawwal,
it is as if they fasted the whole year”
(Muslim).
It is clear from the wording of the
aforementioned narration that these
six fasts are meant to be in addition
to the fast of Ramadan. Furthermore,
Imam Nawawi has mentioned that the
reasoning behind this reward is the
general principle that Allah rewards
each good deed tenfold. Thus, when
one fasts for the month of Ramadan
along with six days of Shawwal, they
would have fasted for 35 or 36 days
which would gain them the reward of
fasting for 360 days (approximately
one year).
Question: Which Covid-19 vaccines are
halal?
Answer: Currently, there are four vaccines
which have been approved for
use in US and Canada. They are Pfizer,
Moderna, Oxford-AstraZeneca and
Johnson & Johnson. As per our consultation
with multiple physicians, the
Pfizer and Moderna vaccines contain
no haram ingredients. The Oxford-AstraZeneca
and Johnson & Johnson
vaccine is also halal according to our
research, however there are differing
views in this matter. As such, it
would be preferable for one taking the
Covid-19 vaccine to opt for the Pfizer
or Moderna vaccines instead of the
others (when possible) to avoid any difference
of opinion.
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