Q&A/Fatwas

QUESTION: We know it is sunnah to make ruku,standing after ruku,sijdah,sitting in between two sijdah almost equal in length.But if I want to make very big sijdah to make dua how can I make standing after ruku same in length.We know we can say Subhana rabbi al Atheem and rabbighfirli as many times as we want but is there anything like this in that position also?

Prayer, Supplications

24 Apr

ANSWER: No problem in prolonging your sujood longer than the other pillars for making duaa

QUESTION: Is it permissible if I do not know where the impurity is, but know the trousers are impure to just clean where the impurity has ‘probably’ befallen.

Prayer

23 Apr

ANSWER: If you are certain that there is a najasah but you don’t know where, some scholars say it is sufficient to wash the area most likely you believe the najasah is at. Other scholars say that you need to wash the whole trousers and I am inclined to this opinion.

QUESTION: Someone does sujud with his toes in vertical position even if he is able to bend them. Is his salah valid?

Prayer

22 Apr

ANSWER: Its valid but he is missing on the sunnah and its rewards

QUESTION: When the Imam is in Sujood, some people wait for him to stand before joining salah. Is this recommended?

Prayer

21 Apr

ANSWER: No, this is not correct. They should join him in whichever position he’s in

QUESTION: Can an imam hold and recite from the Qur’an while leading prayer?

Prayer, Taraweeh, Tahajjud and Qiyam-ul-Layl

20 Apr

ANSWER: This is permissible in voluntary prayers only such as taraweeh.

QUESTION: Since I live in a hanafi country and asr timing here is wrong, I follow um ul qura for asr. Can I follow um ul qura for the rest of the prayers too? It would make me break my fast a little earlier than others. Is this okay?

Prayer

19 Apr

ANSWER: Yes, you must follow Umm al qura for all prayers except Isha as Umm al qura is wrong in its calculation for Isha. Follow University of Islamic Sciences, Karachi for Isha timings.

QUESTION: Can we combine istiqara salah with duha prayer? Can we recite that istiqara Dua at the end of thashahud in duha salah?

Prayer

18 Apr

ANSWER: Yes to both your questions

QUESTION: Last year I performed Kurban through an organization. Later I learned that they slaughter each sheep before all the others. Does this mean I can no longer perform Kurban with them?

Slaughtering

18 Apr

ANSWER: What they had done is wrong and against the sunnah, however your udhiya (qurbani) is valid

QUESTION: I prayed dhuhr on grass, it felt my nose didn’t fully touched ground. Is prayer valid?

Prayer

16 Apr

ANSWER: If the nose didn’t touch the ground, the prayer is invalid

QUESTION: If a person remains in janābah for several days without performing ghusl, what is the ruling on their prayers during that time? Are all the prayers they performed invalid and must be repeated?

Prayer, Purity

16 Apr

ANSWER: Of course all the prayers are invalid and he has committed a major sin if he knew ghusl was mandatory but he chose not to make it! He cannot make up those prayers!

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