Yusuf the Seeker
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Are there any special rules or do's and don'ts regarding the wearing of a kufi?
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Does anyone here wear a kufi?
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i do not wear kufi (iam living in mjslim country)
i do not wear kufi (iam living in mjslim country)
AWW
Wearing a hat (Qalansuwa in Arabic) is the Sunnah of our blessed Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace), Sahaba (Allah be pleased with them all) and the great scholars and pious predecessors of this Ummah.
There are many evidences which support this. Just to mention a few:
1) Abdullah Ibn Umar (Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) used to wear a white hat (Recorded by Tabrani).
2) Hasan al-Basri (Allah be pleased with him) says: “The people (Sahaba-Allah be pleased with them all) used to perform Sajdah (prostration) upon their turbans and hats (Sahih al-Bukhari, 1/151).
3) Rukanah (Allah be pleased with him) says, I heard the Messenger of Allah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) say: “The difference between us and the polytheists is, wearing the turban over the hat” (Sunan Abu Dawud, 4075 & Sunan Tirmizi, 3919).
4) In the ‘Musannaf’ of Ibn Abi Shaybah, the wearing of a hat is reported from Ali ibn al-Husain, Abdullah ibn Zubair, Dahhak and Abu Musa (Allah be pleased with them all).
It is clear from the above that wearing a hat is a Sunnah. It has been the practise of the Ummah throughout history, and has become one of the symbols of Islam.
Due to the above, the scholars mention that even though, not wearing a hat can not be classed as unlawful (haram), as it is a Sunnah, but due to the fact that it has become one of the signs of Islam, it is generally undesirable to keep the head exposed. One should try to keep the head covered whenever reasonably possible.
And Allah knows best
Wearing a hat (Qalansuwa in Arabic) is the Sunnah of our blessed Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace), Sahaba (Allah be pleased with them all) and the great scholars and pious predecessors of this Ummah.
There are many evidences which support this. Just to mention a few:
1) Abdullah Ibn Umar (Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) used to wear a white hat (Recorded by Tabrani).
2) Hasan al-Basri (Allah be pleased with him) says: “The people (Sahaba-Allah be pleased with them all) used to perform Sajdah (prostration) upon their turbans and hats (Sahih al-Bukhari, 1/151).
3) Rukanah (Allah be pleased with him) says, I heard the Messenger of Allah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) say: “The difference between us and the polytheists is, wearing the turban over the hat” (Sunan Abu Dawud, 4075 & Sunan Tirmizi, 3919).
4) In the ‘Musannaf’ of Ibn Abi Shaybah, the wearing of a hat is reported from Ali ibn al-Husain, Abdullah ibn Zubair, Dahhak and Abu Musa (Allah be pleased with them all).
It is clear from the above that wearing a hat is a Sunnah. It has been the practise of the Ummah throughout history, and has become one of the symbols of Islam.
Due to the above, the scholars mention that even though, not wearing a hat can not be classed as unlawful (haram), as it is a Sunnah, but due to the fact that it has become one of the signs of Islam, it is generally undesirable to keep the head exposed. One should try to keep the head covered whenever reasonably possible.
And Allah knows best
Musa abu A'isha
Aussie Muslim
Its not a sunnah to cover the head, many narrations tell us that the Prophet prayed and went about his daily life without his head covered.
He would cover his head with an `Amaamah, and he would always sit when putting it on.
We know that when he wore his `Amaamah he would have some of his hair showing. Some make the analogy that this can also be done with a Kufi in an effort to imitate the Sunnah.
The best opinion it seems as for wiping over a Kufi in wudhu' is that its not permissible, unlike with the `Amaamah which for some might take up to 10 or more minutes to remove and replace.
He would cover his head with an `Amaamah, and he would always sit when putting it on.
We know that when he wore his `Amaamah he would have some of his hair showing. Some make the analogy that this can also be done with a Kufi in an effort to imitate the Sunnah.
The best opinion it seems as for wiping over a Kufi in wudhu' is that its not permissible, unlike with the `Amaamah which for some might take up to 10 or more minutes to remove and replace.
Musa abu A'isha
Aussie Muslim
Did you know that Imam Abu Hanifa may Allaah have Mercy upon him forbade praying with your head covered?!
Yet many Hanafis these days demand your head be covered. I recently tried praying in India 'uncovered' and it didn't go down too well...
Yet many Hanafis these days demand your head be covered. I recently tried praying in India 'uncovered' and it didn't go down too well...
Musa abu A'isha
Aussie Muslim
Praying in half-sleeves and bare-headed
Question:
I pray in half-sleeves, bare headed. People object to it in my masjid. I am told, that because of my dress-code (and not following the SUNNAH), I loose out some reward from the total. What is the correct SUNNAH pertaining dress during salat?.
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
Allaah has commanded the worshipper to beautify and adorn himself for prayer, as He says (interpretation of the meaning):
“O Children of Adam! Take your adornment (by wearing your clean clothes) while praying”
[al-A’raaf 7:31]
Adorning oneself for prayer is something that is additional to covering the ‘awrah. Hence women are commanded to cover their heads when praying, although they are allowed to uncover their heads in front of their mahrams.
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah said:
With regard to adorning oneself for prayer, it is something that is additional to covering the ‘awrah, and it is based on the Qur’aan, the Sunnah and scholarly consensus. In the Qur’aan, there is the verse (interpretation of the meaning): “O Children of Adam! Take your adornment (by wearing your clean clothes) while praying” [al-A’raaf 7:31], which Allaah revealed because the mushrikeen used to circumambulate the Ka’bah naked. Every place of prostration is a mosque (masjid), and this indicates that covering oneself for prayer and tawaaf is what is meant by adorning oneself to worship Allaah. Hence the word adornment is used rather than the word covering, to demonstrate that what is meant is that a person should adorn himself and not limit it to simply covering.
In the Sunnah, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Allaah does not accept the prayer of any woman who menstruates except with a head covering.”
With regard to scholarly consensus, Abu Bakr ibn al-Mundhir said: The scholars are unanimously agreed that a free, adult woman must cover her head when she prays, and that if she prays with her entire head uncovered, then she must repeat the prayer. Others also narrated that there was consensus that covering is an essential condition. End quote.
Sharh al-‘Umdah, 4/258, 259.
Secondly:
Once this is understood, although the worshipper must adorn himself for prayer, this adornment may vary from one country to another, according to their customs, including what is mentioned in the question, which is praying in a garment with half-sleeves or praying bare-headed. If the custom of that land is that the best adornment is to cover the head or to pray in a garment with full sleeves, then praying when one is dressed as mentioned in the question is contrary to what Allaah has enjoined, even if the prayer itself is valid. But if the custom of the people in that country is to dress as described in the question, then there is nothing wrong with praying dressed in this manner.
It should be noted that the ruling also varies according to variations in the dress itself. The garment may have short sleeves and that may be customarily worn in some countries where it may be worn as an adornment, or a man may go to work in it and so on. In that case there is nothing wrong with praying in it. Or it may be the custom that this is not a kind of adornment, and it is something that a man wears at home only, or when sleeping only, in which case it is not appropriate to pray in it.
There follow the fatwas of the scholars, which include the principle mentioned above, which is that this ruling depends on the customs in each country.
1 – Shaykh ‘Abd al-‘Azeez ibn Baaz (may Allaah have mercy on him) was asked: an imam leads the people in prayer and he is not wearing anything on his head. What is the ruling on that?
He replied:
There is nothing wrong with that, because the head is not part of the ‘awrah, rather what is required is to pray in a lower and upper garment, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “No one of you should pray in a single garment with no part of it over his shoulders.” But if he wears his adornment and dresses fully, that is preferable, because Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“O Children of Adam! Take your adornment (by wearing your clean clothes) while praying”
[al-A’raaf 7:31]
But if he is in a country where it is not customary to cover the head, then there is nothing wrong with leaving it bare. End quote.
Majmoo’ Fataawa al-Shaykh Ibn Baaz, 10/405, 406
2 – He was also asked: Is it permissible to pray without a turban? Is it permissible for the imam who is leading the people in prayer to pray without a head cover? Is the taaqiyah (kufi, skull-cap) sufficient?
He replied:
There is nothing wrong with praying without a turban because the head is not ‘awrah, and it is not obligatory to cover it whilst praying, whether one is praying as an imam, praying alone or following an imam. But if wearing a turban is customary then it is better to do it, especially when praying with other people, because Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“O Children of Adam! Take your adornment (by wearing your clean clothes) while praying”
[al-A’raaf 7:31]
and this is part of adornment.
It is well known that men who are in ihraam pray bareheaded, because they are not allowed to cover their heads whilst in ihraam. Hence it is known that there is nothing wrong with praying bareheaded. End quote.
Majmoo’ Fataawa al-Shaykh Ibn Baaz, 10/406
3 – Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:
It was narrated that Ibn ‘Umar said to his freed slave Naafi’: “Do you go and meet people bareheaded?” He said: “No.” He said: “Allaah has more right that you should be modest before Him.” This indicates that it is better to cover the head, but if we apply the words of Allaah - (interpretation of the meaning): “O Children of Adam! Take your adornment (by wearing your clean clothes) while praying” [al-A’raaf 7:31] – to this issue, we will see that covering the head is better among people who regard covering the head as a kind of adornment. But if we are among people who do not regard that as a kind of adornment, we do not say that covering it is better or that leaving it bare is better. It is proven that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to pray in a turban, and the turban is a head covering. End quote.
Al-Sharh al-Mumti’, 2/166
And Allaah knows best.
Islam Q&A
Question:
I pray in half-sleeves, bare headed. People object to it in my masjid. I am told, that because of my dress-code (and not following the SUNNAH), I loose out some reward from the total. What is the correct SUNNAH pertaining dress during salat?.
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
Allaah has commanded the worshipper to beautify and adorn himself for prayer, as He says (interpretation of the meaning):
“O Children of Adam! Take your adornment (by wearing your clean clothes) while praying”
[al-A’raaf 7:31]
Adorning oneself for prayer is something that is additional to covering the ‘awrah. Hence women are commanded to cover their heads when praying, although they are allowed to uncover their heads in front of their mahrams.
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah said:
With regard to adorning oneself for prayer, it is something that is additional to covering the ‘awrah, and it is based on the Qur’aan, the Sunnah and scholarly consensus. In the Qur’aan, there is the verse (interpretation of the meaning): “O Children of Adam! Take your adornment (by wearing your clean clothes) while praying” [al-A’raaf 7:31], which Allaah revealed because the mushrikeen used to circumambulate the Ka’bah naked. Every place of prostration is a mosque (masjid), and this indicates that covering oneself for prayer and tawaaf is what is meant by adorning oneself to worship Allaah. Hence the word adornment is used rather than the word covering, to demonstrate that what is meant is that a person should adorn himself and not limit it to simply covering.
In the Sunnah, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Allaah does not accept the prayer of any woman who menstruates except with a head covering.”
With regard to scholarly consensus, Abu Bakr ibn al-Mundhir said: The scholars are unanimously agreed that a free, adult woman must cover her head when she prays, and that if she prays with her entire head uncovered, then she must repeat the prayer. Others also narrated that there was consensus that covering is an essential condition. End quote.
Sharh al-‘Umdah, 4/258, 259.
Secondly:
Once this is understood, although the worshipper must adorn himself for prayer, this adornment may vary from one country to another, according to their customs, including what is mentioned in the question, which is praying in a garment with half-sleeves or praying bare-headed. If the custom of that land is that the best adornment is to cover the head or to pray in a garment with full sleeves, then praying when one is dressed as mentioned in the question is contrary to what Allaah has enjoined, even if the prayer itself is valid. But if the custom of the people in that country is to dress as described in the question, then there is nothing wrong with praying dressed in this manner.
It should be noted that the ruling also varies according to variations in the dress itself. The garment may have short sleeves and that may be customarily worn in some countries where it may be worn as an adornment, or a man may go to work in it and so on. In that case there is nothing wrong with praying in it. Or it may be the custom that this is not a kind of adornment, and it is something that a man wears at home only, or when sleeping only, in which case it is not appropriate to pray in it.
There follow the fatwas of the scholars, which include the principle mentioned above, which is that this ruling depends on the customs in each country.
1 – Shaykh ‘Abd al-‘Azeez ibn Baaz (may Allaah have mercy on him) was asked: an imam leads the people in prayer and he is not wearing anything on his head. What is the ruling on that?
He replied:
There is nothing wrong with that, because the head is not part of the ‘awrah, rather what is required is to pray in a lower and upper garment, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “No one of you should pray in a single garment with no part of it over his shoulders.” But if he wears his adornment and dresses fully, that is preferable, because Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“O Children of Adam! Take your adornment (by wearing your clean clothes) while praying”
[al-A’raaf 7:31]
But if he is in a country where it is not customary to cover the head, then there is nothing wrong with leaving it bare. End quote.
Majmoo’ Fataawa al-Shaykh Ibn Baaz, 10/405, 406
2 – He was also asked: Is it permissible to pray without a turban? Is it permissible for the imam who is leading the people in prayer to pray without a head cover? Is the taaqiyah (kufi, skull-cap) sufficient?
He replied:
There is nothing wrong with praying without a turban because the head is not ‘awrah, and it is not obligatory to cover it whilst praying, whether one is praying as an imam, praying alone or following an imam. But if wearing a turban is customary then it is better to do it, especially when praying with other people, because Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“O Children of Adam! Take your adornment (by wearing your clean clothes) while praying”
[al-A’raaf 7:31]
and this is part of adornment.
It is well known that men who are in ihraam pray bareheaded, because they are not allowed to cover their heads whilst in ihraam. Hence it is known that there is nothing wrong with praying bareheaded. End quote.
Majmoo’ Fataawa al-Shaykh Ibn Baaz, 10/406
3 – Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:
It was narrated that Ibn ‘Umar said to his freed slave Naafi’: “Do you go and meet people bareheaded?” He said: “No.” He said: “Allaah has more right that you should be modest before Him.” This indicates that it is better to cover the head, but if we apply the words of Allaah - (interpretation of the meaning): “O Children of Adam! Take your adornment (by wearing your clean clothes) while praying” [al-A’raaf 7:31] – to this issue, we will see that covering the head is better among people who regard covering the head as a kind of adornment. But if we are among people who do not regard that as a kind of adornment, we do not say that covering it is better or that leaving it bare is better. It is proven that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to pray in a turban, and the turban is a head covering. End quote.
Al-Sharh al-Mumti’, 2/166
And Allaah knows best.
Islam Q&A
Musa abu A'isha
Aussie Muslim
Is covering the head a shar’i obligation?
Question:
Could you give the scholars or mazhab names that their opinion stated that man also obligatory to cover their head.
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
We do not know of anyone among the scholars who said that covering the head is obligatory for men, but a number of scholars have said that it is mustahabb, and they describe baring one’s head in front of people as being one of the things that undermine a man's status and character, especially if the man is elderly or is a scholar; if one of these people uncovers his head, that is worse than if anyone else does it.
The correct view is that it is not one of the things that undermine a man's status and character in all eras and in all environments, rather the ruling on that varies according to people’s customs.
Al-Shaatibi (may Allaah have mercy on him) divided people’s customs into two categories:
1 – Those concerning which there is shar’i evidence as to whether it is good or bad. In this case reference is to be made to sharee’ah, and what is customary among the people is of no importance.
For example, uncovering the ‘awrah is reprehensible according to sharee’ah, even though many people are accustomed to doing that.
Removing impurity is something that is good and is enjoined by sharee’ah, although many people do not pay attention to impurity on their clothes and do not protect themselves from that.
2 – Things which are customary among people and there is no shar’i evidence to prohibit it or enjoin it.
Such things are of two types:
(a) Established customs that do not change, such as the desire for food and drink.
(b) Customs that change, such as whether an action is regarded as good or bad, which varies from one society to another.
Al-Shaatibi described this type by saying, “Such as uncovering the head, which varies from one place to another; in the lands of the east (i.e. Egypt and lands to the east) it is reprehensible for people of prominent status, and in the lands of the west (i.e., North Africa and Islamic Spain) it is not reprehensible. The shar’i ruling varies accordingly; for people in the east it is to be regarded as undermining a man’s status and character, whereas for the people in the west it is not.
Al-Muwaaqifaat, 2/284
The point is that covering the head for men is one of the issues concerning which reference should be made to what is customary among the people. A man should do what is customary in the society in which he lives, so long as that does not go against sharee’ah, and so that he will not stand out by being different from them in his clothing etc in the manner that is forbidden in sharee’ah.
And Allaah knows best.
Islam Q&A
Question:
Could you give the scholars or mazhab names that their opinion stated that man also obligatory to cover their head.
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
We do not know of anyone among the scholars who said that covering the head is obligatory for men, but a number of scholars have said that it is mustahabb, and they describe baring one’s head in front of people as being one of the things that undermine a man's status and character, especially if the man is elderly or is a scholar; if one of these people uncovers his head, that is worse than if anyone else does it.
The correct view is that it is not one of the things that undermine a man's status and character in all eras and in all environments, rather the ruling on that varies according to people’s customs.
Al-Shaatibi (may Allaah have mercy on him) divided people’s customs into two categories:
1 – Those concerning which there is shar’i evidence as to whether it is good or bad. In this case reference is to be made to sharee’ah, and what is customary among the people is of no importance.
For example, uncovering the ‘awrah is reprehensible according to sharee’ah, even though many people are accustomed to doing that.
Removing impurity is something that is good and is enjoined by sharee’ah, although many people do not pay attention to impurity on their clothes and do not protect themselves from that.
2 – Things which are customary among people and there is no shar’i evidence to prohibit it or enjoin it.
Such things are of two types:
(a) Established customs that do not change, such as the desire for food and drink.
(b) Customs that change, such as whether an action is regarded as good or bad, which varies from one society to another.
Al-Shaatibi described this type by saying, “Such as uncovering the head, which varies from one place to another; in the lands of the east (i.e. Egypt and lands to the east) it is reprehensible for people of prominent status, and in the lands of the west (i.e., North Africa and Islamic Spain) it is not reprehensible. The shar’i ruling varies accordingly; for people in the east it is to be regarded as undermining a man’s status and character, whereas for the people in the west it is not.
Al-Muwaaqifaat, 2/284
The point is that covering the head for men is one of the issues concerning which reference should be made to what is customary among the people. A man should do what is customary in the society in which he lives, so long as that does not go against sharee’ah, and so that he will not stand out by being different from them in his clothing etc in the manner that is forbidden in sharee’ah.
And Allaah knows best.
Islam Q&A
junaid hasan
Banned
here is the importancy of Kufi:
http://www.turntoislam.com/forum/showthread.php?t=13435
quotation of scholars:
man taha wana bil adabi hurimassunana, wa man taha wana bissununi hurimal faraida, waman taha wana bilfaraida hurimal aakhirata kaja fii tálimil mutaállim.
who feel lazy to maintain adab, he will mahrum from maintain sunnah,who feel lazy to maintain sunnah,he will mahrum from maintain fard,who feel lazy to maintain he will mahrum from maintain he will mahrum from the niamah of hereafter.
sorry brother my english is not so good and also not arabic.
it will be better if any brother can help to translate that quotation.
hope i make it clear about the importance of adab or sunnah.
( thats just a sunnah.)
i heard a lot this sentence.There is nothing wrong in that sentence.But during the time of sahaba they couldn´t even think about to leave sunnah of prophet(sw).They thought we will be in trouble if we left the sunnah of prophet (sw) but now a days we leave even fard salah but not awaring of any problem.
http://www.turntoislam.com/forum/showthread.php?t=13435
quotation of scholars:
man taha wana bil adabi hurimassunana, wa man taha wana bissununi hurimal faraida, waman taha wana bilfaraida hurimal aakhirata kaja fii tálimil mutaállim.
who feel lazy to maintain adab, he will mahrum from maintain sunnah,who feel lazy to maintain sunnah,he will mahrum from maintain fard,who feel lazy to maintain he will mahrum from maintain he will mahrum from the niamah of hereafter.
sorry brother my english is not so good and also not arabic.
it will be better if any brother can help to translate that quotation.
hope i make it clear about the importance of adab or sunnah.
( thats just a sunnah.)
i heard a lot this sentence.There is nothing wrong in that sentence.But during the time of sahaba they couldn´t even think about to leave sunnah of prophet(sw).They thought we will be in trouble if we left the sunnah of prophet (sw) but now a days we leave even fard salah but not awaring of any problem.
Ibn_Syena
Peace...
قال عبد الله بن المبارك: من تهاون بالأدب عوقب بحرمان السنن، ومن تهاون بالسنن عوقب بحرمان الفرائض، ومن تهاون بالفرائض عوقب بحرمان المعرفة
Abdullah Ibn Almubarak (one of the prominent scholars) said:
" Whomever slacks in doing Adab (more like: good manners) will be punished by being kept away from doing (or unable to do) Sunnah, whomever slacks in doing Sunnah, will be punished by being kept away from doing (or unable to do) Fard (Obligations), whomever slacks in doing Fard, will be punished by being kept away from Knowledge (Ma'refa) "
This a QUOTATION by the scholar and not a HADITH, yet it's so true.
Jazak Allah Khyran brother Junaid, for this really really important topic.
Wasalam
Yusuf the Seeker
New Member
I thank you all for your sharing your wisdom. This was much more than I ever expected or deserved.
junaid hasan
Banned
Jazakallahu khairan akhi for quototing the original of arabic and also the correct translation. It was very helpful for me.
wassalamualaikum.
Musa abu A'isha
Aussie Muslim
Its an act of extremism to insist one cover their head when they pray.
How many mosques in the sub-continent refuse entry if you don't cover your head?
This extreme attitude would have them banning Allaah's Messenger from the masjid! A'udhu billaah.. Narrow-mindedness and ignorance are so extreme in some parts of our Ummah, and they have the nerve to claim they are the ones following the Sunnah and following the way of the Prophet...
How many mosques in the sub-continent refuse entry if you don't cover your head?
This extreme attitude would have them banning Allaah's Messenger from the masjid! A'udhu billaah.. Narrow-mindedness and ignorance are so extreme in some parts of our Ummah, and they have the nerve to claim they are the ones following the Sunnah and following the way of the Prophet...
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