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  • Prostrating during a game because of scoring

    As-salaam alaikum brother, I would like to know that there is almost a tradition among pakistani cricketers performing sajdah ( prostrate) at the very moment on the ground after making century. Is this sort of thanksgiving are bid'aah or is it allowed by the prophet (S.A.W)? Please answer in the light of Qur'aan & Sunnah. .. More

  • Performing prayer while wearing a watch

    AS SALAMUALAIKUM WARAH MATULAA, Is it permissable to pray with my wrist watch on or monet is in my pocket?.. More

  • Putting a replica of the Ka’bah door in the Qiblah of the mosque

    There is a new masjid which has recently been built in our area which has a replica of the ka'aba's door in front of the area where the imam stands for prayer. The masjid is decorated extravagantly. Is this allowed?.. More

  • When to pray the two Rak’ahs of Sunnah after the Maghrib prayer

    As salamu aleykum, I read in couple of hadit that we should offer the 2 rakat Sunnah of Magrib immidiatly after the Fard prayer, like this hadith Hadhrat Huzayfah (Radhiyallaahu Anhu) narrates that Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) said, ‘Hasten with performing two Rakaats after Maghrib for they are lifted up with the Fardh Salaat.’ (Mishkat.. More

  • The supererogatory prayers according to the Hanafi Mathhab

    ASSALAMUALIKUM WA RAHAMATULLAHHI WA BARAKATHU PLEASE TELL ACCORDING TO IMAM ABU HANIFA HOW MANY RAKATS ARE TO BE PRAYED DURING THE DAY ALL FIVE TIMES.(FARAZ,SUNNAT & NAFIL).JAZAKALLAH.. More

  • Prayed while having a drop of menstrual blood in her clothes

    While making salaah once, I found a drop of blood on my clothing. I suspected it was menstrual blood but kept on praying. At the end of the salaah I was able to verify that the blood was indeed menstrual. How do I rectify the situation? How would the situation have been different if the contamination was maniyy or madhiyy? .. More

  • Drawing lots to know the result of Istikhaarah

    بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuh Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds; and may his blessings and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon all his Family and Companions. Dear Sheikh my question is about drawing a lot. If we want to decide urgently regarding any sudden issue which needs to.. More

  • Praying behind someone who did not wash his feet during ablution

    Several years ago, I prayed Salaatul 'Asr with a stranger at an airport. He led the prayer. I had noticed that while making his wudoo', he had reomved his socks and wiped over only the top part of his feet. Questions: - Should I have let him lead me in salaah? - Should I repeat the salaah now? - What evidence exists for this way of making wudoo', even.. More

  • The Jamaa’ah is what confirms the truth even if you were alone

    Assalamu alaikum.A companion(Allah be pleased with him)asked Ibn Masood(Allah be pleased with him)that people in his town prays Jamaath not at its fixed time but delays it.So he prays alone at the fixed time and not with the Jamaath.So is he doing the right thing?Ibn Masood(Allah be pleased with him)told him he was doing the right thing.Even if he is.. More

  • A group of deaf people praying together in congregation

    Assalamu alaikum! I have a few questions about religious practice of people who are deaf or have serious hearing difficulties. 1. What nuances are there in teaching them Qur'an (tajweed), eg. reading aloud letters with similar pronunciation? 2. How do they perform a congregational (group) prayer? 3. Can a deaf person lead such group prayer? .. More

  • Participating Da’wah in a mosque built from ill-gotten money

    Assalamu alaikum: There are a group of muslims who work as cooks and cook pork in diners. they are buliding a majid. the Imam works at Olive Graden where they also serve alcohol. he too cooks pork. these poeple know that what they are doing is haram ,yet they are asking to support the masjid financially and otherwise, by attending it and participating.. More

  • Prayed while having discharges in her underwear

    Salam Alaikum. I had went to my dad's house to visit him. When I wanted to pray, I noticed that there were some discharge on my underwear- I did put a napkin but sometimes it slips a little so thats what happened. I didn't have an extra pair of underwear with me, so I couldn't change it. I applied some water to a napkin and scrubbed it a little to.. More

  • Calling Athaan with a cassette tape

    URGENT: Is it against any Islamic sect to play recorded azaans from a cassette player to the public instead of an azaan called out by a muezzin? Zahid.. More

  • When Tahiyyatul-Masjid is required

    Assalamualaykum I have a question and would be most grateful if you could clear my mind. Do we have to offer Tayatul Masjid again if we happen to relieve oneself in the washroom in the mosque premise while iktiqaf during the maghrib prayer and waiting for the isya prayer?.. More

  • Why the time of Fajr ends at sunrise

    I have a question regarding prayers: Why do we have to pray fajr prayer before sunrise? Why didn't God make it possible to pray 'till the next prayer as all the other prayers? It is very difficult and sometimes impossible in the world we live in today to wake up from the middle of your sleep, for example when you have an exam two hours later. I thought.. More