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Rulings on worship, marriage and divorce, business, food and everyday life — answered by Mufti Qasim Zia and the scholars of Akhuwat-e-Islami. 890 answers so far.
Prayer Guidance
Show all fatawaCan a Pub be converted into a Mosque?
Can a pub be converted into a masjid? Is it permissible to pray in a masjid that was previously a pub? Please explain along with proofs.
If I missed Fajr prayer due to sleep, do I make it up as soon as I wake up?
We have been told that if someone regularly misses the Fajr prayer, he/she can pray it soon after waking up, regardless of the time. Is this correct? Is it a sin if the Fajr salah was missed due to…
Can I buy dolls, plastic babies & cartoons for my children? Can I pray around them?
Is the purchase of dolls, miniature plastic babies and cartoons, all of which resemble living objects, permissible? Is offering salah (the ritual prayer) in a room where such toys are present…
My baby plays on the prayer mat when I pray, what should I do?
When I pray, my daughter who is approximately 14 months, walks on the prayer mat and tries to play with me whilst I’m in prayer, is it better that I close the door so she doesn’t come in? What if she…
Does a person who does not pray become a disbeliever?
The Prophet ﷺ has stated that the difference between a Muslim and a disbeliever is salah. Is this hadith authentic? Does it mean that a person who does not offer salah become a kafir (disbeliever)?
I prayed in a room that had pictures on the wall, do I need to repeat the prayer?
A person offers salah (the ritual prayer) in a room containing pictures of living objects. What is the ruling on his prayer? What is the ruling if the pictures were placed behind the person offering…
What are the pre-conditions to lead the prayer as Imam?
Along with keeping a beard, what other conditions are necessary for the one leading the prayer?
My 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…
Can I pray the Tarawih prayer at home instead of the Masjid?
I read only the Tarawih prayer at home, and not in jama’ah (congregation). Is doing so a sin? Will I be a sinner for doing so?
Can we wear na’layn (blessed sandal) hats and pray wearing them?
Is it permissible to wear a hat with a Motif of the Blessed Sandal? Can Sālah be offered by wearing it? Such hats are common in the U.K.
I am a female school teacher, can I miss Zuhr prayer and then pray it later at home?
I am a female teacher. I have to wait in the school for the transport vehicle. I reach home in the afternoon. Can I miss the Zuhr salah and pray it later?
Do I have to sleep before I can pray Tahajjud?
Is it necessary to have slept for a while in order to fulfil the prerequisite of Tahajjud or can Tahajjud be prayed without having slept? Also how many rakaats of Tahajjud should one pray?
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