Q&A/Fatwas

QUESTION: I have stopped using prayer mat but I put tissue at the place of prostration. Is this allowed?

Innovations, Prayer

17 Jan

ANSWER: If there is something that you want protection from such as foul smell or the likes, this is permissible but it is not normal! Some people nowadays are doing it out of religious reasons like the shia and this is an innovation

QUESTION: Should I stop shaking and put down the finger in the first tashahhud of a prayer like duhr or asr when I say ashadhu an lailaha illallah wa ashadu Anna muhammadan rasulallah? I hear u saying in video that scholars say that a person should restrict himself at this.

Prayer

15 Jan

ANSWER: If you are praying alone and going to stand up, the answer is yes But if you are behind an imam and he is still sitting, you should make duaa and continue

QUESTION: Sheikh, due to a chronic illness I can only make my nose touch the ground in sujood when there is enough space. Which sometimes I cannot do in a congregation in a short time. Does that affect the validity of my prayer.

Prayer

15 Jan

ANSWER: If it touches the ground, this is valid

QUESTION: Sheikh I killed a cockroach and there was alot of wetness from it. Is it najis?

Prayer, Purity

15 Jan

ANSWER: It is an issue of dispute among scholars No one in his right mind, even if everyone says it is not najis, would still come close to that area, let alone pray on it!

QUESTION: If a person doesn’t know meaning of Salah and he kept praying his whole life and kept reciting quran and tasbeeh without knowing meaning. Will he be rewarded and will it complete meaning. And if he is doing dhikr will Allah fulfil his wish.

Prayer, Rewards & Punishments

13 Jan

ANSWER: Allah is the judge of all and He knows the ability of people and will reward accordingly.

QUESTION: Have a sweater that has a cartoon print on it but when I pray I cover that cartoon with my hijab, do I have to change my sweater when I pray?

Prayer

13 Jan

ANSWER: You shouldn’t be wearing it even if you are not praying without covering such haram image

QUESTION: I woke up, noticed that I had not heard my alarm clock, took a look at the watch and the time to pray fajr had expired by 30-40 minutes and I went back to sleep. When I finally woke up I prayed the missed fajr prayer. Also this is not something that happens regularly since I basically never miss the fajr prayer and always hear my fajr alarm.

Prayer

11 Jan

ANSWER: The Prophet salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam said that whoever sleeps over a prayer or forgets it, he must pray it as soon as he remembers it. There is no kaffarah other than that. This means that by going back to sleep intentionally, you failed to do what the Prophet salla Allahu alaihi wa […]

QUESTION: If my friends come over at home (well, my dad’s home), is it the right of me or my brother to lead the prayer instead of them (only me and my friends, or maybe if their dads come too). Also, if one is a haafidh, can I/my brother(one of us has memorised more Quraan but not all) still lead the prayer/is that permissible

Prayer

09 Jan

ANSWER: The owner of the house or whoever represents him is the most worthy of leading the prayer, regardless of who the guests are or their ages or their memorization of the Quran.

QUESTION: I had prayed on the bus while sitting, is my prayer valid?

Prayer

05 Jan

ANSWER: If the bus doesn’t stop and you have no other alternative but to pray sitting down, this is fine.

QUESTION: If we take ghusl after menstruation at asr time I have heard we have to pray both dhuhr & asr. Likewise if it’s at night we take ghusl then we have to pray both Maghreb & Isha. Is this true?

Menstruation and post-natal bleeding, Prayer

05 Jan

ANSWER: No, this is not true. If you saw your purity at Asr time you’re not required to make up dhuhr, likewise, if you saw your purity at Isha time you don’t have to pray both maghrib and isha, you must pray only isha.

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