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  • Definition of Ishtimaal as-Sammaa' and Al-Ihtibaa'

    Assalaamu alaykum. This is a hadith from Sahih Bhukhaari, Volume 1, Book 10, Number 558: Abu Hurayrah narrated that the Messenger of Allaah  sallallaahu  `alayhi  wa  sallam ( may  Allaah exalt his mention ) forbade two kinds of sales, two kinds of dresses, and two prayers. He forbade offering prayers after the Fajr prayer till the rising of the sun and after the 'Asr prayer till its setting... More

  • Sujood as-Sahw and Tasleem according to Hanbali School

    Assalaamu alaykum. I know when the prostration of forgetfulness is due in prayer, but please teach me what to read and how according to Imam Ahmad Bin Hanbal's School of Thought. 1. Let us say that two prostrations of forgetfulness are performed after reading the Tashahhud only? Or should that be after Tashahhud and Darood? Or after Tashahhud, Darood,.. More

  • Abandoning prayer in mosque to avoid Tableeghis

    Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaah. I am 22 years old and have a very bad temper. I was really committed to praying in the mosque, but then some of the people of theTableeghi Jamaa’ah started approaching me and tried to enroll me in their activities. I really hate them for their false beliefs and Sufism as well as their abandoning the study of the.. More

  • Doubting correctness of prayer

    Assalaamu alaykum, my Brothers and Sisters. I am a 16-year-old boy. Allaah, The Exalted, guided me to the right path during the 10 last days of Ramadan, praise be to Allaah. So ever since, I have done my prayers and read the Quran. However, Brothers, everytime I pray, I try to pray like our prophet, Muhammed, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam,but everytime.. More

  • Detailed account of Salat At-Tawbah (prayer of repentance)

    How exactly do you pray Salaat At-Tawbah? I have seen your other fatwas, but I do not know what you say during this specific prayer. When do you supplicate? During the prayer? If so, then when during the prayer? Also, do we generalise in the supplication? Is it a specific supplication that we say? How many times do we say it? How long should the prayer.. More

  • Making up years of missed prayers according to one's ability

    With reference to fatwa 105182, it was mentioned that a person must pray two days worth of Qadha prayers, each day, in order to not be considered negligent. I have been trying to complete my past Qadha prayers (missed over the years), but I am not able to complete two days worth of Qadha prayers every day. Am I considered sinful and blameworthy as a.. More

  • Small part of woman's legs or arms revealed in prayer

    Assalaamu alaykum. If I wear loose pants during the prayer, then the leg holes at the bottom are loose as well, so when I prostrate, if someone stands behind me and lies down and puts their face close to the floor, then they might be able to see a little bit of my leg by looking inside the leg holes, would that invalidate my prayer? Similarly, when.. More

  • Missing Taraaweeh prayer not sin

    Do you know of any scholar who would have said that not praying Taraweeh (night prayers in the month of Ramadan) at all is a sin? .. More

  • Raising hands before and after Rukoo’

    Can we claim with 100% certainty that doing Raf'ul Yadayn (raising hands before and after Rukoo’) was never abrogated? Or is it an issue about which difference of opinions is permissible? .. More

  • Saying ‘Assalaamu Alaykum’ in Tasleem

    Assalaamu 'alaykum. If the imam of the mosque, following Tasleem, says, "Salam 'alaykum wa rahmatullah" or "Assalam 'alaykum wa rahmatullah" or "Salamu 'alaykum wa rahmatullah,"is the prayer valid?Can you pray behind such an imam? May Allaah reward you. .. More

  • Supplication between Athaan and Iqaamah

    About how long is a good supplication between the azan and the Iqaamah (second, small call to prayer)? And would the Prophet, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam,supplicate between the azan and the Iqaamah of every prayer? Please answer my exact question. .. More

  • Weeping loudly in prayer

    Assalaamu alaykum. This time, my question is regarding weeping loudly during the Qunoot supplication or while listening to the Quran recitation during the prayer; is that permissible or does it constitute innovation? .. More

  • Maaliki position on raising hands in prayer and saying Aameen aloud

    What is the position of the Maaliki School of Thought regarding raising the hands in the prayer and saying 'Aameen' (amen) out loud? .. More

  • Building new mosque next to old one

    We are constructing a new mosque in our village, just next to the old mosque. The old mosque is closed now, but it has not been demolished yet, and we have already started praying in the new mosque, which has been under construction foralmost three years now. However, some scholars and a group of people in our village say that we have to connect the.. More

  • Catching time of prayer with one Rak'ah

    Our honourable scholars, assalaamu alaykum, my question is about this hadith: Whoever catches a Rak'ah (unit of prayer) of a prayer before its time has expired has caught the entire prayer in its time. Abu Hurairah reported that the Prophet, sallallaahu ʻalayhi wa sallam,said, "Whoever catches one Rak'ah of the prayer has caught the prayer.".. More