Q&A/Fatwas

QUESTION: I have a 4 month old baby. He wakes up every 2-2.5 hours at night to eat. So,sometimes it happens that I have only 10 to 15 minutes left for Fajr prayers.At that time, my child wants to eat too or he needs me to comfort him for getting back to sleep after morning feeding.What should I do in that case?Should I finish my prayer and let him cry or should I leave my prayer and attend my baby?

Pedagogy education and upbringing, Prayer

04 Nov

ANSWER: You should pray first. Nothing will happen if the baby cries for sometime, in fact it’s good for his lungs.

QUESTION: In congregational prayers the imam of our masjid prays so fast that we cannot bow (Ruku) and prostrate(Shijda) properly. Furthermore we have to finish our Salah till Taslim and sometimes till Tashahud. Is our prayer valid?

Prayer

03 Nov

ANSWER: If he is as you had described and most of the worshipers agree that he is too fast, you must not pray behind him and the prayer is invalid if he doesn’t give you time to do what is obligatory in prayer. You need to offer another congregation after he finishes and pray it […]

QUESTION: Here in my neighbourhood many mosques most of the time before adhan and sometimes iqamah add the words “Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidina Muhammadin wa ‘alaa aali sayyidina Muhammad” so is the adhan valid? How to pray jumu’ah in such situation.

Innovations, Prayer

02 Nov

ANSWER: The athan is valid but they are sinful for such an innovation.

QUESTION: If i miss the congregational prayer and know that most likely wont find another congregation am i sinful if i pray at home

Prayer

02 Nov

ANSWER: He should go & pray in the masjid and another late comer might come & join you to form a congregation.

QUESTION: Sheikh, in the case of Tahajjud prayer, the dua is long indeed. So should we ask Allah whatever we want in sujood and last tasahhud ? Or we can make dua after prayer with hands up (which is not recommended in general salah)?

Prayer, Taraweeh, Tahajjud and Qiyam-ul-Layl

30 Oct

ANSWER: You can do all of that as the time of tahajjud is a blessed time and making duaa was not for the sake of it being after the prayer but rather due to the time of tahajjud and the last third of the night.

QUESTION: What is the purpose of putting a sutra if I am allowed to cross just beyond the place of sujood of a praying person?

Prayer

30 Oct

ANSWER: It notifies others and it restricts the gaze of the worshipper while praying.

QUESTION: can I pray behind someone whom i know that he drinks intoxicants

Prayer

28 Oct

ANSWER: If he drinks intoxicants, you must not pray behind him as he is an open sinner. The prayer is valid as long as he is sober but one must not knowingly or willingly allow him to lead.

QUESTION: When I am praying silent prayer behind imam, I just only recite surah Fatiha and no surah afterwards. Is my prayer valid and am I sinful?

Prayer

27 Oct

ANSWER: You are missing out on a lot of reward however, the prayer is valid and you are not sinful.

QUESTION: Washed + scrubbed my face to remove makeup, prayed..After praying as I have pimple, I saw some make up on the dried skin of my pimple.I know in makeup scenarios one need to repeat prayer ..but I was confused as it was only on dried skin of pimple..I had time to repeat but As I was confused I didn’t..Is prayer valid, should I repeat?

Ablution (Wudhu), Prayer

27 Oct

ANSWER: If it was only on one pimple then this is insignificant and the prayer is valid and this is the opinion of Ibn Taimiyah.

QUESTION: Did my mother and I inadvertently commit a sin by missing the Asr and Maghrib prayers while accompanying my brother on a house-hunting trip, which was only feasible after Dhuhr prayer?

Prayer

24 Oct

ANSWER: Of course! Abandoning prayer is a major sin. You could have prayed anywhere outside on time.

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