Q&A/Fatwas

If I dont pray but believe its an obligation,will I eventually go to jannah?

Apostasy, Prayer

22 Apr

ANSWER: If you don’t pray AT ALL then you are not a muslim and only Muslims go to Jannah!

Is it permissible to close our eyes while doing sujood?

Prayer

22 Apr

ANSWER: It wasn’t reported to us that the prophet salla allahu alaihi wa sallam used to close his eyes while in prostration. Therefore, one shouldn’t do that unless there is a legitimate reason for that.

Is it ok to read Quran from a mushaf during qiyam layl if WE didn’t memorize enough surats?

Prayer, Taraweeh, Tahajjud and Qiyam-ul-Layl

22 Apr

ANSWER: This is permissible.

We have 20 rakah and two imaams for taraweeh prayer. First 10 rakah prays one imaam and the other 10 rakah prays the other imaam. Somebody said if we leave the mosque after the first imaam finishes his 10 rakah it will be counted as if we prayed the whole night as per the known hadith. Is this true or must we stay til the end to get the reward?

Prayer, Taraweeh, Tahajjud and Qiyam-ul-Layl

21 Apr

ANSWER: You should stay until the second imam finishes with witr to get the reward as they both represent the imam of the masjid and not only one of them.

In my masjid the imam prays 20 rakat taraweeh . The sunnah is 8 with 3 witr . To get full night reward i have to pray with imam till the witr . Can i instead of praying 20 rakats , pray 8 rakats and wait for the imam to pray witr then join him ?

Prayer, Taraweeh, Tahajjud and Qiyam-ul-Layl

15 Apr

ANSWER: If you want to gain the full reward of praying the entire night then you must pray whatever number of rakahs your imam prays until he finishes with witr.

Sheikh in our country we recite a dowa “Subjana zil mulki wal malakuti….” after 4 rakha taraweeh (2+2). Somebody say it is not permissible, its a bidah.. What is the rulling about it? I watched your videos but didnt get the exect ansr.plz hlp

Prayer, Taraweeh, Tahajjud and Qiyam-ul-Layl

13 Apr

ANSWER: This is not permissible as its an innovation.

I try my best to stay focused in salah but can’t. Will my prayer be valid and accepted by Allah?

Prayer

12 Apr

ANSWER: As long as you fulfill all the pillars and mandatory acts of salah, its valid.

The mosques In this country pray taraweeh 4 Rakat with 2 tashahud and one tasleem and recite loudly in all rakahs am I sinful if I pray with them, if so do I get the reward for sins being forgiven by praying 11rakat of night prayer at home only for 1 hour or so ?

Innovations, Prayer, Taraweeh, Tahajjud and Qiyam-ul-Layl

12 Apr

ANSWER: You must not pray with them.

Sheikh, the hanafi mosque near me has a chart of Allah’s names and “ya allah” in Arabic written. On the left side there is “ya Muhammed” with a chart of his names. They celebrate mawlid and do bidah like shab e barat and dua after prayer and the imam looks like a normal imam, can I pray behind them?

Prayer, Rulings on mosques

11 Apr

ANSWER: You are praying behind a person and not behind a masjid! What counts is the the aqeedah of the imam. If you don’t know his aqeedah, the default is that he is muslim until proven otherwise.

Sheikh my question is a child has no parents and his dads money is taken care by some person to return the child when grows up so for that money is zakat valid

Zakat

11 Apr

ANSWER: Yes, zakat is still mandatory on it as long as it reaches or is beyond the nisab. This is why if the person is trustworthy, he should invest this money is something safe and halal so that it won’t be consumed by zakat.

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