Q&A/Fatwas

My parents have given me gold jewelry for my nikkah which is more than the nisab and I have to pay zakat. is my husband responsible for this zakat or should i pay on my own ?

Zakat

23 Jun

ANSWER: He is not responsible for paying your zakat however if you authorize him and he willingly accepts, this is permissible.

I have developed a habit of offering only one rakat of witr in Isha. So I usually offer 4 rakat Fard, 2 rakat sunnah, and I rakat witr. What’s the ruling on that?

Prayer

22 Jun

ANSWER: No problem in this, however you would get less reward. https://youtu.be/5CdtuEE86Fw

Can we pay zakat to a TV channel which spreads Islam-Tawhid? If the channel lacks enough money, of course.

Zakat

22 Jun

ANSWER: It is an issue of dispute. I am inclined to that this is not permissible.

Can one shorten prayer when he is at the airport or does he have to wait til the plane takes off?

Prayer

22 Jun

ANSWER: If the airport is within the city limits, he must wait for the plane to take off to pray like a traveler.

In friday , can women in her home pray dhuhr in house before finishing khutbah or Friday jumua prayer in mosque for men.or have to pray after finishing the prayer.is there any rules regarding this? Or women can pray dhuhr in time without taking the account of jumua prayer for men?

Prayer

18 Jun

ANSWER: She can pray dhur the minute the time for dhur has entered without paying any regard to Jummah.

In the world Most of the normal peoples who missed fardh salah intentionally and non intentionally.so they have more pending salah.In our location(India) i asked this question what to do with the pending salah to my alim.he replied you should not do sunnath salah instead you want balance your pending fardh salah.what’s the correct ruling and answer for this ?

Prayer

17 Jun

ANSWER: It is not permissible to pray the prayers that you missed deliberately, without any reason. You must repent sincerely to Allah and never do such a major sin again and do a lot of voluntary good deeds and worship, especially night prayers to try and compensate for the missed prayers.

My mom had both knee replacement surgery many years ago doc advised her not to sit on floor and not bend her knee in sajda position.she pray Salah while sitting on chair recently she heard person must start her prayer while standing and in every rakat must stand is it right?plz elobrate proper way of Salah while sitting.

Prayer

16 Jun

ANSWER: Standing and praying in the standing position is a pillar for fard salah and one cannot sit and pray if they don’t have a valid reason. She must stand and only sit down on the chair while making sujood if that’s when it’s not possible for her to bend and make sujood on the […]

I heard people saying we are bound to follow congregation rules in fardh only? Is it ok to pray separately (some ppl stand separately but following imam while all other stand in congregation) or not attaching shoulder/feet when praying nafl rakah in congregation (taraweeh & qiyyam).

Prayer

14 Jun

ANSWER: It is not permissible at all to stand alone, away from the rows and pray, this will invalidate their prayers whether in fard or in voluntary prayers.

Sheikh, we have a land and we are looking to sell it.If I am not wrong we have decided to sell it only around 1 month back and if that particular land is sold within next lunar year and if that money is invested on a home which we are building now before next lunar year, Is this money zakatable?

Zakat

14 Jun

ANSWER: No, if the money is used before it completes a lunar year, there’s no zakat on it.

Sheikh I pray sunnah before ikamath While I’m pray sunnah in 1st rakaath the ikaamath was tell??what I’m do now…I continue my pray or leave my prayers and join in jamath..?? Because I hear some prophet SAW words..if ikaamath says there after anyother prayer is vaajib…

Prayer

13 Jun

ANSWER: If you’re about to finish your sunnah, you must pray quickly and finish and join the imam before he makes the first takbeer. If it will take too much time for you to finish, you must break your sunnah and join the congregation.

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