Q&A/Fatwas

QUESTION: If the masjid has AC ( Imam leads) & Non AC halls with speakers & during congregation prayer, 1 or 2 persons formed a row on Non AC hall although there is still 1 or 2 rows that can be formed in AC hall but they neglect it. Is it correct to form a row in Non AC hall when the Main hall has space

Prayer

24 Jun

ANSWER: No, they should fill the gaps in the rows before going to the next room. However, their prayer is valid

QUESTION: Last night I prayed Maghrib in a masjid. The imam prayed 2 rakah, and afterwards he said salam, unknowingly that he prayed only 2 rakah. Everyone said salam with him, but I stood for my third rakah and concluded with salam without sujood of forgetfulness. Was that correct?

Prayer

24 Jun

ANSWER: You should have said SubhanAllah to alert the imam of his mistake and if he did not stand up to correct it, you should continue with your third on your own without suhood assahu.

QUESTION: If a woman has loose hair strands that have came off her head and is on the outside of her abaya or khimar, or is on a hairbrush that is not covered in the bedroom she prays in, is that considered as her awrah being revealed, rendering her prayer invalid?

Prayer, Women clothing

23 Jun

ANSWER: No, this is not connected to her body anymore and it is not her awrah.

QUESTION: Whats the ruling on praying salah while wearing on glasses like the imam in haram

Prayer

20 Jun

ANSWER: No problem, as long as your nose and forehead touches the ground during sujood.

QUESTION: Is it compulsory to make dua in witr, or we can just go straight to sujood after doing rukh in witr, because i am aware that we have to make a dua either qunoot or not, but I have seen ppl completing witr without making dua

Prayer, Taraweeh, Tahajjud and Qiyam-ul-Layl

18 Jun

ANSWER: Dua qunoot is not mandatory in witr. You can do it and you can skip it if you wish.

QUESTION: What it is the ruling of swallowing plegm that comes from nose does it affect my fast or salat if i swallow it i read if we swallow it from our mouth it invalidates fast and salat but can we intentionally swallow it from our nose directly to throat without letting in in our mouth and whats the ruling on sptting during salah likeif the phlemg from our nose enters the nose

Fasting, Fasting and Ramadan, Prayer

18 Jun

ANSWER: If it goes from your nose up your nostrils and you swallow that, this has no impact on your fasting. But if it comes out of your nose and from there it enters your mouth and you swallow that, this breaks your fasting as if you are eating or drinking.

QUESTION: I have currently traveled from my city of residence (Muscat) to my hometown in India. In India, I just spend 2 months of vacation. Here, I have my own flat on rent since years and the house is well settled, as in, we don’t live out off the suitcase. I’m comfortably residing here. I’m wondering if I have to shorten my prayers, and if I can freely combine them.

Prayer

17 Jun

ANSWER: No, its not permissible for you to shorten nor combine prayers! You must pray all your prayers full & on time

QUESTION: If you aren’t in masjid and you’re a male do you have to pray in congregation at home

Prayer

17 Jun

ANSWER: If there are other males then its best to pray in congregation.

QUESTION: Is it true that we should not let flow the blood of udhiya in gutter or impure sewage ?

Slaughtering

16 Jun

ANSWER: This is totally baseless and fabricated

QUESTION: What’s the explanation of the Hadith that says those who can hear the adhan but don’t pray in the mosque their prayers are invalid.

Prayer

16 Jun

ANSWER: The hadeeth is referring to the fact that he wouldn’t offer a perfect prayer if he were to offer it home. However, his prayer is valid and he is still muslim but a sinful one.

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