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Separate Sleeping Garment

Question: What is the ruling with regards to having separate clothing for sleeping?

Answer: It is Sunnah to use a separate garment for sleeping.

Sayyidina Abdullah bin Abbas R.A. narrates that he spent a night with his aunt, Ummul Mu'minin, Sayyidah Maymunah R.A. . He noticed that when she prepared Nabi Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam's bed, she placed a cloth at the head-side. Nabi Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam returned home after performing Esha Salaah, and used the cloth that was placed there as a lungi (loincloth), removed his day garments, and hung them up. Siratul Khairil Ibaad Vol 7 Page 570

P.S. As a matter of precaution, one should not perform Salaah, wearing the garments that are worn at bedtime. One may be unaware of impurities soiling one's garments while sleeping.

And Allah Knows Best

Yusuf Moosagie

Custody of Children

Question: A man divorced his wife and the couple have children; who gets custody of the children?

Answer: The wife will have custody of boys up until the age of seven and girls up to the age of nine. If the wife remarries, she will lose custody of the kids to her mom, the children's maternal grandmother.

After the respective ages of seven and nine, the father has the right of custody. However, both parents have visitation rights when the children are not in his/her custody. Visitation rights should be mutually agreed. [Fataawa Hindiyyah V1:P542]

This is the general principle. However, there are others facts that at times need to be considered and may even change the stated ruling.

And Allah Knows Best

Yusuf Moosagie

Sayyidul Istighfar

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]

AND ALLAH KNOWS BEST

Yusuf Moosagie

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