Q&A/Fatwas

QUESTION: Sheikh, when I attended the janazah prayer for my grandmother rahimahallah the imam said the second takbir before I could even finish reciting the first ayahs. (I am not a slow reciter) After that, however, I was able to follow everything. Is my janazah prayer valid? What should I do now?

Funerals, Prayer

04 Sep

ANSWER: If you did not recite the fatiha, it is not valid. But if you had managed to complete it and then followed him, it is valid.

QUESTION: Can i give “charity” to a brother who is in debt with multiple riba loan from bank and who is poor. Also how about Zakaath. May i give zakaath aswell to him?

Charity, Loans, Riba, Zakat

04 Sep

ANSWER: It is not permissible to help people with riba based loans as this would encourage them to pay off these debts and apply for more, knowing that people like you will keep on helping them.

QUESTION: will i be sinful for not praying in mosque if i am sleepy and planned laying down for 15 min until next prayer call start, then i slept and before that i knew i shold put an alarm on but didnt? what if the time is very short like 5 minutes?

Prayer

02 Sep

ANSWER: If you knew this would happen and you did not take the precautions such as setting the alarm, of course you are sinful.

QUESTION: Regarding raising the index finger during Tashahhud, if I have finished the Tashahhud and my dua/supplication while the imam is still sitting and has not yet said the Tasleem, should I keep my finger raised until the imam says Tasleem, or should I lower it after completing my dua/supplication? Also, regarding the position of the finger, should the index finger

Prayer

30 Aug

ANSWER: You should keep making dua while moving your index finger until the imam gives his salam to the left, instead of sitting idle.

QUESTION: Because missing Asr renders your good deeds void, do you still continue to thrive in making good deeds, ask Allah for forgiveness and Jannatul Firdaus?

Prayer

29 Aug

ANSWER: Of course you need to work hard and try to excel in reaching Allah’s forgiveness.

QUESTION: Can we do iqama in sunnah sallah like shafai and witr like we do in fard sallah

Prayer

29 Aug

ANSWER: This is not permissible as it is an innovation! Iqamah is only given before fard prayers and not any other prayer.

QUESTION: When I come to the masjid and I haven’t read Fajr Sunnah prayer yet. Can I combine niyya for Fajr Sunnah and Tahittatul Masjid?

Prayer

28 Aug

ANSWER: By praying the sunnah, tahiyatul masjid is automatically included in that even if you did not intend it.

QUESTION: Two people pray Dhuhr within its time. One prays soon after it begins, while the other delays it until shortly before Asr without a valid excuse, such as watching football or gaming. If both prayers are valid, do they receive the same reward? Does the first receive extra reward for praying early, and does delaying without excuse reduce the second person’s reward?

Prayer

27 Aug

ANSWER: Of course the first person receives extra rewards! Praying all the prayers except isha in the beginning time is one of the best deeds in Islam.

QUESTION: When not praying in the Masjid and the time for salah is due is it permissible to delay and pray it later and will my prayer be accepted?

Prayer

26 Aug

ANSWER: As long as you are praying it within the prescribed time, this is permissible if you are not within the vicinity of the masjid or have a legitimate reason.

QUESTION: Is your body will be impure if alcoholic drink or alcohol drink touched by your body in islam?

Prayer, Purity

26 Aug

ANSWER: It is an issue of dispute among scholars whether intoxicants are physically impure or not. I follow the opinion that says they are prohibited but physically pure and having stains on your body or clothes doesn’t impact your prayers.

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