12 Imam Khatham

[MadaniSister]

Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu

Hope you are in the best of health.

Imam i have 3 questions i need help with:

1)I have a Auntie who gave 12 imam khatham,Which i have never heard of,I asked her and she wasnt sure,What they did was got 12 plates of food read dua on the last Rajab,she said you wish for something then give katham during that month for it to come true 12 sister have to be there and eat one dish each.I told her that any Khatham should be done with durood shreef,or surahs then dua.She asked me to ask you.

2)10 Biwiyah ki khani,This is still being done sister asked me to ask you what they do is, read a story about the wife of Our prophet Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam they do khatham with 10 ladys read a story do dua and eat.Is this right? You can read a story when ever but why call it a khatham Maz'rat imam i dont understand .

3)A friend of mine is Practising doing full pardah Alhamdulilah Azwajal she has,Also made the intention to wear a Nikaab,But her relatives and mum and dad wont let her they go MAD,She hides and wears her Nikaab.But now she has decided to wear it out in the Open ,She is Very Worried.I will be sending this sister Hadith on why we wear a Nikaab but,She doesnt want to upset her parents.What can she do Wear A nikaab and displease her parents or Not wear a nikaab?

JazakAllahkhair May Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala Bless you imam I dont know what i would do without your help.

Wa'alaykum 'Assalam wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu

[Imam]

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Wa'alaykum 'Assalam wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu



All Praise be to Allah who is the Lord of the Worlds, and may Endless Blessings be showered upon His Most Beloved, and Final Messenger of Islam, Hadrat Muhammad Mustafa Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa 'aalihi wa Sallam



Jazak'allah for your question. I have never heard of a khatam by the name of the 'twelve Imam khatam', certainly not amongst the Ahl as-Sunnah wal Jama'ah anyway. However, there is a khatam of one of the Imams, on the 27th (twenty seventh) of Rajab, the 'Khatam of Imam Ja'far Sadiq' Radi Allahu ta'ala anhu, which myself and my family do perform, every year.


As far as preparing twelve plates for twelve women to eat from is concerned, then there is no proof of this amongst the Ahl as-Sunnah, because food which has been recited upon, can be consumed by the poor, non poor, neighbours and family alike, there is no limit to this in terms of number.


The normal way of reciting khatam, is by praying Darood shareef followed by the four 'Quls', Fatehah, and then the beginning and the end verses of Surah-e-Baqarah, followed by a Du'a. Some people do make additions of other verses from the Ennobled Qur'an, or the Darood-e-Taj etc. which is perfectly permissable.


As far as the 'das biwiyun ki kahanin' is concerned, then there is no proof of this from the Qur'an al kareem or the Sunnah, nor has it ever been established amongst the salaf and the khalaf of the Ahl as-Sunnah wal Jama'ah. I would also have to know who the author of the book is, whether the book is a reliable source, and whether an established practice of such a khatam had ever taken place. Until then, there is no clear proof of it, as already mentioned.


As far as pardah is concerned, then this is fard for all Muslim women in Islam, to do pardah from non-mahram men. This includes talking, and also integrating with other men. To do the niqab, as far as I am aware is the covering of the face also, and this is also allowed in Islam as the women also are allowed to fulfil the commandments of Allah the Almighty, as well as others.


If the act which obeys a command of Allah the Almighty is challenged on the one hand, and on the other hand, the parents prevent a sister from carrying out such a command, then in Islam, the act which is commanded by Allah the Almighty must be fulfilled, and the displeasure of the parents must be overlooked, as they have no authority to either prevent someone from carrying out such a command, nor are they in a position to overlook the command of Allah the Almighty, by preventing him/her from carrying out such an act.


For the full details of the verses on the pardah, one may study the commentary of the last verses of the Surah an-Nisa', which outlines the general principles of pardah, from which such issues (masa'il) are derivven.


May Allah the Almighty prevent us all from false practices, and may He give us dignity and respect, in this world, and the hereafter. (Amin)



Wallahu A'lamu Biththawaab



M. Waseem Ashrafi