Q&A/Fatwas

QUESTION: Does swallowing drops of water from one’s face after wudu during salah invalidate the prayer. What if it is just in the mouth and not swallowing

Prayer

04 Mar

ANSWER: If you intentionally swallow it, this invalidates your prayer.

QUESTION: We are reverts & stay in kaafir area. I pray obligatory salah in congregation with my mother & wife at home. Is it mandatory to give adhan & iqama before congregational prayer at home? Are our prayers valid if we don’t give (1) iqama & (2) adhan? Masjid is approximately 3.5kms away

Prayer

03 Mar

ANSWER: It’s not mandatory to give the adhan if its already given in any masjid in the city. Reciting the iqamah is a highly recommended sunnah but it’s not mandatory and the prayer is valid even if one skips it intentionally.

QUESTION: Ya sheikh I have watched your video on missing a pillar behind an imam ..what if a person misses a pillar such as a sujood when praying behind an imam and he got up and stood to pray the second rakah..here now he realizes that he only did 1 sujood..should he soon go back and make the 2nd sujood and join the imam or continue and after finishing pray an extra rakah and then sujood as sahu?

Prayer

02 Mar

ANSWER: He must follow the imam and after the salam, he must stand up to make up for the rakah that was invalidated by skipping that pillar.

QUESTION: Is it better to pray the whole night in tahajud prayer but because of tiredness miss fajr, or sleep early but pray fajr.

Prayer

02 Mar

ANSWER: Fajr is more important than praying the whole night!

QUESTION: If I sneeze in washroom or in middle of prayer can I say Alhamdulillah?

Other, Prayer

01 Mar

ANSWER: You can say it in your mind without moving your lips when you are in the toilet.

QUESTION: I’ve not been praying properly for 8/9 years. But recently I started watching Islamic lectures and Alhamdulillah I’ve changed my mind and I became conscious of my life in the grave and hereafter, now I am trying to perform my salat on time. Sheikh now WHAT SHOULD I DO TO COVER UP FOR THE SALATS or HOW TO REPENT FOR MISSING THOSE SALATS FOR 8/9 YEARS INTENTIONALLY?? 😥

Prayer

01 Mar

ANSWER: What is gone, is in the past and it can’t be recovered. You must sincerely repent to Allah while showing deep remorse and do a lot of voluntary worship, especially all the 12 emphatic sunnah prayers and night prayers, besides never missing any obligatory ibadah.

QUESTION: I am a converted muslim, in my house everyone are non-muslims, if they see that i worship allah(as muslim) they’ll kill me, if don’t pray at sometimes due to this reason, am i sinful or allah will forgive me at those times. Please help me.

Prayer

01 Mar

ANSWER: You must pray on time to the best of your ability even if you have to do so in the toilet or sitting down or in a car.

QUESTION: Two years ago I lent my mom some money(which is above Nisab amount), with the idea that she would pay it back when she was able to. But I forgot that when paying zakat over the last two years that she had that money and didn’t ask if she had it before paying my zakat, should I pay zakat for those two years automatically? And should I ask her before I pay my zakat in the future?

Zakat

28 Feb

ANSWER: Yes, you should pay the zakat for the past 2 years. From now on, every year before your zakat time, ask her if she can pay it back or not and if she declines, you don’t need to pay zakat for it as she is unable to.

QUESTION: Sometimes part of last rakat of eithee Fazar or Aaar prayer falls into farbidden time while I pray, should I perform/continue prayer at that time or wait and pray aftee the time passes. As prayer can not be done later aa normal norm, I am afraid if praying later will be valid or not. Please guide.

Prayer

27 Feb

ANSWER: Your forbidden time begins after you complete your Fajr and Asr.

QUESTION: If I don’t answer call of adhan, but when it is ended, I recite the dua after adhan & salutation upon the prophet Will I still be rewarded for my dua after adhan?

Prayer

23 Feb

ANSWER: You should answer the athan first and then say the dua to be eligible for the reward.

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