Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: There are a number of Ramaḍān timetables that are circulating. There are multiple beginning times for Fajr (dawn). This confuses me. According to which timing do I end my suḥūr (pre-dawn) meals? Which timetable do I follow? Answer: In the Name of Allāh, Most Kind, Most Merciful Thank you/…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: What are the rulings regarding women and tarāwīḥ prayers? Answer: In the Name of Allāh, Most Merciful, Most Gracious Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question. Tarawīḥ is considered an emphasised prophetic practice (sunnah muakkadah) ritual prayer during the month of Ramaḍān for both men and women. Women…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: I have seen people performing two rakaʾahs nafl (optional units of ritual prayer) after ṣalāt al-witr. I always thought witr should be the last prayer. Is there any evidence for this practice? Should witr be the last prayer of the night? Answer: In the Name of Allāh, the Most…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Is it a must for me to make up missed ṣalats (ritual prayer) and fasts? Answer: In the Name of Allāh, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question. May Allāh reward and bless you for your commitment towards the injunctions of the religion. Missed…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Is it permissible for women to attend the funeral prayer and offer the funeral prayer in congregation? Answer: Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question. Imam Ḥākim Al-Nayshāpūrī (may Allāh’s mercy be with him) has quoted an authentic (ṣaḥīḥ) ḥadīth in his monumental work, Al-Mustadrak, and there after…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: The concern I had was with the claim that Fajr begins at the appearance of the morning white twilight (as opposed to the red twilight). I was wondering if I could please get a few verses, ḥadīths, or rulings of the fiqh scholars on this matter. Answer: In the…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Could you advise on a duʿāʾ for lost items. I have lost something very important and am getting desperate to find it. Answer: Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question. May Allāh facilitate success and comfort for you in your situation. We pray that you retrieve your lost…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Can worshipers attain multiplied rewards for ṣalāh (ritual prayers) anywhere at the Ḥaram in Makkah or is it restricted to a specific area around the Ka’abah? Also related is the question of whether worshippers can follow the imam in congregational prayers from inside the nearby hotels? There are prayer-rooms…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Can you please clarify a ḥadīth I came across about debt? Something about the Prophet Muḥammad (peace and blessings upon him) not conducting the funeral prayers on someone who had debt. One of the Companions stepped in and payed the debt off. Only then was the funeral prayer offered.…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: What are the benefits of reciting the Qur’ānic chapter, Sūrah Wāqiʾah? Are the narrations about Sūrah Wāqiʾah and wealth authentic? Answer: Thank you/ Jazāk Allāh Khayr for your questions. Reciting any portion of the Qur’ān is virtuous and will draw countless blessings from the Almighty. Sūrah Wāqiʾah is a…