Q&A/Fatwas

In the past, my parents and I combined our prayers when there was not a real need. Do we have to make up all of these prayers? I cannot exactly remember how many there were.

Prayer

19 Oct

No, you don’t have to make them up, but you have to pray in the right way after you have found out the correct ruling.

Dear Sheikh, does that mean that if a person does any deed like dhikr or giving sadaqah etc whilst he is not offering salah, will get no reward for his good actions?

Prayer

19 Oct

If he doesn’t pray at all, Allah might reward him for his good deeds in this life but on the day of judgment, he will go to hell for eternity and his good deeds will all be turned into thin air!

Dear Sheikh, how many prayers does a person have to miss to come out of the fold of Islam?

Prayer

19 Oct

Some scholars say it is only one prayer! Others say that a person needs to abandon prayers totally in order to be labeled as a kafir.

My family and I watched numerous of your videos and browsed your website for numerous matters. May Allah give you even more knowledge so you can share. Sheikh, I need one clarification. If someone enters the masjid for Jummah, sit down quietly waiting for the khutbah to start and if a brother comes, say Assalamualaikum to this brother who is sitting down quietly, does the brother need to reply to the salam loudly? Please let me know.

Prayer

19 Oct

Yes, you should reply loudly as the prohibition is only while the Imam is giving his sermon.

In our village people do so many biddah, l am planning to request a teacher who can teach quran with translation and explain the meaning. This teacher has to go by bus in our place. I want to know if I can give her my zakat money so she can teach the ladies and children and in the same time can support her family. The people who will come for study i want to spend my zakat money for their food so they will come to learn the truth about islam. This teacher has studied from Scholar Nighat Hashemi.

Zakat

19 Oct

Zakat can’t be given for such a purpose!

Ya Sheikh! My brother wants to have his son’s Aqeeqah in my walimah. He’s going to pay for the sacrifice and I’m going to pay for the rest of the feast. Is it OK to combine both the things together while both of us spending our share of money. (Invitation will be of Walimah only and the feast of Aqeeqah will be served as an additional item).

Slaughtering

17 Oct

This seems allowed.

I got a 3-month job in another city where I should be working Monday-Friday. Every week I intend to spend the weekend back home. Should I shorten my prayers back in my home city when praying in

Prayer

17 Oct

No. You can only shorten and combine while traveling between the two cities on the way in this case.

Can we recite one ayah after Fatiha during the prayer?

Prayer

17 Oct

This is permissible.

I pray alone at home..shud I say both athan and iqamah?

Prayer

17 Oct

There is no athan for women. As for the Iqamah, some scholars prohibited it and others permitted it only if there were no men around her.

In witir salah during the qunoot can I raise or not the Hands. Plz confirm with the reference.

Prayer

12 Oct

It is Sunnah to raise your hands during the Duaa of qunoot.

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