Prayer

QUESTION: Hanafi’s don’t recite Surah Fatiha during the Janaza cause they believe it is not a salah but only a prayer for the deceased. Is their prayer valid?

Funerals, Prayer

06 Sep

ANSWER: Omitting the Fatiha renders their prayer invalid.

QUESTION: In urine incontinence, as the wudu breaks after ending time. Can I pray 2 rakah nafl after the time has passed (of dhuhr 12 rakahs) or I am obliged to pray nafl (10-12th rakah) after renewing wudu

Prayer

02 Sep

ANSWER: There are no 12 rakahs for dhuhr. Dhuhr is only 4 rakahs and the emphatic sunnah (which is highly recommended but not mandatory) are 4 (2×2) before fard and 2 after fard. If you missed these sunnah prayers until the time of asr was due, you need to renew your wudhu to make them […]

QUESTION: Can women perform Salah wearing skirts and no undergarments? or undergarments are must?

Prayer, Women clothing

01 Sep

ANSWER: No problem in praying without undergarments as long as she’s wearing a thick and very loose outer garment over her clothes that covers her entire body, her bone structure, shoulders and curves and a very loose abaya does this job perfectly.

QUESTION: I perform every prayer, Alhamdulillah. But from the last few days, I couldn’t wake up for the Fajr prayer. This makes me feel really ashamed and concerned. Could it mean that Allah is upset with me?

Prayer

28 Aug

ANSWER: This is possible.

QUESTION: I have heard that if you constantly leave Sunnah prayers ( Sunnah muakaddah ) like 2-4-2-2-2 one will be punished for leaving it regularly intentionally. Please clarify.

Prayer

27 Aug

ANSWER: This is totally baseless and not true!

QUESTION: Is my salah valid if sometimes I say “Subhana Rabbiyal Adheem”, I mean, not “Atheem” but “Ad-heem”? I hope you understand what I mean.

Prayer

26 Aug

ANSWER: No, the prayer is invalid! You must pronounce it as Atheem.

QUESTION: If the imam is saying takbeer of movement and I start saying it after him but finish saying it before him does this invalidate prayer? What if this is done accidentally.

Prayer

19 Aug

ANSWER: This is very dangerous and can invalidate your prayers. If this was done by accident, I hope that your prayer is valid.

QUESTION: Before the starting of salat i noticed that imam’s awrah was exposed as he was wearing thin thobe.I was hesitant to say anything.I prayed behind him.Is the salat valid or should i repeat it?

Prayer

18 Aug

ANSWER: If it is really transparent and you can see the color of his skin, his prayer is invalid and so is the prayer of those praying behind him. But if it is not that transparent, then the prayer is valid and he must be advised not to wear such clothes.

QUESTION: A person keeps on repeating Takbeeratul Ihram in salah, they feel like it doesn’t sound right or the words sound separated, they would like to know if saying Alla Hu Akbar like this is the normal way of saying it? how can they stop it?

Prayer, Waswaas - Whispers of Shaytaan

18 Aug

ANSWER: Repeating it like this pleases Satan but it angers Allah. They must stop immediately as satan is messing up with their minds and I personally have counseled many people similar to this who eventually left praying altogether and left the fold of Islam because they followed the steps of satan and ended up feeling […]

QUESTION: Sheikh sahab kindly reply to my previous question. and what if someone has missed prayers for years and now prays 5 times daily, but how to compensate for the missed prayers?

Prayer

18 Aug

ANSWER: It is not permissible to pray the prayers that you didn’t pray deliberately, without any reason. You must repent sincerely to Allah and never do such a major sin again and do a lot of voluntary good deeds and worship, especially night prayers to try and compensate for the missed prayers.

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