Q. Do you know of the Tahiyyatul Masjid prayer to be Fardh? I was in a cling with a Salafi and he claimed it to be Fardh. When I said to him Fardh prayers are only 5 and not 6 he encountered me with that […]
Q. Can you say if it is permissible for a woman to lead a group of other women in congregational Salaah? If it is possible, then would she also have to recite aloud for Fajr, Maghrib and Isha Salaah? Would it also mean that there […]
Q. Imam Bukhari (RA) narrates a hadith that Saaiduna Abdullah Ibn Masud Radiallahu Anhu would recite in the last rakah of witr Qulhuwallahu Ahad and then raise his hands for Qunut before the ruku. Furthermore, Imam Bukhari (RA) also brings a hadith from Saaiduna Umar […]
Q. I went out with my husband and on returning home, I realized that there’s only about 5-10 minutes left before the actual sunset time on the chart. Is that forbidden time for performing salaah? Can I perform my salaah at that time still, or […]
Q. If I join Salaat while the imam had just gone in ruku do I raise my hands, fold them release first and then join imam in ruku or do I just say takbeer tahrema and go straight in ruku without folding hands and letting […]
Q. I travel a lot and I was wondering what are the rules for traveing in regards to salaah and everything. Actually I go to that same place every year, sometimes 2 times for the year and I was wondering what are the rules when […]
Q. Is there any tradition/hadith that nabi peace be upon him used to pray 2 rakaat nafl salaat in sitting position after Isha salaat? A. It is evident from an authentic tradition of Aisha (RA) (as recorded by Imam Muslim in his sahih) that the […]
Q. For some time now there has been a controversy over the use of the MICROPHONE (MIC) in Salaat. Some Mussallis say it can be used and is universally used in this day and age. Others say it cannot be used and that it is […]
Q. I suffer from clinical depression and I have been on and off medication for many years. During phases of deep depression (lasting 2-3 months) I lose weight due to not eating, I experience chronic fatigue which results in my sleeping up to 18 hrs […]
Q. What is the way in which you move somebody back to start a new saf during a jam’aat? Do you start your own prayer and then step forward and place your hand on a person’s shoulder to indicate to them to move back, or […]