Prayer

QUESTION: What should an imam do after finishing the congregation for fard salat when praying in a congregation of 2 (imam+follower) and a congregation of more than 2?

Prayer

15 Dec

ANSWER: Face the follower(s) and recite the dhikr after prayer (individually)

QUESTION: While I recite a Surah (after Al-Fatiha) sometimes (in silent rakah) what happened is that the Imam finished his recitation and went for the Ruku but I’m just in the middle of my Surah. And other times I finished my Surah way before the Imam. So until the Imam says takbeer I remain silent. What to do in both of these cases?

Prayer

14 Dec

ANSWER: 1. You follow the imam in ruku immediately even if you only finished half of the surah. 2. Instead of standing idle, recite another short surah.

QUESTION: Sheik my Allah bless you and your family always. My question concern last 2 verses of Sura 9. A local imam says the following 1. Last 2 verses were added to Quran by shaitan after death of our Nabi died 2. The words Rauf and Rahim belongs to Allah and cannot be given to our Nabi 3.This person leads Salah. Should we pray behind him. Is he a kafir ? Please help with answer.

Apostasy, Prayer, Sects

11 Dec

ANSWER: Whoever says such a thing has done blasphemy and is out of the fold of Islam and its not permissible at all to pray behind him or even to consider him Muslim.

QUESTION: Please can I do dhikr with my tasbah while listening to khutbah on Friday?

Prayer

09 Dec

ANSWER: This is totally prohibited and would render your Friday as rewardless.

QUESTION: Sheikh, I read on IslāmQa (Hanafī Fiqh) that it is allowed to touch the ears during Takbīr to ensure the Sunnāh of having hands near ears is done properly. Is this ruled out as a Bidd’āh or this exception is accepted?

Prayer

07 Dec

ANSWER: This is not a reliable site to take Islamic knowledge from. Refer to https://islamqa.info/en for authentic Islamic knowledge. Touching the ears during takbeer is not permissible as it’s an innovation.