Q&A/Fatwas

QUESTION: The Imam mistakenly said the Takbeer to stand up after the third rakat of Maghrib. The followers on the first floor stopped him, and he sat down. But we, on the second floor, didn’t know that, so we stood up until the Imam made salam. Then we sat down and concluded our prayer on our own. Is it okay?

Prayer

01 May

ANSWER: This makes no sense! Why did you stand when you knew he was standing for the 4th? If you thought he was standing for the 4th yet still followed him in that, your prayer is invalid.

QUESTION: If I give Zakath to a person and that person distributes it on monthly basis, is this permissible ?

Zakat

01 May

ANSWER: No, this is not permissible. You must instruct him to give it away to poor and needy Muslims on the day your zakat is due (a few days of delay is fine, but not more than that) If you want to give it on a monthly basis you can give next year’s zakat in […]

QUESTION: Will my prayer be valid if my feet and half of my arms exposed as a girl?

Prayer

29 Apr

ANSWER: The prayer is invalid

QUESTION: Can Sunnah prayers that are usually prayed after the Fard be prayed before it?

Prayer

29 Apr

ANSWER: No.

QUESTION: We know it is sunnah to make ruku,standing after ruku,sijdah,sitting in between two sijdah almost equal in length.But if I want to make very big sijdah to make dua how can I make standing after ruku same in length.We know we can say Subhana rabbi al Atheem and rabbighfirli as many times as we want but is there anything like this in that position also?

Prayer, Supplications

24 Apr

ANSWER: No problem in prolonging your sujood longer than the other pillars for making duaa

QUESTION: Is it permissible if I do not know where the impurity is, but know the trousers are impure to just clean where the impurity has ‘probably’ befallen.

Prayer

23 Apr

ANSWER: If you are certain that there is a najasah but you don’t know where, some scholars say it is sufficient to wash the area most likely you believe the najasah is at. Other scholars say that you need to wash the whole trousers and I am inclined to this opinion.

QUESTION: Someone does sujud with his toes in vertical position even if he is able to bend them. Is his salah valid?

Prayer

22 Apr

ANSWER: Its valid but he is missing on the sunnah and its rewards

QUESTION: When the Imam is in Sujood, some people wait for him to stand before joining salah. Is this recommended?

Prayer

21 Apr

ANSWER: No, this is not correct. They should join him in whichever position he’s in

QUESTION: Can an imam hold and recite from the Qur’an while leading prayer?

Prayer, Taraweeh, Tahajjud and Qiyam-ul-Layl

20 Apr

ANSWER: This is permissible in voluntary prayers only such as taraweeh.

QUESTION: Since I live in a hanafi country and asr timing here is wrong, I follow um ul qura for asr. Can I follow um ul qura for the rest of the prayers too? It would make me break my fast a little earlier than others. Is this okay?

Prayer

19 Apr

ANSWER: Yes, you must follow Umm al qura for all prayers except Isha as Umm al qura is wrong in its calculation for Isha. Follow University of Islamic Sciences, Karachi for Isha timings.

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