A Woman Wiping Over Her Khimar During Wudu and the Rulings on Missing a Prayer
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The questioner : Honorable Shaykh, a woman performed Hajj and 'Umrah, and every time she performed wudu, she wiped over her head while wearing the covering. Is this correct, or is it considered an error or something of the sort? I say that some scholars hold that it is permissible for a woman to wipe over her khimar if it is on her head.
The Shaykh : Yes. Based on this, the ritual purity of this woman is valid. It is valid, yes, because some people said there is no error.
The questioner : No, some scholars hold that it is not valid.
The Shaykh : I was afraid that hair might fall out. Yes, she was afraid that hair might fall out.
The questioner : No, no, this is an error. Her fear that hair might fall out is not correct, because if a person’s hair falls out without his intention, he owes nothing.
The Shaykh : Was her Hajj or 'Umrah valid? I mean, was it okay?
The questioner : If Allah wills, it is good.
The Shaykh : Okay, if the prayer was missed and she did not pray it, and the time for the prayer came again.
The questioner : The first prayer that she left off, was it due to an excuse or not due to an excuse?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : The prayer that you left off, why did you leave it off?
The Shaykh : For example, if she was busy, or it was missed by her, and she had people with her, or she went out, for example.
The questioner : It is not permissible to be busy with anything to the neglect of the prayer, ever. The prayer is above everything, and it is obligatory for her to repent to Allah for what she did.
The Shaykh : What I want to know, Honorable Shaykh, is whether the call is for the one who is present or the one who missed it?
The questioner : She starts with the one that was missed, unless she fears that the time for the current prayer will end, in which case she starts with the current one.
The Shaykh : Yes, for example, around the Ka'bah, the third question: it was the time of tawaf, and she lost the person with her, such as her husband, and she was afraid of losing him, so she started calling out in a loud voice.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Is this forbidden or permissible?
The questioner : This is permissible; there is nothing wrong with it.
The Shaykh : Because, well, she was afraid that it would be, because it was not an act of worship or something, meaning that a sin or a fault would be attributed to her.
The questioner : Absolutely, there is no sin on her, because she was in dire necessity.
The Shaykh : Thank you, Honorable Shaykh, and goodbye.
The Shaykh : Yes. Based on this, the ritual purity of this woman is valid. It is valid, yes, because some people said there is no error.
The questioner : No, some scholars hold that it is not valid.
The Shaykh : I was afraid that hair might fall out. Yes, she was afraid that hair might fall out.
The questioner : No, no, this is an error. Her fear that hair might fall out is not correct, because if a person’s hair falls out without his intention, he owes nothing.
The Shaykh : Was her Hajj or 'Umrah valid? I mean, was it okay?
The questioner : If Allah wills, it is good.
The Shaykh : Okay, if the prayer was missed and she did not pray it, and the time for the prayer came again.
The questioner : The first prayer that she left off, was it due to an excuse or not due to an excuse?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : The prayer that you left off, why did you leave it off?
The Shaykh : For example, if she was busy, or it was missed by her, and she had people with her, or she went out, for example.
The questioner : It is not permissible to be busy with anything to the neglect of the prayer, ever. The prayer is above everything, and it is obligatory for her to repent to Allah for what she did.
The Shaykh : What I want to know, Honorable Shaykh, is whether the call is for the one who is present or the one who missed it?
The questioner : She starts with the one that was missed, unless she fears that the time for the current prayer will end, in which case she starts with the current one.
The Shaykh : Yes, for example, around the Ka'bah, the third question: it was the time of tawaf, and she lost the person with her, such as her husband, and she was afraid of losing him, so she started calling out in a loud voice.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Is this forbidden or permissible?
The questioner : This is permissible; there is nothing wrong with it.
The Shaykh : Because, well, she was afraid that it would be, because it was not an act of worship or something, meaning that a sin or a fault would be attributed to her.
The questioner : Absolutely, there is no sin on her, because she was in dire necessity.
The Shaykh : Thank you, Honorable Shaykh, and goodbye.
Source
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