Q&A/Fatwas

I am a sister, can I perform ishraq at home and get the same reward as doing it in the masjid?

Prayer

22 Jan

ANSWER: The reward is specifically for the ones who pray it in the masjid. Prophet salla Allahu aliaihi wa sallam had said that the reward for women praying at home is far better than even praying behind him, in his masjid. So rest assured, Allah is most Merciful.

Is it obligatory to say allah hu akbar behind imam when we go to ruku and when we go to sujood and when we get up from 2 rakat?

Prayer

21 Jan

ANSWER: Yes.

Is it mandatory to pray the qazah salat that I missed during Menstruation?

Prayer

21 Jan

ANSWER: No, you must not pray the missed salahs of menstruation.

Do you have to pray magrib before the sky turns completley dark or can you pray it up until the next prayer ?

Prayer

20 Jan

ANSWER: You can pray it until the redness in the sky near the horizon disappears.

I have heard that if someone doesn’t know the Dua of Qunut in Witr, they can recite 3 times sura al ikhlas. Is this permissible?

Prayer

20 Jan

ANSWER: This is an innovation. Qunoot is not mandatory in witr. Kindly reference the following link(s): Is qunoot mandatory in witr?

I don’t leave salah at all. But i delay it. Ex, if the dhuhar adhan is at 12.15pm and asar is @3.15pm, i pray duhar @2.30pm.my isha prayer is worst,i pray @12.00am or even later. Is it bcoz my eeman is weak? Pls advice about the bad impact of this.

Prayer

19 Jan

ANSWER: One should not delay prayers and should pray at the earliest of times. Delaying prayers without a legitimate reason is not acceptable. Isha is not accepted if prayed after the Islamic midnight which is usually before 12! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwtn-nLCf70 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaAe6-ZkIdc https://www.youtube.co

Sir as we know that reciting surah fatiha is obligatory in salah ,can we recite it along with the imam Parallelly? Does it go against the ayah “when the Quran is recited,listen attentively”… kindly please clarify whether its permissible to recite along with imam’s recitation side by side?

Prayer

19 Jan

ANSWER: You must not recite it with the Imam and must recite it after he finishes it.

I recite surah fatihah behind imam during silent prayers. I try to recite very slowly, so that only I can hear. Today person beside me in asr prayer complained that he was very irritated because of the sounds I believe.

Prayer

17 Jan

ANSWER: You must not disturb others. Recite while moving your lips but do not make sounds.

Is it necessary to say “AujubiLlahi minas shaytanir rajiim” in every rakaa before Surah AlFatiha or can we directly say “Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahiim”?

Prayer

17 Jan

ANSWER: Saying it once in the beginning of the prayer is sufficient. It is pronounced: autho billahi Mina Shaitani rajeem.

when i put my hands on my chest i heard a reliable shaykh say the fingers should be tight, shaykh does this include the thumbs? cause when i put my hands on my chest my thumbs even when putting four fingers tight my thumbs stick out a little and its irratating sticking my thumb to the palm? can i make the other four fingers tight and thumb leave it in natural way? what should i do?

Prayer

16 Jan

ANSWER: You either put the right hand on the left hand or hold the left wrist with the right hand.

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