On Fridays, after the azan is called for the Friday prayer, our imam sits on the pulpit and gives a lecture in Bangla. After the lecture, he tells us to pray four units of sunnah prayer. After the sunnah prayer, azan is made inside the mosque, and then the imam stands up on the pulpit and gives the sermon in Arabic, after that, he leads us in the two-unit.. More
Assalaamu alaykum. In the masjid of our locality, the Friday khutbah (sermon) is given in arabic. However, before the Arabic khutbah, the imam gives an extra lecture/speech that is called 'bayan' in our local language for 15 to 20 minutes. Now, is this correct? And are the rulings of the khutbah also applied to this extra bayan, like not talking to.. More
Assalaamu alaykum, Shaykh. What is the position of Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal on the following matter? Where should women put their hands in during the prayer, on their chest, like the Hanafis, or elsewhere? May Allaah reward you.
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I have a special hijab that I wear when I pray. Sometimes my hair in the back pokes out through the fabric, not full length hair strands but almost like half a cm of hair. I do not think that you can see it unless if you watch closely. I wonder whether my prayers are invalid when this happens. If they are invalid, do I have to make up for all my prayers?.. More
Assalaamu alaykum. I have read the other fatwas, but I could not get the exact answer for my question. I have a question regarding the prayer. I am a university student, and the distance from my home to my school is 47 kilometers. I take two trains to get there. Because of this, I mostly mis the 'Asr and Maghrib prayers in the winter and the 'Asr prayer.. More
What is the ruling on building Western-style constructions, like, for example, erecting mosques in Gothic architecture style (Lala Mustafa Pasha Masjid in Cyprus)?
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Assalaamu alaykum. Shaykh, can you please tell me which opinion was adopted by Imam Ibn Hajr Al-Asqalaani regarding going into prostration with the knees or the hands first. Please reply with the specific opinion of Imam Al-Asqalaani, not others. Secondly, did he regard jalsat al-istiraahah (sitting after prostrating before standing up)recommended for.. More
Assalaamu alaykum. With regards to the night prayer in Hanafi fiqh:
A. What is the method of making supplication during prayer? In which position? Can one also supplicate in his own language? Please elaborate.
B. Does the night prayer time end when the true dawn occurs or when the azan for the Fajr is called?
May Allaah reward you.
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If you suffered waswaas (devilish whisperings) that you did a bad deed and it is disturbing you and you prayed the prayer of repentance, is that acceptable or is it considered an innovation?
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Assalaamu alaykum, dear Scholar. I have a question. Did the prophet, sallallaahu ʻalayhi wa sallam,give permission to a group of Christians to do their prayer in the mosque. Is there a hadith narrating this? What is the authenticity of the hadith?Ibn Ishaq said, “Muhammad bin Ja`far bin Az-Zubayr said that the (Najran) delegation came to the.. More
Assalaamu alaykom dear Shaykh. May Allaah preserve your health and your eemaan (faith). Occasionally, my family are a little late to pray the Maghrib, so when this happens, I pray the two rakʻahs (units of prayer) of thesunnah of the Maghrib before it because I do not want to miss out on the Sunnah. Is this permissible or am I making an innovation?.. More
Islam forbids women from calling the azan and reciting the Quran in the presence of men. Is that true? Can a woman recite the Quran in front of her husband or other male family members?
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Assalaamu alaikum. I recently read somewhere that Surah Al-Feel and Surah Quraish must be combined in the prayer, that they cannot be read separately as different surahs, and that this is the same for Surah Adh-Dhuha and SurahAsh-Sharh. Is this correct according to the Hanafi mathhab (school of thought)?
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Assalaamu alaykum. I read a narration in Musnad Abu Ya’la Al-Musli, hadith no. 4788, in which ‘Aa’ishah, may Allaah be pleased with her,said that the Prophet, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam,led them three nights in the Taraweeh prayer with 11 rak’ahs. Is this particular narration sound? May Allaah reward you.
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Assalaamu alaykum. Is it ok to pray with a watch on your left wrist as you cannot grab the wrist as well? Also, several hundredfish oil capsules contain the same amount of alcohol as a light beer, so one capsule contains the same as a glass of orange juice. Are fish oil pills halal?
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