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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 8 of 25

  1. Mufti Online21 Feb 2019

    Number of rakaats in Taraweeh salaah

    I would like to enquire whether reading 20 rakaats of taraweeh is sunnah... I have recently heard someone say that Nabi صلا الله عليه وسلم read 8…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  2. Mufti Online16 Feb 2019

    Salaat-ut-Tasbeeh

    1. What is the method of performing Salaat-ut-Tasbeeh? 2. What is the virtue of Salaat-ut-Tasbeeh

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  3. Mufti Online10 Feb 2019

    Muqeem performing his sunnat-e-muakkadah salaah in a vehicle

    Can a muqeem read his sunnat muakkadah salaah in a vehicle, on the highway?

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  4. Mufti Online5 Feb 2019Roman Urdu

    Jumuah ke ba'd kitni rakaat parhni chaahiye

    نماز جمعہ میں 2 فرض کے علاوہ اور کتنی رکعت پڑھنی چاہیے اور ان کی نیت نماز جمعہ کی ہونی چاہیے یا نماز ظہر کی

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  5. Mufti Online3 Feb 2019

    Tahajjud salaah

    I want to know about tahajjud salaah, how can we perform tahajjud?

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  6. Ask Imaam2 Feb 2019

    Can I make Qadha of Witr Salaah with 1 Rak’aat

    Can a follower of Hanafi madhab [who missed two years of salat] offer Qadha of Witr salat in 1 rak'a instead of three? If yes, how should he do it?

    Muhammad I.V Patel
  7. Mufti Online31 Jan 2019

    15 year old leading Taraweeh Salaah

    I have a friend who is around 15 and 16 years old and is a Hafiz of the Quran. He is willing to lead taraweeh this year but he is not sure if he is…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  8. Mufti Online15 Jan 2019Roman Urdu

    Sunnat-e-muakkadah aur ghair muakkadah me farq aur teesri rakaat me sana se shuroo karna

    Main ye poochna chahta hu ke sunnate muakkadah me tashahud parh ke aur dua parh k 3rd rakat ke liye uthna he? 2. 3rd rakat me Sana se shuru karen…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  9. Ask Imaam7 Jan 2019

    Can I perform one Rak’aat as witr Salaah?

    Is there any such thing as a one/single rak'ah prayer? Are there any ahadeeth which declare a one rak'ah prayer as impermissible? For example, if I…

    Muhammad I.V Patel
  10. Mufti Online23 Dec 2018

    Ishraaq, Chaasht and Awwaabeen Salaah

    1. What is the difference between ishraaq, chaasht and awaabeen salaah? Some people say that they are all one nafil salaah, but the names and times…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  11. Mufti Online22 Dec 2018

    Performing sunnats and waajib salaah while travelling

    Should I perform my sunnat muakkadah and wajib with qasr salaah while I am travelling or not?

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  12. Mufti Online20 Dec 2018Roman Urdu

    Fardh namaaz ke ba'd sunnat parhna

    1. Agar Zuhar ki farz namaz ki jamat khari hone ki waqt se humne 4 rakat sunnat na parhe ho to kya hum ose farz namaz ki wajah se ba'd me parh…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  13. Mufti Online9 Dec 2018

    Performing the sunnah of Asr in the makrooh time

    1. If Asr salaah is prayed in a makrooh time, can the four rakaat sunnah be prayed before the fardh? 2. The makrooh time, I understand starts 20…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  14. Mufti Online6 Dec 2018

    Sleeping after tahajjud

    Is sleeping after tahajjud permissible?

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  15. Mufti Online5 Dec 2018

    Doubting whether one performed witr salaah

    I heard that one should not pray two times witr in one night. I forgot whether I prayed witr or not after isha. What to do?

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  16. Mufti Online5 Dec 2018

    Making one istikharah for multiple purposes

    I want to ask if one can perform 2 rakat nafl namaz of istikhara for multiple purposes. Like, if I want to marry a girl and want to know if she is…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  17. Mufti Online5 Dec 2018Roman Urdu

    Sunnat namaaz ki qaza

    Agar koi namaz khaza hogai ho to kya us namaz ki farz namaz ke alawa sunnat ki bhi khaza padni padegi. Misal ke taur pe agar Zohar ki namaz khaza…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  18. Mufti Online5 Dec 2018Roman Urdu

    Fajr ki sunnate ki qaza

    Agar imam sahab masjid me fajar ki namaz jamat see parha rahe ho, aur wo doosri rakat me attahiyat me baithe ho aur me jamat me jor gaya, aur me ne…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  19. Mufti Online3 Dec 2018

    Missing the sunnats before fajr and zuhr

    What is the procedure to be followed: 1. If we missed the 2 Rakat sunnat of Fajr? 2. If we missed the 4 Rakat sunnat of Zohar prayer before Farz? 3.…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  20. Mufti Online2 Dec 2018

    Performing qadha of the sunnah of fajr salaah

    If the fajar prayer is qaza. Do I need to pray only farz for qaza of Fajr or both Farz and Sunnah?

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  21. Ask Imaam1 Dec 2018

    Reading tashahhud in the second rakat of witr

    Is it forbidding to do tashhhdud in 2nd rakaah while praying 3 rakaah witer ?

    Tareque Ahmed
  22. Mufti Online14 Nov 2018Roman Urdu

    Witr me raf'ul yadain karna

    Kya witar mai raful yadain karna hai k nae?

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  23. Mufti Online4 Nov 2018

    Forcing someone to perform nafl salaah after Maghrib azaan

    In our locality in the middle east, all local people pray Tahiyyatul Masjid between azan and Maghrib and those who don’t pray are sometimes…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  24. Mufti Online3 Nov 2018

    Sitting and performing nafl salaah

    Is it permissible to sit and pray nafl salah even if one is physically fit. I see lot of people who are doing hard physically challenging work but…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  25. Mufti Online28 Oct 2018

    Performing Salaatut Tasbeeh in sets of two rakaats

    Can I perform salatul tasbeeh namaz in 2-2 rakaats?

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  26. Mufti Online27 Oct 2018

    Making intention of nafl salaah and fulfillment of a vow

    I made a vow to read two rakaats of salaah everytime I do a certain sin and double the amount of salaah if I do it again. I'm doing this in order to…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  27. Mufti Online17 Oct 2018

    Fasting on only the 10th of Muharram due to some valid excuse

    I have read that it is makrooh tanzihi for one to fast on only the 10th of Muharram (without also fasting on the 9th or 11th). My questions are: 1.…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  28. Mufti Online17 Oct 2018

    Performing nafil salaah between the azaan and iqaamah of maghrib

    In the Haram Shareef, they give time after Maghrib azaan before the namaaz. 1. Can a Hanafi read nafil salaah between the azaan and iqaamah as the…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  29. Mufti Online15 Oct 2018

    Performing Tahiyyatul musjid before the fardh of Fajr and Asr

    1. Please advise whether one can read Tahiyyatul Masjid Salaah once Fajr time has set in. Context to the question: I reach the Masjid and Fajr time…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  30. Ask Imaam12 Oct 2018

    The four sunnats before Asr and Isha

    asalamu alaykum. Can you please explain how to read the 4 sunnut before asr and isha. i have been told that in the 1st sitting tashadu you are…

    Tareque Ahmed
  31. Mufti Online29 Sep 2018

    Will one receive the reward of fasting in Zul Hijjah if he keeps qadha fast in the first 10 days of Zul Hijjah?

    1. If a person has fasts pending for a vow that he has made without him having specified the date, can he fast these fasts of zul hijjah or should…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  32. Mufti Online26 Sep 2018

    Fasting on 11th, 12th and 13th Zul Hijjah

    Is it true that one cannot fast on 11th, 12th and 13th Zul Hijjah?

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  33. Mufti Online26 Sep 2018

    Reading specific surahs in witr salaah

    If I recite surah asr, kauthar, ikhlaas in witr salah every single day, is it makrooh?

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  34. Mufti Online21 Sep 2018

    Performing nafl salaah if one has qadha salaah

    Can I perform Tahajjud, ishraaq and Duha Salaah even though I have Qadha Salaah? Or should I perform Qadha only.

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  35. Mufti Online19 Sep 2018Roman Urdu

    Sunnat ghair muakkadah me attahiyyaat ke ba'd durood shareef parhna

    Sunnat-e-muakkadah yani zuhr ki chaar sunnat me do rakaat ke baad jab qadah karte he to sirf attahiyyaat parhte he! Lekin mere kuch saathi kehte he…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  36. Mufti Online18 Sep 2018

    Substitute for due-e-qunoot

    I am a person who due to illness cannot concentrate on anything for too long and cannot follow conversations. When I perform my Witr Salaah I cannot…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  37. Mufti Online18 Sep 2018Roman Urdu

    Tahajjud choot jaane par kya kare?

    Tahajjud chootjane par kya kare? Kya Allah se maafi mange chunke mujhe afsos hota he aur rehmat se mahroom rehta hu.

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  38. Mufti Online16 Sep 2018

    Performing tahajjud before fajr salaah

    If I wake up 15 minutes before fajr, can I pray tahajud or not?

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  39. Mufti Online15 Sep 2018Roman Urdu

    Zuhar ki sunnate fardh se pehle nahi parhi to kab parhi jaye?

    Agar zuhar ki sunnate farz parhne se pehle nahi parhi to kab parhi jayegi, chaar farz ke baad ya nafil ke baad?

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  40. Mufti Online12 Sep 2018

    Salaatul Kusoof

    Is it waajib to offer salaatul kusoof?

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee

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