Masjid

QUESTION: We have a Jamaat Khana in a shopping centre where we collect Lillah funds on Fridays for maintenance, etc. We currently have a surplus amount of funds which has accumulated after paying expenses. Please advise if these funds can be used for another Masjid or...

QUESTION: Our Masjid was managed by a committee and a board of trustees. Historically, there were approximately nine trustees, but over time several trustees passed away and, for many years, the trustee positions were not updated. Eventually, only four trustees...

QUESTION: Is it permissible to conduct a ladies program by an Aapa in the Sehn area of the Masjid? Are women in Haidh allowed in Sehn area? ANSWER: We are not in favour of ladies’ programmes taking place in the Sehn of the Masjid. It will be best to find an...

Q1) There are parents who bring their children between the ages of 2-4 years old to the Masjid. As is children’s nature, they talk loudly, play with each other and run around in the Jamaat Khana while Salaah in progress. Also, some boys between 9 and 12 stand in the...

QUESTION: A Masjid would like to implement the use of a stanchion as a Sutrah. The stanchion referred to here, is a barrier made up of poles connected by a rope. Is the rope sufficient to serve as a Sutrah? ANSWER: In principle, Fuqaha (Jurists) explain that the...

Q1. Inside Masjid al-Ḥarām, during Fardh Salaah, the Imaam leads from an enclosed area not directly connected to any Saff. In many parts of the Ḥaram Sharif, people do not form continuous rows, but rather perform Salaah wherever they find space — for example, near the...

There is a Musallah that allocates two official Jamaats for Zuhr and Asr. Reason being that they are catering for the different break times of the Musallees since the Musallah is in the CBD. Despite having two Jamaats, there are many that still come in at different...