A man smokes during Ramadhaan, but acts as the Imaam for Salaat.
Smoking breaks the fast. It is haraam for a man who smokes during the fasting time of Ramadhaan to lead the Salaat. Such a vile faasiq should not be permitted to lead the Salaat.…
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What is the daleel for the Hanafi view of keeping the feet four fingers apart during Salaat?
We only explain the laws and the teachings. We don't propagate 'daleel'. The issue of daleel was settled almost fourteen centuries ago. We don't pick up the Shariah from books. The…
Is Sajdah Sahw necessary when the following errors are made?
Sajdah Sahw is Waajib in only (a), the first listed error.
Is it correct that when Eid falls on a Friday, Jumuah Salaat is not compulsory?
According to the Hambali Math-hab if Eid falls on a Friday, then it will not remain Waajib/Fardh on those who had participated in the Eid Salaat and Khutbah to perform Jumuah…
If I delay Witr for Tahajjud time, but overslept and woke up only during Fajr.
If one overslept and missed Witr, then before performing Fajr, it is compulsory to make qadha of Witr. After performing Witr, then only should one perform Fajr. However, if one's…
Our Imaam recites the Takbir for the next position only after he has entered that position, e.g.
The Imaam is in error for saying the Takbir only when he reaches the Sujood. Follow his action. Don't wait for his Takbir if he says it at such a late stage of the rukn.
Is it permissible for a latecomer to join a Masbooq in Salaat?
You may not join a Masbooq (one who is performing his missed raka'ts after the Imaam has completed the Salaat) to form a jamaat. If you have missed the Jamaat, then perform Salaat…
I enter the Musjid after the jamaat is over.
If you are not aware of the Fardh Salaat which a person is performing then you may not join him. In this case perform your Salaat alone.
I am a Maaliki. I missed the two Sunnats of Fajr and performed it after Ishraaq Salaat.
The two raka'ts Sunnat of Fajr performed after Ishraaq are valid.
A Maulana says that Hanafis should perform Witr behind a Shaafi' Imaam.
This procedure is incorrect. The Salaat of the Hanafis will not be valid in this manner. The Shaafi' Imaam makes niyyat of Sunnat which is in the category of Nafl, and also…
If there is a gap in the front Saff, is it compulsory to fill the gap?
It is necessary/waajib to fill a gap in the saff in front of you during Salaat. The musalli – any one – alongside the gap should take a single step sideways to fill the gap. In…
When moving ahead to fill a gap in the saff should the hands remain folded?
Yes, the hands should remain folded when moving to fill the gap. Don't walk normally with a few steps. Take one wide step forward.
A Maulana claims on the basis of a Hadith that in Sajdah the heels should be joined together.
There is no Shar'i basis for the contention of the Maulana Sahib on the issue of keeping the heels together. Even if we have to assume that Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam)…
If one remembers in Ruku' that one did not recite a Surah after Surah Faatihah, should one get up and recite a Surah?
When a Surah is not recited after Surah Faatihah, you have to make Sajdah Sahw. When you remember in Ruku' that you had forgotten to recite a Surah, then continue with the Salaat.…
If one or two aayats of Surah Faatihah were not recited, should Sajdah Sahw be made?
When one or two aayats of Surah Faatihah are omitted by mistake/ forgetfully, then it was necessary to make Sajdah Sahw.
I live many miles from the nearest Musjid.
It is permissible for you to perform Salaat at home.
The Imaam mistakenly went into Ruku' in Witr Salaat after Taraaweeh.
If the Imaam had forgotten to recite Dua Qunoot, then it was improper for him to reverse back into Qiyaam. Sajdah Sahw is Waajib in both instances, whether he came back to the…
Whilst sitting on a chair performing Salaat, should the hands be placed at the sides after Ruku' or should the hands be on the lap or ahead in the air
The hands should not be suspended in the air nor placed at the sides. The hands should rest on the lap in line with the knees, but not overhanging on to the knees.
If on the Day of Eid a person misses the two Sunnat raka'ts of Fajr, can he perform it after sunrise?
On the Day of Eid, the two raka'ts Sunnat of Fajr which were missed should not be performed before the Eid Salaat. Perform it after the Eid Salaat.
In my country, Ghana, generally the people do not perform the two raka'ts Sunnat after the Fardh of Isha'.
Those who do not perform the Sunnat Muakkadah after the Fardh of Isha are in grievous error. It is not permissible to completely abandon this Sunnat Salaat. The two raka'ts Sunnat…