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Witr, Sunnah & Nafl
986 fatawa from 10 South African Darul Iftas on Witr, Sunnah & Nafl, part of Salah & Masjid. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
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Witr, Sunnah & Nafl fatawa — page 5 of 25
- Mufti Online13 Nov 2021
Muqtadi saying the takbeer when moving to different postures
Is saying transitional takbeer (Allahu Akbar) when going to ruku, sujood, qiyaam obligatory upon the individual praying behind an imam or can he…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online4 Nov 2021
Difference between Sunnat Muakkadah and Sunnat Ghair Muakkadah
What is Sunnat Muakkadah and Sunnat Ghair Muakkadah?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online3 Nov 2021
Performing nafl salaah after subah saadiq
I want to know if one can perform two rakaats nafl salaah before Fajr salaah besides Tahajjud and the sunnah of Fajr?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Azaadville28 Oct 2021Urdu
Reciting Durood After Dua-e-Qunoot In The Witr Salaah
What is the status of reciting Durood after Qunoot In Witr?
- Mufti Online24 Oct 2021
Reciting Qunoot e Naazilah because of Corona Virus
In our town, the Imaam started reading Qunoot e Naazilah for more than a month because of Corona Virus. Is this correct? If it is not, please tell…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online16 Oct 2021
Woman leaving out the sunnah salaah due to work
Can I perform my fardh only for my salaahs and leave out my sunnats, since I'm at work and when I get home I see to my baby, husband and cook etc.
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam29 Sep 2021
Reading sunnats in the first Saff whilst Jamat is on
Aslm mufti. Is it necessary to ready the sunnah before salah in the first saff? Some musallis come late and read sunnats there and the jamat starts…
Ikraam Elias Gangat - Mufti Online25 Sep 2021
Performing nafl salaah if one has qadha salaahs
If a woman has qadha salaah, is she allowed to read nafl salaahs (chast/awwabeen, etc.) and is she allowed to read the sunnah salahs (sunnah of Asr,…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online23 Aug 2021
Doing Istikharah to find out the truth
Can I do istikharah for knowing the truth or is there any dua for revealing the truth? Recently, I have been stuck into some confusions and doubts…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Azaadville5 Jul 2021
Missing The Qunoot In Witr Salaah
If a a person misses Qunoot in the Witr Salaah for many years. On reaching Buloogh he was unaware that recitationof Qunoot in the Witr Salaah is…
- Ask Imaam24 Jun 2021
Performing Nafl in Jamaat
Aasalaamaikum Mufti I have a question regarding Taraweeh prayer, we follow local moon sighting in Australia and sometimes we have wait for Perth to…
Yasin Doomah - Azaadville3 Jun 2021
Where To Perform The Nafl And Sunnah Salaah
Is it preferable for a musallee to perform his Nafl and Sunnah Salaah in the Masjid boundaries or outside the Masjid boundary, in the court yard?
- Mufti Online25 May 2021
Fasting being given priority over nafl ibaadat
I would like to fast and try and see how far I can make it. The problem is that when I tried fasting last year, the medications I take for epilepsy…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online25 May 2021
Method of performing istikhaarah
What is dua for istikharah? And After performing istikharah, is there a certain number of days one should wait before making his final decision?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online20 Mar 2021
Makrooh times for sajdah tilaawat, nafl salaah and qadha salaah
Can you please explain in detail what the makrooh times are for salaah, sajdah tilawat, nafl salaah, qada salaah, and tahiyyatul wudhu? I read it in…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online20 Mar 2021
Tahajjud, Isharaaq, Chaasht and Awwaabeen Salaah
1. How many rakaats can I pray for Tahajjud, without including witr? 2. How many rakaats of Ishraaq can I pray, and when is the time for Ishraaq? 3.…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online2 Mar 2021
Sayyiduna Uthman (Radiallahu 'Anhu) reciting the whole Quraan Shareef in Tahajjud Salaah
I have learnt that Sayyiduna Uthman (Radiallahu 'Anhu) used to recite the whole Quraan Shareef in Tahajjud Salaah. If one takes 5 minutes to…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online25 Feb 2021
Performing nafl salaah hastily if one has limited time
A person is in the habit of reading nafl salaahs. If that person has limited time (e.g. he is running late) should he hastily read his nawaafil…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online9 Feb 2021
Performing istikhaarah while menstruating
1. Can one pray istikhaarah (for marriage) while on menstruation? 2. Is a good feeling a sign of a positive istikhaarah?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam23 Jan 2021
Nafl Salah as Esale Thawab
I lost my father to cancer a few years ago. I always made dua for him and visited his qabar. Recently, a friend of mine said to me that I can read…
Mohamed Ebrahim bin Ismail Abdullah - Ask Imaam16 Jan 2021
Nafl Salaah
If a person commences the nafl salaah and then intentionally breaks it, will it be incumbent on him to make qadha? And if its breaks on its own,…
M. Akhtar - Mufti Online28 Nov 2020
Performing the sunnah muakkadah salaah
How many rakaats are the sunnah muakkadah salaah? Can you explain to me the various sunnah muakkadah salaah that are performed with the fardh and…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online21 Nov 2020
Performing the sunnah muakkadah salaah before and after the zuhr salaah
Today, my Moulana told us that if we did not read the full 12 rakaats of Zuhr Salaah, then we should go and read it. I had only read the 4 fardh and…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online22 Oct 2020
Four rakaats sunnah before Asr Salaah
I want to know regarding the 4 rakaat sunnah of Asar namaaz. I have read in a book that it is not part of Asar namaaz because the evidence is not…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online20 Oct 2020
Making dua in English after reciting Dua-e-Qunoot
Are we allowed to make English duas in Qunoot, after we recite Dua Qunoot?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online19 Oct 2020
Gargling and cleaning one's nose before sehri ends and thereafter making ghusal
Can a person gargle and make istinshaaq before sehri ends and thereafter make ghusal?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam14 Oct 2020
Salatul Witr in Haram
Asalam ualaikum warahmatulahi wabarakatuhu Hope you are by best health and imaan hasrat mufti sahib Question: in janasa salaah in haramain if we as…
Faizal Dhada - Mufti Online17 Sep 2020
Time for Tahajjud
I want to know the time of Tahajjud prayer. Fajar prayer time is 4:30 am and I usually used to offer Tahajjud at 3:30 am but I am confused if it's…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online10 Sep 2020
Performing Fajr Salaah without performing the the previous nights Witr Salaah
If a person who has not yet prayed witr, prays Fajr, is his Fajr prayer valid?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online2 Sep 2020
Reciting qunoot in 2 rakaats if one doubts the rakaats
In the witr prayer, if a person has a doubt as to whether they are performing the first rakat or the second rakat and this doubt occurs quite often…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online2 Sep 2020
Qiraat in the second or third rakaat of witr salaah being longer than the first rakaat
1. In the witr prayer, is it makrooh tahreemi, makrooh tanzeehi, or permissible to recite a surah in the third rakat which is longer by three verses…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online31 Aug 2020
Qadha for breaking a nafl salaah
I commenced performing two rakaats of tahiyyatul masjid, and thereafter, the jamaat salaah started. I immediately made salaam to come out of the…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online25 Aug 2020
Asking one's parents permission to keep a nafl fast
Does permission need to be sought from one's parents in order to fast a sunnat/nafl/qadha fast? If the parent tells the child (baaligh) not to…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online24 Aug 2020
Person not performing sunnah muakkadah salaah
If someone offers only the fardh salaah and leaves out performing the sunnah salaah, then what is the Islamic ruling? Is it a sin to leave out the…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam16 Jul 2020
Salaatul Awwabeen - Can one perform just 2 rakaats of this Salaah if one has limited time?
As Salaamu alaikum. Can we perform just 2 rakaats of this Salaah if one had limited time? Also this Salaah is read in 3 sets of 2 Rakaats each?…
Ebrahim Ibn Ahmed Dadan - Ask Imaam13 Jul 2020
A vow to perform Nafl Salaah each time I commit this sin
I made a vow that each time i do this particular sin ill pray certain amount of nafil rakah and i prayed them whenever i did the sin but now it is…
- Mufti Online12 Jul 2020
Chaasht Salaah
Is chaasht a sunnah salaah that Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) performed and is there any Ahaadith regarding it?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online12 Jul 2020
Making a na baaligh child keep nafl fasts
Is it permissible to make a non baaligh child fast nafl fasts?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online9 Jul 2020
Making niyyat of four rakaats and making salaam after two rakaats
If a person commences performing four rakaats sunnat ghair muakkadah, before Asr or Esha, but due to the jamaat salaah starting, he only performs…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online9 Jul 2020
Repeating Esha fardh and sunnat if the fardh was invalid
1. If we perform Esha Fard, sunnat and witr and nafl but after the time of the prayer has expired we realized that the fard was not valid, what…
Mufti Zakaria Makada
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