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Conditions of Salah
554 fatawa from 6 South African Darul Iftas on Conditions of Salah, part of Salah & Masjid. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
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Conditions of Salah fatawa — page 14 of 14
- Mufti Online15 Mar 2012
Intentionally Leaving Out The Takbeer-e-Tashreeq
If one intentionally leaves out reciting the Takbeer-e-Tashreeq, will he be sinful?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online13 Mar 2012
Folding the Pants above the Ankles at the Time of Salaah
Should one fold his pants in order to expose his ankles at the time of Salaah?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam18 Feb 2012
What is the ruling with regards to Salaah with the wrong intention, breaking one’s salāh and mixing the order of the postures in salāh
I have two questions that I hope you could answer for me, in accordance with the Hanafi madhab: 1. If we start our salah with the wrong intention…
Mawlana Faraz ibn Adam - Mufti Online21 Jan 2012
Inhaling the Smoke of Incense Sticks unintentionally whilst Fasting
If a person whilst fasting unintentionally inhales the smoke of incense sticks will the fast be nullified?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online21 Jan 2012
Eating Intentionally after thinking one's Fast has Broken
After eating forgetfully, a fasting person intentionally ate, assuming that his fast had already broken. Does the fast now become nullified? If so,…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam21 Jun 2011
1. Would it be permissible for a muslimah daughter to accept a wasiyyah of a non muslim mother? 2. How many Sajda Tilawa does a qari need to make if he listens the ayah many times? 3. What is the satr of a muslim woman from non muslims men or women?
1. I understand that a muslim daughter may not inherit from her non muslim mother, but what if her mother made wasiyyat? would it be permissible to…
Ml. Sohail ibn Arif - Ask Imaam6 Sep 2010
What is the punishment for intentionally breaking fast during Ramadhan?
i was sitting here with my wife and our good friend and we were discussing ramadan. what we would like to know is what is the punishment for…
Ml. Abduz Zaman - Ask Imaam1 Jan 2010
1-A person prayed his farz & sunnah salaah at the workplace but he wasn't facing the direction of the Qibla does he have to do qadha of the Farz & sunnah prayer or only the farz? 2-Whats the direction of the Qibla in the UK?
1-A person prayed his farz & sunnah salaah at the workplace but he wasn't facing the direction of the Qibla does he have to do qadha of the Farz &…
Ml. Luqman Hansrot - Ask Imaam25 May 2009
How should the intention before the beginning of a prayer be made? Do we say it inside our heads or outloud? What do we say?
How should the intention before the beginning of a prayer be made? Do we say it inside our heads or outloud? What do we say?
Ml. Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam23 Apr 2009
Q1) What is your opinion and ruling about a person who is praying alone and then someone joins him (as a Jamaat). Should be change intentions and become an Imam?
Q1) What is your opinion and ruling about a person who is praying alone and then someone joins him (as a Jamaat). Should be change intentions and…
Ml. Mohammed Moola - Ask Imaam9 Nov 2008
I just need to ask about the deviations from Qibla. Is it 45 degrees to the left & right or less as mentioned in the book "Jawahirul Fiqh" - authored by Mufti shafi sahab? Some say it is 15 degrees.
I just need to ask about the deviations from Qibla. Is it 45 degrees to the left & right or less as mentioned in the book "Jawahirul Fiqh" -…
Ml. Ishaq E. Moosa - Ask Imaam28 Oct 2008
Is it fardh to make a silent intention before praying? What would one say in his intention?
Is it fardh to make a silent intention before praying? What would one say in his intention?
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam4 Mar 2008
Salaah is fardh on every adult, sane muslim, similarly learning the masaail related to salah viz a viz ghusul, wudu, tayamum and knowing the direction of qibla and....
Salaah is fardh on every adult, sane muslim, similarly learning the masaail related to salah viz a viz ghusul, wudu, tayamum and knowing the…
Ml. Asif Umar - Ask Imaam10 Aug 2005
some one told me that to make niyyah before Salaat is wrong
some one told me that to make niyyah before Salaat is wrong. Can you please give me that hadith in where the prophet did it
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam7 Jan 2004
I joined salah in the masjid, I thought that the brother was praying Zuhr, after the salah ended he said that he was praying Sunnah. My intention was to pray 4 rakaats of Zuhr, is the salat valid?
According to the Hanafi Madhab, the Imaam and Muqtadi (follower) must be performing the same Fardh Salaat in order for the Salaat to be valid. The…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam19 Dec 2003
When you say your intention for salaat for Istikarrah salaat do you mention Istikarrah& nafal salaat
When you say your intention for salaat for Istikarrah salaat do you mention Istikarrah& nafal salaat
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam5 Jun 2003
could u tell me the Qibla direction for United Kingdom Leicester
Qibla direction for Leicester will be 119 degrees from true north (almost 120 degrees). This will be South-East. and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best Mufti…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam28 Apr 2003
1. brothers doing masah on cotton socks and then leading the prayer - pray behind them with the intention of Nafl, but later on I repeat my salat. Is this OK ?
1. I have seen some brothers doing masah on cotton socks and then leading the prayer. I pray behind them with the intention of Nafl, but later on I…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam10 Apr 2003
Can we make the intention of i'tikaaf when entering a surau?
In Malaysia there are places called surau which are different from mosques. The Friday and Eid prayers are not performed in a surau but daily azan…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam5 Feb 2003
1). How do u make the intention for missed witr salah or 2 sunnah of fajr if u then pray them after sun rise and before zawwal time? Do you say that they are qadha salahs?
2). How do you make niyyah for salatul duha? Do you say time of prayer ishraq or something else? 3). Can you pull out grey hairs? 4). Is a woman?s…
for: Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam5 Dec 2002
How many Degrees deviation allows from Qibla, on either side?Is it 221/2 or 45 Degrees?
Hadhrat Mufti Rashid Saheb Ahsanul Fatwa Volume 2 Pages 313 stated 45 Degrees & Few off U.K Mufti saheb agreed on this rulling, apart from 1.
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam9 Nov 2002
Please explain the differences, in the actual reading (apart from the niyyah)between Sunnate Muaqida and Sunnate Ghair Muaqidah, Fard and Witr, etc.
In the Sunnat-e-Muakkadah, Sunnat Ghayr-e-Muakkadah and Witr, it is Waajib to recite both Surah Faatiha and a Surah in each Rakaat. In fardh Salaat,…
Moulana Imraan Vawda - Ask Imaam1 Aug 2002
If I am leading a Salaat, and am about to complete my Rukoo, or about to say ‘Salaam’ to finish, and hear/sense people rushing to join, can I intentionally lengthen my action to allow them to join?
In principle, it is Makrooh Tahrimi (disliked) to prolong the Ruku or any portion of Salaat in order to facilitate people joining the Salaat.…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam18 Jan 2002
1. Can one make Itekaaf, when they enter the Masjid, for any of the 5 daily prayers and even during non-Ramadan times? 2. What is the reward for making the intention of Itekaaf?
3. Please provide the Du?aa for Itekaaf in Arabic and English. 4. If one realizes while he is in the Masjid that he had not made the Niyat…
Mufti Muhammad Kadwa - Ask Imaam24 Sep 2001
Who does one make niyyah for when performing esaala sawaab?
Respected Mufti, I am aware that when performing esaale sawaab , be it the recitation of the Qur'an or anything else, the reward is not decreased on…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam3 Jul 2001
Pointing one's feet to a person or to Qibla is disrespectful. However, I am a fat man with heavy limbs and cannot sit with folded legs for more than a few minutes.
I saw Maulana Desai's answer to a question on the subject which says that pointing one's feet to a person or to Qibla is disrespectful. Of course,…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam17 Jun 2001
Is niyyah (intention) permissible in Urdu before prayer?
IT HAS COME TO MY KNOWLEDGE THAT A NEEYAT (AN INTENTION MADE BEFORE PRAYER) IS NOT PERMISSIBLE, IS THIS TRUE OR FALSE. MY PARENTS HAVE TOLD ME I…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam12 May 2001
If one is a Musaafir and an Imam is doing a secon Jam'aat, then what intention do I make?
I do not know if the Imam is a Musaafir or a Muqeem (non traveller).
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam18 Mar 2001
When one makes intention so the reward of the deed goes to the deceased,(e.g reciting SuraYasin) does the person who performs the virtuous act also get ANY reward?
Asalam u alaikum Mufti sahib. (i)When one makes intention so the reward of the deed goes to the deceased,(e.g reciting Sura Yasin) does the person…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam9 Feb 2001
Whilst praying salaat i imagine (unintentionally) the most horrid and evil faces before me. Is my salaat valid ?
Assalamu alaikum I'm having difficulty reading my salaat. Whilst reading i am seeing a 'white' coloured shape of a person, i think it's a man, it is…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam29 Jan 2001
Is Qibla direction from USA northeast or southeast?
Is Qibla direction from USA northeast or southeast? an issue that has been grappling the muslims of north america is the Qibla. Now those that say…
Mufti E. Desai - Ask Imaam4 Sep 2000
If I make intention for 4 rakaats namaaz and I read 2 rakaats, will my namaaz be accepted?
If you made intention to perform four Rakaats Nafl Salaat and performed only two Rakaats, the two Rakaats will be valid. and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam2 Sep 2000
Can a Muslim take asylum in UK because of his financial,family and country problems,with intention of doing work of da'wah, but he has to lie.
It is permissible for a Muslim to migrate due to circumstances, for example, employment. Instead of speaking a lie, if he is compelled he may make…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam27 Aug 2000
If someone takes a shower and has the intention to pray, is this valid wudu? Or must he make wudu before he prays?
It is Mustahabb to make Wudhu before bathing. However, if one did not make Wudhu before bathing, since the limbs of Wudhu will be washed during…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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