If I Pray “Asr” Prayer in Congegration in Mosque and Suppose i get 100 points or Rewards and at the Same time my Mother/Sister or any Other Girls Pray Same Asr prayer in her Home, so she will also get same 100 points/rewards as Men who pray in Mosque or she will get some less rewards??? Means women will equal rewards either she pray in Home or in Mosque?

Prayer
29 Aug

ANSWER: If she prays home, she is more rewarded than if she prays in the masjid.

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When a surah is Makki or Madani, does it mean ALL the ayahs in that particular surah were revealed in makkah only or madinah only and not the other city?Or does it mean only the beginning part of that surah was revealed at makkah or madinah?

Reading/Reciting the Quran
29 Aug

ANSWER: There are surah that were all reveled in Makkah or Madina. There are Surah that are predominately reveled in one city but may contain one or more verses that were revealed in the other city. 

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A woman has Istiadha (colored discharges) & prayer time starts so she washes herselfs & does Wudu. Must she pray immediately after doing that or could she pray the prayer at a later time because of work (but still in the correct time). Like she cleans herself & does Wudu at the beginning of Dhuhr time but she prays the prayer in the middle or close to the end of Dhuhr time without cleaning again?

Ablution (Wudhu), Menstruation and post-natal bleeding, Prayer
28 Aug

ANSWER: Once the prayer time is due and she cleans herself and makes Wudhu, she can remain with this wudhu until the time is over. It is best to pray at the beginning of the time with the minimum amount of impurity possible.

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Sheikh, what if you have a high sumption that someone you know closely is a munafiqeen.. what should I do? How can or should I even try and advice him?

Character and Morals, Etiquette, Morals and Heart-Softeners
28 Aug

ANSWER: It is not for you to decide who is a munafiq and who isn’t. You can advice them generally towards goodness without any labelling. How would you feel if someone had a strong feeling that you were born out of wedlock? 

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Is it true that if a person prays a congregational prayer in the first row and on the right side of imam he earns more reward than those on the left side and behind of the imam?

Prayer
28 Aug

ANSWER: The closer to the imam, the better, whether to the left or right. However, the right side is better than the left. 

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Sheikh, i have question that in grammer word “وفی” means “fulfill” like fulfill reward or promise, but in whole quran whenever this word is used in relation to human it has meant “Death (take soul) or Sleep”. So why in case of Prophet Esa AS وفی means to take as whole (with body and soul) referring to Al quran 3:55, he was also a human and upon his return to earth how will he not be called a

Knowledge & Propagation, Reading/Reciting the Quran
28 Aug

ANSWER: You are mixing apples with oranges! You must not play with the Quran like this as you don’t know Arabic and you are mixing words of different meaning together. It is obvious that you haven’t read the Quran well as if you read 53:37, you will find that this word you quoted is used […]

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I share my frustrations with my friend I also journal my thoughts.But in the back of my mind I have this fear that doing this I am not solely relying on Allah.It is wrong what I am doing.I shouldn’t expose my thoughts to anyone other than Allah.So my Question is Is it wrong to nag with friends or anyone.Is my fear valid or just waswasa

Backbiting
28 Aug

ANSWER: It is not permissible to backbite others even when venting or sharing your frustration. It is not also permissible to write such a journal as this would be acting upon intrusive thoughts which one would be held accountable for on the day of judgement.

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Sheikh, there are two types of sujood of forgetfulness, when we have to give sujood after salaam do we give tasleem in both directions then give sujood and end prayer without anymore tasleem? please clarify and kindly do not give link to previously answered question because that does not answer my question.

Prayer
27 Aug

ANSWER: You must give salam, make sujood as sahu and then give salam again on both right and left. Sujood As Sahu (Prostrations of Forgetfulness)

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Can I pray night prayer if I have missed my isha ?

Prayer, Taraweeh, Tahajjud and Qiyam-ul-Layl
27 Aug

ANSWER: These are two separate things. You have committed a major sin if you missed praying isha without a valid reason but this does not stop you from praying the night prayers.

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If a enter my house saying bismillah but rest of the family members don’t, does it mean shaytan will be still able come inside the house?

Jinn, Witchcraft, Black Magic and the Evil Eye, Supplications
27 Aug

ANSWER: In sha Allah no.

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