I join the Jamaat while the Imaam is in Ruku'.
If you join the Salaat while the Imaam is in Ruku', then recite the Takbeer and stand for the duration of at least one Subhaanallaah. Then if you link up with the Imaam in Ruku',…
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If one's wudhu breaks during the Fardh of Jumuah Salaat after Tashahhud, will one be a Laahiq?
Even if wudhu breaks in Jumuah after Tashahhud, the musalli should conduct himself as a Laahiq.
Since allowing the pupils to go to Musjid for Jumuah Salaat, interferes with the school curriculum, the Muslim principal wants to organize Jumuah at t
The proposed second jumuah for school children is not permissible. It will be a new innovation – a bid'ah which is not permissible. The children have to proceed to the Musjid for…
A musalli joins the Salaat whilst the Imaam is reciting the Qiraa't in a Jahri Salaat.
If the musalli joins whilst the Imaam is reciting Qiraa't in a Jahri Salaat, then he should not recite Thana at that time. He should recite it when in a silent raka't.
In Ramadhan, how should a Hanafi perform Witr in the Haram in Makkah and Madinah?
Even in the Haram, the Hanafi should perform Witr separately. This is what we and innumerable others did when we were there. Witr should not be performed behind the Imaam since he…
How is it to imitate the Imaams of the Haram in Salaat.
Salaat is not an advertising stunt. Imitating the Imaams of the Haram in Salaat is riya, hence not permissible. These fellows simply want to impress the musallis with their qiraat…
I am in doubt about the Qiblah direction of a Musjid.
It is not permissible to create unnecessary doubts in the Qiblah direction of a Musjid. When you are at a place, simply follow the Qiblah ruling of that place. Don't enter into any…
Should the Sunnat Ghair Muakkadah of Isha and Asr be performed every day?
It is necessary to perform the four Raka'ts Sunnat Ghair Muakkadah of Asr and Isha every day. These are daily Salaat, not meant for performing occasionally.
Some musallis in our Musjid reserve their places with Qur'aan-desks, chairs, etc.
It is not permissible to book or reserve any space/spot in a Musjid. It is not permissible to reserve a place with chairs, desks, musallahs, etc. The practice at your Musjid is…
If there is space in the first saff, what should one do?
If there is space in the saff, then it is permissible to walk in front of the musallis to fill the gap.
What is the ruling regarding musallis sitting on chairs?
If a musalli is able to sit on the floor for Salaat, then sitting on a chair is not permissible nor will the Salaat be valid. However, if he is unable to sit on the floor, then…
If I join the Salaat in the last Tashahhud, how should I complete the Salaat?
If you join the jamaat in the last Tashahhud, then you have to recite Qiraa't (Surah Faatihah and a Surah) in the first two raka'ts.
In some Musjids kitaab-reading takes place immediately after the Fardh Salaat.
The kitaab-reading immediately after Fardh Salaat is a new bid'ah. It is not permissible to delay the Sunnat Salaat which follows the Fardh. It also interferes with the thikr and…
Is it permissible for a musaafir to be the Imaam of non-musaafirs who have to perform Salaat in full?
The musaafir may lead the Jamaat. It is permissible. He should perform only two raka'ts. After his first Salaam, the muqtadis should rise and complete their Salaat. They should not…
The Imaam of the Musjid has a logo on his shirt.
It is indeed lamentable for the imam to wear such a haraam garment with a logo even if it is not the shirk logo of Nike. The Salaat is defective though discharged. Such a person is…
A Shaafi' musaafir joined the Jamaat Salaat.
If the Shaafi' musaafir joins the jamaat in which the Imaam is a Muqeem, then he (the Shaafi' musaafir) has to compulsorily perform four raka'ts. He may not perform two raka'ts.
The principal of a school recites non-Muslim prayers.
The principal who recites kuffaar prayers is a murtad. Salaat is not valid behind him.
At the Musjid a short but loud Dua is read after the Fardh Salaah, is this in accordance with the Shariah?
The loud dua after Fardh Salaat is bid'ah. The imaam of this Musjid, like the imams of many other Musaajids, is at pains to walk along two divergent paths at the same time: the…
After Maghrib Fardh Salaah at the Musjid it has become a common practice for the lmaams to stand up and quote a Hadeeth and sometimes give a brief exp
It is not permissible to engage in a bayaan immediately after the Fardh Salaat of Maghrib or of any Salaat. This is a new bid'ah introduced by those who have been deceived by…
What should a person who is sitting in the first saff or nearby do when he has the need to stand up and begin his two rakaat Sunnah Salaah after the Fa
The musalli should simply get up and move out of the saff to perform his Sunnat Salaat. He should ignore the stupid frowns of displeasure of the imaam and his cronies who regard…