Q&A/Fatwas

Is there a specific age for the animals for qurbani I heard that a goat has to be at least one hijri year old and a sheep has to be 6 hijri months old is this authentic? is the qurbani invalid if it is not this old?

Slaughtering

31 May

ANSWER: Minimum Age of sacrifice: Sheep – 6 months Goat – 1 year old Cow – 2 years Camel – 5 years

During Salah can I say tasbeeh 5 times for first rukoo and then 3 times tasbeeh in the second rakah . As well as during sajdah

Prayer

31 May

ANSWER: No problem. Saying it once is mandatory, after that you can add any number and can vary the number in different rakahs.

Is the dua of a menustrating woman during the time between adhan and iqamah applicable as a time of acceptance of Dua?Or is it only when she is not menustrating?

Menstruation and post-natal bleeding, Prayer, Supplications

29 May

ANSWER: Being in menses does not have any impact on the validity of her Duaa! It is heard and accepted.

Do we have to say bismillah when after takbeer tehreema and if i start a surah from muddle do i have to say bismillah

Prayer

29 May

ANSWER: Saying bismillah in the beginning of every surah is a highly recommended sunnah but this is not mandatory.

Saying ayujubillah & Bismillah before starting salat : Is it permissible to recite أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيم Before starting Salaah? Or is this an innovation?

Prayer

28 May

ANSWER: This is an innovation before prayers.

Should I pray all four ralah of sunnah at once (with one salam) or should I pray 2 by 2? If I do both, is it permissible?

Prayer

27 May

ANSWER: 2+2

Does only all the redness in the sky have to disappear for Isha time? In high latitude areas, looking outside the sky’s dark with stars visible but north of the sky isn’t (has lightness & appears light blue). Masjid has Isha time about 1 hour after Maghrib (earlier than Um al Qura) but sky appears as described & ISNA is later than UaQ & MWL is about 2 hours later – any advise on which to follow?

Prayer

27 May

ANSWER: You need to check with your scholars in your country. What I believe is that if there is redness towards the west, isha time begins when it disappears. But if there is no redness and it is only whiteness and brightness, one should refer to the nearest country that has redness and follows them […]