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What Breaks or Spoils Salah
376 fatawa from 7 South African Darul Iftas on What Breaks or Spoils Salah, part of Salah & Masjid. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
Subtopics are grouped from each Darul Ifta’s own categories and the fatwa titles, so the count is approximate.
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What Breaks or Spoils Salah fatawa — page 1 of 10
- Mufti Online18 Oct 2026
Repeating the salaah performed without wudhu
If I read salaah and then realised I never had wudhu, how should I repeat it? Will I need to read my sunnats again or only fard and waajib?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Azaadville14 Sep 2026
Saying “Aah” In Salaah Due To Pain
By saying “Aah” in Salaah due to pain, is the Salaah of a person invalidated?
- Mufti Online12 Aug 2026
Repeating those salaah wherein one's wudhu broke
During my early youth days as a baligh teenager, I was regular with my salah. However, my brother used to make me laugh in my salah after which I…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Azaadville4 May 2026
The Niyyat When Re-performing A Salaah Which Was Rendered Invalid
If for some reason the Salaah of the Imaam was rendered invalid and later the Musallis were informed to repeat that Salaah; when repeating that…
- Mufti Online2 May 2026
Muqtadi repeatedly clearing his throat during ṣalaah without need
What is the ruling on a muqtadi repeatedly clearing his throat during ṣalaah without need, where no audible words are formed—does it nullify the…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood12 Apr 2026
Exposure Of Undergarment In Salaah
In Ruku or Sujood, if my clothes shift such that my undergarment can be seen but no skin is exposed, is my Awrah still considered covered and the…
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Mufti Online25 Jan 2026
Saahib-e-Tarteeb coming to know of the invalidity of a past fardh salaah
A person one day prayed Maghrib and it wasn’t valid but he didn’t realise until a few days later that the prayer wasn’t valid. Does he only have to…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online25 Jan 2026
Performing salaah when one experiences a strong urge to relieve himself
What should be done if one prayed while needing to urinate/defecate, wants to pray the same salah again after relieving himself, but a disliked time…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Azaadville27 Nov 2025
Food Swallowed While Performing Salaah
There was a small piece of bread stuck between my teeth and I swallowed it while in Salaah. Is my Salaah nullified?
- Azaadville20 Nov 2025
Hair Being Exposed In The Salaah Of A Woman
If the hair of a woman is exposed in Salaah, is the rule of a quarter of a limb considered here as well?
- Azaadville29 Oct 2025
Reciting سبحان ربي العزيم instead of سبحان ربي العظيم in Rukoo
A person recites سبحان ربي العزيم instead of سبحان ربي العظيم in Rukoo. Does this invalidate his Salaah?
- Mufti Online22 Oct 2025
Makrooh time to perform Asr Salaah
When does the forbidden time for asr start? Is it when the sun starts to become a distinguishable shade of orange, when the rays fade completely, or…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online7 Sep 2025
Making wudhu while the glue from the plaster is on one's skin
I had my blood drawn from my arm for tests. I thought the small black spots on my arm (elbow crease) where the needle went in were bruises. But they…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online3 Sep 2025
Clearing one's throat unnecessarily during salaah
Does clearing the throat unnecessarily break ones Salaah?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online2 Sep 2025
Performing Salaah in forbidden and makrooh times
Is it haraam to pray in forbidden times? Would they be valid? What is the status of qadha prayers performed in the last 20 minutes of Asr? Are they…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood25 Aug 2025
Laughing Loudly In Salaah
Q1. If a person laughs aloud in Salaah, such that he can be heard by others, is he allowed to touch the Quraan Sharif thereafter? Is this considered…
Mufti Muhammad Isa Ali - Mufti Online24 Aug 2025
Wudhu breaking by laughing aloud in salaah
I have some questions regarding laughing aloud (such that another person can here you) in salaah. I have seen multiple views and do not know which…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood10 Aug 2025
Talking in Salaah
I have a habit of talking to Allah Ta’ala in my Sajdah while in Sunnah or Nafl Salaah. Is this permissible?
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Azaadville7 Jul 2025
Omitting A Sajdah In Salaah
If a person misses a Sajdah in Salaah, what must be done to compensate for it?
- MJC25 Jun 2025
Does Cat Hair on Your Clothing Invalidate the Salah?
According to the main view in the Shāfiʿī school, cat hair that is separated from a living cat will be considered impure. However, according to an…
Mufti Abdurragmaan Khan - Azaadville12 May 2025
Performing Salaah Without Uttering The Takbeer-e-Tahreemah
A woman had never uttered the words of Takbeer-e-Tahreemah and only raised her hands not knowing that utterance of the Takbeer-e-Tahreemah is Fardh.…
- Azaadville2 May 2025
Having An Epileptic Fit/Seizure During Salaah
A person has epilepsy. With epilepsy, you also get a silent seizure, where a person goes unconscious for a short period of time. They become…
- Camperdown12 Mar 2025
Does swallowing vomit which is less than full mouth nullifies ones fast?
Assalamualaikum wa rahmatullah wa baraktuh mufti sahib Sometimes when fasting i have an issue where I burp and a small amount of vomit comes up the…
Rukunuddin Bin Jahangir - Mufti Online3 Feb 2025
Is making the masjid dirty and najis an act of kufr?
Is making the masjid dirty and najis an act of kufr even if the person doing it has imaan in his heart, and loves Allah, the masjid and Islam?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online16 Dec 2024
Surahs and du'aas in salaah with illustrations of the postures printed on a musalla for non-Muslims to perform salaah on
Can these musallas be used for new Muslims so they can read the correct du'aas and surahs in salaah? It's basically a 1.5 metre piece of…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online30 Nov 2024
Reciting the dua before entering the masjid from where the masjid boundary starts
Prophet Muhammad (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) recommended to recite the dua before entering a masjid. Today many mosques contain areas such as…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online2 Nov 2024
Playing sports in the masjid
Can children play ball in the masjid and what is the proof of it?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood2 Aug 2024
Laughing Through The Nose During Salaah
Does laughing through the nose with just breath and no sound, break one’s Salaah? (The breathing was loud enough for others to hear)
Maulana Ahmed Saeed - Ibn Masood1 Jul 2024
Napaak Child On Mother During Salaah
A woman, while making salaah, is carrying a child on her back, who has messed its diaper. Does her Salaah become invalid due to the Illah that its…
Mufti Mohammed Desai Saheb - Ibn Masood12 Jun 2024
Female Standing Next To Males in Salaah
If a female joins a row of men in Salaah, would that invalidate the Salaah of the men in the entire row, or just the person whom the female stood…
- Ibn Masood14 Mar 2024
Pausing for the duration of three Subhanallah in Salaah
If the Imaam gets stuck in Taraweeh and pauses without going into Ruku, does the Salaah break because of this pause?
Maulana Abdul Kader Fazlani - Ibn Masood5 Mar 2024
Performing Salaah in Niqaab
I’d like to enquire as to whether it is permissible to wear Niqaab whilst performing Salaah in the Haram or in public etc.
Maulana Abdul Kader Fazlani - Ibn Masood29 Feb 2024
Females performing Salaah with short sleeves
Can women perform Salaah with short sleeves? The Burqah will be covering the arm.
Maulana Ahmed Saeed - Mufti Online25 Feb 2024
Wudhu breaking during salaah
If someone is offering namaz and during namaz he feels that his wudhu is broken then what should he do in such a situation? Specifically if he is in…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online19 Feb 2024
Musallee looking inside the Quraan during Taraweeh and correcting the Imaam
Please advise with regard to the following: Is it permissible for a Musallee to look inside the Quraan during Taraweeh? If not, is there any social…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood13 Feb 2024
Performing Salaah with shoes
1. Can one perform Salaah with shoes in the Masjid? 2. Can one perform Janaazah Salaah with shoes?
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Mufti Online12 Feb 2024
Performing salaah in front of a poster of the Kabah and people making tawaaf
Is it permissible to pray in front of a poster of the Kabah with people doing tawaaf and will my salaah be valid? What is the ruling in praying in…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Azaadville9 Feb 2024
Salaah Behind An Imaam Who Performs Masah On Cotton Socks
If an Imaam performs Masah on cotton socks, is Salaah behind him permissible?
- Mufti Online5 Feb 2024
Performing salaah on a musalla which has a picture of the clock tower
Is it permissible to read salah on a musallah which has a picture of the clock tower on it where you are making sajda on the clock part?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Camperdown29 Jan 2024
Does exposing the lower back break Salāh?
You know how people go to sajdah and their shirts go down sometimes exposing their lower back and it’s exposed throughout the sajdah. That’s…
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