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Blood Clots in the Nose
Question: Will dry blood clots that come out from the nose break the Wudhu?
Answer: Dry blood clots that come out from the nose will not break the Wudhu. If the blood which comes out from the nose, is flowing then it will break the Wudhu.
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Shar’ee Travel Distance
Question: I currently reside in Port Shepstone and have family in Durban. I travel to Durban most weekends and school holidays. Will I be regarded as a mussaffir when I travel to Durban?
Answer: If a person sets out on a journey with the intention of travelling for 78km or more then in terms of Shariah he is considered to be a Musaafir (Shar’ee Traveler). Since Durban is more than 78km away from Port Shepstone, you will be considered as a Musaafir and will perform Qasr Salaah( 2 Rakaats in Dhuhar, Asr and Esha)
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Feeding A Pet Haraam Food
Question: Can I purchase cat food for my cat that has Haraam ingredients?
Answer: It is not permissible to feed animals under your control anything Haraam. When a person undertakes the responsibility of looking after and caring for an animal, it will be his duty to ensure that he nourishes the animal with Halaal.
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Excessive Passing of Wind
Question: I have a problem keeping my Wudhu due to flatulence – does the Shariah grant any concession to me?
Answer: Due to flatulence, if a person’s Wudhu continues to break for an entire Salaah time, so much so that he/she does not find an opportunity to make Wudhu and perform Salaah without passing gas - then this person will be regarded as a Ma’zoor. After that, if during every Salaah time, the flatulence reoccurs, he/she will remain a Ma'zoor. But if the flatulence does not come about even once from one Salaah time to the next, then he will no more be regarded as a Ma'zoor.
The laws that apply to such a person is that he/she will have to make a fresh Wudhu for every Fardh Salaah time. Once he/she has made wudhu for a Fardh Salaah time, it will be permissible for him/her to read that particular Fardh Salaah, Nafl Salaah, Waajib Salaah and perform other ibaadaat (which require wudhu) such as touching the Qur’aan to make tilaawat etc. with that Wudhu. Once the Salaah time expires, his/her wudhu will break automatically.
Notwithstanding the above, if his/her wudhu breaks due to some other factor other than flatulence, then it will be necessary for him/her to refresh his wudhu.
P.S. The laws of a Ma’zoor are intricate therefore it is best to discuss with your local scholar.
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