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Restrictions on women leading the prayers

Why aren't women allowed to be Imam, or lead any prayers except when there are only women gathered?.. More

86774 30-12-2003
Excusable person leading in prayer

If a person has to make a fresh Wudu at the time of each prayer because he can't keep his Wudu for long then is he allowed to lead the people in prayer (considering that he is an excusable person)?.. More

86673 16-11-2003
Not behind him but next to him

When a person enters a Masjid for performing an obligatory Salat and finds another person praying can he join behind this person and take him as the Imam in leading the prayer?.. More

86550 1-11-2003
Any Discerning Boy Can Lead Prayer

I have a 14-year-old son when his father is not at home should he lead the prayer. If my husband is not at home can I lead the prayer with my other children, and where in relation to me should they stand one is a boy of nine the other a girl, should the boy lead the prayer or not. .. More

85301 11-12-2002
Delivering Friday Khutbah or Leading Congregational Prayer Without a Beard

Can a person lead Khutbah on Friday and/or congregation Salat without a beard? .. More

84442 7-7-2002
Following a Math-thab and Praying Behind an Imam From A Different School

What is the ruling regarding following a certain Madhab? Can I pray behind a person who prays according to the government rule if we know how to pray according to the Prophetic tradition? .. More

84271 3-6-2002
Praying behind a deviant Imam

There is only one mosque in our town in Russia. The imam has gone to Egypt to study and appointed a person as Imam who follows al-Sayeed Noorasi. He reads his books and spreads them. According the followers of al-Noorasi, he is the Scholar of the century and possesses the knowledge of the unseen given by al-Khidr. They read his books more than Qur'an.. More

84077 29-4-2002
Praying Behind Innovators

Praying behind Muqallid (Blind follower) Imams? Can I pray behind any Muqallid Imam belonging to any school of jurisprudence? Since Taqleed is Haram and there are schools of jurisprudence, mostly the Hanafi School, who reject almost most of Sunnah of the prayer (Salah) giving vague and weak evidence. Also, they doubt Hadeeth of Bukhari and Muslim and.. More

83718 4-2-2002
Leading a Non-Mahram Woman in Prayer

Is it allowed to pray in Jamaat with a foreign woman? I mean can a foreign woman pray behind me? .. More

83487 27-11-2001
Ten Year Old Boy As Imam when Praying with Parents

What is the Fatwa of letting a 10 year old boy be the Imam when he prays with his father and mother. .. More

83375 4-10-2001
Refusing to pray behind Imam because of his views

Two weeks ago our Imam gave sermon against Salfis (ahle Hadees). Now I avoid praying behind him. Am I correct?.. More

83330 25-9-2001
Praying behind an Imam who instructs Muslims to take Awliyaa other than Allah

Can I pray behind the imam who told us to take supporters as Auliya although they are dead? Islam tells us to pray in mosque now can I perform Salat for this reason?.. More

82989 28-6-2001
Praying behind a man who curses the Prophet's companions

If an Imam, who attributes to the companions of the Prophet that from which the Qur'an has declared their innocence,is leading a prayer say "Magrib -Salat". Can a Sunni pray behind him? Or vice versa? What is a rule regarding this? Please comment on this. .. More

82900 29-5-2001
Praying behind Imam of doubtful Aqeedah

The Jamaat Tableegh is very active at the mosque near my house in Bombay. However, their book, fazail-e-amal, contains several stories of saints and sufi's claiming that they are able to see Allah, that the Prophet (saw) comes to them in their dreams and feeds them when they are hungry or thirsty or that his (saw) hand emerges from his grave in Madina.. More

82654 1-3-2001
Woman Leading Women in Prayer

Is a woman allowed to lead women in congregational prayer?If so is she allowed to recite loudly in prayers fajr, maghrib and isha?Is a women allowed to say Aameen loud if she prays behind men? Is a woman allowed to say Aamen if she prays with women only?Where I stay we have only one Musalla and women go there on Fridays to pray salatul jummah but we.. More

82591 11-2-2001

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108 fatwas

Restrictions on women leading the prayers

Excusable person leading in prayer

Not behind him but next to him

Any Discerning Boy Can Lead Prayer

Delivering Friday Khutbah or Leading Congregational Prayer Without a Beard

Following a Math-thab and Praying Behind an Imam From A Different School

Praying behind a deviant Imam

Praying Behind Innovators

Leading a Non-Mahram Woman in Prayer

Ten Year Old Boy As Imam when Praying with Parents

Refusing to pray behind Imam because of his views

Praying behind an Imam who instructs Muslims to take Awliyaa other than Allah

Praying behind a man who curses the Prophet's companions

Praying behind Imam of doubtful Aqeedah

Woman Leading Women in Prayer

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