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QUESTION: Praying night prayer behind the imam = reward of praying whole night. If I prayed taraweeh/witr with the imam after Ishaa, and there is another session of night prayers hours later, do I have to attend both to get this reward?

03 Apr

ANSWER: If the imam prays taraweeh and then concludes it with witr, this means that he has finished his prayers of the night. He should not pray witr if he intends to offer tahajjud as this is wrong of him. Therefore, praying taraweeh and witr with him is sufficient for you and this would count […]

QUESTION: In taraweh i was behind imam, after 4 rakat i went to different place and read 3 rakat witr is this acceptable ?

Taraweeh, Tahajjud and Qiyam-ul-Layl

03 Apr

ANSWER: This is permissible but you will not get the reward of praying the entire night.

QUESTION: Can a Muslim offer food/drinks to or sit with a non-Muslim colleague during the daytime in Ramadan, knowing that person will consume food during the day?

Fasting and Ramadan

02 Apr

ANSWER: Offering food to them in the daytime of Ramadan is not permissible. You should not sit with them if they are going to eat or drink.

QUESTION: Can I make an intention for itikaf everyday for just 2 or 3 hours?

E'itikaaf

02 Apr

ANSWER: No problem in this

QUESTION: I read somewhere that during umrah if you touch the kiswa randomly while tawaf, and it’s fragrance gets on you, does your ihram get affected?

Hajj and Umrah

01 Apr

ANSWER: If you know that it is perfumed and that you will catch some of its fragrance, you must not touch it. Touching it is not from the sunnah and it is an innovation

QUESTION: Can I pray tahajjud on days when I missed my Isha Fardh prayer?

Taraweeh, Tahajjud and Qiyam-ul-Layl

31 Mar

ANSWER: If you missed it due to menses and were clean after midnight, you can offer tahajjud without a problem.

QUESTION: Shaykh, is it okay to pray taraweeh with 4+4+3 rakaah?

Taraweeh, Tahajjud and Qiyam-ul-Layl

31 Mar

ANSWER: The majority of scholars say that this is not permissible and some say that it is makrooh and others say that the prayer is invalid. It has to be 2×2 and not 4

QUESTION: We say inshallah when we refer to something in the future. should we also do this while conversing with kaafirs or sending out work emails? Is it sufficient if we say it silently under our breath? Its hard to explain everybody what the term inshallah means.

Character and Morals, Religions

31 Mar

ANSWER: Be proud of your religion and say it, it doesn’t matter what they think! No need to write it in your work emails as this might be used against you