JUMU'AH&EID

Miscellaneous Masa'il

1. If a person uproots his hair, the root of that hair is regarded as impure because of the stickyness that is found on it. (Shaami)

2. It is makruh for the residents of a place where the eid salaats are wajib to offer any nafl salaat between the fajr and eid salaats . (al-Bahrur Raa'iq)

3. It is makruh to clip the nails, to remove the pubic hair or hair from anywhere else while one is in a state of major impurity. (Aalamgiri)

4. Immature children receive the reward for offering salaat and other acts of ibaadah . The person who teaches them also receives reward for this.

5. It is not makruh to recite the Quran at times when salaat is makruh . Apart from reciting the Quran, one could also recite durood or engage in any other form of remembrance. (Saghiri)

6. It is permissible to recite a certain portion of a Surah in one rakaat and recite the remainder of that Surah in the second rakaat. Similarly, it is permissible to recite the beginning or middle of a particular Surah in one rakaat and the beginning or middle of another Surah or one complete short Surah in the second rakaat. (Saghiri) However, it is not good to make a habit of doing this. It is better to recite a separate Surah in each rakaat.

7. While offering the taraweeh salaat , a person forgets to recite a particular verse or Surah and continues reading ahead. Later he realizes that he had forgotten to recite that verse or Surah . It will be mustahab for him to recite that verse or Surah . After reciting the missed verse or Surah , he should repeat those verses or Surahs which he had continued reciting so that he may be able to complete the Quran in the order that it is written. (Aalamgiri) However, if a person continued reading ahead and recited many verses or Surahs and repeating all these will be very difficult, it will be permissible for him to merely repeat the verse or Surah which he had missed out and continue ahead. This is because this ruling is mustahab (and not wajib ).

8. Perspiration on the forehead, watering of the eyes and flaring of the nostrils at the time of death are all signs of a good death. Perspiration on the forehead alone is also a sign of a good death.

9. Mud and impure water on the roads (which splashes on the clothes) can be overlooked as long as the traces of the impurity are not visible on the clothing.

10. It is not permissible to make wudu or ghusl with musta'mal (used) water. The following types of water are regarded as musta'mal water: water that has been used to make wudu or ghusl by a person who was in need of wudu or ghusl , water that has been used by a person who had wudu but made wudu again in order to obtain reward, water that has been used by a person upon whom ghusl was not wajib but made ghusl for reward, e.g. a person makes ghusl on Friday despite ghusl not being wajib on him. It is makruh to use such water for drinking or cooking purposes. (Shaami) When we mentioned the person upon whom ghusl became wajib - this rule with regards to him will only apply if no impurity is found on his body. If there is any impurity on his body, then that used water will not even be permissible for drinking and cooking purposes.