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THE RULING ON THE IMAM OF ONE WHO SHAVES HIS BEARD

 Question: 

Is there any authentic Hadith which proves that prayer (Salah) behind one who shaves his beards is invalid

Answer:

There is no authentic evidence to prove that prayer behind an Imam who shaves his beard is invalid, as far as we know.

Permanent Committee for Research and Verdicts

Fatawa Islamiyah Vol. 2 Page 408

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THE RULING ON THE PRAYER OF A PERSON CARRYING A PICTURE

Question:

What is the ruling on the prayer of one who carries a picture, such as having a wallet which contains his picture, and he is afraid of losing it if he leaves it somewhere until he has prayed, or (what if) he has with him money which contains pictures?

Answer:

It is permissible for a person to pray the obligatory prayers and the non-obligatory prayers while he is carrying a wallet which contains his picture or money which has pictures on it. But prayer without carrying pictures is better for him, if he is able to do it without incurring harm or difficulty to himself, in application of the Hadith and in order to distance oneself from the disagreements of the scholars regarding two dimensional images. And may peace and blessings be upon our Prophet, Muhammad and upon his family and companions.

Permanent Committee for Research and Verdicts
Fatawa Islamiyah Vol. 2 Page 174

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WHEN A WOMAN HAS A MISCARRIAGE IN THE THIRD MONTH

Question:

I am a woman who suffered a miscarriage one year ago, in the third month, and I did not pray until I had become clean, but I have been told that I should have prayed. What should I do, as I don't know the exact number of days?

Answer:

It is well known to the scholars that when a woman miscarries after three months, she does not pray, because when she miscarries a fetus which is clearly a human from, the blood which comes out is postnatal blood and she should not pray during this time. The scholars say that it is possible for the shape of the fetus to be distinct if eight-one days have passed - and this is less than three months. So if she is certain that the fetus was miscarried after three months, then the blood she suffered from was the blood of menstruation.

But if it was before eighty days, then the blood she suffered from her was caused by illness and she should not stop praying because of it. So this questioner must try to remember, if the fetus was miscarried before eighty days, she must make up the prayers, and if she does not know how many prayers she missed, she must investigate, estimate and make up the number of prayers she missed according to the best of her recollection.

Shaykh Muhammad bin Saalih al-`Uthaymeen
Fatawa Islamiyah Vol. 2 Page 122

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TAXIDERMY IS FORBIDDEN

Question:

What is the Islamic ruling on stuffing animals and birds? Does doing so fall under the ruling of statues?

Answer:

The Committee for Scientific Researches and Religions Verdicts has been asked this question, and every member agrees that this practice is forbidden for two or more reasons:

1) It is a futile practice that involves wasting money.

People may be led to hang images similar to it, other types of stuffed animals, or become confused by them saying that this is a stuffed animal, it is not a picture, leading to an increase in images and statues. Therefore, we hold the view that taxidermy is not allowed.

Permanent Committee for Research and Verdicts
Fatawa Islamiyah Darussalam Vol : 8 page no. 156