Q&A/Fatwas

Regarding Qayam in prayer:What is the ruling on saying بسم اللہ after Fateha when we are going to start a Surah not from beginning but from 2nd or 3rd ruku.

Prayer

27 Jun

ANSWER: You shouldn’t say bismillah if you are not reading the surah from the beginning.

Should we offer one udhiya/qurbani per household or per person? I know says household, but if you want to do your own, or more, can you?

Slaughtering

26 Jun

ANSWER: One sacrifice for all living under one roof is sufficient. If you want to add more to that, this is permissible.

When do i say rabbanwalakal hamd behind an imam? While getting up from ruqoo? Or after i get up?

Prayer

24 Jun

ANSWER: While rising up from ruku.

I have few medical expenses every month and my husband is not able to carry out those..can I pay for my medical expenses from my salary and count it as my zakat for next year(without telling my husband that it is zakat amount)? As I’m not sure if I will be able to continue with my job next year and will be able to fulfill my zakat obligations

Zakat

24 Jun

ANSWER: This is not permissible. If he is classified as poor or needy, you can give it to him and he may do with it what he wants. If he is not, then you can’t give him from your zakat and he is obliged to provide for you.

In order to pray the Sunnah After praying fard, we have to change the place. But do we have to change place in the case of Sunnah before Fard? For example :- I pray 2 Rakah Sunnah of Fajr or 2+2 sunnah of Dhuhr then for praying the Fard, do I have to change the place or is it permissible to pray in the same place?

Prayer

24 Jun

ANSWER: You only change it after praying the fard. If you had prayed the sunnah and then you want to pray the fard, you don’t need to change your place.

I heard in social media a lot that Allah doesn’t allow someone to pray tahajjud whom HE doesn’t like. Is this true? Any hadith backing up this theory or it is just a unanonymous comment?

Prayer, Taraweeh, Tahajjud and Qiyam-ul-Layl

23 Jun

ANSWER: This is not true and it is totally baseless! The khawarij is a clear example.

I have a problem. In winters my Prayers are better than summers. The question “Are the prayers of a person who prays in air conditioned room with relaxed and focused mind better than a person who is feeling anxiety in hot weather and praying hurriedly with inability to focus on prayers?”

Prayer

23 Jun

ANSWER: Whenever a person prays in a suitable environment, this is best for his prayer and concentration.

I want to ask while praying at home do we have to pray with voice for salah such as Fajir , Maghrib and Isha or its just for jamah in masjid. Can we pray silently for these specific prayers at home. This query is for both for men n women.

Prayer

23 Jun

ANSWER: It’s a highly recommended sunnah to pray these prayers aloud for both men and women. If you pray silently, the prayers are valid though you would lose the reward for not following the sunnah.

It says at the end of the fard prayer you should make dua but I was taught to do the dua after you finish the fard and sunnah, then do dhikr then dua// is this correct too?

Prayer

22 Jun

ANSWER: No. The dua should be made after completing the prayer, just before making salam. It’s time to make the prescribed dhikr after you conclude the fard prayer (after salam). After finishing fard salah, it’s time for making the prescribed dhikr. The best time in salah to make dua is in your sujood and in […]

Some scholar like in mazhab hanafi said that tuma’ninah is not wajib or is not rukun. So can people from other mazhab pray behind imam that does not do tuma’ninah?

Prayer

21 Jun

ANSWER: The prayer of such an imam is invalid if he doesn’t sit properly! Either you are too slow or he is too fast! If it is the later, pray somewhere else as his prayer is not valid due to the lack of tranquility and calmness in this pillar between sujoods.

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