QUESTION: If I try to pray tahhiyat al-masjid before maghrib, people object to it, saying it is ‘haram’ to pray. Somebody stopped my prayer. Should I just enter the masjid late, or sit down without praying the salah? Should I remain standing within the masjid? I ask this for when I enter upon the imam giving the jumu’ah khutbah as well. Is it true that those of the early generation did not pray during it?

Prayer
20 Feb

ANSWER: You must not sit without offering it.  You can either stand up until the iqamah is given or continue to pray regardless of their objections.

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QUESTION: You know sometimes when we want to hold our laugh, our bodies or chests shakes a bit. Does it also count as laughing and makes prayer invalid?

Prayer
19 Feb

ANSWER: As long as your shoulders and chest has moved with laughter and people can tell that you are laughing, this invalidates your prayer.

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QUESTION: If a person prays whole prayer on chair even sujood then what is the distance before one could pass them. Is it the same distance as the actual place of sujood if they were gonna pray without chair or just the chair area.(He does qiyam and ruku but no sujood)

Prayer
17 Feb

ANSWER: 1. The space between his feet & the spot where he would bend to do sujood.

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QUESTION: For a muslim man who is getting married, especially with regards to the walimah. Can he join his ishaa at the time of maghrib, so as to facilitate the things later on and to make it slightly easier for him?

Prayer
16 Feb

ANSWER: No, this is not permissible  He must pray on time.

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QUESTION: For individuals who experience continuous gas problems, do they need to perform wudu for every prayer, including Fajr after having already performed wudu for Tahajjud, and also for taraweeh prayer while already did wudu for isha? Please reply I am confused.

Ablution (Wudhu), Prayer
15 Feb

ANSWER: 1. Yes, they must renew their wudu for fajr if they broke their wudu 2. No need to renew the wudu for taraweeh

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QUESTION: I pray witr prayer in isha everyday because sometimes I can’t wake up for tahajjud… And if I offer tahajjud will I have to pray witr again after tahajjud prayer?

Prayer, Taraweeh, Tahajjud and Qiyam-ul-Layl
13 Feb

ANSWER: No, you must not repeat witr as witr is prayed only once per night

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QUESTION: I am giving Zakat to a Charitable Trust (run by Muslims) who is collecting Zakat & giving it as an Educational scholarship only to the verified poor or needy muslim students studying in school or college throughout the country. Is my Zakat accepted?

Zakat
12 Feb

ANSWER: This is not permissible You should give zakat in cash to poor and needy Muslims in their hands for them to do whatever they want to do with it.

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QUESTION: Sheikh I know that you are supposed to follow the imam in salat but in my masjid in subcontinent the imam changes the position then says the moving takbir and everyone follows him and I sometimes get confused and bend my knees a little then wait am I sinful

Prayer
12 Feb

ANSWER: If you can see him, move as soon as he reaches the position he is moving to whether he says the takbeer or not. But if you can’t see him, You should follow him after he finishes the takbeer.

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QUESTION: Sheikh I had a daughter who lived just for 6 days. Should I do her Aqeeqah ?

Funerals, Pedagogy education and upbringing, Slaughtering
08 Feb

ANSWER: Yes, you should as she is a human being and will intercede for you on the day of judgment to admit you to paradise. 

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QUESTION: During prayer after reciting surat Al-Faatiha do I have to say bismillah before reciting another surat?

Prayer
06 Feb

ANSWER: Yes, this is highly recommended

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