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Salah fatwa — prayer & masjid
Questions about salah: times, method, missed (qadha) prayers, Jumu‘ah, Eid, Taraweeh and Witr, praying in congregation, travel prayer, and the rules of the masjid and its imam and azaan.
8,646 fatawa from 11 South African Darul Iftas (topics are assigned from each Darul Ifta’s own categories and titles, so the count is approximate). Every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
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- How do I make up missed salaah (qadha)?
- Which sunnah salaah are emphasised (muakkadah)?
- What should be recited in each rak'ah?
- What are the rules of the azaan and iqaamah?
- Who must attend Jumu'ah, and what if I miss it?
- When does a traveller shorten salaah (qasr)?
- How is salaatul istikhaarah performed?
- When do Fajr and Esha times start and end?
- How many raka'at is taraweeh?
- How is witr salaah performed?
Salah & Masjid fatawa from each Darul Ifta
- Mufti Online18 Oct 2026
Repeating the salaah performed without wudhu
If I read salaah and then realised I never had wudhu, how should I repeat it? Will I need to read my sunnats again or only fard and waajib?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - AskImam28 Oct 2025
Are non Muslims allowed to enter the Masjid to witness the Nikah ceremony?
I have reverted about a year ago and the girl i am going to marry insha allah has also reverted about the same time. We would like to have the nikah…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ibn Masood13 Oct 2026
Sajdah On A Sponge
A 70 year-old lady has knee and ankle injuries. She sits on a chair to perform Salaah. Will it be permissible for her to sit on the floor on a soft,…
Mufti Muhammad Yusuf Sulaiman - Azaadville6 Oct 2026
Women Reciting Aloud In The Sunnah And Nafl Salaah
Can a woman recite aloud in the Sunnah or Nafl or salaah if she is alone ?
- Jamiat KZN15 Oct 2026
Is My Salaah Valid If I End It After the Imaam?
While reading salaah, we get to the Qa’dah (sitting) position before Salaam. The Imaam starts Salaam and ends his second Salaam while I’m still…
Mufti Muhammed Hamza Farooqui - Camperdown12 Oct 2026
Special Parking at Masjid Compound
Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh. Respected mufti saheb Is it permissible to designate an Imaams parking at a (waqf) masjid compound?…
Baba Abu Bakr - MUBZ20 Feb 2025
Planting a Tree in the Masjid
Is it permisable to plant a living tree within the prayer area of a masjid jazakallah
- DU Zakariyya
Is it permissible to perform Qadha of the Taraweeh Salaah the next day in congregation?
One night during the month of Ramadan, two rakaats were rendered null and void. The following night the whole congregation performed 22 rakaats to…
- Amjadi5 Sep 2026
What is the method of avoiding worldly thoughts and distractions during Salaah?
What is the method of avoiding worldly thoughts and distractions during Salaah? Question Posed By: Imran Sheik, Durban
Mufti Mohammad Quaiser Ali Razvi Misbahi - MJC25 Jun 2025
Does Cat Hair on Your Clothing Invalidate the Salah?
According to the main view in the Shāfiʿī school, cat hair that is separated from a living cat will be considered impure. However, according to an…
Mufti Abdurragmaan Khan - DU Newcastle26 Jan 2016
Should the Janaazah salaah be performed for a person who commits suicide?
Is it permissible to perform the Janaazah salaah for a muslim who commits suicide?
- Mufti Online18 Oct 2026
Taste coming in one's mouth after burping in salaah
If you burp in salaah and the taste comes into your mouth, does it break your salaah?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - AskImam27 Oct 2025
Kindly explain the procedure of performing Istikhaara for a female duringmenses as she cannot perform Salaat in that state.
The performing of two Rakaats Nafl Salaat with the intention of Istikhaara is desirable, it is not a prerequisite for the validity of the…
- Ibn Masood28 Sep 2026
Additional Ayah Of Sajdah
In which Surah does the Ayah of Sajdah appear, which Hanafis do not have to perform?
Mufti Ahmed Saeed - Azaadville1 Oct 2026
Fidyah For The Missed Salaah Of A Person Who Was Mentally Incapacitated Prior To Their Demise
For the last four years of the life, the mental state of a lady was such the she could not differentiate between days or times and she could not…
- Jamiat KZN30 Sep 2026
The Times of Salaah (5/5)
What is the time that Esha begins and ends?
- Camperdown5 Oct 2026
Past Salah After Wiping Over Socks
Assalamu Alaikum. I follow the Hanafi madhhab and I have a question about masah over socks. I recently learned that, for masah over socks, the socks…
Baba Abu Bakr - MUBZ10 Sep 2024
Only Used Wet Wipes – Past Prayers Valid or Not?
Are my past prayers valid if I only used wet wipes for istinja and not flowing water ?
- DU Zakariyya
What is the ruling on performing salaah behind some one who watches TV or is sinful in any way
What is the ruling on performing Salaah behind some one who watches TV or is sinful in any way?
- Amjadi28 Aug 2026
What is the Shar'ee ruling on cutting a simple cake as Niyaz during the celebration of Eid-e-Meelaad
What is the Shar‘i ruling on cutting a simple cake as Niyaz during the celebration of Eid-e- Meelaad-un-Nabi صلى الله عليه وسلمon the 12th of…
Mufti Mohammad Quaiser Ali Razvi Misbahi - MJC23 May 2024
Qada salah and fast stated in a Will
1. As a rule, the Shāfiʿī madhhab does not prescribe monetary expiation for missed ṣalāh. 2. The circumstances for monetary compensation (fidyah) in…
Mufti Taha Karaan - DU Newcastle23 Jan 2016
Sajda Sahw!
Is Sajda Sahw necessary if one recites a Surah after Surah Faatiha in the 3rd or 4th Rakaat in a 3 or 4 Rakaat Fard salaah?
- Mufti Online23 Sep 2026
Laughing in salaah by blowing air out of the nose
If a person laughs in salaah but it sounds like blowing air out of the nose, is salaah still valid?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - AskImam14 Oct 2025
On what basis should the masjid committee members be selected?
A new masjid is being built and the brother who is in charge wants to know upon what basis should the members (the president, vice president,…
Mufti Abrar Mirza - Ibn Masood24 Sep 2026
Lengthening Qiyaam And Sujood In Salaah
Is it better to lengthen the Qiyaam, or the Sujood in Salaah?
Mufti Muhammad Yusuf Suleman - Azaadville23 Sep 2026
Women Covering The Chin In Salaah
Is it necessary for a woman to cover the chin during Salaah according to the Ahnaaf? Would the Salaah become invalid if not covered?
- Jamiat KZN30 Sep 2026
The Times of Salaah (4/5)
What is the time that Maghrib begins and ends?
- Camperdown9 Sep 2026
Sadaqah Jāriyah for Masjid Renovations on Behalf of a Deceased Son
My son passed away, i want to give sadaqah jariyah to the masjid for the renovations of the masjid, my question is, soon as i deposit the money into…
Abdour-Rahmaan Lim Voon Heek - MUBZ23 Aug 2024
Female Facility in the Masjid Complex
From a shari perspective is it permissible to have/or not to have a female facility in the masjid complex
- DU Zakariyya
Should Salaam be made upon entry into the masjid?
Should Salaam be made upon entry into the masjid?
- Amjadi17 Jul 2026
Is it true that if forty Muslims attend a person's Janaazah Salaah, that person is forgiven?
Is it true that if forty Muslims attend a person's Janaazah Salaah, that person is forgiven?
Mufti Mohammad Quaiser Ali Razvi Misbahi… - MJC6 Feb 2024
The Cast, Tayammum and Repeating Salah
1. The Shafi’i school’s stance regarding the above query is quite strict. The specific details are as follows: 1.1. If the covering or cast is…
Mufti Abdurragmaan Khan - DU Newcastle22 Jan 2016
Is there Qasr Salaah for Sunan and Nawaafil?
Will one Have to perform Qasr for Sunan and Nawaafil salaah as well?
- Mufti Online23 Sep 2026
Allowing a person who is not a haafidh or aalim to give the jumuah khutbah
If s person is not a Haafidh or Aalim, can he read the jummah khutbah (he done alot of juz and can read Arabic).
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - AskImam13 Oct 2025
What are the conditions for praying Istikhara Salah? What should I expect afterward?
What are the rules for praying Istikhara Salah? What should I expect afterwards as a result? Should I take notes of my dreams afterwards?
Ismail Desai - Ibn Masood9 Sep 2026
Witr Salaah At The Time Of Tahajjud
If one is performing Witr Salaah during the last portion of the night, is it preferable to perform Tahajjud first, or Witr first?
Mufti Muhammad Yusuf Sulaiman - Azaadville21 Sep 2026
Sajdah Tilaawat After Pausing For A Sip Of Water
If a person who is learning and repeating an Aaayat of Sajdah takes a short water break in between his learning, will it require that multiple…
- Jamiat KZN30 Sep 2026
The Times of Salaah (3/5)
What is the time that Asr begins and ends?
- Camperdown22 Jul 2026
Best Time for Witr Salah
What is the best time for Witr salah?
Baba Abu Bakr - MUBZ6 Aug 2024
Sajdah Sahw
Assalamulaikum Respected Mufti Saheb 1. If one makes a mistake during salaah, such as being unsure of missing a raka’ah or reading an additional…
- DU Zakariyya
Salaah and Marriage of a person who underwent a sex change operation
The members of our community were surprised to learn that one of the regular Muṣallies of our Masjid was actually a woman who had undergone a sex…
- Amjadi2 Jun 2026
The Validity Of A Hanafi's Congregational Salaah Behind a Shaafi'i Imam
if imam is a shafee and the broader public is hanafi whats the ruling? Question posed by: Haafiz Saheb, Durban
Mufti Mohammad Quaiser Ali Razvi Misbahi - MJC7 Sep 2023
Multiple Jumu’ahs
Performing multiple Jumu’ahs in the same venue is an unprecedented practice within our fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) and was not specifically…
Mufti Abdurragmaan Khan - Mufti Online9 Sep 2026
Ruku and sajdah when performing salaah while sitting on a chair
When sitting in a chair to perform salaah, where must my hands be whilst I'm making my intention and making ruku, sajdah and after getting up from…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - AskImam20 Jul 2025
Combining of two Salaah in one Salaah time
Can a musafir reading Qasr combine two salah together like Zuhr & Asr or Maghreb & Isha. Please provide guidance.
Asadullah Moolla - Ibn Masood9 Sep 2026
Salaah Made Qadhaa Due To Tuition
A person goes for tuition classes at a Hindu’s house. She says her Maghrib Salaah becomes Qadhaa as her home is far from the tution centre. By the…
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Azaadville19 Sep 2026
Sajdah Tilaawat When A Teacher Corrects A Students
When a Hifdh teacher listens and corrects a mistake, how many Sajdah Tilaawat does the teacher and student need to perform?
- Jamiat KZN30 Sep 2026
The Times of Salaah (2/5)
What is the time of Zuhr?
- Camperdown3 Jul 2026
Sunnah Qirat In Salaah
what is sunnah qirat in salah? can we read from different places… eg. x number of ayats from surah baqara in the first rakat of fajr and x number…
Baba Abu Bakr - MUBZ16 Jun 2024
Prayer Mats with The Steps of Praying
Aslm wtm wbr I make dua Mufti is well I have a few questions regarding the prayer mat in the pic below. They were donated by someone from Australia…
- DU Zakariyya
is it permissible for Ḥanafīs to follow Shāfiʿīs in Witr Ṣalāh and vice versa?
Is it permissible for Ḥanafīs to follow Shāfiʿīs in Witr Ṣalāh and vice versa?
- Amjadi3 Feb 2026
The Reality Of The Six Rak'aat Of Nawaafil Salaah After Maghrib On The Night Of 15th Sha'baan
What is the reality of the six units of voluntary Salaah (Nawaafil) that the general public among Ahl-e-Sunnat wa Jama'at ?offer after Maghrib…
Mufti Mohammad Quaiser Ali Razvi Misbahi - MJC10 Aug 2023
Is there Janazah Salah on a missing person?
The obligation to perform ṣalāt al-janāzah sets in when it becomes known that a person has died. When it is merely suspected that he might have…
Mufti Taha Karaan - Mufti Online8 Sep 2026
Delaying the four sunnah before jumuah while in the haramain
My family and I will be going for Umrah this month. My question is around the 4 sunnah of Jummah. We know that the azaan is given before zawaal and…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - AskImam17 Jun 2025
Passengers performing Jumu'ah on the Ship while it is docked at the Harbour
The holiday cruise ship will be comprising of Muslim passengers only, hence salah facilities will be provided. The ship will require the passengers…
Ismail Dawoodjee - Ibn Masood31 Aug 2026
Alternative Duas In Witr Salaah
When making Qadhaa for multiple Witr Salaah, can one recite any other short Duas instead of Qunoot in the third Rakaat, for convenience? If yes,…
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Azaadville17 Sep 2026
Sajdah Tilaawat In A Hifz Class
In Hifdh classes, students learn on their places and also go to their teacher to read. Will that be classed as two separate Majlis and make two…
- Jamiat KZN30 Sep 2026
The Times of Salaah (1/5)
What time does Fajr Salaah set in and end?
- Camperdown3 Jul 2026
Where Should the Second Adhan of Jumu’ah Adhan Be Given?
Can muaddhin do second azan for jumua at place behind imams musala instead of front mimbar?
Abdour-Rahmaan Lim Voon Heek - MUBZ16 Jun 2024
Non-Muslim Entering the Masjid – Nafl in a Conveyance – Ruling of Siḥr
1. What is the hanafi view of a non Muslim entering the masjid and also entering the 3 Harams 2. What is the hanafi view of performing nafl salah…
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