Question:
Asalamualaikum.
I'm just finishing my period at work. In another three hours is zhuhur salat. I don’t know how I’m going to pray because I have to perform fard ghusl before I’m able to pray. Please guide.
I'm just finishing my period at work. In another three hours is zhuhur salat. I don’t know how I’m going to pray because I have to perform fard ghusl before I’m able to pray. Please guide.
Answer:
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
In principle, performing ghusl after the menses is necessary to offer salah, which should be prayed on time, unless a valid excuse is present. Work commitments must not be prioritised over salah. Allah (SWT) states in the Quran, "Indeed, prayer has been decreed upon the believers a decree of specified times” (Nisa:103). Considering this, not having the necessary arrangements to perform the ghusl due to work commitments is not a valid excuse to leave or delay the prayer. Therefore, preparations should be made and salah should be prayed on time. A viable option may be seeking early leave from work to arrange for ghusl and salah.
Finally, it is worth mentioning that modern society is structured in a way which places pressure on individuals to join the workforce, diverting attention away from essentials of society such as family values. This consequently brings forth many unprecedented challenges such as the one in question. Although where necessary, it is permissible for women to work within the guidelines of sharia, Islam has provided a better way as protection and security for women while maintaining family values and gender roles.
This protection is a framework in women’s lives which ensures financial stability at any given phase, freeing them from the societal pressure of having to work as independent individuals. Accordingly, a father assumes responsibility for his daughter's financial needs, a son for his mother’s, and a husband for his wife’s, as Allah SWT says in the Quran “Men are caretakers of women, since Allah has made some of them excel the others, and because of the wealth they have spent” (Nisa:34). Considering this, it should be emphasised that women are not obligated to financially support the family. Instead, their esteemed role involves nurturing children, taking care of the house, and fostering a good family environment, a job which requires proper dedication and full commitment.
Finally, it is worth mentioning that modern society is structured in a way which places pressure on individuals to join the workforce, diverting attention away from essentials of society such as family values. This consequently brings forth many unprecedented challenges such as the one in question. Although where necessary, it is permissible for women to work within the guidelines of sharia, Islam has provided a better way as protection and security for women while maintaining family values and gender roles.
This protection is a framework in women’s lives which ensures financial stability at any given phase, freeing them from the societal pressure of having to work as independent individuals. Accordingly, a father assumes responsibility for his daughter's financial needs, a son for his mother’s, and a husband for his wife’s, as Allah SWT says in the Quran “Men are caretakers of women, since Allah has made some of them excel the others, and because of the wealth they have spent” (Nisa:34). Considering this, it should be emphasised that women are not obligated to financially support the family. Instead, their esteemed role involves nurturing children, taking care of the house, and fostering a good family environment, a job which requires proper dedication and full commitment.
في الفتاوى العالمكيرية: الصلاة فريضة محكمة لا يسع تركها ويكفر جاحدها. كذا في الخلاصة ولا يقتل تارك الصلاة عامدا غير منكر وجوبها، بل يحبس حتى يحدث توبة. كذا في شرح مجمع البحرين لابن الملك الوجوب يتعلق عندنا بآخر الوقت بمقدار التحريمة حتى أن الكافر إذا أسلم والصبي إذا بلغ والمجنون إذا أفاق والحائض إذا طهرت إن بقي مقدار التحريمة يجب عليه الصلاة عندنا. كذا في المضمرات وإذا اعترضت هذه العوارض في آخر الوقت سقط الفرض بالإجماع. كذا في مختار الفتاوى القابلة لو اشتغلت بالصلاة تخاف موت الولد جاز لها أن تؤخر الصلاة عن وقتها. (الفتاوى العالمكيرية. ج١. ص٥٧. ط قديمي كتب خانه)
في تبيين الحقائق: قال رحمه الله: (وحيض ونفاس) أي يجب الغسل عند خروج دم حيض ونفاس وخروجه بوصوله إلى فرجها الخارج، وإلا فليس بخارج فلا يكون حيضا أما الحيض فلقوله تعالى {ولا تقربوهن حتى يطهرن} [البقرة: ٢٢٢] بتشديد الطاء والهاء أي يغتسلن، فلولا أن الغسل واجب لما منع من حقه الواجب، وهو القربان، وقال في الحواشي: والأصح أن الخروج من الحيض هو الموجب؛ لأن انقطاع الدم شرط لوجوب الاغتسال. (تبيين الحقائق. ج١. ص٢٩. ط دار الكتب العلمية).
في الدر المختار: وشرطه (اي التيمم) ستة: النية، والمسح، وكونه بثلاث أصابع فأكثر، والصعيد، وكونه مطهرا، وفقد الماء. ) الدر المختار. ص٣٦. ط دار الكتب العلمية(.
فتاوى رحيمية ( ج٥. ص٢١١. ط دار الاشاعت).
في حاشية ابن عابدين: قال رحمه الله تعالى ان الحيض: 'مانعية شرعية' أي صفة شرعية مانعة عما تشترط له الطهارة، كالصلاة، ومس المصحف، وعن الصوم، ودخول المسجد. (حاشية ابن عابدين. ج١. ص٥٢١. ط مكتبة رشيدية).
)النساء: اية ٣٤(
))ٱلرِّجَالُ قَوَّـٰمُونَ عَلَى ٱلنِّسَآءِ بِمَا فَضَّلَ ٱللَّهُ بعضهم عَلَىٰ بعضٖ وبما أَنفَقُواْ من أمولهم((
(النساء: اية ١٠٣)
((إِنَّ ٱالصلاة كَانَتۡ عَلَى ٱالمؤمنين كِتَٰبا مموقوتا )).
في صحيح البخاري: ))عن عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَىُّ الْعَمَلِ أَحَبُّ إِلَى اللَّهِ قَالَ " الصَّلاَةُ عَلَى وَقْتِهَا (( (ج١. حديث ٥٠٥. كتاب مواقيت الصلاة)
And Allah Ta'ala knows best.
Sh. Muaaz Murtaza
8/6/2023
Checked and approved by:
Mufti Faizal Riza
Mufti Anas Qazi
Darul Ifta Australia
www.fatwa.org.au
