Q&A/Fatwas

Sheikh all masjid of my area gives asr azaan approx. 40-45mnts late from its right time.. in this manner should i wait for the azaan or to perform the salaat before the late azaan..

Prayer

05 May

ANSWER: You can pray as soon as the time for asr has entered. Follow the Umm Al Qura time table.

Sheikh, is it true that when ever we enter the masjid, before sitting we have pray two rakahs of salah? when do we actually have to do it?

Prayer

05 May

ANSWER: Yes, these two rakas are called tahiatul masjid. One is not allowed to sit before praying it. However, if one joins the congregation immediately without sitting or offers sunnah of a prayer first, this exempts him from these two Rakah of tahiyatul masjid.

During the the salat Al-Istikhara, is it permissible to say the specific dua in french?

Prayer

05 May

ANSWER: This is not permissible. You must recite the dua of istekhara in Arabic only. If you don’t know how to say it and can’t even read it from a paper, it is permissible to read it in your native language.

we do pay full amount of jakat but this time the full amount has not been payed till now (for the last Ramadan) what is the last time to pay the rest?can we pay it after this Ramadan including the amount of we have to pay for this fiscal year.

Zakat

04 May

ANSWER: You are sinful every single day for delaying it! Zakat must be given on the spot without any delay once it is due.

In our mosque people don’t want to pray filling the gaps between them…..in each row 20 people can stand but instead 12 people stand….if I want to fill the gap the one beside my right and my left stop me….none wants to come from the row behind to fill the gap….so should I stretch my legs and increase the distance between the two legs in order to fill the gap

Prayer

03 May

ANSWER: You must stand normally without stretching your feet apart! Simply move towards the person next to you to the direction of the Imam as the sin lies on the other person who refuses to come closer to you.

There is an organization in Pakistan that is working with an organization in Turkey to deliver Food Packages and Kitchen sets to the Syrian refugees. Each box cost Rs. 1750 (either for food package or kitchen set). Can we use a portion of our Zakat to fund those food packages?

Zakat

03 May

ANSWER: If it is a reliable charitable organization and you trust that they would give it to the poor and needy Muslims, this seems permissible.

Is eating raw onion or garlic Haram or makrooh if I brush my teeth afterwards?

Halal/Haram Matters, Prayer

02 May

ANSWER: It is permissible to eat, however you must not go to the masjid right after eating these as the Angels are repelled by its smell.

What authentic dhikar we should do acc to sunnah after durood ibrahimi in salah?

Prayer

30 Apr

ANSWER: “Allaahumma inni a’oodhu bika min ‘adhaab Jahannam wa min ‘adhaab al-qabri wa min fitnat il-mahyaa wa’l-mamaat, wa min sharri fitnat il-maseeh al-dajjaal (O Allaah, I seek refuge with You from the torment of Hell, from the torment of the grave, from the trials of life and death and from the evil of the tribulation of […]

I was married few months ego.all my gold was given by my father n mother in law.but my husband didnt give me anything.now he is not in a condition to give zakat.so is it must for us to give zakat? I dont want to get burn in jahannam.how should we do?

Zakat

30 Apr

ANSWER: If the gold is in your possession then you are obliged to give zakat by selling some of it.

Even after I have become a practising Muslim, I have missed a great deal of fard Salah, especially Fajr. I have repented sincerely that I’ll never miss it anymore, and yet, I find myself falling back to it again. I’m aware that this is a major sin. Will fasting Ramadan properly expiate this particular sin completely?

Prayer

29 Apr

ANSWER: Missing obligatory prayers is a major sin that may mount to kufr, and fasting ramadan is not a kaffara for missing these prayers, but one must repent sincerely, not to miss prayers in the future and to do lot of good deeds.

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