QUESTION: If our Umrah journey is less than 15 days and we perform Salaah in full instead of Qasr, will the Salaah be accepted? ANSWER: We assume your query is regarding performing Salaah individually, and not in Jamaat in the Haram. If so, then it is necessary for...
QUESTION: Is the Salaah of females behind the Imaam in Haramain Shareefain accepted? ANSWER: Women should not go to the Haram for Salaah. Yes, they may go to the Haram for Tawaaf in Makkah Sharif or offering Salaam in Madinah Sharif. Furthermore, if the Imaam does not...
QUESTION: Many a time, we have Ulama as guests on a Friday. Sometimes they deliver the Jumu'ah Bayaan and the Khutbah, as well as leading the Salaah after being appointed by the Masjid Committee or the local Imaam. Considering that Jumu'ah is not Fardh on a Hanafi...
QUESTION: Sajdah Sahw became incumbent on a person due to the omission of a Waajib act in his Salaah. However, he only remembered after he completed his Salaah with both the Tasleem. How would he rectify this? According to the method I was taught, the procedure of...
QUESTION: I was leading Maghrib Salaah at home. I read Surah Ikhlaas in the first Rakaat and Surah Naas in the second Rakaat. On completion of the Salaah, my friend informed me that it is incorrect to skip only one Surah in between. Is this correct? ANSWER: Yes, the...
QUESTION: I have heard that when a person makes Taubah and becomes punctual on all his Salaah, then any Salaah which he missed prior to this, are all pardoned. In addition to this, if the person chooses to read the Qadhaa, he is not absolved of the missed Salaah. Is...
QUESTION: Is the Imaam permitted to drink water while delivering the Khutbah, and can the Imaam deliver the Khutbah while reading from a Kitaab or paper? ANSWER: When the Imaam ascends the Mimbar to give the Arabic Khutbah, it is not allowed for those who are present...
QUESTION: What is the ruling/status of a person who leaves out the Sunnah Muakkadah? ANSWER: In principle, a person needs to read the Sunnah Muakkadah Salaah under all circumstances. It is extremely detestable in the sight of Allah Taala for a person to leave out the...