Summarized Fatawaa
• What should I do in order to wake up for Fajr(dawn) prayer?
What should I do in order to wake up for Fajr(dawn) prayer? Answer: Some of the acts that aid in offering Fajr prayer are: 1-Going to bed early. 2-Willingness to wake up. 3-Reciting Al-Korsi verse from Chapter Al-Baqarah. 4-Taking refuge in Allah from the cursed devil, and making ablution upon waking up, but it is preferable to ask someone to help you wake you up for Fajr prayer.
• I`m getting old and haven`t got married yet. I love wearing the veil, but people advised me to take it off because it could stand in the way of my marriage, and that I should wear it after getting married, what should I do?
The veil(face drape) is the wear of the Prophet`s(PBUH) wives and righteous female companions(May Allah be pleased with them all), and whoever imitates a certain group of people shall receive the same reward or punishment like themselves. Only those who are religiously poor deny women wearing the veil, and thinking that it stops a woman from getting married is from the evil suggestions of the devil.
• Is a person who is in a state of Janabah( major ritual impurity due to having a marital intercourse, ejaculation, menstruation, and post-delivery impurities) sinful if he/she goes about his/her daily life activities in that state i.e. without making Ghusl( ritual bath ) ?
It goes without saying that a Muslim should always be in a state of ritual purity so as to be able to perform prayers and recite Quran. It is from Sunnah(Prophetic tradition) that a Muslim hastens to make Ghusl from Janabah, but he/she is not sinful in case he/she delayed that provided that he/she doesn`t miss prayers. However, it is permissible for him/her to go about their daily activities while in a state of Janabah, but had better bathe in order not to miss any prayer.
• Is it permissible for a man to propose to a woman during her `Iddah(waiting period)?
It is impermissible to propose to a woman in her `Iddah, but there is no harm in making an implication to such an end in case she was observing it due to the death of her husband.