QUESTION: If I (woman) passed in front of someone while they are praying in a group by mistake, that I wanted to catch up with the prayer, would the one I crossed in front them repeat the prayer? Or what should I do or what should they do?

Prayer
02 Apr

ANSWER: You invalidated their prayer if you crossed their sujood spot if they were praying alone. They must restart their prayer.

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QUESTION: I wear prayer clothes for salah but find sometimes little spikes of hair may poke out at the back through the hijaab. Does this affect validity of salah as it is unintentional and I try my best to ensure I am fully covered before I start praying

Prayer, Women clothing
02 Apr

ANSWER: No problem if its done unintentionally. Make sure you wear a thick scarf so that this doesn’t happen. 

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QUESTION: If we do not recite surahs (After Fatiha) according to the order in the Quran, does it invalidate our prayers? For example if we recite Surah At-Tin AFTER Surah An-naas in prayer

Prayer
02 Apr

ANSWER: No problem in this. This does not invalidate the prayer at all.

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QUESTION: Some moulanas in pakistan claim that if someone have 20g Gold and other Some Silver (non Gold) and Some Money and one year passed on it. So there will be collectively Zakat on it. What if some one have 84g Gold and 84g (Silver) and some Money, it it necessary to give zakat on it? Please Guide. Thank you

Zakat
31 Mar

ANSWER: If the cash would be sufficient enough to complete the threshold of both the gold and sliver, he must give zakat on them as well. 

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QUESTION: In my place when people pray in the masjid during Jumu’ah and taraweeh, they block a 80-100 meters long busy road and pray outside the masjid, which usually lasts for 45 minutes in Jumu’ah and 1 hours 45 minutes in taraweeh. Is this permissible?

Prayer, Taraweeh, Tahajjud and Qiyam-ul-Layl
31 Mar

ANSWER: If they are hindering people’s affairs by that and causing hardship to others, this is not permissible.

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QUESTION: Can zakat be given as goods/ ration kits instead of cash? I heard from my friend that it is not permissible for us to make decisions on behalf of poor and needy on zakat cash and it should be given in cash form only. Is it true, Please advise.

Zakat
30 Mar

ANSWER: What your friend has said is true.

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QUESTION: What is the ruling if i fall accidently when praying what should i do?

Prayer
28 Mar

ANSWER: Get up!

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QUESTION: You said (in prayer) the followers should offer salam after the imam finishes it completely (to the right and to the left). But what if the followers turn right after the imam turns right and turn left after the imam turns left (like people do in the subcontinent). Is it permissible or do it invalidates the prayer?

Prayer
27 Mar

ANSWER: This doesn’t invalidate the prayer but it is a makrooh act. 

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QUESTION: I hope you are doing well, I ive in a non-muslim contry and I found a muslim named organisation that spends for kaffarah as I saw on their Web…but when I said “kafarah to be shared with 10 grown muslims” they replied that they don’t discriminate between race, religion or gender. Is my zakat and kafarah valid, cuz I already paid it.

Oaths, Zakat
26 Mar

ANSWER: No, it’s not valid. It must be only given to Muslims. You must pay again to poor and needy Muslims.

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QUESTION: There is a women I know, who, due to a medical condition, has a constantly leaking bladder. She is under the impression that due to this she cannot pray as she cannot be in wudhu and has not been praying. Is she correct in thinking this or how can we advise her ?

Ablution (Wudhu), Prayer
26 Mar

ANSWER: Nobody is exempted from praying, not even the dying person on his death bed!! She must pray on time at all times regardless of her circumstances! 

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