Prayer

QUESTION: I know it’s mustahab to delay isha until just before midnight. My question is what is the earliest time I can pray Isha bit still get the reward for delaying isha? Like if isha is at 6:47 and midnight is at 11:15, would I get the reward if I delayed isha till 8 o’ clock. What about 9, what about 10

Prayer

16 Dec

ANSWER: The closest to midnight you pray, more the reward you get.

QUESTION: A friend of mine prays salah on the floor ( where many people walk) . Despite of me having the salah mat, she prays on the floor. She feels hesitant to ask me, even if I provide her, she continues to pray on the floor. Am I wronged for not giving the salah mat or is it allowed to pray in such a way even if there is an availability of salah mat

Prayer

16 Dec

ANSWER: No problem whatsoever in praying on the floor as long as its pure with no apparent najasah.

QUESTION: I know that Tahiyyatul masjid is wajib on muslim when he enters masjid.Is it wajib all the time when I come to masjid to join congregation or once in a whole day?

Prayer

16 Dec

ANSWER: Every time you enter the masjid and want to sit down. If you enter it and join the congregation immediately, there is no need to offer it after the fard prayers.

QUESTION: How to pray Sunnah arawatib while traveling. (In case if you receive this question twice I sent the first time it’s say failed to send. I have no intention of breaking the rules sir).

Prayer

16 Dec

ANSWER: You should not pray the Sunnah of dhuhr, Maghrib and Isha as Prophet salla Allahu Alaihi wa Sallam used to skip these while traveling. Other than that, you can pray as many voluntary prayers as you want, including 2 Sunnah before Fajr and Witr as Prophet salla Allahu Alaihi wa Sallam never missed these […]

QUESTION: Sheikh, should we only recite the iqama’ (alone) before fard prayers or for the Sunnah’s too .

Prayer

15 Dec

ANSWER: Iqamah is only done for fard prayers.

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.

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