Q&A/Fatwas

I got to jummah Salah while the khutba was happening. Do I sit and listen or pray the two rakah sunnah for entering a masjid?

Prayer

10 Jan

ANSWER: Yes, you must pray 2 rakah Tahiyatul masjid before sitting down.

Shiekh, can I pay Zakat in advance to a patient who seeks finnancial assistance for Heartbypass surgery and deduct the amount from the Zakat Payable amount at the time of calculation in the month of Ramadan.

Zakat

10 Jan

ANSWER: This is permissible, and zakat money must be given in cash.

If you are behind the imam in the final tashahud,and you want to continue in your own du’a and he does tasleem, do you have to conclude your du’a and do tasleem, or can you delay tasleem until you are done with your own dua’s?

Prayer

10 Jan

ANSWER: As long as he had given you enough time, you shouldn’t delay your Salam. You can make your Duaa during sunnah prayers.

I received good proposal & everything about the guy is perfect.I did istekharah for 2days nd both days noone spoke about the proposal. Then again my family came up with it again nd this time i made istekharah asking Allaah to let my mom nd the guy’s mom fix the talk if its beneficial for me. But the next day the phone network didn’t work & they cudnt talk. Is this a negative sign?

Prayer

09 Jan

ANSWER: This is not how Istekhara works. You must first make the decision, after you and your father are satisfied with the proposal and after you have made up your mind then you should do Istekhara to seek Allah’s counsel.

Is it Sunnah to recite Surah Ikhlas in first raka, and Surah Kafroon in second, during Fajar prayer nawafil?

Prayer

07 Jan

ANSWER: It’s Sunnah to recite Surah Kafiroon in the first rak’ah and Surah Ikhlas in the second rakah of Fajr Sunnah prayer.

Do i have to do dhikr after sunnah fajr or can i just proceed to fajr prayer right after giving salam in sunnah fajr?

Prayer

06 Jan

ANSWER: The prescribed dhikr should be done after fard prayer and not before it.

Those who travel are exempted from sunnah prayers, so do they also get exempted from tha hadith that says one who prays 12 sunnahs of day Allah will build a house for him in jannah?

Prayer

05 Jan

ANSWER: The Prophet salla Allahu alaihi wa Sallam said: whenever one travels or falls sick, Allah will reward him with whatever he used to do when residing or healthy.

Is it necessary to pray the Sunnah prayer during duhar, asar, maghrib and esha prayer with kasar prayer?

Prayer

04 Jan

ANSWER: It is not from the Sunnah to pray sunnah prayers of dhuhr, maghrib and isha when traveling. Other than these you can pray any voluntary prayers you wish. It is highly recommended to pray sunnah of Fajr and Witr even during traveling.

Here in my society people often say bismillah when they hear the call for Adhaan. Iso is it something from sunnah to say bismillah when the muazin starts the Adhaan?

Prayer

03 Jan

ANSWER: This is an innovation. The Sunnah is to repeat the Muathin.

Shaykh can u explain this hadith. It was narrated from Mahmud bin Labid, from some men among his people who were of the Ansar, that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “The more you delay Fajr, the greater the reward.” عَنْ مَحْمُودِ بْنِ لَبِيدٍ، عَنْ رِجَالٍ، مِنْ قَوْمِهِ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ “‏ مَا أَسْفَرْتُمْ بِالْفَجْرِ فَإِنَّهُ أَعْظَمُ بِالأَجْ

Prayer

03 Jan

ANSWER: The hadeeth is authentic and it means that the sunnah is to pray it when it is dark and prolong it so that once the prayer ends, the light is bright.

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