Q&A/Fatwas

Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: “Whoever prays Fajr in congregation then sits remembering Allaah until the sun rises, then prays two rak’ahs, will have a reward like that of Hajj and ‘Umrah, complete, complete, complete.” Narrated by al-Tirmidhi (586). Is this authentic?

Prayer

06 Feb

ANSWER: This is authentic. Can women pray the ishraq prayer at home after the sunrise (15 minutes past the sunrise)?

I had heard that if the shoes is kept Infront of person who is praying namaz so the person prayer is not valid is that true

Prayer

04 Feb

ANSWER: This is not true. It is disliked.

Can women pray in their tight shalwar kameez or normal everyday clothes at home?

Prayer

01 Feb

ANSWER: This is not permissible. You must wear a loose outer garment, like an abaya over these clothes while praying.

If someone doesn’t get the complete last raka’ah of a prayer, let’s say he gets only the last sitting before salaam, does he have the reward of praying in congregation like the rest?

Prayer

30 Jan

ANSWER: He will get some reward for being with the congregation but not the 27 times better than the individual as he didn’t catch the prayer with the Imam which is minimum one rakah.

I here to ask you about where should we keep our hands during salah i.e on our belly or on our chest.

Prayer

28 Jan

ANSWER: Putting the hands on the chest while standing is a sunnah.

My mother is above 70, she has a good amount of money. My dad has passed away. Her son is doing very poorly and the daughter’s husband does not want to do anything. Can my mother give her zakat money to them?

Zakat

27 Jan

ANSWER: No, she can’t give her son or daughter from the zakat money. If her son in law is classified as poor and needy, she can give her zakat money to him.

I’m doing Istakhara on the same way you told in a video. Today is 7th Day. But I’m still unable to decide what to do. Neither I’m feeling restlessness, nor feeling attracted to that thing. I’m having confusion now what to decide? Should i repeat for 1 more week?

Prayer

25 Jan

ANSWER: This is not how istikhara works. Once you make a firm decision, it is then that you pray istikhara. Proceed with your decision and if there is any good in it for you, Allah will facilitate it for you.

We were at a masjid one day and had just finished eating before we came and so we drank water to rinse our mouths and were told that it’s not sufficient unless we rinse the mouth 3 times, making sure to spit each one out. What is the correct opinion about rinsing the mouth after eating to maintain wudhu

Prayer

25 Jan

ANSWER: You are not obliged to rinse your mouth but it is recommended.

Pls is it permissible for the muazzin to raise his voice after imam??

Prayer

24 Jan

ANSWER: This is permissible only when the area is big and people on the 3rd or 4th row may not hear the Imam. However, now with the mics and loudspeakers, this is not permissible.

Here in my country we have a strict ban on beef. As it is currently Illegal in our country is it permissble for us as muslims to offer sacrifice in such a way??

Slaughtering

22 Jan

ANSWER: If it’s illegal you must not do this as this will make matters worse for Muslims. Allah has blessed us by giving us alternatives as the Prophet salla allahu aliahi wa sallam slaughtered 2 rams.

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