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Show all fatawaWhat should be recited after the congregation prayer – dhikr, durood sharif or remain silent?
After the congregation of the Fard prayer some men in the masjid recite Kalimah sharif and Durood sharif (salawat) loudly and some recite Istighfaar. And some men do not recite anything rather they…
Women pray in the same room behind men in my University – is their prayer valid?
In my university, there is a small room which is used to pray Salah, therein men and women pray Salah separately. There is a distance of a prayer mat length between the men and women. Women read their…
Is it allowed to pray or do sajdah after Fajr time has ended?
Some people say that prostrating after Fajr in the makrūh time is as though one is actually prostrating to Satan. Is this actually true or not? Will salāh become invalid from this or not?
Do I have to give sadaqah if I miss the Jummah prayer?
If someone misses their Jum’ah, then what should said person do? Someone told me that whosoever misses their Jum’ah, then it is imperative for them to spend something equivalent to two dirhams or the…
I don’t have a long break at work, can I just pray the Fard and leave the Sunnah/Nafl prayer?
Sometimes we don’t have time to pray sunnah and nafl salāh whilst at work. Are we permitted to just pray our fard and leave our sunnah and nafl; what is it that we are permitted to leave out?
What is the ruling on having multiple congregations for Jummah prayer in one Masjid?
I have heard that there is a difference of opinion with regards to establishing ‘Eid and Jum’ah in various masjids regarding a particular city. I have heard that there is a difference of opinion with…
Why were women forbidden from praying in the Masjid?
According to Hanafī Fiqh, how is it for women to go to a Masjid and pray Salāh, and why have they been prevented from praying Salāh in congregation (Jamā’ah). Also, what is the response to those who…
In Tashahud I recited ‘ash-hadu an-laa ilaaha’ instead of ‘ash-hadu al-laa ilaaha’ – is my prayer valid?
If I recite اَشْھَدُ اَنْ لَّآ اِلٰہَ اِلَّا اللہُ as اَنْ لَا instead of اَ لَّا in Tashahhud, is my salāh fulfilled?
Where is reciting Durud Sharif (Salawat) before and after the Adhan proven from?
Where is reciting Durūd Sharīf before and after the Adhān proven from? If it’s not, then why is it recited because people from other sects say that it is a bid’ah [innovation] and that adding…
What is the ruling on praying Salah on a chair?
What is the ruling regarding praying salāh on a chair and if there is a written answer by Sayyidī Imām Ahmad Ridā Khān, may Allāh shower mercy upon him, then please can you bless us with this also…
Is there any proof for Istikharah and Salah al-Hajat?
Which Hadīth is Istikhārah proven from? Please could you mention it and in a similar manner, is Salāh al-Hājāt also proven from any Hadīth?
Is it permissible to pray Salah in a shower room?
Is it permissible for one to perform salaah in such a shower room which does not have a toilet within it because when I am at work there is no other place available to pray salaah other than this and…
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