Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: As a follower of the Qurʿān & Sunnah, in accordance to the Ḥanafī methodology, I have always performed witr three raka’ahs with one salām. During Ramadān, someone told me this method is wrong. Can you please clarify the Ḥanafī position? Answer: May Almighty Allāh reward you greatly for your…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Is it wrong to say ‘rest in peace’ or to give condolences to family members and loved ones of non-Muslims who have just passed away? Answer: Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question. Rest in peace is a du’a’ (supplication). Making du‘ā’ for the disbeliever is permissible with…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Are ladies required to cover their feet during prayer? Answer: Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question. During prayer, according to most scholars of the Ḥanafī school, the apparent portions of the feet (for women) are not considered from the ‘awrah (nudeness), hence the ṣalāh (prayer) performed while…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Being a follower of the Qurʿān & Sunnah according to the Ḥanafī methodology, I perform the witr prayer in three raka’aats, two sittings, with the concluding salāms at the end of the three raka’aats. I am planning ʿUmrah in Ramadān and was wondering if my witr prayer would be…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Who is the best person to lead prayers? Is it permissible to offer prayers behind someone who does not have a beard? Answer: Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question. According to Islamic jurisprudence, the following are the most entitled to lead the congregational prayer, in order of…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Is offering “fatiḥah” and going to tombs of saints and imams prohibited in Islam? Answer: Jazak Allah Khayr/ Thank you for your question. Reciting ‘fatiḥah’ usually denotes ‘rewards of deeds reaching the dead. Majority scholars regard this as permissible and valid. There are numerous prophetic reports and actions of…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Can you please advise on a duʿā (supplication or prayer) to conceive a child and get pregnant. We as a married couple have been childless for many years and have prayed a lot, for Allāh to bless us with a child. Answer: Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: For women, if our menses are anticipated to fall or coincide during Ḥajj/ ‘Umrah or the last ten days of Ramaḍān, is it okay to use contraceptives or take pills to delay our cycle so we can pray, make ṭawāf and fast on those days? Answer: In the Name…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Please tell me the exact number of sunnah and fard rakā’at for each ṣalāh. I am also confused regarding whether or not to say salām (Assalāmu alaykum warahmatullah) when performing 4 sunnah of dhuhr prayers and others. I have asked many friends also and some of them says we…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Does one need wudūʾ(ritual ablution) in order to read the transliteration of the Qurʿān without physically touching it i.e reading it online/on an app/ or tablet? Answer: Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question. No doubt, it is preferred and praiseworthy to recite Qurʿān, while in the state…