Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Please explain the difference and the importance of Laylat Al-Qadr which is in Ramaḍān and the Laylat Al-Barāʿah which people observe on 15 Shaʾbān. Answer: In the Name of Allāh, Most Kind, Most Compassionate Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question. Laylat Al-Qadr Laylat Al-Qadr (the night of…
Answered by Shaykh Omar Subedar Question: Does excessive satanic whispers (waswasās) nullify the ṣalāh (ritual prayer)? Answer: بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for contacting Mathabah for your question. Satanic whispers do not nullify the ṣalāh as none of the jurists have considered it to be among the factors that invalidate the…
Answered by Shaykh Omar Subedar Question: Can a person praying close his or her eyes to avoid distractions? Answer: بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for contacting Mathabah for your question. Closing the eyes during the prayer is a disapproved action (makrūh). Abū Bakr ibn Masʾūd Al Kāsāni Al Ḥanafī [d. 587…
Answered by Shaykh Omar Subedar Question: Is it permissible to repeat the same sūra (Qur’ānic chapter) in both raka’āt (units of ritual prayer)? Answer: بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for contacting Mathabah for your question. Yes it is permissible to repeat the same sūra in both raka’āt. Mu’ādh ibn ‘Abd Allāh Al…
Answered by Shaykh Omar Subedar Question: How long should the rukūʾ (bowing during ritual prayer) last? Answer: بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for contacting Mathabah for your question. A person must perform rukūʾ for the duration of saying ‘Subhān Allāh’ (Glory be to God) once. Abū Bakr ibn Mas’ūd Al Kāsāni…
Answered by Shaykh Omar Subedar Question: What does a new Muslim do in ṣalāh (ritual prayer) who does not know Sūrah Al Fātiḥa (opening Qur’ānic chapter)? Answer: بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for contacting Mathabah for your question. He may recite the Sūrah in his own language until he learns how…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: What is the correct way of drinking Zam Zam water? Answer: In the Name of Allāh, Most Kind, Most Compassionate Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question. In reference to drinking Zam Zam water, the following etiquettes are found in source texts: Recite Bism Allāh (In the name…