QUESTION: Am i sinful if i leave congregation at masjid, to pray with my wife? Masjid is close to my house.

Prayer
14 Aug

ANSWER: Yes, you are sinful! It’s mandatory for men to pray in the masjid when the masjid is in their proximity

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QUESTION: I know that it is impermissible to pray nafl between asr and maghrib, but if i make wudu and pray 2 raka of the wudu sunnah because I feel Satan is whispering bad thoughts, is this also impermissible since I’m not sure if you can pray the sunnah wudu any time

Ablution (Wudhu), Prayer
14 Aug

ANSWER: No problem in praying this during forbidden times as it has a legitimate reason to it. 

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QUESTION: I have cancer, doing chemotherapy; knee joint weak ,i can’t put pressure on it. But I can stand. I pray my salat by normal way but do my sujood sitting on a chair. Someone told me you can’t mix sitting and standing together. Is it right?

Medicine and medical treatments, Prayer
11 Aug

ANSWER: No problem in what you’re doing and what that person told you is false and not true.  May Allah cure you completely and grant you the best in both worlds. I know someone who has cancer and can you tell me the steps of how to use camel urine and milk?

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QUESTION: Did the some of these sahaba, when traveling in constant fear of enemy, prayed in whichever direction despite it not being the qibla? Is that true? Is it permissible today?

Prayer
08 Aug

ANSWER: This is not true!  Only in war or fear of death can one pray to other than the direction of qibla if needed as per the prayer of fear.

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QUESTION: Is there’s any difference between 4 unit of Sunnah prayer & 4 unit of farz prayer?

Prayer
07 Aug

ANSWER: There is a difference of opinion among scholars.  Some say that it is to be prayed like fard prayers. Others say that it should be prayed separately 2×2 and this is the most authetnic opinion

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QUESTION: Is my prayer valid if my pants are below ankles

Men Clothing, Prayer
07 Aug

ANSWER: The prayer is valid but you’re sinful for doing that!

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QUESTION: Sheikh, if I’m reciting my adhkar after the fard salah and suddenly feel the need to use the bathroom before finishing, can I go relieve myself and then continue the adhkar afterward? Or would the time for post salah adhkar be over by then?

Prayer, Supplications
06 Aug

ANSWER: No problem 

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QUESTION: Is it authentic to tell allahumma inni ala dhikrika wa shukrika wa husni ibadika after every salah

Prayer
05 Aug

ANSWER: The sunnah is to say it before making salam of every prayer & not after it.

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QUESTION: Sheikh, I know you are supposed to keep your knees and legs straight in ruku. But do I have to straighten them to the point where it hurts? Or can I straighten them to what I feel comfortable with?

Prayer
03 Aug

ANSWER: Straighten them to the best of your ability 

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QUESTION: I know men shouldn’t work during Jummah time, but does this apply to women too? My mother is a tailor and works during Jummah. She’s our only support since my father isn’t with us. She stitches and has one person working under her. Is it wrong for her to work at that time?

Prayer
30 Jul

ANSWER: No problem in this at all as Friday prayer is not obligatory upon women

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