Category Archives: Ṣalāh

Placing Headstones on Graves

12/08/2019Burial, Fatwā Dept., Janāzah (Funeral), Q & AAdmin

Question:

We thought we’d just put his name and date of death on the headstone but some of the others were saying to put some Arabic on it. I think it’s wrong but I just wanted to ask and also … Read more

Reciting the First & Last Āyāt of Sūrah al-Baqarah at the Grave After Burial

20/07/2019Burial, Fatwā Dept., Ḥadīth, Janāzah (Funeral), Qur’ān, WorshipAdmin

Question:

Assalamu alaykum. What is the ruling on reciting the first and last portion of Surah Baqarah at the grave right after burying the deceased? A local Alim says that it should be avoided as it is not authentically proven.… Read more

Reciting Basmalah Between al-Fātiḥah and the Sūrah in Ṣalāh

30/06/2019Fatwā Dept., Q & A, Ṣalāh, WorshipAdmin

Question:

Assalamu ‘alaykum

In salah, after reciting fatihah and before reciting the surah, does basmalah have to be read? In Durr Mukhtar as well as al-Burhan, the preferred opinion is that it doesn’t have to be recited while in Beheshti … Read more

Holding the Stick during Khuṭbah

10/06/2019Fatwā Dept., Jumu‘ah, WorshipFriday, Jumu'ah, Khatib, Khutbah, SalahAdmin

Question:

Slm. What is the ruling on holding the stick during khutbah?

(Question published as received)

الجواب باسم ملهم الصواب

In and of itself, holding a stick (‘aṣā) during the khuṭbah is permissible and if done with the intention of … Read more

Ḥāfiẓah Leading Tarāwīḥ Ṣalāh at Home

18/05/2019Fatwā Dept., Ramaḍān, Ṣalāh, Tarāwīḥ, WorshipAdmin

Question:

Is it permissible for a woman who is a hafiz to lead tarawih salah for the ladies in the house so she can revise her hifz and the family also get a chance to listen to the quran?

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Renumeration for Leading Tarāwīḥ Ṣalāh

11/05/2019Fatwā Dept., Ramaḍān, Tarāwīḥ, WorshipMoney, Remuneration, Salah, TarawihAdmin

Question:

I am a hafiz. I have been invited to a masjid to lead tarawih salah only. This masjid normally gives the huffaz money at the end of the month. Am I allowed to take it? Someone told me it … Read more

Query on Sajdah Sahw

14/04/2019Fatwā Dept., Q & A, Ṣalāh, WorshipAdmin

Question:

Country: India

Assalamu alaikum,
I have read from heavenly ornaments that sajda sahw become wajib if I recite fatiha or tasshud twice. So, what if I repeated the last three to four words of first sentence of tashahhud (wa … Read more

Taḥmīd in Qawmah

04/03/2019Fatwā Dept., Q & A, Ṣalāh, WorshipAdmin

Question:

Country: United Kingdom

Does one say Rabbana lakal hamd or Rabbana WA lakal hamd.Which one is better to say?

(Question published as received)

Answer:

In the name of Allāh, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-raḥmatullāhi wa-barakātuh… Read more

Ṣalāh & Food in the UAE

03/02/2019Fatwā Dept., Masjid, Ṣalāh, Slaughter, WorshipAdmin

Question:

Country: United Arab Emirates

I live in uae. I follow hanafi. Over here according to hanafi, people say that we should not perform Salah in different madhab Masjid such as wahabi it will not be valid. In this case … Read more