Salah & Masjid · Subtopic
Women’s Salah
193 fatawa from 6 South African Darul Iftas on Women’s Salah, part of Salah & Masjid. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
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Women’s Salah fatawa — page 4 of 5
- Mufti Online4 Jan 2016
Husband and wife performing Salaah individually in the same room
If a husband and wife are performing salah individually in the same room, is there any basis of the wife not being allowed to be ahead of her…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online30 Dec 2015
Women performing their Salaah as soon as the time sets in
Is it necessary for a woman to wait for the Azaan to be called out to perform her Salaah or can she perform her Salaah immediately when the time of…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online24 Dec 2015
Performing Salaah in tight fitting clothing
Is it permissible for women to perform Salaah in tight fitting clothing or clothing which are see-through?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online12 Dec 2015
Hafiza leading other women in Salaah
In beheshti zewar it is mentioned that for a lady to be the Imam with another lady muqtadi is makrooh-e-tahrimi. A hafiza wants to make her Khatam…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online3 Dec 2015
Women performing Salaah at home
If I am in a Shafi'ee musjid for jumuah Salaah, do I follow the jamaat and read two rakaats or do I read my normal four rakaat zuhr salaah? (Note I…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online29 Nov 2015
Women performing their Salaah as soon as the time sets in
I want to know that can a woman offer Salaah before the congregational Salaah in the Musjid or does she have to wait for the congregational Salaah…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online19 Nov 2015
Women performing Salaah at home
Can women join Salaatul Istisqaa?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online4 Nov 2015Roman Urdu
Showhar ke peeche khare hokar namaaz parhna
Mera sawaal ye he ke me aksar apne showhar ke saath ayk saath namaaz padhti hu. Ham dono barabar barabar jayenamaz bicha kar ayk sath namaaz parhte…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Jamiat KZN28 Oct 2015
Womens Salaah ( Detailed )
In Sahih Bukhari, Our prophet Swallaho Alaihewasallam(peace be upon him)said “Pray as you have seen me to pray”. He didn’t shown any different way…
u Alaikum - Jamiat KZN26 Oct 2015
Azaan and Iqaamah for females
With regards to the subject (of giving Azaan), the hadth mentions speaks only about men…. What about woman, is it a sin if we were to call the…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Mufti Online22 Oct 2015
Women going to the Musjid
I have heard that Women are now allowed to go to Mosque. 1) What is the Islamic law for Ladies to going to the Mosque? 2) Why Rasulullah (Sallallahu…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online8 Oct 2015
Women performing Taraweeh Salaah in jamaat
Are women allowed to make a jamaat together in Ramadan for Taraweeh at one's house?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Jamiat KZN2 Sep 2015
Exposure of a female’s hair in Salaah
Growing up I was taught that not a single strand of a women’s hair must be showing in salah.However mistakes do occur and our burkas sometimes move……
Mufti Suhail Tarmahomed - Jamiat KZN27 Aug 2015
Wudhu with ‘Halaal’ nail polish
What is the ruling on “halal” water permeable nail polishes? They have begun to be used more commonly, with the idea that they are okay to use as…
Maaz Chati - Mufti Online9 Aug 2015
Women's Salaah
I have read the book regarding womens salaah and would like clarity on a few issues. Please provide proofs from Quraan, hadith and the imaams…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online4 Aug 2015
How should a woman sit in tashahhud?
Should a female sit in tashahud with her right leg over the left leg and right foot over the left?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online4 Aug 2015
Performing nafil Salaah in jamaat
During Ramdhaan in the Haramain both at Makkah and Madinah they conduct Tahajjud namaaz in Jamaath during the last 10 days from 1 am to 2.30 am.…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online28 May 2015
At what time should women perform their Salaah at home
Should women read salaah at awwal waqt or at the same time the jamaat is in the masjid?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online23 May 2015
Women's Salaah
Please tell me what is the correct way of doing sajdah for hanafi mazhab sunni muslim women? Some say there is no difference in the way of doing…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online29 Apr 2015
Performing Salaah wearing a loose fitting dress
If I am offering salaah wearing a full sleeved shirt, is it permissible to wear a thin dupatta for salaah if it is too colourful that hardly could…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online15 Apr 2015
Women covering the hands when performing Salaah
Is it compulsory for a female to cover her hands up to the wrists during Salaah i.e. the area of the hands from the fingers till the wrists?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online10 Mar 2015
Women covering the neck in Salaah
Are hanafi ladies supposed to cover the area between the throat and chin which normally remains exposed with a normal burqa? Normally some people…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam4 Mar 2015
How much distance should be kept between the feet for females in Salah? Should any surahs be read behind an Imam? How may women preach Islam to others?
I am a convert and follow Hanafi madabh. I have some questions about Salah. 1. While standing in the Salah, how much space should there be between…
AbdulMannan Nizami - Ask Imaam9 Dec 2014
1. Is a woman in haidh allowed to recite surahs from the Quraan from memory? 2. Is it compulsory for females to wear pants when performing salaah? 3. I have a debt to pay. Is it permissable to go for umrah if someone else is paying for my trip?
1. Is a woman in haidh allowed to recite surahs from the Quraan from memory? 2. Is it compulsory for females to wear pants when performing salaah?…
Hisham Dawood - Mufti Online27 Oct 2014
Women covering their wrists and ankles in Salaah
Does the wrist and ankle of a woman have to be covered in Salaah?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online29 Sep 2014
Wife performing Salaah in the front and husband performing Salaah behind
Is it a problem if, while I am performing salaah at home and my husband is also performing some salaah separately, but he stands behind me. Not…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online23 Sep 2014
Women’s salaah in jamaat
I am a female Muslim hanafi from UK and work in a school. At the time of salaah the women gather and make salaah in jamaat with a women leading…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online18 Sep 2014
Making the toes face towards the qibla in sajdah
When females pray salaah in a sitting position and in sajdah position is it sunnah for them to place the feet towards the right and also place the…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online18 Sep 2014
Transparent burqa
I would like to know what defines transparent according to Shar'iah. With regards to the burqa I wear for salaah if I put one layer in front of me I…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online15 Sep 2014
A strand of hair of a woman becoming exposed in Salaah
If a strand of a woman's hair becomes exposed in salaah (for a long time) will her salaah be valid?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online3 Sep 2014
Postures of Salaah for women
Is there any Hadith that clarifies women's Salaah in terms of postures?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online23 Aug 2014
Women concealing their shape in Salaah
Could Mufti Saheb please clarify if there is difference between the fardh and the mustahab satars of a woman in salaah. If her body was covered but…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online17 Aug 2014
Woman reciting audibly in Salaah in order to teach her child
What is the hukm of the salaat of a lady who was reading aloud in all the jahri and sirri namaz with the intention of her child following her,…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online12 Jun 2014
Women’s Salaah in the Light of Authentic Ahaadith
What is the procedure of ladies Salaah? Last month I did Umrah. In Saudi Arabia both men and women performed Salaah in the same manner.
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online31 May 2014
Husband and wife performing Salaah in jamaat
Can I offer salaah with my husband and do I have to recite iqamah to offer Salah only with him?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online10 May 2014
Raising the hands in Salaah for women
What is the ruling in Hanafi fiqh regarding rafaya dain in the salah of women and slave girls?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online31 Dec 2013
Time of Salaah for women
I have heard that it is mentioned in the hadith that a lady who reads her salaah at awwal waqt gets the reward of reading salah with jamaat Takbir e…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online19 Nov 2013
Salaah postures for a female
Please explain the salaah posture for a female. Do the arms remain close to the body and flat on the floor or raised? Please explain the complete…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online10 Oct 2013
The Shar'ee ruling regarding women attending congregational or Eid Salaah
What is the Shar'ee ruling with regard to women attending the congregational Salaah in the Masaajid or being present for the Eid Salaah?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online9 Oct 2013
Women performing Salaah in the haram
I am currently in makkah and in the haram there are ladies reading everywhere amongst the men and also at times there are so many people that I have…
Mufti Zakaria Makada
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