Seâdet-i Ebediyye Endless Bliss Fourth Fascicle

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onez ofz itsz particles,z thez actionz isz calledz Rukn.z Ifz itz affectsz the
existencez externally,z itz isz calledz ’illat.z Nikâh (marriagez contract
prescribedz byz Islam)z isz anz ’illatz ofz marriage.z Ifz doingz something
particularzrequireszthezexistencezofzsomethingzelsezalthoughzthere
areznozeffectualzrelationszbetweenzthem,zthezexistencezrequiredzis
calledz Sabab,z thez causez (reason).z Waqtz (appointedz timez for
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somethingzparticularzdoesznotzrequirezthezexistencezofzsomething
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notzbezdone,zthenzthezformerziszcalledzShart (condition).zHowever,
ifzthezlatterzdoesznotzceaseztozexistzinzthiszcase,zitziszcalledzAlâmat
(sign,zproperty).zAdhân (callingztozprayer)ziszthezalâmatzofznamâz.
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fivezfardsziszalsozcalledzRukn.z[SomezIslamiczscholarszhavezsaidzthat
takbîrz ofz tahrîma [1]
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inz number.]z Inz thez chaptersz ahead,z wez shallz explainz allz thesez in
accordancezwithzthezHanafîzMadhhab.
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1z-zPerformancezofzanzablutionzbyzazpersonzwhozdoesznotzhave
anzablution.
2z-zPerformancezofzazghuslzbyzazpersonzwhozdoesznotzhaveza
ghusl.
Wudû’ meanszablution;ztawaddî meansztozperformzanzablution;
ghasl meansztozwashzsomething;zightisâl meansztozperformzazghusl
ablution,z andz ghusl meansz thez ablutionz ofz ghuslz (inz Arabic).z A
Muslimzwhozdoesznotzhavezanzablutionziszcalledzmuhdis.zAzMuslim
whozdoesznotzhavezazghuslzablutionziszcalledzjunub.
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sunnats,z adabs,z andz harâmsz inz anz abdastz (ablution).z Ifz az person
performsznamâzzwithoutzanzablutionzthoughzhezdoesznotzhaveza
goodzexcusezforzdoingzsozandzthoughzhezknowszthatzhezdoesznot
havez anz ablution,z hez becomesz az disbeliever.z Hez whoz losesz his
ablutionzwhilezperformingznamâz,zperformszthezsalâmz(Assalâm-u
alaikumz waz rahmatullah)z toz onez sidez rightz awayz andz stopsz his
namâz.zRe-makingzanzablutionzbeforezthezprescribedztimezperiod
iszover,zhezbeginsztheznamâzzagain.”
[1] Theztakbîr,zi.e.zthezexpression,z“Allâhuzakbar”,zwhichzwezsayztozbegin
performingznamâz.
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