Salaah

QUESTION: How will I know if my Tahajjud has been accepted? ANSWER: From the outset, one should keep in mind that every act of Ibaadah must be done solely for the pleasure of Allah Ta’ala, in accordance to the Sunnah of Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam. After...

QUESTION: Is there time limit within in which each Fardh Salaah should be performed? For example, should the Fajr Salaah in Jamaat be restricted to 10 minutes. ANSWER: There is no fixed duration in minutes for each Salaah. However, guidelines have been given as to how...

QUESTION: How can a person adopt punctuality in his Salaah? ANSWER: Generally, people have trouble waking up for the Fajr Salaah, thus we will provide a prescription for awakening for Fajr first. Hadrat Abu Moosa Radiallahu Anhu narrates that Rasulullah Salallahu...

QUESTION: If I have not performed Zuhr at its appointed time, does my Salaah become Qadhaa once the call for Shafi'ee Asr has set in? Can I perform the entire Zuhr Salaah until before Asr has set in for a Hanafi? ANSWER: When the shadow of an object reaches twice its...

QUESTION: Just wanted to know is it permissible for a Hanafi to read Esha early behind a Shafi' / Hanbali Imam even though there are Hanafi Masjids in the area? Their Esha is generally around 20-25 minutes earlier than the Hanafi Esha. ANSWER: There is difference of...

QUESTION: Our Nazirah classes are upstairs now, and if we go downstairs for Namaz, that would create problems for Namazis. Would performing our own Jamaat upstairs be a solution, or should we stay upstairs and and join the downstairs Jamaat (while the downstairs hall...