Q&A/Fatwas

Can we pay income tax as zakah?

Zakat

14 Jul

No, you can’t!

Is it forbidden to pray nafl salah after maghrib? Also the awabeen prayer after maghrib is this authentic and if not then is it bida to pray after maghrib?

Prayer

14 Jul

No, nafil prayer is not forbidden at any time except after Fajr uptil the sun rises a little high, at noon for few minutes when the sun is overhead and after Asr. Awabeen prayer is duha prayer and there isn’t any such prayer after Maghreb as the hadeeth is not authentic.

An Imam of the Masjid stated that during Ramadan there is no zawal time or forbidden time to pray before dhuhr. I have searched for this and found no evidence, could you please answer.

Prayer

14 Jul

This is baseless!

i don’t speak arabic and just understand a very little bit of it. When i recite in the salah a long sura about some more pages, i know that there are surely some litte mistakes in the letters, i recite wrong or i recite a letter with ‘damma’ instead of ‘fatha’.Makes this my prayer unvalid? Please consider that suratul fatiha is recited correctly.

Prayer

14 Jul

Your prayer is valid and you will be rewarded for your effort.

I came across hadeeth which says shaitaan is chained in Ramadan. Then why is it still difficult for some people to focus on salah and why do they get waswas during prayers. Is it the Qareen playing with them during salah?

Prayer

14 Jul

The big Devil is chained, the smaller ones are still free to roam.

i complete my witir prayer with imam after trawi prayer and then i go for KIAM UL LAIL that time also imam praying witir prayer. kindly advice me. i saw some people stand up when imam praying WITIR after KIAM UL LAIL.

Prayer

14 Jul

It is not permissible to pray two witr in one night! Therefore, if you prayed it with the taraweeh, when you prayed qiyam and the imam offer taraweeh, you should have stood up after he offered Salam so that you would have completed two Rakah and not witr! This way, the total number of Rakah […]

can I give zakat in the form of raw food material or clothes. Can I buy these things with the zakat money

Zakat

10 Jul

The zakat must be given cash to the poor and needy. As for zakat al fitr it has to be in food!

Is it obligatory to performs sunnah muakkada? I understand about huge reward associated with Sunnah Mukkadah, but will it be sin to leave it without any excuse? I am specifically consern about performing tarawee Irregularly and also about other Sunnah mukkada. Can you kindly provide you answer with references from ruling of 4 madhab and hadith?

Prayer

09 Jul

If it is sunnah, it is not obligatory!

Can i give zakaat in the form of food items.

Zakat

09 Jul

Cash zakat must be given in cash!

A female prays some raka’as of taraweeh in Ramadan and sleeps at mid night with intention to wake up at 3 AM and pray rest of taraweeh and witr. The fajr is at 4AM. When she wakes up she finds herself menstruating.My question is after she purifies herself, does she need to make up witr prayer?

Prayer

05 Jul

No, she doesn’t have to. Witr is nafil.

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