QUESTION: A 70 year-old lady has knee and ankle injuries. She sits on a chair to perform Salaah. Will it be permissible for her to sit on the floor on a soft, sponge mattress n make Sajdah on it as well? ANSWER: If the sponge is sufficiently firm that her forehead...
QUESTION: Is it better to lengthen the Qiyaam, or the Sujood in Salaah? ANSWER: According to the position relied upon in the Hanafi Madhhab, lengthening the Qiyaam is more virtuous than increasing the number of Ruku and Sujood. This is the position regarded as the...
QUESTION: If one is performing Witr Salaah during the last portion of the night, is it preferable to perform Tahajjud first, or Witr first? ANSWER: If a person is confident that he will wake up during the last portion of the night to perform Tahajjud, then it is...
QUESTION: A person goes for tuition classes at a Hindu's house. She says her Maghrib Salaah becomes Qadhaa as her home is far from the tution centre. By the time she leaves her class, the time for Maghrib ends. My advice would be to explain to her in a gentle manner...
QUESTION: When making Qadhaa for multiple Witr Salaah, can one recite any other short Duas instead of Qunoot in the third Rakaat, for convenience? If yes, which Dua can be made? ANSWER: Yes, it is permissible to make any Dua which appears in the Quraan or Ahaadith, in...
Q1) In Sujood, after reciting Subhaana Rabbiyal A'laa three times, is it permissible or recommended to also recite, Subbuhun Quddusun Rabbul-Malaaikati war-Ruh? Is it permissible to make Dua in Sujood during a Fardh Salaah according to the Hanafi Madhab? If so, are...
QUESTION: What is the ruling of a man spreading his elbows out in Sajdah in both the congregational and individual Salaah? ANSWER: A man should spread his elbows to his right and left, thus, exposing the sides of his body whilst performing the Sajdah in Salaah...
QUESTION: Please advise in which Salaah can Dua be made in Sajdah in English? If we can’t speak Arabic, how do we converse with Allah Ta’ala if Dua can only be made in Arabic? ANSWER: It is not permissible to make Dua in English in the Sajdah of any Salaah. You may...