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)...
QUESTION: If after making Salaam after Salaah, while still in the sitting position, one makes Niyyah of Sajdah Tilaawat , says, "Allahu Akbar" and then goes into Sajdah; will this be valid or is it necessary to stand up and go into Sajdah from a standing position?...
QUESTION: 1. How long after sunrise must one wait before reading Qadhaa of Fajr and, similarly, at sunset, how long is one not allowed to read any salaah? 2. How long is the duration of sunrise and sunset when Salaah is not allowed to be made? ANSWER: 1. The Kitaabs...
QUESTION: Please elaborate on the following questions regarding the congregational Salaah? 1. Is it binding on men and women? 2. Is it obligatory for men to attend congregational Salaah in the Masjid? 3. Will a Musallah suffice to fulfill the necessitation? 4. Will...