QUESTION: Is this permission to use notes during Salah to facilitate my learning,allowing me to glance at them occasionally while maintaining the proper position and focus on my prayer, such as keeping my eyes on the notes or changing the page of it n simultaneously being mindful of the prostration spot while in Ruku, n similarly during other pillars, obligatory, and recommended acts of Salah?

Prayer, Religions
09 Apr

ANSWER: If you are a new revert and don’t know how to pray or what to say, this is permissible

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QUESTION: For qada prayers tell me how should i do regarding tartib (1 or 2) 1.dhor time: i pray some qada then dhor then at asr time: some qada then asr 2. all qada before dhor and at asr time: only asr (i ask bcz between dhor and asr is time where we can group both of those prayers) i wonder in case 1 if tartib is still respected as i prayed qadas after dhor.

Innovations, Prayer
07 Apr

ANSWER: There is no concept of Qada omari where people make up for missed prayers of the past, as this is an innovation.

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QUESTION: When standing then going into sujood, by the time the imam is in the sujood position he is still staying the takbeer. Should I start moving and saying the takbeer once his head reaches the ground or should I wait fully for him to finish saying the takbeer.

Prayer
07 Apr

ANSWER: You should move the moment his forehead touches the ground even if he did not finish the takbeer.

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QUESTION: Can voluntary donations replace the obligation of Zakat, meaning that one does not have to pay Zakat if they give enough in voluntary charity?

Charity, Zakat
04 Apr

ANSWER: Can one offer voluntary prayers and intend that it takes the place of Fard prayers?

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QUESTION: Let’s say if I pray all my 5 daily prayers in a masjid where the imam doesn’t give enough time to make dua neither in sujood nor after tashahud , as you have said that making dua after Salah is biddah , So When should I make dua

Prayer, Supplications
02 Apr

ANSWER: Make dua during voluntary prayers.

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QUESTION: Giving zakal ul fitr in the name of our deceased father/mother/Grandparents for them to get the blessings and reward out of it, is it permissible or is it an innovation?

Fasting and Ramadan, Innovations, Zakat
29 Mar

ANSWER: It’s not permissible to give zakat ul fitr on behalf of deceased people & it’s an innovation.

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QUESTION: If a person has upcoming remaining 50% payment of his car, which is a big amount, can he deduct that amount from the calculation of his Zakat money?

Zakat
29 Mar

ANSWER: This is not permissible and he must give zakat on what he has in hand.

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QUESTION: The qunoot being recited by Imam is too long to a point where I can feel the stress on my hands and I’m just hoping he finishes. I have no problem with long qunoot if my hands were on my chest. Is it less rewarding though to keep hands on the chest while qunoot is being recited by Imam?

Fasting and Ramadan, Prayer, Taraweeh, Tahajjud and Qiyam-ul-Layl
29 Mar

ANSWER: No problem in putting it on your chest as it is not mandatory and the length of the duaa they are making it is not from the sunnah either !

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QUESTION: Hounarable sheikh,if I lead the prayer here,they will stipulate that I have to make dua. In this case can I just do as a bare minimum that I rasie my hands and recite the adhkar of prayer laillaha illahu wahdahu…. loudly or make a dua or two if I am forced to?

Innovations, Prayer, Schools of Thought
28 Mar

ANSWER: It is not permissible to participate with them in such an innovation  Either they accept you as you are by following the sunnah or you don’t lead them in prayer.

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QUESTION: Is it true that we should not give zakat if he/she has gold though they are very poor. Kindly explain this.

Zakat
28 Mar

ANSWER: If they are poor and the amount of gold is minimum which women usually need to adorn themselves with, we don’t need to expect them to sell their gold or their clothes before giving them zakat! 

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