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Question: Which Dua is referred to as Sayyidul Istighfar and what is the benefit of reciting it?

Answer: Shaddad ibn Aws Radiyallahu Anhu relates that the Messenger Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam said: "Sayyidul Istighfar (The most superior way of asking forgiveness from Allah) is to say:

اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ رَبِّي , لا إِلَهَ إِلا أَنْتَ، خَلَقْتَنِي وَأَنَا عَبْدُكَ، وَعَلَى عَهْدِكَ وَوَعْدِكَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُ، أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا صَنَعْتُ، وَأَبُوءُ بنعْمَتِكَ عَلَيَّ، وَأَبُوءُ بِذَنْبِي، فَاغْفِرْ لِي، إِنَّهُ لا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلا أَنْتَ.

Oh Allah, You are my Rabb, there is no deity other than You. You have created me and I am your slave and I am trying to fulfill your pledge and covenant to the best of my ability. I seek refuge in You from the evil that I have committed. I acknowledge Your blessing upon me and I confess my sin; thus, forgive me. Verily no one forgives sins other than You.

If somebody recites this Dua during the day, with firm faith in it, and dies on the same day before the evening, he will be from the people of Paradise; and if a person recites it at night with firm faith in it, and dies before the morning, he will be from the people of Paradise." [sahih al-Bukhari; 8,75,318, at-Tirmidhi; 3393, an-Nasa'i; 5522, Ahmad; 16662]

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Yusuf Moosagie

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Question: If a person enters the Masjid while the Imam has already commenced the Fardh Salaah of Fajr; should he join the Fardh Salaah or should he first perform the two Rakaats Sunnah?

Answer: The Messenger Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam said:«ركعتا الفجر خير من الدنيا وما فيها» رواه مسلم
"The two Rakaats before Fajr are better than this world and all that it contains."(Muslim)

Keeping the above in mind, when a person - who has not yet performed his Sunnah Salaah of Fajr - enters the Masjid, he should guage how far the Salaah has progressed. If it is possible for him to perform his Sunnah Salaah and still join the Imam before Salaam, then should perform the Sunnah. However, if he fears that he may miss the Jamaat then he should not read it.

There is no Qadha for the Sunnan of Fajr if the Fardh has been performed.

The Salaah should be performed outside the Masjid. If there is no place outside the Masjid then he may read it behind any pillar or wall in the Masjid. (Shami V1/P378)

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Yusuf Moosagie

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Question: At which point does a person start to measure the distance to be a Musaafir?

Answer: For one to be regarded as a Musaafir, the distance from the exit boundary of one’s hometown to the entry boundary of the intended destination will be taken into consideration.

One will only be classified as a Musaafir if the distance between the two boundaries amounts to 78 km or more. (The extra mileage travelled within the borders of the hometown and the destination town will not be added on) [Ref: Fatawaa Mahmudiyya, Vol. 20, Pg. 312)]

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Yusuf Moosagie

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Question: Is it permissible to use Dead Sea skin creams etc.?

Answer: The Dead Sea covers the ruins of the people of Lut Alaihi Salaam, who were destroyed by a Divine Punishment. With regards to places of punishment, a Hadith states:

"The Messenger Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam instructed the Sahaba Radiyallah Anhu to hasten, while passing through Hijr, the land of Thamood. They were told to cover their faces and to be in the state of fear; lest they become victims of the punishment that was inflicted on the Thamood." (Bukhari)

In another narration it is stated: “The Sahaba Radiyallahu Anhu drew water from wells and started kneading dough. Nabi Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam instructed them to pour out the water and feed the dough to the camels.” (Bukhari & Muslim)

From this Hadith we understand that, one should not unnecessarily to go places of punishment nor should one benefit from the things found there. Hence, it is not permissible to use anything made from the Dead Sea.

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Yusuf Moosagie

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