Q&A/Fatwas

ANSWER: All of this is prohibited during khutbah.  You must sit silently and listen to the khutbah attentively. 

ANSWER: This is permissible. However, if he begins his prayer sitting down, the congregation behind him must pray sitting down as well. 

ANSWER: The most authentic opinion is that you recite the qunoot after raising up from ruku, so you must not say Allahu Akbar, rather when you say sami Allah humidan hamida, you directly raise your hands and say the qunoot. 

ANSWER: No problem in this as long as he’s not sitting between the standing position and the position of prostration of this worshipper.

ANSWER: You should pray in full since you are not a traveler but a resident because you will live in this new city for the entire course of your university.  You should pray like a traveler while you’re traveling between these two cities. 

ANSWER: The one that the imam says in the beginning: Assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi …. and he sits and the athan is called. 

ANSWER: No need to pray tahyyatul masjid when you enter the musalla. As it  can be changed into regular hall anytime they like. 

ANSWER: This is a blatant lie and there is no evidence that it was abrogated. This is Sunnah.