Using the Miswak While the Imam Is Delivering the Sermon
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Q: Please give us a ruling, may Allah reward you with good, regarding a pregnant woman who is eight and a half months along. She was doing her household chores when she fell on her stomach and miscarried, and the fetus was dead. Is she required to pay an expiation, given that it was not intentional? Also, regarding using the miswak while the imam is delivering the Friday sermon , is it permissible or not? And also, regarding a man with his head uncovered, is it permissible for him to lead the congregation in prayer or not? Please inform us with clarification. May Allah reward you and benefit Islam and the Muslims through you.
May Allah protect you and take you under His care.
A: First: If the situation is as described in the question, then the woman mentioned owes nothing regarding the death of her fetus, because its falling was not by her choice nor by her action. Second: It is better to refrain from using the miswak while the imam is delivering the sermon, because it involves a type of movement, and what is required is to listen to the sermon and cease movement. Third: There is no harm in a man with his head uncovered leading the congregation, although it is better to cover the head, because it is part of the adornment for prayer.
May Allah protect you and take you under His care.
A: First: If the situation is as described in the question, then the woman mentioned owes nothing regarding the death of her fetus, because its falling was not by her choice nor by her action. Second: It is better to refrain from using the miswak while the imam is delivering the sermon, because it involves a type of movement, and what is required is to listen to the sermon and cease movement. Third: There is no harm in a man with his head uncovered leading the congregation, although it is better to cover the head, because it is part of the adornment for prayer.
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