QUESTION: The qunoot being recited by Imam is too long to a point where I can feel the stress on my hands and I’m just hoping he finishes. I have no problem with long qunoot if my hands were on my chest. Is it less rewarding though to keep hands on the chest while qunoot is being recited by Imam?

Fasting and Ramadan, Prayer, Taraweeh, Tahajjud and Qiyam-ul-Layl
29 Mar

ANSWER: No problem in putting it on your chest as it is not mandatory and the length of the duaa they are making it is not from the sunnah either !

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QUESTION: Sheikh is this true that if the area u live in, have no concept of women going for masjid at night for qiyaam and have a hafiza in their homes to do the same job as of imam at night. Then it gives us all similar reward to be behind her whole night as it will be in masjid ?

Taraweeh, Tahajjud and Qiyam-ul-Layl
22 Mar

ANSWER: A woman’s prayer in the home is far greater in rewarding than her prayer in the masjid without a doubt.

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QUESTION: I missed teraweh and I was installing operating system on my laptop so i prayed after i finished it. Is this work or some else hobby or money earned halal due to which we missed prayer in masjid and delayed salah and should I repeat process I did during that time?

Prayer, Taraweeh, Tahajjud and Qiyam-ul-Layl
20 Mar

ANSWER: Taraweeh is not mandatory so you’re not sinful for missing it in the masjid, however you have LOST a great deal of reward.

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QUESTION: Is there any specific dua/dhikr to recite after completing Taraweeh? Because usually, after concluding the Taraweeh and Witr, the Imam Reads some dhikr and the followers repeat it!

Innovations, Taraweeh, Tahajjud and Qiyam-ul-Layl
14 Mar

ANSWER: No, this is an innovation and you must not partake in such congregational duaa.

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QUESTION: Cheikh, after praying Isha, the imam don’t let the time to pray the 2 nafila of Isha. So I prayed it after the complete tarawih when I go home. Is that correct ?

Prayer, Taraweeh, Tahajjud and Qiyam-ul-Layl
11 Mar

ANSWER: If he doesn’t leave time to perform your isha sunnah, this is fine to do it after witr in sha Allah

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QUESTION: In the local areas of Srilanka, during Ramadan specially in the last 10 nights we pray 6 or 8 rakats called Qiyam al layl in congregation, in which imam will recite very long surahs after fatiha, like Surat ar rahman, 1/3 of surat bakara… We also pray Taraweeh and witr extra. Also they turn-off the lights in the masjidh while praying qiyam al layl.

Innovations, Taraweeh, Tahajjud and Qiyam-ul-Layl
08 Mar

ANSWER: Turning off the light is an innovation and an indication that they are not following the sunnah in their practices.  Try to find another masjid to pray in. 

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QUESTION: I pray witr prayer in isha everyday because sometimes I can’t wake up for tahajjud… And if I offer tahajjud will I have to pray witr again after tahajjud prayer?

Prayer, Taraweeh, Tahajjud and Qiyam-ul-Layl
13 Feb

ANSWER: No, you must not repeat witr as witr is prayed only once per night

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QUESTION: I read witr dua from the book as I didn’t memories it, mostly I don’t recite witr dua, can I hold the dua book n read in witr?

Prayer, Taraweeh, Tahajjud and Qiyam-ul-Layl
23 Nov

ANSWER: This is permissible.

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QUESTION: Sheikh, in the case of Tahajjud prayer, the dua is long indeed. So should we ask Allah whatever we want in sujood and last tasahhud ? Or we can make dua after prayer with hands up (which is not recommended in general salah)?

Prayer, Taraweeh, Tahajjud and Qiyam-ul-Layl
30 Oct

ANSWER: You can do all of that as the time of tahajjud is a blessed time and making duaa was not for the sake of it being after the prayer but rather due to the time of tahajjud and the last third of the night.

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QUESTION: Should I do raf ul yadain when standing for third rakah of witr incase I pray it with one tashahhud?

Prayer, Taraweeh, Tahajjud and Qiyam-ul-Layl
21 Oct

ANSWER: No, you shouldn’t raise your hands.

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