Foundations
What is Tahaara? And why is it important in Islam?
(Purification) to attain cleanliness or remove impurities from the body or the clothes in order to carry out an act of worship, (purifcaiton is the key to Salah, which is the key to Jannah, one of the main pillars)
Name the Different Schools of Thought
Hanafi, Shafi'i, Maliki, and Hanbali. Jafari
Fard Pillars of wudu
Wash face one, from ear to ear and forehead to chin
Wash hands to elbow once
Wipe 1/4th of head
Wash feet of to elbow
Shafi and Maliki Include:
Intention
Order
What is Najis/Najasah? Give one example
A person or item affected by actual physical Impurity is called Najis, Najasa is the actual physical impurity impurity
Ex: Urine, feces, etc, an item or person with fescues on them.
Is there a different way to do ghusal post Mensuration?
No. Ghusal is the same.
Does the prayer performed with tyammum need to be repeated once water is found?
No
Was there Historical Overlap between the Shia and Sunni Schools?
Many Sunni scholars, including Imam Abu Hanifa and Imam Malik, were students of Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq, leading to some shared methodologies despite the eventual sectarian divergence.
List Fard of ghusal - with differing opinion of schools
Fard
To gargle
To rinse
To make sure water reaches all parts of the body, no dry sots.
Shafi/maliki/Hanboli
Intentions
What is Hadath. Give an example.
the state of impurity. The state you are in after you use the bathroom.
3 day min, 10 day max, 15 days of purity in between.
Name the 5 categories an Action can be categorized into in Fiqh terms.
Fard/wajib - obligatory to do this act. The one who does it is rewarded, and the one who leaves it is sinful
Sunnah/Mustahab - you are rewarded if you do it, but you are not sinful if you leave it.
Mubah - means permissible, neither rewarded or sinful.
Mukroo - if you do this act, you are not sinful, but if you avoid it intentionally you will be rewarded. (entering restroom with right foot)
Haram - if you do it you are sinful, and if you avoid it, you will be rewarded.
Hadeeth sources: Infallibility of Authority of 12 of Ahl Bayat: Emphasis of Aql (intellect) Over Qiyas (analogy) in Ijtihad
24 hours for a resident, 3 days for a traveler.
Needs to be washed off before we can do any act of worship.
Amanda starts her period on the 15 of Januray, she has her period for 8 days. On the 4th of Feb she sees blood again. Is she excused from praying?
No. She is not. She is excused from praying on the 6th of Feb, sad. I KNOW.
A DISCUSSION of the LEGAL REGULATIONS in Islam and where THE EVIDENCE came from.
it is based on the Quran (holy book), Hadith (traditions of the Prophet), Ijma (consensus), and Ijtihad (either Aql (intellectual Deduction) or Qiyas (analogical deduction))
no
Small State of impurity. You need to do Wudu
40 days or until you see no blood
What are the Four Pillars of Qiyas
Asl (The Original Hadeeth/Case): The specific situation already ruled upon in primary texts.
Far' (The New Case): The current situation requiring a ruling.
'Illah (Effective Cause (common factor)): The underlying reason or logic for the original ruling.
Hukm (The Ruling): The law extended from the original case to the new case.
Is Crocodile Skin Halal to wear:
Qiyas: No, b/c the leather of animals we can not eat we are not allowed to wear. Hadeeth Proof
Aql: If the animal's skin is tanned, it is purified, hence tanned Crocodile Skin is Pure.
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Dua After Wudu (Transliteration & Meaning)
Big state of Impurity. You need to have Ghusal
Isthihada (blood from a vein)
Haid (blood on your period)
Nifas (Blood post childbirth)