________________________________________________________________________ | w w w |\ | || || | || |\ | o_,_7 _|| . _o_7 _|| 4_|_|| o_w_, |\ | ( : / (_) / ( . |\ | |\ | || || | || |T | | || | |\ | . _, _8 |_D_|| . _,_,_,_D_|| 4_|| q ]_o_7_o _|_c 4_|_|| _|,_p q |\ | (_): / (_): . : / (_S (_S / |\ | |\ | In the Name of Allah, the Compassionate, the All-Merciful |\ | Greeting of Allah be upon Muhammad and the pure members of his House |\ |_______________________________________________________________________|\ Assalamu 'alaykum The following questions were answered by Mulla Asgher. Salaams & Duas, Ummulbanin Merali - Moderator - 'Aalim Network ******************************************************************************* Taqleed of Aga Seestani (following Aga khoies fatwas) QUESTION 1: Can we wear a pure silk tie? If yes, while praying? ANSWER: It is haram to wear a pure silk tie, and if it is worn in Namaz it will be batil ------------------------------------ QUESTION 2: Is it ok to have a leather purse(not made in a islamic country) on your pocket during prayers? ANSWER: It is OK. ------------------------------------ QUESTION 3: Can one do wuzoo before the prayer time with the intention of 'being tahir now & being able to pray when its prayer time' ANSWER: You can pray with that wudhoo ------------------------------------ QUESTION 4: If ones shirt is najis & one is unable to change before prayer time.Should he pray with the shirt or remove it & pray(as it is not in wajib dress for namaz for men), Two situations; a)if he is alone say in office,b). if other people can see him & may ridicule? ANSWER: To be ridiculed to the extent of humiliation, then such a man will pray with the najis shirt if he cannot make it paak, and if there is no time left and he fears that namaz will be qadha. He will repeat the namaz later. Asgharali M M Jaffer