Q&A/Fatwas

Can a woman pray without her face uncovered in her home with abayah? I mean observing proper hijab but without covering the face.

Prayer

27 Mar

ANSWER: A woman must pray with her face uncovered! If she observes niqab then she should pray with face covered ONLY when in public places or in front of non mahrams.

My question is during salah sometimes my t-shirt or shirt goes up and expose awrah,so my salah is valid or invalid

Prayer

26 Mar

ANSWER: If you know that this is happening and you are still praying like that, your prayer is invalid. But if it happened without your intention and by accident, this is ok.

Sheikh, is there a ruling to say the surahs in order in salah? E.g. if in the first rakah we say surah Falaq, can we not say surah Ikhlas in the subsequent rakah or we necessarily have to say surah Nas?

Prayer

26 Mar

ANSWER:

Am I obliged to tell the person to whom I’m paying zakat that it is zakat money?

Zakat

26 Mar

ANSWER: There is no need.

Can fard salah be performed sitting down without any reason?

Prayer

26 Mar

ANSWER: Fard prayers must not be offered while sitting except when a person is unable to stand! Voluntary prayers are permissible to be offered sitting down but the reward is half that of standing up.

i havr to repay a loan from bank and hence i have done some saving,example 100,000 amongst which i have 40,000 saving.so am i liable to pay zakat from 40,000 and salary or only only from my salary/jwlry,etc?

Zakat

25 Mar

ANSWER: You must give zakat on the gold which is above 85 grams of gold. You give 2.5% on any cash you have had in your possession for over one lunar year whether it is yours or it is a loan!

After finishing salah, as I stood up, I realized that the person just behind me was performing salat. Can I move at this time or I will have to wait till he finishes salat?

Prayer

24 Mar

ANSWER: You can move.

Shaikh, Dhikr every after fard salah, should we stay sitting after fard salah or we can do dhikr standing too and dont have to be in the mosque,shall we do dhikr with the Imam or on our own,can we do dhikr after Sunnah prayers that are prayed after fard, or it must be after fard prayer?

Prayer

23 Mar

ANSWER: One should do his thikr after finishing his obligatory prayers directly, and one can move his body and change his place or even leave the masjid and continue his thikr while doing so except after fajr and maghreb, as one should say “la ilaha illa Allah wahdaho la sharika lah , lahu almulk wa […]

Sheikh, is there any difference of performing sunnat mukhaada nf gair mukaada.? I.e saying sana in 1 nd 3rd rakaah nd darood sharif after tashhahud in 2nd rakaah.

Prayer

22 Mar

ANSWER: There’s no difference. All the voluntary prayers should be prayed in 2 units each. You should pray 2 rakahs and conclude the prayer by salaam and then pray likewise.

Can women pray the ishraq prayer at home after the sunrise (15 minutes past the sunrise)?

Prayer

22 Mar

ANSWER: The reward for Ishraq is specifically for the people who pray in the masjid in congregation and then stay there till the time for ishraq and pray the 2 rakahs. As a woman the best prayer for you is in the house and what you would pray at home is called duha. Have faith in Allah that He’s the most […]

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