Innovations

QUESTION: Sheikh. My family members before praying recite “I have turned my face in complete devotion to the One Who created the heavens and the earth, and I am not one of the polytheists” and they do this before the starting of first salah they are offering at a particular time. Eg:- Before 2 rakahs of fajr sunnah, before 2 rakahs of zuhr sunnah

Innovations, Prayer

04 May

ANSWER: This is an innovation if done before takbeer.

QUESTION: Is it sunnah to recite surah fatiha and 3 qul surahs after we hear he demise of any muslim ?

Funerals, Innovations

29 Apr

ANSWER: This is not permissible as its an innovation.

QUESTION: Say “Allahumma salli Alaa Muhammadin Abdika wa’nabiyyika wa rasulikan nabiyyil ummi” and get 80 years of sin forgiven . Is this authentic

Innovations

19 Apr

ANSWER: No.

QUESTION: My question is, here in subcontinent some mosques give salaam/salaat on prophets in loud speakers after the taraweeh prayer(mostly given by children)..is this permissible? When I say people it’s not appropriate,they say what’s wrong in giving salutations to the prophets and also they say that this is done in order to encourage children to pray all 20 rakah of taraweeh.

Innovations, Taraweeh, Tahajjud and Qiyam-ul-Layl

12 Apr

ANSWER: It is not permissible and an innovation.

QUESTION: Does reading surah nur gives protection to our family? does this surah any special benefits like this?

Innovations, Supplications

12 Apr

ANSWER: No, and this is not authentic and it is baseless.

QUESTION: Wudo has two parts. One called “istinja”. But what the other calls ?

Ablution (Wudhu), Innovations

06 Apr

ANSWER: This is totally baseless and fabricated and it’s an innovation to do istinja before wudu.

QUESTION: Is it okay if we listen to any Surah on youtube while doing workout , without covering our head.

Innovations, Reading/Reciting the Quran, Women clothing

29 Mar

ANSWER: No problem. Covering the head while reciting Quran or listening to it is not from the sunnah, hence its an innovation.

QUESTION: There’s a calendar during Ramadan that specifies what to recite and how many rakaa’a to perform after Taraweeh and before you go to sleep but it is not mandatory. It goes from the first night to the last night. For example it will say “first night perform 6 rakaa in each you recite one fatiha, one surah al Qadr and four surah Al Qafirun”.. is this an innovation or is it permissible to perform?

Fasting and Ramadan, Innovations, Prayer

24 Mar

ANSWER: This is an innovation.

QUESTION: Today my question is if it rains is there any reward for praying 2 rakah nafl?

Innovations

22 Mar

ANSWER: No.

QUESTION: If someone’s pet cat dies, it is permissible for that person to recite durood in the ear of that cat? Nowadays people are doing this. Is there any hadith concerning this matter?

Innovations

13 Mar

ANSWER: This is an innovation and can mount to mocking the sunnah as such a dead animal can’t hear nor benefit from such recitation!

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