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Prayer Jurisprudence (Fiqh)
Show all fatawaMy local Imam recites too fast & makes mistakes, can I read shorter Tarawih elsewhere?
The imam at our local masjid recites the Qur’an very fast during the Tarawih prayer, listening to which and figuring out what is being read is very difficult. In this case, is it permissible for me to…
What is the method of performing Sajdah Tilawat (Prostration of Recitation)?
Many sujūd (prostrations) of tilāwah (recitation) are wājib (obligatory) upon a person. Is it necessary for him to stand up after every prostration or can he perform them one after the other whilst…
What to do if little time for prayer remaining and you need to perform ghusl?
Ghusl (major ablution) was wajib (obligatory) upon a person but he was unaware that the time for salah left was very little. If he would perform ghusl, the time for salah would get over. What is the…
Performing the Janazah prayer in England and then in Pakistan, is this allowed?
Case: Is it allowed to repeat the ghusl and read two funeral prayers for the deceased? In England when a Muslim passes away, he/she is given ghusl there and the funeral prayer is read. Afterwards,…
As the Imam, what do I recite after ‘samiAllahu liman hamidah’?
On some occasions whilst at work I lead Salah and wanted to clarify what I (as the Imam) should pray after Ruku. After pronouncing ‘سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ’ should the Imam go directly into…
Should the Sunnah prayers which are prayed at Jummah be intended as Sunnahs of Zuhr?
At the Friday prayer, after praying the four sunnah rak’at and two fard rak’at (of the Jummah prayer), with what intention are the following four rak’at sunnahs prayed with? Are they classed as…
Imam forgetfully recites Surah Fatihah silently, then repeats it aloud, is sajdah sahw necessary?
What do the ‘ulamā say concerning a person who is leading a prayer in which recitation is aloud, however he reads most of Sūrah al-Fātihah quietly then realizes his mistake and starts reading it again…
Can I lightly press my forehead against the carpet during sajdah?
What do the noble ‘ulamā say regarding the issue of carpets in the masājid in England. I have read regarding firmly establishing the forehead during sajdah in ‘Sunnī Bāhishtī Zewar’. Will lightly…
Should we pray in the direction we see others pray or should we perform taharri?
If an individual enters a room to perform Salah and finds some people praying in a single direction, should one pray in that direction too or will taharrī * become Wājib upon him? Due to the fact that…
Can I recite Ayah tul Kursi in the 1st rak’ah and then any other Surah in the 2nd?
What is the verdict of the Learned Scholars of the Sacred Shar’īah regarding the following issue; if someone in the first rak’ah after Surah Fātiha recites Ayat al-Kursī and in the second rak’ah…
What is the ruling on offering the funeral prayer of a Shi’ah?
What do the respected Ulama of the Noble Sharī’ah say regarding offering the funeral prayer of an individual from the Shī’ah?
I started Zuhr prayer late, and completed it in Asr time, is the prayer valid?
What do the noble Ulamā of the mighty Sharī’ah say regarding that Zuhr prayer which was begun inside its time but completed inside the ‘Asr prayer time? Will the Zuhr prayer be considered as delivered…
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