Bismillah Alhamdulilah,

Riwayah Publications is pleased to announce that every Saturday at 5:45pm (AFTER ASR, EST), there will be classes taught by Ash-Sheikh Badr Al-Utaybee, from Taaif, Saudi Arabia, translated by Our Brother Abu Yuseef Khaleefah, of Brooklyn, New York.

Books that will be taught:

4 Fundamental Principles by Sheikh Al-Islaam Muhammad bin Abdul Wahaab & 20 Pieces of Advice to My Sister Before Her Marriage by Ash-Sheikh Badr Al-Utaybee

Paltalk Room: Riwayah Publications Live

Conference Room Number: 1-218-862-7200

Conference Code: 526873

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If a person touches their privates, without a covering, does this nullify the wuduu, even if it is without shahwaa (sexual desires or temptation)?

So the Sheikh responded by saying:

Touching the private parts nullifies the wudu, if there is nothing covering the private part (eg. clothing or a glove etc), even if it is without  shahwaa (sexual desires or temptations). This is the correct opinion. That is because the Messenger, peace and blessings be upon him, has clarified (this issue) when he said: “Any man who touches his private parts, without a covering, it has become obligatory upon him to make wuduu, and any woman who has touched her private parts, it has become obligatory for her to make wuduu).” In this hadith, the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, did not make having shahwaa (sexual desires or temptations) a condition inorder for the wuduu to be nullified. This indicates that if one touches their private parts without a covering, with or without sexual desires then this nullifies the wuduu, in all cases. Regardless of whether it is a man or woman, if a man touches his private parts or his wife’s private parts, or the private parts of his infant baby, the wuduu is nullified. And likewise, if a woman touches her private parts, or her husband’s private parts, or her children’s private parts, the wuduu is nullified.

The questioner says: “Noble Sheikh, many mothers are ignorant to this ruling.”

The Sheikh says, “No, this is important, because if a person’s wuduu is nullified by touching his private parts, then more so if they touch their children’s private parts.”

The questioner says, “So if a mother is cleaning her children, and she is in a state of ritual purity, she has to repeat the wuduu?”

The Sheikh, “(yes), if she touches their private parts, regardless of whether they are males or females.”

Source: Beneficial fatwaa from Binbaz.org.sa

Below is the Contact Information for the Noble Sheikh Dr. Muhammad Bazmool of Mekkah, Umm Al-Quraa University. Insha Allah it will be of benefit.

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House Phone: 5274940 Code: 02

Work phone: 550100 Extension: 6361/6360 Department of The Book & The Sunnah in the College of Da’waah and Usool Ad-Din, of the University of Umm Al-Quraa

Cell Phone: 053535530

Personal Email Address: mbazmool@hotmail.com

University Email Address: mobazmool@uqu.edu.sa

note:

All numbers must be preceded by the necessary Saudi Arabia Codes

As Salaamu Alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu Oh Noble Sheik Badr, one of the brothers asks: “Is it permissible for us to work for a company that makes it a condition upon us to sell a certain amount of their product in a year, and if we don’t reach that amount we have to pay a fee of $2000.00?

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

So Ash-Sheikh Badr Al-Utaybee responded by saying:

Wa alaikum as salaam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu, to proceed:

From the things that make a contract null and void is “Al-Gararu,” deception, and “Al-Jahaala,” —i.e. when the thing being sold is not present (Such as selling the unborn donkey)—And in this type of contract there includes deception and jahaala, because there is no guaranteed amount you will see of the product in the year. Rather the product may not sell at all, or the consumers may not buy the amount you need them to buy. So therefore this is not permissible.

However,  they can correct the contract, by agreeing to pay you less, and they (the company) then can say ‘If you sell more than such and such amount of the product, then we will pay you a bonus of $2000.00, this is better and more correct, and there is no problem in this.

Allah knows best.

Your Brother,

Bady Al-Utaybee

“….Allah has replaced these days for you with that which is better…..”

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

The Brothers at RiMarket.Net posed the following question to Our Brother in Al-Islaam and Sheikh Badr Al-Utaybee:

As Salaamu Alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu wa Ahsan Allahu Ilaykum:
We are writing to you from America with a very important question and we desire that you, oh Noble Sheikh, elaborate in your response. The question: One of the Muslims, who is responsible for the affairs of the students at one of the Universities here in America, encourages the students to celebrate Halloween, which is a holiday of the disbelievers.

This holiday is distinguished by the fact its origin includes magic, devil worshipping, as well as men and women resembling one another, May Allah help us. So this individual said to the students, as he encouraged them to celebrate this holiday: “The Fundamental ruling pertaining to things is that they are permissible, and the Book of Allah nor the Sunnah mention this Holiday specifically, so therefore it is permissible to celebrate it, not as a means of worship, but merely as a custom or tradition.”
So what is the Legislative Ruling pertaining to this individual, and what is your advice to him, keeping in mind he will read your response?

Ash-Sheikh Badr Al-Utaybee responded with the following:

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

الحمد لله رب العالمين، وصلى الله وسلم على نبينا محمد، وعلى آله وصحبه أجمعين، أما بعد:

Know, May Allah make you successful, that there is nothing that exists which is outside of Allah’s legislation. Even the things which are merely permissible, they are only permissible because Allah has made them permissible. For this reason, the Scholars of Al-Islaam have included “Mubaah” (permissible/allowable) as one of the five legislative rulings: Obligatory, Recommended, Permissible, disliked, and impermissible. So nothing is allowable or permissible except after the legislation has made it permissible. The celebration of holidays, even if they be from the customs and common practices of the people, is restricted by the Islamic Legislation, because Allah did not leave the celebration of Holidays to be from the permissible affairs, but rather the legislation prohibits taking any day as an annual holiday except the two annual Eids: Eid Al-Adhaa and Eid Al-Fitr and the weekly Jum’aah.

Legislatively, it is not permissible to take any other day as a holiday based on the following evidence, and the impermissibility becomes more intense if these holidays are from the celebrations of the disbelievers and evil sinners. In such a situation there are two affairs that prevent taking these days as holidays:
• This Holiday is a newly invented celebration.
• It is giving life to and honoring the religion of the people of misguidance, and affirming the falsehood which they are upon.

It is reported by Abu Dawood in As-Sunan, as well as Ahmad, An-Nasaaii, and others on the authority of Anas bin Malik, May Allah be pleased with him, he said:

قدم رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم المدينة ولهم يومان يلعبون فيهما فقال ما هذان اليومان قالوا كنا نلعب فيهما في الجاهلية فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم إن الله قد أبدلكم بهما خيرا منهما يوم الأضحى ويوم الفطر

The Messenger of Allah came to Al-Medina and the people had two days that they used to take as days to play. So he said: “What are these two days?” They said: We used to play during these days before Al-Islaam, in the time of Al-Jahiliyah. So the Messenger said: “Indeed Allah has replaced these days for you, with that which is better: The Day of Al-Adhaa and theDay of Al-Fitr”

So reflect over the fact that the Messenger prohibited them from celebrating these days, in which they were not doing anything except playing. So what about a holiday that includes disbelief, disobedience, and intermingling between men and women, and much evil is spread?
Certainly this is much more dangerous and harmful, and more clearly impermissible.

Based on this, it is incumbent upon this individual who is responsible for the Muslim students to not approve of this behavior and to not celebrate this holiday, and to not bare the sin of these students and not to encourage them to engage in sin, and resembling the disbelievers. And I hope that he does not share the beliefs of the disbelievers, and that he does not support the non-Muslims in what they do and believe during this holiday, even though he made a fatal mistake when he thought that the fundamental ruling pertaining to holidays is that they are permissible. And he made another mistake, when he applied this principle to a holiday known as a holiday of the disbelievers, evil-doers, and devil worshippers.

So it is desired that the individual mentioned, fears Allah, the Most High, and that he becomes responsible, and cultivates the youth upon obedience to Allah, holding firm to Al-Islaam.
Allah’s knows best, May Allah send Peace and Blessings upon His Messenger.

Written by
Badr bin Ali bin Thamee Al-Utaybee
Member of the Committee of D’awah and Islamic Affairs, Taif, Saudi Arabia