Wednesday, July 29, 2026

How is it to recite Munājāt aloud during Ṭawāf & cutting nails

Question 12:

How is it to make Du'ā or recite Munājāt or Na'at etc. loudly during Ṭawāf?

Answer:

To recite Munājāt etc. so loudly that the voice causes inconvenience to other Ṭawāf-performing or Ṣalāh-offering people is Makrūh Taḥrīmī, impermissible and a sin. However, there is no harm in reciting it in a low voice provided no one is inconvenienced by it. There is a matter of concern for those whose mobile ringtones cause great inconvenience to worshippers during Ṭawāf. They should repent. Remember that these rulings apply not only to Masjid-ul-Ḥarām but also to all other Masājid and places. Musical ringtone is impermissible even if one is not in Masjid.

Questions and answers about Iḍṭibā' and Raml

Question 1:

If someone forgot to perform Raml during the first round of Ṭawāf, what should he do?

Answer:

Performing Raml is Sunnah during the first three rounds only. It is Makrūh to perform it during every round. Therefore, if someone forgets to perform Raml during the first round, he should perform it during the second and third rounds. If Raml is missed during the first two rounds, it should be done during the third round. If it is not performed during the first three rounds, it can no longer be performed during the rest four rounds.

(Durr-e-Mukhtār, Rad-dul-Muḥtār, vol. 3, pp. 583)

Question 2:

If Iḍṭibā' and Raml are not performed during the Ṭawāf in which these are to be performed, what will be the expiation?

Answer:

Though there is no expiation for missing Iḍṭibā' and Raml, it is deprivation from a great Sunnah.

Question 3:

What if one performs Raml during every round?

Answer:

It is Makrūh Tanzīhī. However, there is no expiation for it.

Questions and answers about kissing and caressing

Question 1:

How is it to touch wife in the state of Iḥrām?

Answer:

Touching wife without lust is permissible but holding her hands or touching her body with lust is Ḥarām. If someone lustfully kisses his wife or caresses her body, Dam will be Wājib for him. Whether these actions are done to a woman or an Amrad [a beardless beautiful boy] there is the same ruling.

(Durr-e-Mukhtār, Rad-dul-Muḥtār, vol. 3, pp. 667)

If the wife who is in the state of Iḥrām also feels lust during these actions of her husband, she will also have to pay Dam.

(Bahār-e-Sharī'at, vol. 1, pp. 1173)

Question 2:

If someone has lustful thoughts or looks at someone else's private part and ejaculates, what will be the expiation?

Answer:

There will be no expiation in this case.

('Ālamgīrī, vol. 1, pp. 244)

As for taking a glance at a non-Maḥram woman or an Amrad or having lustful thoughts about them, this is a Ḥarām act leading to Hell even when one is not in the state of Iḥrām. If these filthy thoughts come into someone's mind, he should reject them instead of enjoying them. These rulings are the same for women.

Question 3:

Is there any expiation, if nocturnal emission takes place in the state of Iḥrām.

Answer:

There is no expiation.

('Ālamgīrī, vol. 1, pp. 244)

Question 4:

Allah forbid, if a Muḥrim commits masturbation, what will be the expiation?

Answer:

If ejaculation takes place as a result of masturbation, Dam will be Wājib, otherwise, it is Makrūh. This shameful act is impermissible and Ḥarām leading to Hell irrespective of whether or not one is in the state of Iḥrām. A'lā Ḥaḍrat رَحْمَةُ اللّٰهِ تَعَالٰی عَنْہُ has said: On the Day of Judgement, those who masturbate will be resurrected with their palms pregnant, and thus will be disgraced in front of a great multitude of people.

(Mulakhkhaṣ az: Bahār-e-Sharī'at, vol. 22, pp. 244)

Shaking hands with Amrad in Iḥrām

Question 5:

If someone feels lust while shaking hands with an Amrad¹ (i.e. a beardless beautiful boy) what is the penalty?

Answer:

Dam will be Wājib. There is no specification for an Amrad & non-Amrad in this matter. If both felt lust, and the other is also a Muḥrim, he must also pay Dam.

Walking hand in hand with wife

Question 6:

If the husband and the wife when performing Ṭawāf or Sa'ī hand in hand with each other feel lust, what will be the ruling?

Answer:

Dam will become Wājib for the one who feels lust. If both of them have felt lust, both will have to pay a Dam each. If men holding each others' hands in the state of Iḥrām feel lust, there is the same ruling.

¹ If one feels lust due to seeing or touching a boy or man, it is mandatory to stay away from such a person irrespective of whether or not one is in the state of Iḥrām. If lust intensifies as a result of shaking hands with him or touching or talking to him, then all these acts are not permissible. For detailed information, read 'Abuses of the People of Lut' [a 56-page publication of Maktaba-tul-Madīnah, the publishing department of Dawat-e-Islami].

Questions and answers about cutting nails

Question 1:

If a person who is unaware of the ruling cuts the nails of his both hands and feet in ignorance, is there any leniency for him?

Answer:

On such an occasion, ignorance is not an excuse. Whether someone commits an offence forgetfully or deliberately, willingly or under coercion, he will have to pay expiation in all cases.

Ṣadr-ush-Sharī'ah رَحْمَةُ اللّٰهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْهِ has stated: If he has trimmed all five nails of one hand and one foot or all twenty nails of both hands and both feet in one sitting, he will be required to give one Dam. If he has trimmed less than five nails of a hand or foot, he is required to pay a Ṣadaqah for each trimmed nail. Even if he has trimmed four nails of each hand and each foot, he has to pay sixteen Ṣadaqāt. If the amount of sixteen Ṣadaqāt is equivalent to that of a Dam, he can pay a little less than the amount of Dam or he is allowed to pay Dam. If he has trimmed all five nails of one hand or those of one foot in one sitting and all five nails of the other in another sitting, two Dam will be Wājib for him. Likewise, if he has trimmed the nails of both hands and both feet in four different sittings, four Dam will be Wājib for him.

(Bahār-e-Sharī'at, vol. 1, pp. 1172; 'Ālamgīrī, vol. 1, pp. 344)

Question 2:

If a person trims nails with his teeth, what is the penalty?

Answer:

Whether one cuts nails with his teeth or a razor or a knife or nail-clippers, the ruling is the same.

(Bahār-e-Sharī'at, vol. 1, pp. 1172)

Question 3:

Can a Muḥrim cut the nail of someone else?

Answer:

No, he cannot. The ruling is the same as for shaving someone else's hair.

(Al-Maslak-ul-Mutaqassiṭ lil-Qārī, pp. 332)

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