The Ruling on the Secret Habit and the Bath Required from It
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on the secret habit? And does the one who does it have to take a bath?
The Shaykh:
Yes, if he emits, he has to take a bath; it is major ritual impurity, and it is forbidden. The secret habit is forbidden, because it is enjoyment by means other than what Allah has made lawful. Allah, Mighty and Majestic, said:[Al-Mu'minun 23:5-6] right hands, so enjoyment of the private parts is not made lawful except with a wife or a right hand. As for the hand, it is not a wife nor a right hand. It is forbidden. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible for a Muslim to be named
The Shaykh:
For this reason He said:[Al-Mu'minun 23:7] This includes the secret habit. So whoever seeks beyond that, meaning enjoyment other than with a wife or a right hand, those are the transgressors. The secret habit falls under this. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on the secret habit? And does the one who does it have to take a bath?
The Shaykh:
Yes, if he emits, he has to take a bath; it is major ritual impurity, and it is forbidden. The secret habit is forbidden, because it is enjoyment by means other than what Allah has made lawful. Allah, Mighty and Majestic, said:
(5) And they who guard their private parts (6) Except from their wives or those
وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ لِفُرُوجِهِمْ حَافِظُونَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ أَزْوَاجِهِمْ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْThe questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible for a Muslim to be named
The Shaykh:
For this reason He said:
But whoever seeks beyond that
فَمَنِ ابْتَغَىٰ وَرَاءَ ذَٰلِكَ
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شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب اشتراط دخول الوقت للتيمم — islamhouse.com (1:08:11)
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