Q&A/Fatwas

I’m 21 years old and I’ve never prayed the witr namaz.. is it a sin to not pray witr namaz?

Prayer

01 Jun

ANSWER: This is not a sin, however you’re missing a great deal of reward by missing praying witr as the Prophet salla Allahu Alaihi wa Sallam used to never miss witr, not even while he was traveling.

I know that we should pray 2 rakayat salah before sitting in the mosque. My question is, if we pray EId salah in Mosque Do we need to pray 2 rakat Tahhiyatul Mosjid as there is no salat before EID prayer.

Prayer

01 Jun

ANSWER: Yes, you must pray 2 rakahs before sitting down if eid salah is prayed in a masjid and not in an open space.

In India sub continent , many women do sujood in a different way and not like what we do here . They stick there self on to the ground and arms and biceps attached to their body without any gap. Is it incorrect or correct?

Prayer

30 May

ANSWER: This is totally wrong and Prophet salla Allahu Alaihi wa Sallam forbade this and said you should not prostrate like how a dog sits.

After distributing zakath. I have good amount left,so can i send someone to umrah??

Zakat

30 May

ANSWER: If this is zakat money that is left, you cannot use it to send someone for umrah. Zakat should be given in cash to poor and needy Muslims in their hands and they will do as they please with it.

Can i use my phone to read duas of qunoot if i lead prayer or i pray myself. Because i haven’t memorized them.

Prayer

30 May

ANSWER: No problem, however qunoot in witr is not obligatory and even if you skip this, your prayer is still valid.

Pls advise & Is it permissible to give zakaat to a person who does bidah like going to dargah.

Shirk and its different forms, Zakat

30 May

ANSWER: Giving it to someone who does shirk is not accepted.

In India and Pakistan people say reading surah Iqlas thrice gives u a reward of reading d whole of Quran…so dey suggest u read surah Iqlas thrice in every rakath of any 1 salah of d day to gain d reward of reading d whole of Quran in dat particular salah again and again…so is it authentic and rogjt to follow or is it an innovation…

Prayer, Reading/Reciting the Quran

29 May

ANSWER: The hadith is authentic and no problem in reciting this surah multiple times in the salah but doing this with such an intention is an innovation.

Sheikh,your answers for salah has helped me a lot. If I enter late in Masjid, and imam is in last tashahud, I join the imam in last tashahud, will reward of Jama ah(congregation) be given to me, I pray 4 after imam says salam.

Prayer

28 May

ANSWER: There are two types of rewards, one for praying with the imam and this is 27 times better than praying alone. The second type is praying with the congregation and this is greater in reward the bigger the congregation is. In your case, you won’t get the first reward unless being late was for […]

Is it permissible to pray congregational prayers alone, isolated in the back/corner of the Masjid, because you have the flu (sore throat, coughing, runny nose, fever, etc.) to avoid passing it on to others?

Prayer

27 May

ANSWER: No, this is not permissible and the prayer is invalid as it’s obligatory to join the rows in order to pray in congregation.

While we are praying if we hold the wind will it nullify the prayer?

Prayer

26 May

ANSWER: No.

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