QUESTION: What is the ruling in keeping a cat in the Masjid building, and it living there? ANSWER: We did not find any prohibition that prevents us from keeping a cat on the Masjid property. However, one should remember that if the cat enters the Masjid area and...
QUESTION: Please advise if it is sinful for a female to be present at the Nikaah in the Masjid? ANSWER: It is Mustahab to have the Nikah performed in the Masjid. When females are not permitted to attend the congregational Salaah and Jumuah (which is obligatory), due...
QUESTION: If there are several Masaajid in an area, which Masjid will be the best to perform Salaah in? The oldest Masjid, or the Masjid with the most Musallis? ANSWER: It is better to perform Salaah in the oldest Masjid, but if a new Masjid is built closer to one’s...
QUESTION: A few students from school get together on a Friday at 4.00pm to perform Jumuah in the Masjid (making it a second Jumuah in the Masjid). If the first Asr time (Shafi'ee) is before 4.00pm, is it still fine for us to read the Jumuah after that time, before the...
QUESTION: I have a plastic, woven rug/carpet. It is cushioned. For Salaah, when I press my forehead down hard on it, I can feel the hardness of the floor underneath it. But this is only if I press my forehead with force. If I just rest my forehead on it, then it is...
QUESTION: Do I have to press my head down to feel the firmness of the ground every time I make Sajdah. Or, do I just have to confirm that this occurs with the Musallah once, and afterwards, I don't have to press my head down to that extent every single time. Do I have...
QUESTION: 1. If a person did not pray 4 Rakaats before Dhuhr and after Dhuhr, he made intention to pray 2 Rakaats Sunnat Muakadah after the second Rakaah instead of making Salaam, he mistakenly stood up and ended up praying 4 Rakaats. If he says it is for those 4...
QUESTION: If a woman reads slightly audibly in Salaah, will this invalidate her Salaah or not? ANSWER: It will not be permissible for a woman to recite audibly in any Salaah. [Fataawa Darul Uloom Zakariyyah Vol:2 Pg:191] ولا تجهر في موضع الجهر (حاشية الطحطاوي ص259)...