Fatwa #1428931 May 2006Canada
An old lady is unable to pray standing up and she prays sitting down on a stool due to the problems in her knee.
Question
1) An old lady is unable to pray standing up and she prays sitting down on a stool due to the problems in her knee. She feels really cold due to tthe weather in Canada. Would she be able to pray with her slippers on ?
2) A women who is in her old age, would she be able to do her umrah without a mehram?
3) A women who went through great hard ships with her husband. He would use talaaq here and there. A few years later in his life he left his wife and children . He went and married another women. They didnot see each other or talk to each otehr for over 20 years, but the children were stil in contact. In thier old age, he passed away .(70'z)...w ould iddat stil be fardh on her?
4) If a person goes for hajj and umrah and they dont know how to pray quran . What should theydo?
5) In a byan she has heard that we are not allowed to pray for mushriks after thier deaths. besides the chritians, jews hindus, skhis .. who else would be considred a mushrik?
6) what are the benefits of reading the propphets names?... should htey be read after asmaa ul husnaa?
Answer
1. It is permissible to wear slippers and perform Salaah on condition there is no apparent impurities on them.
2. Rasulullah () has prohibited a woman to travel for 88 KM or more without a Mahram. Therefore, it is not permissible for a woman of any age to perform Umrah without a Mahram.
3. If the husband has not issued a Talaaq, she is still considered as his wife. If he passes away, she will have to sit in Iddah and will receive a share from his estate.
4. Firstly, all effort should be made to recite the Quraan. However, if that is not possible due to old age, someone could be assigned be read. If that is not possible, the person who cannot read may listen to a recitation through a cassette or CD player.
5. Whoever does not believe in Allah and Muhammed () as His messenger is a Mushrik.
6. It is important to investiage the authenticyt of the names that are read. There have been booklets printed with Rasulullah () name some of which were incorrect. Asmaa ul Husnaa have been mentioned in authentic Ahadith and are read with the intention of Allah fulfilling ones needs and requests. However, it is incorrect to recite Nabi () name with this intention. Allah is the being that fulfills our need not Nabi (). Instead you should recite Durood and Salaat on Nabi (). This will earn you reward and attract the mercy of Allah and the intercession of Nabi ().
And Allah Knows Best
Muhammed Zakariyya Desai
Student: Darul Ifta
Checked And Approved: Mufti Ebrahim Desai