Prayer

Sheikh, i know about the 17 fard rakahs and 12 highly recommended sunnah units. Here in Pakistan for e.g we offer 17 rakahs for isha salah alone. We offer 4 units sunnah before 4 fard of esha and after 2 recommended units of esha we offer 2 nawafil as part of isha prayer. And after offering 3 witr we again offer 2 nafl as part of isha prayer! where is it mentioned to offer these

30 Jun

ANSWER: This is an innovation. Isha 4 Fard 2 Sunnah As for night prayer and witr, the minimum is one and there is no max for that.

What is the ruling of rafaidain? Here in india people say that during namaz munafiq used to hide idols so prophet Muhammad sallallahu alaihiwasssalam done rafaidain. Is it correct?

Prayer

27 Jun

ANSWER: What they say is absolutely false and ridiculous!

I’m a boy. Can I wear shorts and go out, knowing I’m going to be praying with shorts on? And what if I forgot and im forced to pray with shorts

Men Clothing, Prayer

27 Jun

ANSWER: It is not permissible to wear shorts in Islam. You must repeat prayers in which your awrah was exposed. For a man, this is the area between his navel and knees. You have no excuse in wearing shorts and then when it is prayer time, you say I don’t have proper clothes on!

I suffer from severe headache/migraine & its so bad that at times I have to keep my room in darkness because light hurts eyes Im able to pray sitting or when it becomes unbearable, I pray sitting/laying down with gesture. Is it permissible for me to leave salat until I feel better, because though I pray, it is without concentration & khushu because of the pain.

Prayer

27 Jun

ANSWER: You must not abandon prayer. As long as you pray it within its allotted time, this is permissible. Make ruqyah for the headaches. You also need to do cupping as this is one of the best treatments for migraines. What is Ruqyah and how one should do it?

If I have class, ward during thuhr time in such way that thuhr time ends while doing class, ward, can I join 4 rakat fard of thuhr & it’s sunnah on with asr on asr time? Or it’s not allowed?

Prayer

27 Jun

ANSWER: It is not allowed. You can take 5 mins off for going to the washroom and make use of that time for praying.

Shiekh, is having some black and shady spots on the forehead and/or on the left or right foot a sign of making lots of ibadat and a sign of piousness, and also if there are any signs of a person making lots of ibadat, what are they?

Prayer

27 Jun

ANSWER: This doesn’t signify a thing as a lot of sinners and even non Muslims have it.

Can i offer my salah in prayer room in gym?

Prayer

25 Jun

ANSWER: If the masjid is within your vicinity, you should pray in the masjid. If it’s not then you can gather other muslim brothers and pray in congregation in the prayer room.

If a person misses maghrib prayer during traveling should he pray 2 rakaat for maghrib and 2 rakaat for isha?

Prayer

25 Jun

ANSWER: No! He must pray normal 3 rakah of maghrib even when combining it with Isha while travelling.

sheikh, is there any hadith which says to cover head for men? Does covering the head with keffiyah or kufi is sunnah or it’s just a part of tradition & culture?

Men Clothing, Prayer

25 Jun

ANSWER: It is just part of culture.

I made a lot of dua during Ramadan and Umrah asking Allah to forgive me for missing salah my whole life. But while in makkah (after umrah) I became very sick. ‘cuz of this I missed Salah for 3/4 days, and the salah after I became a bit better was on and off. I heard from a scholar that you should do your shahada once again. I did it. Are all my past good deeds erased because of this?

Prayer

25 Jun

ANSWER: You were totally wrong for missing salah again, even if you were sick you should have prayed sitting down, if you couldn’t stand or lying down if you couldn’t even sit! There’s no need for renewing the Shahada but you must repent sincerely to Allah, with deep remorse as your iman seems to be […]

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