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Niyyah for Salaah

QUESTION: 1. How should a person make Niyyah before Salaah? Is there a special Dua before starting Salaah? 2. Is it correct to recite some Duas and Azkar on food items for dead people on Thursdays? We don't believe that it's compulsory, but we do it occasionally for...

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Muqeem performing Salaah behind a Musaafir

QUESTION: If a Muqeem is reading Asr behind a Musaafir, what should the Muqeem read in the additional two Rakaats of the Salaah? And what would the ruling be if he only read Surah Fateha in the additional two Rakaats? ANSWER: The Muqeem should not recite any Surahs...

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Imitation crab and seaweed

QUESTION: 1. Is Seaweed and imitation crab permissible for Hanafis to consume? 2. If a Hanafi is going to travel or is a traveler, can he read Asr when Shafi Asr sets in, or should he wait for Hanafi Asr? ANSWER: 1. Crab sticks, imitation crab, or seafood sticks are a...

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Adding words to the Tasbeehaat of Ruku and Sajdah

QUESTION: What is the ruling on adding the words وبحمده to the Tasbeeh of Ruku and Sujood? Example: سبحان ربي العظيم وبحمده etc. I have come across some Ahaadith which make mention of it, but what does the Hanafi Madhab say regarding it?   ANSWER: In the Mubarak...

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Delaying the Fajr Salaah until after sunrise

QUESTION: 1.  A person wakes up for Fajr with only ten minutes before sunrise, and he is in need of taking a Ghusl. It usually takes 15 minutes to make Ghusl, which means he would miss his Fajr. What should he do? 2. What is the ruling where a person is aware that...

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