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Congregation & Imamat
1,199 fatawa from 9 South African Darul Iftas on Congregation & Imamat, part of Salah & Masjid. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
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Congregation & Imamat fatawa — page 10 of 30
- Mufti Online23 Feb 2019
Father not following his son in salaah
A father asks his son to vote for a particular candidate in electionbut he doesn't obey his father and supports someone else. Now the father gets…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online23 Feb 2019
Masbooq standing up after the second salaam to complete missed rakaats
Should a masbooq stand up for completing his missed rakaah after the imaam has done the first salaam, or should he wait for the imaam to also…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online23 Feb 2019
Masbooq mistakenly making salaam with the imaam
I missed the first rakaah in a jamaat salaah. When the imaam said salaam to the right, I mistakenly also made salaam, but I did not do salaam to the…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online23 Feb 2019
Muqtadi remaining silent behind the Imaam
When you follow the imam in zuhr and asr salaah, and the silent rakaats of the other salaah, what must we read?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online21 Feb 2019
Students performing jamaat salaah in a hostel
We are hostellers, 3 friends (age 20-22) in one room and we have kept a separate place on the balcony of our room for jammat namaz where 4- 6 people…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Jamiat KZN19 Feb 2019
Salaah in congregation with one’s wife at home
Is it permissible to pray jamah with wife in home without going mosque?
Rabiul Islam - Mufti Online17 Feb 2019
Imaam forgetting to make sajdah tilaawat in salaah
1. The imaam of my masjid recited Surah Al Alaq in Fajr salaah, but forgot to do sajdah tilaawat in the salaah. Will I have to repeat the salaah or…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam16 Feb 2019
Should one recite sura fatiha behind an imaam?
salam alikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuhoo, brother i need further clarification i follow the hanafi fiqh and in that you should not recite fatiha…
Hussein Muhammad - Mufti Online7 Feb 2019
Imaam reciting incorrectly in salaah
If the imaam does not recite correctly, will it be ok to perform salaah behind him or should I perform salaah at home in such a scenario?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online3 Feb 2019
Imaam making masah on socks
The place where I live is a very cold place so the imam of the mosque always wears normal socks and does masah on the socks. Is it better to pray…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online29 Jan 2019
Second jamaat in the musjid
There is a masjid inside a university where many Muslim students live, but it often does not have any jamaat salaah on Sundays, though the Friday…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online29 Jan 2019
Imaam standing up for the fifth rakaat
If the Imaam stands for the 5th rakaat, will the muqtadi stand with the Imaam?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online28 Jan 2019Roman Urdu
Musafir lowg musjid me doosri jamaat karna
Eik musjid me namaz ba-jamaat adaa ki gayee. Kuch musaafir hazarat tashreef late he aur dobara ba-jamaat namaaz adaa karte he, kiya dobara jamaat ke…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online27 Jan 2019
Imaam performing Salaah on a chair
Can an old man who performs salaah on a chair lead the jamaat salaah in the Musjid?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online26 Jan 2019
Second muqtadi joining the jamaat
Two people were performing salaah with jamaat. Thereafter, a second muqtadi joined the jamaat, but the first muqtadi did not move back to stand with…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online23 Jan 2019
Luqmah (correction) of a mahram woman in salaah
Can the imam accept the luqma given by a mahram woman who is praying behind him, if the imam makes mistake in the qiraat. Is the namaz valid or…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online21 Jan 2019
Second jamaat
1. There is a masjid inside a university where many Muslim students live, but it often does not have any jamaat on Sundays, though Friday prayer is…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam13 Jan 2019
Joining the Imam after the first Salaam
I joined the congregation prayer of Asar when the Imam sahib has said first " Assalam " I joined the namaz then the Imam said the next salaam and…
Muhammad I.V Patel - Mufti Online17 Dec 2018
Imaam occasionally confusing letters while performing salaah
An Imaam performed Fajr Salaah, he recited Surah غاشية. In this Surah he read وجوه يومئذ غاشية instead of خاشعة. Will the Salaah have to be…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online16 Dec 2018
Imaam saying "samiallahu liman hamidah" instead of "Allah akbar" in salaah
1. In our college, the student imam, in between 2 sajdas forgetfully said, "SamiAllah huliman Hamida" instead of "Allahu Akbar", he did a 2-3 second…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online8 Dec 2018
Correcting the imaam
What is the condition of the salaah if the imam makes the following mistakes 1. In takbeer the kaaf is read with a kasra 2. In fatiha, the laam of…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online8 Dec 2018
Going to a musjid that is further away from one's home
Is it ok to bypass the nearest mosque and go to a distant mosque in order to pray there, because the Imam of the (distant) mosque has good tajweed…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online5 Dec 2018
Imaam performing two jumuahs in one musjid
In our Masajids there are two Friday Prayers are being held. And one Iman leads the both Salah in terms of delivering the Khutabas and as well…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online22 Nov 2018
Performing salaah behind the imaams in Saudi Arabia
I am living in Saudi Arabia and I am a Hanafi. Somebody told me that my prayers behind the Saudi Imams are void because of difference of wuzoo,…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online22 Nov 2018
Imaam informing the congregation that the salaah has to be repeated
One day I was leading three people in zuhr prayer. In my second last rakaat I felt like something was coming out from my private part. I still…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online22 Nov 2018
Performing salaah behind an imaam who shaves his beard and wears his pants below his ankles
What is the ruling regarding praying behind an Imam considering the Imaam shaves his beard and his pants are below his ankles? What should we do in…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online17 Nov 2018
Performing salaah outside the Haram in Makkah and Madinah
In the Holy Mosques of Makkah and Madinah, outside the mosques, there are big verandas (open space). It is seen that the people walk in these…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online17 Nov 2018Roman Urdu
Musjid ki jamaat choot jaane par ghar walo ke saat jamaat karna
Kia agar jamat ho jay to me ghar me namaz adaa kr skta ho?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online17 Nov 2018
Remaining silent when performing salaah behind the imaam
What is the ruling regarding jahari and sirri salah behind an Imam? Does the muqtadi (follower) recite anything in both salah? Example: The last one…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online13 Nov 2018
Woman performing salaah next to a man
Many women join the men in jamaat salaah in the areas outside Musjid al Haraam in such a way that they stand adjacent to the men. Is the salaah of…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online13 Nov 2018
Following the Jamaat Salaah of the Haram from the Hotel Jamaat Khaana
Nowadays, some people are performing salaah in the hotel near the Musjid al Haraam while following the jamaat of Musjid al Haraam. The hotel has…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online11 Nov 2018
Reciting Surah Faatihah behind the imaam
My question is regarding the method of jamaat namaz: 1. If someone is offering namaaz with jamaat, should he be required to recite “Surah-fatiha”…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online11 Nov 2018
Appointing someone with a short beard to perform jumuah salaah
Can you appoint a person who has the latest style short cut beard much shorter than a fist length to make jumah.
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online11 Nov 2018
Imaam covering his face with a scarf
Can the Imaam make a juma khutbah and perform the salaah with his scarf covering his face so much so that only his nose is exposed. When he goes…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online11 Nov 2018
Waking up with the imaam from rukoo
If I prayed along with the imam and when he got up from ruku I got up along with him, I did not wait till he got up fully. Is my prayer valid?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online10 Nov 2018
Imaam making niyyat for leading women in Salaah
If a woman follows one random man in namaz, is the namaz valid (he is not her mahram)? What if there is one imam and one woman behind him and none…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online10 Nov 2018
Remaining silent behind the Imaam
I have a question regarding joining the jamaat for salah late. What is the ruling regarding the situation if I join the jamaat while it was in…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online10 Nov 2018
Informing the congregation to repeat a salaah
One day I was leading three people in asr prayer. In my second last rakaat I felt like something was coming from my private part. I continued with…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online6 Nov 2018
Performing salaah behind an imaam who makes masah on normal socks
Is my prayer valid behind an Imam 1. Who was wearing normal thin socks and I saw him doing masah on them during wudhu. 2. Who was wearing normal…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online4 Nov 2018
Will a masbooq receive the reward of jamaat salaah?
If I miss one or two rakats of jamaat salaah, will I get the reward of jamaat salaah? Till what stage of salaah if one joins will he get the reward…
Mufti Zakaria Makada
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