Q&A/Fatwas

Sheikh is it permissible to perform 2 units of prayer before dhuhr at home instead of performing 4 ? Or is it only allowed to perform 4 at home & 2 or 4 at the mosque ?

Prayer

18 Feb

The sunnah is to pray 4 rakka (2 and 2) before Dhuhur and 2 rakaa after. You can pray two home and two in the masjid before the prayer

Sheikh, my wife says her mom gave her certain amount of gold which is above nisab level, problem is its not under my possession or under my wife possession, i never know how much they gave her, its not with her right now, its been more than 7months, and i dont think i can exercise full rights on the gold without anyones permission, so in that case am i responsible to pay zakat ?

Zakat

06 Feb

Your wife is responsible for paying the zakat on her gold. If she can’t get hold of it and she is unable to sell it because they are keeping it and not releasing it, there is no zakat on her until she receives it.

Are Friday prayers rejected if someone has something haram in his possession, and that haram thing is at home and not on him in the masjid?

Prayer

16 Jan

The prayer is valid but he is sinful.

Please tell me about the importance of “pillar of salah”.

Prayer

16 Jan

A prayer is invalid if a pillar is missed.

I made wudhu and prayed my thuhur and asr salah in the same wudhu. After sometime I noticed that I had a really tiny like a dot of morsel of morsel in my mouth . So am I required to remake my wudhu and repeat both the prayers?

Prayer

16 Jan

No, you don’t.

Which calculation method should we follow for prayer times from the following: 1) Muslim World League 2) Egyptian General Organization 3) Umm al-Qura 4) University of Islamic Sciences 5) Islamic Society of North America

Prayer

16 Jan

Umm al Qura.

Is it ok to make dua in my owl language in sujood after saying Subhaana Rabbial Aalaa three times? Is it bid’ah?

Prayer

13 Jan

This is ok

If a woman is performing FRIDAY salah in congregation and her wudu breaks in 2nd rakat in Ruku due to passing of wind, and if she goes and comes back after wudu and find the salah is over, has she have to perform 1 rakat seperately or repeat as 4 rakats thuhur salah?

Prayer

13 Jan

She has to pray thuhur.

Is it permissible for one to diagonally move forward in order to fill the gap in the row in front of him which he just noticed even though he already started the prayer ? Since his body will not face the kiblah while moving because the movement is diagonal, is his prayer nullified ?

Prayer

10 Jan

He can walk side ways with his chest facing the qibla.

When I pray 4 units of fard salah, sometimes in any of the last two units after reciting sura Fatiha I say bismillah again to start new surah then I remember that oh I don’t have to, so I go for ruku! My question is Do I have to make the prostration of forgetfulness because I said bismillah extra?

Prayer

10 Jan

No, you don’t have to.

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