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Waswasah & Doubts
160 fatawa from 4 South African Darul Iftas on Waswasah & Doubts, part of Taharah & Wudu. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
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Waswasah & Doubts fatawa — page 1 of 4
- Mufti Online2 Sep 2026
Doubting during salaah whether any impurity had come out
Is it true that if you believe your prayer is broken from ritual impurity escaping, then it is? Such as if something drips down your nose and you…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online3 May 2025
Doubts in wudhu and ghusl
I was recently diagnosed with OCD, which results in me having a lot of doubts about things. However, I’ve been working on getting better…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online26 Apr 2025
Doubting whether one is in the state of janaabat or not
My question is regarding the validity of intercourse's in Islam. I newly got married. Once we were trying penetration while standing. The attempt…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood21 Apr 2025
Doubts Regarding Tahaarah
I suffer from OCD so after showering, I wipe my posterior with a tissue before wearing my undergarments and clothes. Due to my condition, at times I…
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Mufti Online6 Jan 2025
Doubting whether one is still a mazoor
If a person qualifies for being a mazur and one day he sleeps for the entire namaz time of asr and maghrib. He only wakes up for about 15 minutes…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online24 Sep 2024
Doubts regarding ghusl
I have issues with my ghusl concerning the validity of it due to specific barriers. I scrub my ears yet there is still some sort of wax at the part…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online8 Aug 2024
Doubting whether one washed a limb in wudhu
If one’s limb is dry after making wudhu and one is unsure if the whole feet or face was washed and one read salaah with that wudhu, does the salaah…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood24 Jan 2024
Doubts regarding passing of wind
I have a lot of doubt if I passed wind in Salaah. I get a feeling of something pulling at the side at the back passage. Does my Wudhu break or not?
Maulana Abdul Kader Fazlani - Ibn Masood4 Jul 2023
Doubts about impurity on clothing
While doing my Tawaaf-e-Ziyaarat, I noticed some marks on my Kurta. I’m very uncertain with regards to these marks. I did apply Vaseline before…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Azaadville14 Jun 2023
Waswasah (Wasaawis)
How does the shariah define Waswasa? It’s often said to ignore them after relieving yourself, performing wudhu, and in salah. This is easier said…
- Azaadville24 Apr 2023
Doubts With Regard To Passing Wind
I am currently on the blessed journey of Hajj. I have been having a problem for a while and especially more when I’m here. When I read salaah I get…
- Mufti Online28 Jan 2023
Doubting some impurity on one's clothing
I once saw some white residue on my washed pants. Our clothes washed in the washing machine never have detergent residue. I don't know why my pants…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online22 Aug 2022
Doubting if one's wudhu or ghusl is done
What should one do when one has done an action (e.g. ghusl or wudhu) and he is 90% or more certain that the act was done but 10 hours later one…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online23 Jul 2022
Doubts regarding the validity of wudhu when one has an oily face
My face is oily. When I am performing wudhu, some of the oil of my face gets onto my hands. Do I have to rub my hands with water to ensure that…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood11 May 2022
Doubt of impurity leaking out from a child’s diaper
I have a special needs daughter. She is six years-old and struggles with motor skills, in particular, walking and talking. She also has difficulty…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Ask Imaam5 Feb 2021
Doubt regarding purity
Assalamualaikum. Sheikh, please read the entire message as I have described my situation in very detail. Madhi was released in my clothes due to…
Mudassir Benish - Ask Imaam27 Dec 2020
Constantly experiencing doubts (Waswasa) during Wudhu
My question is whenever i go to make wudu i always feel after wudu that my wudu is going to break.... I am very tensed due to it.... Because i am…
Mohamed Ebrahim bin Ismail Abdullah - Mufti Online11 Nov 2020
Doubts after washing impurities
How to get rid of the waswasa of moisture on an item after washing the impurity (by pouring water and squeezing thrice)?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam22 Sep 2020
Waswasah of Najasat
I live in shared rented house with muslim guys. The house has a common toilet . I wipe the toilet seat with tissue always but cant clean the floor…
Mohamed Ebrahim bin Ismail Abdullah - Mufti Online19 Sep 2020
Average time to take a ghusal and getting rid of doubts
On average how many minutes should a: 1. Fard ghusal take? 2. Sunnat ghusal take? And how should we get rid of doubts when taking a ghusal?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam3 Aug 2020
Waswasa during Istinjaa - How do i get rid of this?
As salamu alaykum, I am an 18 year old girl and for almost 1 year I have been suffering from waswasa when I go to the toilet and do istinja. It used…
Ahmad Patel - Ask Imaam13 Jul 2020
Water going in a pierce hole during Ghusl - What do i do to remove all doubt?
Assalamualikum, As a teenager, I had regrettably pierced my naval. Now as a mother of two, I haven’t worn jewellery on it for years and have hoped…
- Mufti Online9 Sep 2019
Doubting if impurity fell onto the toilet seat
I have a question regarding washing a place that is najis. I usually can see when this particular thing falls on the toilet seat but I know some…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online19 Jun 2019
Doubts regarding ghusal
What if I do ghusal and then also attend salaah but later I have a doubt whether the ghusal I did was valid or not. The reason being that I think…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online17 Jun 2019
Doubts regarding discharge
1. Do I have to repeat salah if I had discharge on my underwear? 2. Should I perform qadha salah if I am unsure/do not know/doubtful whether a…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam28 Mar 2019
How many times the pot should be rinsed after cooking doubtful items?
Assalamualykum Mufti Sahab, If my mom normally cooks machine-slaughtered chicken for my family but one day she decides to cook hand-slaughtered…
Mirza Mahmood Baig - Mufti Online31 Jan 2019
Doubting if one experienced a wet dream
In Behashti Zewar by Molana Ashraf Ali Thanvi (rahmatullahi alaihi) there are conditions for ghusl if we find the wetness after waking up. The…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online30 Jan 2019
Doubting whether one had a wet dream or not
I am a female, after waking up in the morning sometimes I am very doubtful whether I had a wet dream or not. I am certain that no orgasm took place.…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online29 Oct 2018
Doubting whether one's wudhu broke during salaah
I wasn’t sure if I had passed gas during salah, so as the hadith mentioned (not to stop prayer until a sound is heard or smell is detected) I…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online20 Oct 2018
Doubting if one gargled during ghusal
Girl has been baaligh for about 5 years. She remembers being particular about doing ghusls from her menstruation but now shes getting doubts that…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online11 Sep 2018
Doubting whether wetness is mani or discharge when waking up
I got up and noticed wetness but as I was having this kind of discharge most of the time nowadays and before sleeping there was some discharge, so I…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam1 Sep 2018
Question regarding menses & Waswasa during Ramadan.
Assalamualaikum I had a question regarding my menses. I normally have my monthly every 17 to 1i days without any discharge in between. It's only…
Rabiul Islam - Ask Imaam14 Aug 2018
Doubts about drops of Madhi
After I urinated and cleaned, I was going to shower and noticed that there was some wetness that mazi, I am having strong doubts on whether any…
Abdullah Syed Sajid - Mufti Online31 Jan 2018
Doubts regarding impurity on the floor
I had the urge to go to the restroom (for toilet). Before sitting on the toilet seat I usually check the toilet seat whether there is any thing on…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online15 Jan 2018Roman Urdu
Napaaki ka shak
Jab hum tanki ke neeche najis kapre dhote huwe us pe haath lagate he to kya wo napaak ho jaati he aur uspar paani dalte he wo paani neeche behta…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online11 Nov 2017Roman Urdu
Ghusal me wudhu karna
1. Agar gusul karne k baad shaq ho k ghusal huwa he ya nahi to kya maamla hoga? 2. Ghusul me wudhu karna zaroori he ya sirf naha kar paak hojaye aur…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam22 Oct 2017
Doubt whether Salah was Performed
Assalamualaikum, I recently have been having doubts about salah and wudu, I doubt the acts of my wudu and the acts of my salah whether or not they…
Lutfy Alam - Ask Imaam21 Oct 2017
Doubts Regarding Istibra
Assalamualaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuhu. Respected scholar I hope you are in the best of health. My question is regarding Istibra. I have…
- Mufti Online24 Aug 2017
Doubts regarding impurity
My two questions are below: 1. When I shop at a butcher or other store I often find that even though the store is muslim owned they often have…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online3 Aug 2017
Doubts
I have few questions to ask.. 1. Does vagina wind break wudhu? 2. After cleaning yourself is the water in vagina napak? If it drips on cloth how to…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
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