Does giving food for the purpose of iftar and sahri to the fuqara wal masaakin come under the heading of zakaah? There are some people who do not expose themselves as fuqara or masaakin but they are needy and they do not ask for anything and when they are given anything like cloths, foods etc. they accept.

Zakat
09 Jul

No, this doesn’t count as zakaat, it counts as sadaqa. If they are poor or needy, give them zakat in cash.

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Sheikh zakat is on silver which is more than 595 grams and gold which is more than 80 grams?

Zakat
09 Jul

Correct and gold above 85 grams

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Sheikh, two hadiths in bukhari (below) should we offer two rakaahs inbetween azaan and iqaamah for all the salaah and is it reccomended? JazakAllah khair Narrated ‘Abdullah bin Mughaffal Al-Muzani: Allah’s Apostle said thrice, “There is a prayer between the two Adhans (Adhan and Iqama),” and added, “For the one who wants to pray.” Narrated ‘Abdullah bin Mughaffal: The prophet said, “There is a prayer between the two Adhans (Adhan and Iqama), there is a prayer between the two Adhans.” And then while saying it the third time he added, “For the one who wants to (pray).”

Prayer
01 Jul

Yes, this is sunnah to be prayed.

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What should you do if you pray a silent prayer and say a part out loud or if you pray an out loud pray and say something silent? Should you continue as is our repeat that part in its correct way either silent or out loud?

Prayer
01 Jul

No need to repeat anything as this is all sunnah.

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I would like to know that when we are praying in the mosque after one finishes his or her prayer can one cross the people behind who are praying their sunnah or nafl.because no one keeps a sutra.we have cross them to go out. Plz clarify.

Prayer
29 Jun

If they are praying, you must not directly walk in front of them. You may walk beyond the spot where they put their forehead.

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Does the sitting between two raka’ats ( Jilsatul Istiraha) have any authentic Hadith in Sunnah, i.e is it sunnah ? And can someone keep doing it in every prayer ?

Prayer
19 Jun

It is in Bukhari

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I reached puberty at a very early age, and when I was younger I used to regularly miss Fajr or Isha Salah. (For a few years) .However when I got older I began to pray 5 times regularly Alhamdulillah. My question is, is it sufficient to pray 2 rakahs and seek forgiveness for those prayers or do I have to make them all up? This is a bit impractical as I do not know how many I missed.

Prayer
19 Jun

You have to offer lots of voluntary prayers and sincerely repent for the missed prayers.

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After performing ruku while standing, am i to fold my hands to my chest or should i keep them straight down?

Prayer
17 Jun

It is an issue of dispute, I recommend putting it on the chest

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does the muqtadi have to say the ista’aadha and basmallaah in the 1st rakah or does the imam cover for him? and does the muqtadi have to say the basmallaah before the imam starts fatiha in the 2nd rakah or the surah after fatiha in the 2nd rakah as well?

Prayer, Q&A / Fatwas
29 May

The sunnah is for him to say it as well.

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I will be making the intention to do aqeeqah by slaughtering animals soon. I want to take my 9 year old step son to witness it but my wife finds it could scare him where as I find it will build him. Is there anything in Islam forbidding children from participating or watching this ritual? In Canada kids don’t get to see this and have no clue on the food chain.

Q&A / Fatwas, Slaughtering
26 May

This depends on the child!You are the one who knows if he is prepared or not. There isn’t anything is islam that forbids it as there isn’t anything that recommends it, either!

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