Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: How do we perform ṣalāh (ritual prayers) during travel? Are we to have the prayer shortened and combined or completed? Answer: In the Name of Allāh, Most Merciful, Most Kind Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question. There are sever rules regarding ritual prayer (ṣalāh) during travel. Shortening…
By Shaykh Huzeifa Patel As the time for Ḥajj approaches there are many lessons we can learn from this great event. These lessons can be learnt from the Holy Qurʿān, and its description of Ḥajj. In the Qurʿān there are many references to the Kaʾaba (grand mosque), Ibrāhim (peace and blessings upon him) and the…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: What is the ruling on greeting salām for the khaṭīb (imam) to the congregants on the pulpit prior to commencing the Friday khuṭbah (sermon)? In some cases I have seen imams render the salām greeting. Most Ḥanafī imams do not say salām on the pulpit prior to starting the…
By Shaykh Omar Subedar In an era where grave injustices were being carried out on women, Islam had come and granted them things that they had been deprived of for centuries; statutory rights, honour and dignity. Thereafter Islam had given some instructions in the form of commandments to preserve and maintain these priceless bounties in…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Do the 6 fasts of Shawwāl qualify as making up the fasts a woman missed due to menses, if she makes that intention? Answer: In the Name of Allāh, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate Thank you/ Jazāk Allāh Khayr for your question. Ramaḍān make up fasts are mandatory (farḍh). If…
Answered by Shaykh Omar Subedar Question: I am facing certain doubts in my ṣalāh (ritual prayer) such as; When reading a sūra (Qurʾānic chapter) I do not know whether I recited Al Fātiḥa before it or not When in rukūʾ (bowing position) I am unsure of reciting the takbīr when going into rukūʾ or not…
Answered by Shaykh Omar Subedar Question: I would like to know that if we read the Qurʾān and ask Allāh to send its reward to all Muslims and my relatives including my parents who are no more, will the reward only go to my parents or to the rest of the people as well? Answer:…
By Shaykh Mazhar Mahmood Alhamdulillāh (Praise to the Almighty), after a long month of fasting, in which Muslims sacrifice their lawful desires from dawn to dusk, They will be celebrating a noble and festive day. This is the day of ʿEīd, a day in which the words and sentiments of enjoyment, happiness, and celebration prevail. The…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: How do we invoke blessings and peace (ṣalāt and salām) to the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) at his tomb in Masjid Al-Nabawī? Are there some etiquette to be followed? Answer: It is an emphasized recommended practice (mustaḥab muʾakkadah) to visit the Prophet’s mosque according to mainstream classical…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: What is the significance of the “Rawḍah” (Garden of Paradise) in the Prophet’s mosque? Answer: In the Name of Allāh, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question. The Messenger of Allāh (peace and blessings upon him) said, “The area between my house and my…