Q&A/Fatwas

QUESTION: My doubt is can we pray at home while the imam is reciting in congregation. Like can we follow the imam while we are at home as the masjid is nearby and sound is very much audible for fard prayers or qiyam ul layl ?

Prayer, Taraweeh, Tahajjud and Qiyam-ul-Layl

26 Mar

ANSWER: No, this is not permissible.

QUESTION: Can you please help me with a question about Zakat? I have 300gm of gold, which is above the nisab, and I can’t pay Zakat at the moment. Can I gift this gold to my children aged 5, 11, and 17? I saw on a website that it’s possible if they have full control over it. Can you explain what “full control” means? Also, do I need to physically give the gold to them, or can I keep it in my locker?

Zakat

26 Mar

ANSWER: If you had the 300gms with you for a full lunar year, it is obligatory that you pay zakah on it by selling some of it. You can gift it to your children anytime, and they have full possession over it, which means that they are free to use it or sell it as […]

QUESTION: There’s a calendar during Ramadan that specifies what to recite and how many rakaa’a to perform after Taraweeh and before you go to sleep but it is not mandatory. It goes from the first night to the last night. For example it will say “first night perform 6 rakaa in each you recite one fatiha, one surah al Qadr and four surah Al Qafirun”.. is this an innovation or is it permissible to perform?

Fasting and Ramadan, Innovations, Prayer

24 Mar

ANSWER: This is an innovation.

QUESTION: Why it is allowed to read Quran without headcover and in the prayer even when one hair is visible the prayer is invalid…i couldn’t understand the reason beyond this..

Prayer, Reading/Reciting the Quran

20 Mar

ANSWER: It is not your job to understand! You simply do what you are told! Satan did not understand why he was ordered to prostrate to Adam! We all know what happened to him because of that! Many women object to covering their heads when going outside while men are not ordered to do so […]

QUESTION: If I am making a building in my land which will have 18 flats In Sha Allah with the intention of selling them do I have to pay zakat?if yes then what is the procedure?

Zakat

19 Mar

ANSWER: Such property is an investment and must be evaluated every year as it is and zakat is given on such an estimate until it is sold.

QUESTION: In the congregation if I stand alone in the very last row, is my prayer valid?

Prayer

19 Mar

ANSWER: If you prayed alone in this row while there was space in the row in front of you, you must pray it again as your prayer is invalid.

QUESTION: I have a question regarding Zakat that I was hoping you could help me with. I currently have 300gm of gold, which is above the nisab. I was wondering if it is possible for me to distribute or gift this gold to my children who are aged 5, 11, and 17

Zakat

18 Mar

ANSWER: It’s your choice, but if you gift them then it must be for real and not to get away from paying zakat! It would belong to them and not you anymore.

QUESTION: If we are reciting Surah Fatiha not in salah but normally as a dikhr we have to say Ameen after finishing recitation or not?

Prayer

17 Mar

ANSWER: Yes, you should.

QUESTION: Sheikh all masjids in area are barelvi. Ahle sunnah masjid are very far from home. So on friday can i pray juma in barelvi masjid? I can’t find ahle sunnah people to make my own congregation.

Prayer, Sects

17 Mar

ANSWER: No, this is not permissible. You must go to the sunnah masjid for Friday even if its far since its only once a week.

QUESTION: The imam in the closest masjid prays very fast and i am not able to concentrate, no khushu’, and the breathing gets fast too feels like i am literally running, so should i pray at home or still pray at the masjid?

Prayer

17 Mar

ANSWER: You should go to the other masjid or join the following congregation of late comers. Praying home is for women, children and sick.

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