ANSWER: Niya is in the heart and does not need to be verbalized. You only say Allahu Akbar when going for sujood, go to sajda and say subhana rabi al a’la three times and come back into the standing position. There is only one sajda and no tasleem at the end.

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ANSWER: Praise be to Allah. Firstly: It is proven in the saheeh Sunnah that the Qur’an will intercede for its companions on the Day of Resurrection. Muslim (804) narrated that Abu Umaamah al-Baahili said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) say: “Read the Qur’aan, for it will […]

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ANSWER: Ibn Katheer is better as it follows the way of the salaf. Al Qurtubi is also good but it is not the best! It has mistakes in Aqeedah especially in the names and attributes of Allah.  You should choose tafseer Ass’idi, and if not possible, then tafseer Ibn Katheer as this has both weak […]

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ANSWER:   Praise be to Allaah.  It is not essential to have wudoo’ for sujood al-tilaawah, according to the more correct of the two scholarly opinions, and there is no salaam or takbeer when coming up from it, according to the more correct of the two scholarly opinions. It is prescribed to say takbeer when […]

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ANSWER: No, this is not permissible. You can recite it without ablution with a barrier or from your phone or any other electronic device.

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