Q&A/Fatwas

Sometimes there is a few strand of hair that appearing in my hijab when I pray sheikh is it ok? does it not nullify my prayer?

Prayer

03 Jul

ANSWER: You must immediately cover the hair and not let them be exposed while praying.

I have gold jewellery given by my parents at marriage…m not earning to pay my zakaat…shud I sell my jewellery every year to pay zakaat???how can a woman pay if she is not earning?

Zakat

02 Jul

ANSWER: If she doesn’t have the money, she must sell some of it and pay the zakat. However, if the husband willing wants to pay it on her behalf, by her authorization, this is permissible.

Is it allowed to recite ayatal kursi after surah fatiha during the salat, as this is only 1 ayah but very long.

Prayer

02 Jul

ANSWER: No problem in this.

I am living in Muslims area(my husband’s county) and here we can hear many adhans. I always start to pray the first adhan. But my family members and people here say me that I don’t have to start to pray untill every adhans finished….(there is about an hour time difference from first adhan to last adhan) Could you tell me the correct timing for my every prayers…..

Prayer

02 Jul

ANSWER: What you’re doing is correct. What they’re saying is wrong.

I went to 2 different masjids for Jumu’ah prayer previous weeks and one of the imaams -clearly- omitted the letter ﺽ in “wa laddallin”, the other one pronounced it as ظ. After the prayers I prayed zuhr thinking that these prayers were invalid, is what I did wrong? Do I have to go to another masjid even if it’s far from home?

Prayer

01 Jul

ANSWER: If he is reciting it to the best of his ability and is only mispronouncing due to being a non-Arab, the prayer behind him is valid and it was wrong to repeat it.

Does touching one’s fleshy part of the buttuks invalidates wudu?!

Prayer

01 Jul

ANSWER: No.

If I catch the imam at 2nd rak’ah, which is my first rak’ah at zuhr or asr prayer, how do I sit for tashahud after my 2nd rak’ah? Because it’s imam’s third rak’ah and he’ll stand for his fourth rak’ah. Please sheikh I need brief explanation of my prayer at such situations.

Prayer

01 Jul

ANSWER: You follow the Imam in exactly how he prays and you don’t sit in tashahud after YOUR 2nd rakah rather you sit with him after HIS 2nd rakha, HIS 4th rakah and you get up after he concluds his prayer and continue to pray and sit after your last rakah.

While praying behind the Imam do I have to go to Ruku or Sujood as soon as I listen to ‘Allah’ or do I have to wait to listen ‘Allahu Akbar’ fully then move myself for Ruku or Sujood?

Prayer

29 Jun

ANSWER: The sunnah is not to move until the imam has reached his destination.

After Jummah prayer I was in a dilemma to either give my money to the poor(frequent visitors) or to give it for a construction of a masjid(one time visit). I ultimately gave it to the Masjid construction. Since Zakat is mentioned more in the Quran, should I have given it to the poor?

Charity, Zakat

29 Jun

ANSWER: This is not zakat, this is charity. You must give your zakat out again to the 8 categories mentioned in the Quran. Give it to the poor and needy Muslims as Zakat must be given to a poor or needy Muslims in the form of cash to do with as they please.

Must we recite the takbeers (Allahu Akbar), attahiyat, zikr in ruku & sajdas behind the imam or his recitation is sufficient?

Prayer

29 Jun

ANSWER: The followers must recite all of these in both loud and silent prayers on their own.

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