Fresh Deoband fatwa: Don’t offer namaz while wearing wig, artificial beard
Meerut: Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband has now advised Muslims against donning of wigs while offering prayers. Issuing a fatwa, the seminary said that the namaz is “incomplete” if one is wearing wig or artificial beard.
Narrating details, spokesperson of the seminary, Ashraf Usmani, said that ‘vazu’ (mandatory washing the hands, face and head before namaz) and ‘gusl’ (cleaning of the entire body) are the two religious requisites. “But, the wig impedes the water from reaching the scalp. This defeats the purpose of ‘vazu’ and ‘gusl’ as the body remains impure,” he said.
However, the spokesperson also said that there was a way out. “If donning of the wig is so important, then one should take it off while performing ‘vazu’ or ‘gusl’ and later put it on during the prayers,” he said.
According to sources in Darul Uloom, changing lifestyle often leads to a lot of confusion among devotees, who seek guidance from the seminary for a way out. “So we receive a lot of letters after which scholars sit and try to find a solution. A fatwa is issued when all the scholars agree on a solution, which is based on the teachings of Quran and Hadith,” Usmani said.
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