Q&A/Fatwas

Sheikh if the imam give adhaan both before beginning the 1st khutbah and before beginning the 2nd khutbah in Arabic, would my jummah be invalid if I don’t listen to first khutbah?…

Prayer

20 May

ANSWER: The khutba that is part of the Friday prayers is the one that follows that Imam coming in, saying Assalamu alaikum …… and sitting down while the mo’athin is giving the athan after that. The khutba before that is just a reminder that is not part of Friday.

I have to pay my zakat al maal this week. I will give some of it to my uncle’s widow & kids who are poor and sick and live in the countryside in North Africa. However I don’t see them as I live in Europe…my mum is only going there in the summer. Can I give my mum the money now and she will give it to them in July or August?

Zakat

19 May

ANSWER: Delaying it this much is not permissible. Either give it to someone else who is poor or needy immediately or call them and tell them that you have this much amount as zakat for them and it is kept with your mother until she comes in few months time, whether they accept it or […]

Sheikh i am revert Muslim but my parents don’t know about this. Sheikh the place where i pray fajr salah have some pictures of my dad grandparents at the place where i have to face qibla. I can’t remove this pictures coz my parents will ask me. So it permissible for me to pray fajr in this room??

Prayer

19 May

ANSWER: If you can cover them while praying then you should, if its not possible then no problem due to necessity.

Standing in salat is a pillar. What if a person for a fard salat , stand only 1 rakah with imam and sit for rest rakah. Is the prayer invalid?

Prayer

17 May

ANSWER: Standing is a pillar in fard salah and the prayer is invalid if you did not stand without a valid reason.

What is the dua to say in Salah before Tasleem?

Prayer

16 May

ANSWER: You can say any dua you want. Abu Hurayrah said: the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “When any one of you recites the Tashahhud [according to one report: when any one of you finishes the final Tashuhhud ], let him seek refuge with Allah from four things, let him say: ‘Allahumma inni […]

Is the takbeer of movement said when going to sujood or ruku to be said when praying behind an imam? As in is our prayer valid if we don’t say it or we must say it all the time wether behind an imam or not.

Prayer

16 May

ANSWER: Yes, you must say it. Deliberately not saying it invalidates the prayer.

When the imam rises and says sami allahuliman hamidah, how should we follow? Is it permissible to stand up once he has completely stood up or should we wait till he completely says sami allahuliman hamidah even if that takes a little while more?

Prayer

14 May

ANSWER: You should stand back up after the imam stands up. If you can’t see the imam, stand up after he finishes saying “samiAllah huliman hamidah.”

Sir is there any 4 rakah sunnah (2×2) before the fard of Isha prayer?

Innovations, Prayer

14 May

ANSWER: No.

I watched your video “Hadith of touching feet, shoulders and knees in Salah” , what should I do when others dodge to touch my feet in congregational prayer ?

Prayer

12 May

ANSWER: If they dodge you, avoid forcing it down their throats.

In jumu’ah in the first rakah the person next to me passed out & hit the mimbar face first, I broke my prayer to check on him & took him to the back & gave him water & quickly joined the Jama’ah again but the Imam was sitting in for tashahhud after salaam I stood up and prayed 2 raka’h did I do right? Or should I pray dhuhr? And did I missed the reward of jumu’ah?

Prayer

11 May

ANSWER: You must repeat it again as thuhur as catching the imam in tashahud means that you had missed the Jumah prayer but Allah will reward you for it fully for attending that brother.

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