Salaah

QUESTION: Is it permissible to begin Salaah while standing, and after the first Rakaat, one sits and complete the remainder of the Salaah due to weakness, knee problems, etc.? ANSWER: Yes, it will be permissible to do so. [Re: Kitaabun Nawaazil Vol:5 Pg:480] بَابُ...

QUESTION: If we adjust our clothing with both hands when changing positions in Salaah, does it break the Salaah? ANSWER: According to the Hanafi Madhab, Amal-e-Katheer refers to excessive movement in Salaah that is not carried out for the correctness of Salaah and...

QUESTION: May we advise a new Muslim to perform the Fardh of every Salaah, and then when they comprehend Salaah, we explain Sunnah, Nafl, etc. in order for them to perform Salaah? Should they learn all of this immediately, or would it be determined by their degree of...

QUESTION: Does Salaah's validity depend on one's understanding of what Fardh, Sunnat-e-Muakkadah, and Sunnat-e-Ghair Muakkadah mean? ANSWER: It is recorded in Al-Asbah Wan Nazaa’ir that if a person performs Salaah as the people are performing Salaah but cannot...

QUESTION: Is it permitted for a woman to vocally correct a Mahram's faults while she performs Salaah behind him? ANSWER: No, verbal correction will not be correct. Yes, she may hit the outer palm to get his attention and thereby correct the error. التسبيح للرجال...

QUESTION: Is a woman allowed to recite aloud in Nafl Salaah in order for her children to learn how to perform Salaah? ANSWER: It is not permissible for a woman to recite any Salaah audibly. [Fataawa Darul Uloom Zakariyyah Vol:2 Pg:191] The mother could demonstrate to...

QUESTION: Is Witr Salaah limited to the reading of Dua-e-Qunoot only, or can we recite additional Duas aswell? ANSWER: It is permissible to recite other Duas as long as they do not resemble the speech of people, and it is best that the length of the Dua is equivalent...