Q&A/Fatwas

QUESTION: I am a 42 year old married female. My father has already passed away. He was unable to do my aqeeqa at the time of my birth. My mother is alive and has a modest rental income. Can my mother do my aqeeqa with her income?Can my husband do my aqeeqa with his eaarning? Or can I do my aqeeqa by selling a part of my jewellery? Which one is the best allowed?

Slaughtering

15 Oct

ANSWER: No problem in anyone doing it for you.

QUESTION: If i say ameen after fatiha even if imam is silent after fatiha,(i.e not hearing ameen from him), with the others in congregation, will i get the reward for getting forgiveness of previous sins?

Prayer

13 Oct

ANSWER: You should say it even if the imam doesn’t say it loudly.

QUESTION: For the fajr prayer i always read same surah (4 kuls, 2 for sunaah and 2 for fard) everytime. I don’t change it even though i know other surahs. Is this ok or am i doing wrong?

Prayer

13 Oct

ANSWER: No problem in this! However, this is not from the sunnah and you are missing on your rewards. The sunnah is to recite surah Kafiroon and Surah Ikhas for the sunnah of Fajr

QUESTION: What to do if I remember a missed prayer while praying the current prayer

Prayer

12 Oct

ANSWER: If you had skipped it due to sleeping or forgetfulness, you must pray it after the prayer you are praying.

QUESTION: Sheikh, all these years I didn’t know about this that if I lift my head or my hand or any part from the 7 points of prostration my salah is invalid. I didn’t know this. Will all my Salah, be rejected?

Prayer

11 Oct

ANSWER: What was in the past is gone and was done through ignorance. Ask Allah for forgiveness and move on with your life as the past prayers are accepted in sha Allah.

QUESTION: During prayer I remove something of my dress that was disturbing me during prostration, so I lifted my head slightly, then put my forehead to the ground again and said again subhanna rabbi Al aala once. Is my prayer valid ?

Prayer

10 Oct

ANSWER: If you had lifted your head from the ground and put it back again, you have invalidated your prostration and added a 3rd prostration which invalidates your prayer.

QUESTION: Sheikh, this mosque always observes shafi and witr nawafil in congregation shortly after Isha salat. Is it right for me to join them or is this bid’ah

Prayer, Taraweeh, Tahajjud and Qiyam-ul-Layl

09 Oct

ANSWER: This is not permissible to do in congregation like this except in Ramadan.

QUESTION: Is it according to the sunnah that the takbir when rising from sujood should start when the head lifts from sujood and end when standing up straight. Pleas dont link any videos it is hard for me to understand.

Prayer

09 Oct

ANSWER: It should be said when rising from sujood, it doesn’t matter when it ends.

QUESTION: The kandura/thobe i wear for prayer is above my ankle when im standing but ends up covering my ankle when i go in sujood and I have heard we are not allowed to fold or pull up clothes when praying. what is the ruling on this, please advice.

Men Clothing, Prayer

08 Oct

ANSWER: No problem in this. What counts is if it is above your ankle when standing up

QUESTION: Hello shaykh, are the sideburns apart of a womans hair/awrah, what if they’re short? And does she have to cover it for each prayer?

Prayer, Women clothing

08 Oct

ANSWER: Yes, it is part of her awrah and must be covered.

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