Wa jazakumullah u khairan
wasalam o alaykum wa rahmatullah i wabarakatuhu

Sh. Jamaal : Is Removing impurities from the body, place of prayer and clothing Wajib or Shurooth ?

(If we think that this topic is covered in the Fiqh Sunnah, it is false. This class is not about Sayyid Sabiq’s work but commentary on the work of Sayyid Sabiq’s fiqh-Us-Sunnah)

As usual 95% of class voted for Shurooth (We do it by raising our hands)

Sh. Jamaal : What is your proof ?
Students : We were taught so.

Sh. Jamaal : What is the difference Between Shurooth and Wajib ?
Students :

(I am sure most of us reading this mail will have the same expression, I am sure we might have come across this term and do we really know what the difference is, If yes then continue reading , If no even then continue reading.)

Sh. Jamaal :

* The Wajibath if not done the deed is acceptable but the person is sinful this is shari’ah point of view.
o For example : Making the line straight while praying in Jam3ah is among the Wajibath and if you do that your prayer will be valid but he is sinful
* The Shurooth if not done the deed is not acceptable.
o For example : Having Wudu, time of the salath. If both conditions are not met, the salah is not acceptable
* There are different forms of Shurooth as well.
o For ex: If you are praying dhuhr and someone reminds you that it is not the time for prayer then then salath is not valid.
o If you are praying in wrong direction and someone reminds you that you are praying in wrong direction then you change your direction and the previously completed rakah is valid and the proof for this is that sahaba were in salath when the order for change in direction of salath was revelead and they didn’t repeat what they have already completed.

Sh. Jamaal : Is Removing impurities from the body, place of pray and clothing Wajib or Shurooth ?

(This time there were much less hands supporting for shurooth because we know next question will be what is the proof )

(First Juicy part as usual for all cases we do, where we learn different opinions out there)

Sh. Jamaal : Lets look at the opinions

* Removing impurities is Shurooth
o Hanafi’s, Shafi’ees, Hanbali’s and Some Maliki’s
* Removing impuritied is Sunnah
o Some of the Maliki’s
o Imam Malik , “If someone prays with impurities on him and he does this due to lack of knowledge or due to forgetfullness, if is during the time of prayer or after the time is gone he doesnt have to repeat the prayer. If the person does this knowingly then he has to repeat it irrespective of the time.
* Removing impuritied its Wajib
o This is the opinion of Maliki’s and conclusion of Imam Shaukani.

(Now the Fun begins which is the cream of the crop when we analyse the proofs and come to class conclusion)

Sh. Jamaal : We have 3 scenarios (Writes the option on board as usual with table to give points based on evidence we give)

1. Its Shurooth
2. Its Wajib
3. Its Sunnah

Sh. Jamaal : What is the evidence ?

(The cool thing is that he asks student to give evidence based on what we studied in different categories of tahara and Masha Allah students do give some good evidence based on which we derive under which category this falls into, so all students will be fuqaha :) )

Student 1 : Hadeeth of ‘Asma bin Abu Bakr

( ‘Asma bint Abu Bakr related that a women came to the Prophet (SAW) and said “Our clothes are contaminated with menstrual blood. What should we do about this?” He said, “Scrape it, rub it with water and pour water over it and then pray in it.” (This is related by Bukhari and Muslim) )

(After discussion which is beyond the scope to type here, where students give their view , sometime there will be counter argument raised by peers/Sh. Jamaal to the view presented)

Sh. Jamaal :

* Since the Arabic text has “Wa” and not “Fa” or “Thumma” so this supports both Fard and Shurooth.

Class conclusion : This hadeeth supports both 1 and 2 (so both opinion gets one point)

Student 2 : Surah Mudatthir 74:4 “And your clothing purify” (Saheeh International translation)

(After discussion which is beyond the scope to type here and same procedure again….)

Sh. Jamaal :

* Many Scholars said that this is referring to the spiritual cleansing not physical.
* If we accept command then this supoorts both Wajib and Fard

Class conclusion : This hadeeth supports both 1 and 2 (so both opinion gets one point)

Student 3: Hadeeth of Baduoin urinating in the mosque.

( Abu Hurairah reported that a baduoin urinated in the mosque. The people stood up to get him (and stop him). The Prophet (SAW) said, “Leave him and pour a bucket of water or a container of water over his urine. You have been raised to be easy on the people, not to be hard on them.” (This hadith is related by “the group” except for Muslim) )

(After discussion which is beyond the scope to type here and same procedure again….)

Class conclusion : This hadeeth supports both 1 and 2 (so both opinion gets one point, so both 1 and 2 have 2 points, option 3 i.e sunnah is out of race here)

Student 4: Hadeeth of Prophet (SA) removing the shoes while praying

( Abu Dawood narrated in his Sunan with his isnaad that Abu Sa’eed al-Khudri said: Whilst the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) was leading his companions in prayer, he took off his shoes and placed them to his left. When the people saw that, they took off their shoes. When the Messenger of Allaah had finished the prayer he said, “What made you take off your shoes?” They said, “We saw you take off your shoes, so we took off our shoes.” The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Jibreel (peace be upon him) came to me and told me that there was some dirt on them.” And he said: “When one of you comes to the mosque, let him check his shoes, and if he seeds any dirt on them, let him wipe them and pray in them.” )

(After discussion which is beyond the scope to type here and same procedure again….)

Class conclusion : This hadeeth supports both 1 and 2. (But why Shurooth)
Sh. Jamaal :

* Prophet (SA) continued to pray and did not repeat what was completed, so this falls into the Shurooth category equivalent to the case of Qiblah where Sahaba did not repeat when the command of change in direction was revelead

Student 5: Hadeeth of Punishment in grave due to urine.

( This hadeeth from Ibn ‘Abbaas (may Allaah be pleased with him) who said: The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) passed by one of the gardens of Madeenah or Makkah, and he heard the sound of two persons being punished in their graves. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “They are being punished, but they are not being punished for anything that was difficult to avoid.” Then he said, “No. One of them used not to protect himself from his urine, and the other used to walk around spreading malicious gossip.” Then he called for a palm leaf, which he split in two and put one piece on each grave. It was said to him, “O Messenger of Allaah, why did you do that?’ He said, “May their punishment be reduced so long as this does not dry out (or until this dries out).” (was narrated by al-Bukhaari (216) and Muslim (292) )

(After discussion which is beyond the scope to type here and same procedure again….)

Sh. Jamaal :

* There is a Ijma’ that outside the prayer it is not obligatory to purify the impurities (There is separate session where we discussed this issue)
* The person was punished because he did not clean himself when he went to pray.

Class conclusion : This hadeeth supports both 1 and 2. (Now both 1 and 2 has 5 points each)

(Sh. gives additional evidence to support the case in hand)

Sh. Jamaal : The incident where kuffars of Mekkah put filth on Prophet (SAW) while he was praying

(this time students untie the evidence, smart right hmmmm :) )

Students : This can be exceptional case, Since this was occured in early mekkan period.

(So what is the conclusion for the subject is it 1 or 2 )

GRAND CONCLUSION : (Why dont you guys take a decision if it is 1 or 2 as you have the clear case presented to you)

If failed or curious then mail me to know the reason to choose what we choose :)

Semester starts this sunday, so please enroll.

We Repeat Again Money should not stop you from taking these classes. You can also talk to Sh. Jamaal Directly or Mail to admin@jamaalzarabozo.com or contact us.

Wait for Taste of “Principles of Tafseer” :)

Jazakallahu Khairan

Wa Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmathullahi Wa Barakathuhu
Uthman

Assalam alaikum wa rahmatullah wa barakaatuhu,

I pray that you are all doing well. May Allah bless you all with strong imaan and success in both this life and the Hereafter. In particular, to those of you in the MCA, I miss you all and look forward to seeing you again soon.

This e-mail is to inform you of the new session that will start shortly. Unfortunately, there was some delay in getting everything ready on the website but now, al-hamdulillah, everything is ready to go. (I ask you all to make duaa for the brother and his family who work on the website, as he suffered a rather serious injury.)

Due to the coming of Ramadhaan, the summer session is slightly abridged but, Allah willing, we will be able to cover plenty of material during the weeks set aside for it.

For those of you who wished to take “Preservation of the Sunnah IV,” I have decided, for a number of reasons, to delay that until the Fall. It will though, Allah willing, be continued.

Furthermore, for those of you who are attending the classes at the MCA, the Game Room may not be available to us on July 13 and July 20. Hence, we will have to move to one of classrooms for those classes. Allah willing, we will keep you posted on that issue.

Below you will find the list of classes offered this session. Again, I hope to see you all again very shortly. As always, you can either register at http://www.jamaalzarabozo.com or in person.

May Allah reward you all for your interest and efforts in learning Allah’s deen.

Jazaakumulllah khairan

Br. Jamaal Zarabozo

Course Offerings for Summer 2009

The 2009 Summer Session will be slightly abridged and will run from July 12 to August 17, insha-Allah.

Here are the description and timing for the courses:

Arabic 2B: Sundays 2:00-3:45

This is a continuation of the Arabic class that have been ongoing for a year now.

Fee: $150.

Prerequisites: Arabic 2A.

Selections from the 40 Hadith of al-Nawawi: Sundays, 4:00-5:00

The collection of hadith known as the “40 Hadith of al-Nawawi” contains hadith that are most central to the lives of a Muslim. In this course, some of these hadith will be selected to be discussed in detail, such that the Muslim can live his life properly in the light of the teachings of these wonderful statements of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).

Fee: $100.

Prerequisites: None.

Fiqh al-Sunnah IV: Sundays 6:00-7:00

In this course, we cover the well-known and accepted summary of fiqh by al-Sayyid Sabiq, Fiqh al-Sunnah. The session’s class will focus on the removing of impurities.

Fee: $100.

Prerequisites: None.

Principles of Tafseer: “Rules of Interpretation”: Mondays 6:45-8:15

This class will deal with the actual principles of interpreting verses of the Quran, with examples highlighting the use of each principle.

Fee: $130.

Prerequisites: None.

I also thought it was very interesting (and refreshing) how he, unlike many others, emphasized the importance of accessing the Arabic language at an early stage, rather than being content with one’s native language[s]. (inshaAllah, i’m tryin ;) )

there is no one besides Shaikh Jamaluddeen Zarabozo that has benefited me more in my little Islamic studies so far. Honestly, he is the best writer, period, in our times for Islam. When you read his books, you feel like you are reading a professional writer/professor from Yale or Harvard writing.

His book, as the sister said, “How to Approach and Understand the Qur’aan” has to be the best book on the Qur’aan in English, i mean hands down. Im mean it, hands down. And i will not even spend time telling you guys how his commentary on an-Nawawi’s 40 hadeeth is. It’s one thing to quote Qur’aan and hadeeth left and right but to quote the scholars as he does, forget it…

I mean, guys, he is just amazing and with all due respect to the brothers and sisters who are seriously studying arabic in the west, please do so. Please help people like me out who just don’t have the zeal.

Allah knows best how much we need the Shaikhs like him. So please, people studying arabic, may Allah make you all strong and keep going. Almaghrib, Bayyinah and Sunnipath are good but real shuyookh like Shaikh Jamaluddeen are just grrrreeeaaatt!!!!!

AR

Register now if you haven’t already! I will send you my notes inshaAllah : )