I've read that its very rewarding to pray in the first row of congregational prayers, but sometimes I give my place to an elderly person who has a white beard. Should I do this or should I stand in the first row?.. More
What is the message that Allah is sending to us by the full eclipse of the moon and the sun? I am sure that Allah is sending the Muslims a message and I believe it is one of the signs of the end of the world. But there must be another message, so please tell us if you know... More
What is your opinion of giving Eidhiah (money) to children during Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Adha? I was told that it is an innovation. Is this true?
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During Ramadan I prayed Taraweeh in the mosque near my house and they are Hanafi. The scholar at Ahle Hadith told me that I should pray at their mosque as I follow their method of praying, but I refused to hear him as I believe one shouldn't make divisions in the Ummah. Also, the mosque nearer my house has more right over me than his mosque. So I prayed.. More
This is a question about "Salat ul Qasr" which is offered during travel. The ancestral city of my sister is Multan. The ancestral city of her husband is Hyderabad. Her husband also has a house in Karachi. But they both live in Hong Kong. When they return to Pakistan for a limited stay, their first stop is Karachi. My brother in-law asks my sister.. More
What is the way according to the Sunnah to raise hands: When (while) rising from Ruku’ or after rising from Ruku’? How the hands should be raised: all the time (if rising from Ruku’) until completely straightening up or only once (putting them down before straightening up)?.. More
I heard that a Hadith says that "those who pray Fajr in the mosque then stay in there worshiping Allah till sunrise and then pray 2 Rak’ah will get the reward of performing Umrah and Hajj". As a female who cannot go to the mosque would I receive the same reward if I prayed at home then worshipped Allah until sunrise I prayed 2 Rak’ah?.. More
I have a few questions which I am very confused about:
1. Is it true that the lines on our hands change every 30 days or something like that? Do they even change at all? Some say it is proven from the Qur’an.
2. If one starts to recite the Qur’an from a middle of Surah and not from it's beginning is it necessary to say ‘Bismillah’.. More
Is ‘Bismillah’ the first Ayah of Surah Fatihah and should it be read aloud in the Fard prayers? Why is Ayah 5 followed by Ayah 7 in Surah Fatihah in those Qur’an which do not list ‘Bismillah’ as the first Ayah of Surah Fatihah?.. More