Q&A/Fatwas

The balance of cash in my bank account increases and decreases each month. Eg: June 12000 ;July 10,000 ;August 11200; September 13,000. If I pay zakah on 10,000 which is balance I have held for whole year. In August 2016 will I need to pay zakah on 1200 (11200-10,000). Since I would have held it for one year. Please explain how to calculate easily.

Zakat

23 Jun

You should look at the date on the Hijra calendar where you give your zakat and whatever you have on that day, give zakat on it regardless when it came.

.If we pray behind imam should we recite surah fatiha bcoz it is da pillar of salah; one of my friends said if we don’t recite our prayers will not be valid.

Prayer

22 Jun

In loud Rakah, the imam’s recitation is sufficient for us. However, in silent Rakah, it is a pillar in such Rakah.

The Imam in our Local Masjid has a Strange practice: in the friday khutbah he Talks about a specific Subject. Then in the friday prayer he reads specific verses who are about the Same Subject as the khutbah. Could You please clarrify if this is an Innovation in the Religion ?

Prayer

22 Jun

This is permissible

Outside the masjid,since the long prayer mats are not equal size ,there are empty space in front of row and no one wants to pray on the bare ground. So is such a prayer valid as the long prayer mats are not equal in size and sometimes the presence of parked cars also cause disruption to the rows

Prayer

22 Jun

Yes, it is valid.

If you pray salah and then realize that some strands of hair was exposed, will the salah be valid?

Prayer

22 Jun

The prayer is valid if it is unintentional.

Does one have to pay zakat towards the money kept in a bank in savings account for nearly nine months and later on put in Fixed Deposit a/c for the past three months (purely for security purpose only).

Zakat

12 Jun

Wa alaikumsalam wa rahmatullaahi wa barakatuhu, Any money owned for a year, if it exceeds 595 grams of silver, you must give zakat.

Asalamu Alaikum Warahmatulah Wabarakatuhu. I just wanted to know how is da 12rakat sunnah nafilahs prayed? What ar da surahs you should recite and dat do you need to do da azaan before doing da prayer. Jazaka Allahu Khair.

Prayer

12 Jun

Wa alaikumsalam wa rahmatullaahi wa barakatuhu, There is no adhan for rawatib sunnah. You pray it like any other prayer and you may read whatever you wish in it.

While praying in jama’, what should I do if I am reciting al-Fatihah and I am a bit slow, so the Imam goes to rukoo’ and gets up from the rukoo’ before I have a chance to make rukoo’? Have I exited from the jama’ or can I still continue with the Imam?

Prayer

12 Jun

Wa alaikum salam, You have to hurry up with your recitation or your rakkah would become invalid.

Assalamu alaikum,someone has x dolar wealth or cash and x dolar loan.should she pay zakah?She is not able to pay the loan now.

Zakat

12 Jun

Wa alaikum salam, She must give the zakat on the cash at hand.

Is it permissible for me to ignore the duas of the imam during congregational witr and instead say my own custom supplications?

Prayer, Taraweeh, Tahajjud and Qiyam-ul-Layl

12 Jun

Assalamu alaikum, This is not permissible.

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