Re: non verbally dua

Question:

Is it aloud to make the duaa made in various timings (like after salat and other times both with raised hands and without) non verbally i.e. formulating the wished dua (or the authentic duaas from quran and hadith) in ones hearth and saying it in mind and not saying it with tongue.

 

And is this also aloud inside salah (like reading the duaas in tashahhud, sajdah etc)

Answer:
You cannot make dua only in your heart if the dua is prescribed as being stated by the tongue, such as those inside the prayer. They must be loud enough to hear yourself (under normal circumstances of noise and hearing ability). However, if you just want to ask Allah for something, as it occurs to you, you can to this in the heart alone.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 2007

Re: Al-Hadiyya al-alaiyya

Question:

what kind book is Al-Hadiyya al-alaiyya of Ibn Abidin son Allaaddin. 

Is it a book with proofs or only a manual of verdicts?

Answer:
It is a textbook for children in fiqh. Its focus is on verdicts.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 08, 2007

Re: position of the fingers

Question:

I ask this because i some different pratices;

The first practice i noticed by many people is that:

They raise their indexfinger at ''LAA'' and drop it at ''ILL ALLAH" without making a circle.

The second practice which i saw some people do is that:

On reaching the Shahadah (allaa) they form a circle with the thumb and middle finger and lift the index finger of the right hand and at (illaa) drop it onto the thigh while straightening the hand out immidiatly.

The thirt practice which i saw a very few do is that:

On reaching the Shahadah (allaa) they form a circle with the thumb and middle finger and lift the index finger of the right hand and at (illaa) drop it onto the thigh and maintain the circle and lowered indexfinger (which is still indicating to the qibla) to just before the taslim in prayer.

Please can you give me detailed info about this and tell me what Mulla Ali Qari and Ibn Abidin have stated in their treatises about pointing the indexfinger.

Answer: They both favor the third practice. This is based on what Ibn Aabidiin states in his Haashiyah, and Al-Qaariy in his Sharh Al-Muwatta. Ibn Aabidiin does not mention when to flatten the fist. What is apparent from what Al-Qaariy says is to keep it until after the salaam.