Tahayat Ul Masjid – Jumma Khutbah
Can Tahayat Ul Masjid 2 rakah be performed if you enter masjid when Jumma khutbah has started?
Salaatur Raghaaib
Dhul Qa'da, Dhul Hijjah, Muharram and Rajjab are the four muhtaram sacred months (arba't al hurum) the night of Mi'raaj may have been in this month but no authentic reports.…
Janaazah – inside or outside the masjid
Can the bier be kept inside the masjid? Can the musallees be the inside the masjid?
Reciting Faatihah in Funeral Prayers
Is reciting surah al-Faatihah in Janaazah a MUST? There’s a difference of opinion in the 4 schools. Hanafi and Maliki schools – it is not wajib to recite the Fatiha…
The two Sunnat of Fajr
3 sunnat ways of offering the 2 sunnats of fajr 1. earliest time awwal waqt 2. at home 3. 1st raka't recite kaafirun, 2nd Ikhlas Other points There should…
Witr timing
Prophet (saws) told us to make witr the last prayer. This command (amr) is istahbaabi (recommended) not wujoobi (obligatory), since Prophet (saws) himself was seen to pray 2 raka-at after witr…
Funeral prayer in absentia
Can we pray janaazah in the absence of deceased? Ghaaibaana janaazah! Allowed in Shafi'i and Hambali madhhab. Allowed as per Hanafi and Maliki. Listen to details in the audio. …
Ishraaq or Dhuha prayers
Is Ishraaq or Chasht (or Dhuha) two separate kind of optional prayers? Extra prayers after sunset till before the Zuhr time enters. Majority Fuqaha / Ulama say that the two…
Difference between Taraweeh and Tahajjud in Ramadan
Difference between Taraweeh and Tahajjud in Ramadan. Notes on how Taraweeh was introduced in the form that it is currently offered.
Praying during Friday Khutba
Praying tahiyyat-al-masjid or any other prayer during the Jumu'ah khutba (Friday sermon) is not allowed as per Hanafi school. There is a difference of opinion about this in other schools. An…
Is Witr Waajib?
Difference of opinion between the Imams on the issue with their evidences. It is probably one of the the most differed upon matter between the different schools of thought. As…
Salaat at Tasbeeh – should it be offered?
Salaat at-Tasbeeh. Hadeeth from 'Abbas radi Allahu 'anhu. Some scholars classify it as weak hadeeth. However majority accept it as hasan and permit it.
Du’a Qunoot in Witr – Aloud or Silent
Opinions Maliki and Hanafi - Silent recitation of qunoot is preferred as it is a du'a. Quran ادْعُوا رَبَّكُمْ تَضَرُّعًا وَخُفْيَةً ۚ إِنَّهُ لَا يُحِبُّ الْمُعْتَدِينَ - 7:55 Call upon your Lord…