QUESTION: Does laughing through the nose with just breath and no sound, break one's Salaah? (The breathing was loud enough for others to hear) ANSWER: If the laughter was so loud that one heard it himself, and it was heard by the one standing next to him, then Wudhu...
Nullifying Factors
Napaak Child On Mother During Salaah
QUESTION: A woman, while making salaah, is carrying a child on her back, who has messed its diaper. Does her Salaah become invalid due to the Illah that its like carrying Najaasah? And what if the woman just changed the child and carried her while making her salaah,...
Female Standing Next To Males in Salaah
QUESTION: If a female joins a row of men in Salaah, would that invalidate the Salaah of the men in the entire row, or just the person whom the female stood next to? ANSWER: If a woman stood in the Saff of the men, then the Salaah of the man standing directly behind...
Pausing for the duration of three Subhanallah in Salaah
Question:- If the Imaam gets stuck in Taraweeh and pauses without going into Ruku, does the Salaah break because of this pause? Answer:- If the Imaam paused for the duration of one Rukn (the time it takes to recite 3 Subhanallah), then Sajdah-e-Sahw will be necessary....
Performing four Rakaats of Maghrib
Question:- In our Masjid the Imaam performed 4 Rakaats of Maghrib Salaah. The Salaah had to be repeated .However there were some people who came late and got one Rakaat of the 4 Rakaats (the last Rakaat), do they finish their Salaah as normal or will their Salaah...
Performing Salaah in Niqaab
Question:- I'd like to enquire as to whether it is permissible to wear Niqaab whilst performing Salaah in the Haram or in public etc. Answer:- It is recorded in the Kitaabs of Fiqh that covering the nose and mouth in Salaah is Makrooh, hence covering the face in...
Females performing Salaah with short sleeves
Question:- Can women perform Salaah with short sleeves? The Burqah will be covering the arm. Answer:- If a lady performs Salaah wearing short sleeves, then her Salaah will be valid on proviso that the Burqah is of thick material and covers the hands. However, if the...
Performing Salaah with shoes
Question:- 1. Can one perform Salaah with shoes in the Masjid? 2. Can one perform Janaazah Salaah with shoes? Answer:- 1.The Fuqaha have written that it is Makrooh to wear shoes and enter the Masjid even though the shoes may be perfectly clean, thus a person should...