By Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt ONE: What is Qurbānī/ Udhiyyah? Qurbānī, also known as Udḥiyyah, refers to a ritual religious act of slaughtering animals for God’s sake as an act of worship during the days of slaughter (ayyām al-naḥr). The practice is a physical exercise to internalize an Abrahamic lesson of sacrificing the negative, less important…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Sacrificial meat should be divided in 3 parts. One for ourselves, 2nd for relatives and 3rd for charity. Can we give meat from sacrifice to non Muslims especially from the charity portion? Answer: In the Name of God, the Most Merciful, Most Kind Thank you/ Jazāk Allāh Khayr for…
By Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt The below mentioned are presentation slides summarizing ‘Umrah and Ḥajj steps. Download by clicking the image below:
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: How do we invoke blessings and peace (ṣalāt and salām) to the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) at his tomb in Masjid Al-Nabawī? Are there some etiquette to be followed? Answer: It is an emphasized recommended practice (mustaḥab muʾakkadah) to visit the Prophet’s mosque according to mainstream classical…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: What is the significance of the “Rawḍah” (Garden of Paradise) in the Prophet’s mosque? Answer: In the Name of Allāh, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question. The Messenger of Allāh (peace and blessings upon him) said, “The area between my house and my…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: What is the correct way of drinking Zam Zam water? Answer: In the Name of Allāh, Most Kind, Most Compassionate Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question. In reference to drinking Zam Zam water, the following etiquettes are found in source texts: Recite Bism Allāh (In the name…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Is it acceptable to perform multiple ʿUmrahs in the same trip while staying in Makkah? Answer: In the Name of Allāh, Most Kind, Most Compassionate Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question. Majority classical scholars and jurists are of the view that it is allowed to perform multiple…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: How do we perform ṣalāh (ritual prayers) during Ḥajj and ʿUmrah, shortened and combined or complete? Answer: In the sacred journey, pilgrims are usually at the blessed lands for a short period of time. This usually entails the rules of prayer during travel. Shortening Ritual Prayers During travel one…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Is the pilgrim to drink Zam Zam water after two units of prayer following the ṭawāf or before? Answer: Drinking the blessed water of Zam Zam after ṭawāf is mustaḥab (encouraged praiseworthy practice) but not a requirement to complete the pilgrimage. Narrations indicate that the Prophet Muḥammad (peace and…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: During Ḥajj, on the 10th day of Dhū Al-Ḥijjah, are pilgrims required to conduct the 3 activities of pelting, ritual animal slaughter and the hair cut in a sequenced order or can we do them in any sequence we wish? Answer: In the Name of Allāh, The Most Kind,…