QUESTION: Sheikh, I went to the masjid and couldn’t catch the fourth rakah ruku. Should I not join the prayer if I miss the ruku, since this won’t be counted as getting the Jama. Should I wait for other people to come for second Jama and not join the ongoing Jama?

Prayer
23 May

ANSWER: You must join the imam even if he’s in the final tashahhud.

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QUESTION: Is udhiyah mandatory for my wife who has wealth above nisaab?

Slaughtering
21 May

ANSWER: No, its not mandatory as long as you are offering one for the whole family.

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QUESTION: Can the sleeves of the abaya (abaya for going outside or for salah) be tight-fitting so that the shape of the forearm(only a piece of the whole forearm) is visible?

Prayer, Women clothing
20 May

ANSWER: This is not permissible. It must be loose, no problem if its tight near the wrist.

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QUESTION: If i see the imam rise from ruku can i start saying rabanawalkal hamd before he finishes semiallahü limen hamideh

Prayer
19 May

ANSWER: Are you racing with him?

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QUESTION: When we yawn are we supposed to cover our mouth, if yes then is there any particular sunnah way to do it or anyway will do?

Other, Prayer
16 May

ANSWER: The sunnah is to suppress the yawn or cover your mouth with your hand.

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QUESTION: When I buy meat and chicken from the butchers, and before I wash the meat, I notice that the meat still has blood everywhere. Is this meat blood impure, if it goes on my clothes will my clothes become impure?

Halal/Haram Matters, Slaughtering
14 May

ANSWER: The blood that remains in the animal after slaughtering is halal and is not najis. What’s forbidden is the blood that comes out when you slaughter the animal. 

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QUESTION: Is blood of chicken, mutton and beef that splashes while cleaning najis ?

Halal/Haram Matters, Slaughtering
14 May

ANSWER: No

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QUESTION: Is it permissible to buy chicken from a shop where chicken are slaughtered in front of other chickens who are in cage or around it?

Slaughtering
13 May

ANSWER: This is permissible to buy but the butcher is sinful

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QUESTION: Is it permissible to pray in tshirts and pants wearing a jilbab over it that is long enough to cover the feet and has elastic attached at the sleeve ends?

Prayer, Women clothing
09 May

ANSWER: If the hijab is covering your whole body, it doesn’t matter what you are wearing underneath it, even if you are not wearing anything at all! 

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QUESTION: Right after finishing the tasleem in salah, I’ve seen so many worshippers in Malaysia using their right hand to rub from the right side of their face to the their face (the motion may differ from one person to another it seems). Is this kind of practice part of the Sunnah?

Innovations, Prayer
08 May

ANSWER: No, this is an innovation.

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