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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 11 of 30
- Mufti Online30 Oct 2018
Imaam of the Haram making intention for leading women in Salaah
It is sunnah for women to offer salah at home. However, when performing tawaaf, if the time of salaah enters, then should she read it with jamaat…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online29 Oct 2018
Imaam making intention for the females following him in salaah
If ladies are following the imam in a separate area from the men, does the imam still have to make niyyat for their imamat for their salah to be…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online29 Oct 2018
Questions relating to a masbooq
I have a few questions regarding a late comer joining salaah: 1.Is it important to recite sana once you standup to complete your prayer? 2. What if…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online28 Oct 2018
Imaam announcing to the congregation to straighten their saffs after the jumuah khutbah
On the day of jummuah, between the khutbah and the namaz, can the imaam announce to the people that they should straighten the saffs like how it is…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online23 Oct 2018
Performing salaah behind an imaam who chews tobacco
If any Imam chews tobacco (zarda plan), is my salat complete behind that Imam?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online14 Oct 2018
Wife standing besides the husband in Salaah
If a husband and wife want to read salaah side by side and seperately (not in congregation), can they do so? I read salaah beside my husband several…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online13 Oct 2018
Masbooq completing the maghrib salaah if he joined in the last rakaat
If I joined the maghrib salaah in the last rakaat or while the imaam was reciting tashahhud of the second rakaat, then how should I perform the two…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online19 Sep 2018
Should the Imaam terminate the salaah in the case of an earthquake?
If an Imam is leading an obligatory prayer in the Masjid and an earthquake strikes severely, under the Shariah, should he not suspend that salah and…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online12 Sep 2018
Performing Salaah behind a Salafi Imaam
Please give us guidance on the following: 1. We hear that Salafi’s don’t follow any Mazhab. Does this mean they are on the wrong path? 2. Will it be…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online8 Sep 2018
Performing salaah with jamaat at work
I work in a hospital. The nearest Musjid/Musallah is about 5-6 km away. Alhamdulillah we have permission to travel for Zuhr salaah during our lunch…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam1 Sep 2018
Omitting Taraweeh in congregation for Tasbeeh.
I made a habit to read tasbeeh daily which takes me 1.5 hours at night after isha. I really dont want to miss a single night. My question is since…
Rabiul Islam - Ask Imaam16 Aug 2018
Should i read Surah Fatiha Behind the Imam?
Assalaam u alaikum, When praying behind an imam, when is it necessary to recite our own Fatiha and surah , I am not sure as to whether to recite it…
- Ask Imaam8 Aug 2018
Reciting Surah Faatihah behind the Imaam
When a group is praying in congregation, can the follower recite Surah Fatiha silently?
Muhammad I.V Patel - Mufti Online31 Jul 2018
Musallee reserving a place in the saff for another musallee
Can a musallee reserve a place in the saff for another musallee?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online17 Jul 2018
What to recite when joining the Imaam in rukoo
I would like to know if I get the Imam in Ruku in Jamat, should I read Surah Fatiha first after takbir then go to Ruku or should I go to Ruku…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online3 Jul 2018
Friend missing salaah with jamaat
I was in the car and going towards the mosque and it was me and the driver in the car. We were getting late for prayer in the mosque and got stuck…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online30 Jun 2018
Following the Imaam of the Haram in Salaah from the Hotel Room
Is it permissible for one to follow the imaam of the Haram in salaah while one is in one’s hotel room?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online30 Jun 2018
Performing salaah on the marble outside the Haram
Can one join the saffs on the marble outside the actual Haram, considering the fact that there are huge gaps inbetween the saffs?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online30 Jun 2018
Performing Shabeenah in Jamaat
Can a hanafi follow the shabeenah namaaz?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online30 Jun 2018
Performing witr salaah behind the Imaam in the Haram
Can a hanafi follow the witr in makkah/madinah?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online30 Jun 2018
Imaam reciting qunoot after rukoo in fajr salaah
I am in UAE. In one masjid while offering fajr Salah the imam was reciting some dua like qunoot followed by some other dua's and ended with durood…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online27 Jun 2018
Performing Salaah between pillars
In a Masjid, a row is usually left empty after every few rows, as it has several pillars. 1. If it is left empty, is the Salah of those behind it…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online5 May 2018
Women reading Taraweeh in jamaat
1. I wanted to know if two women are reading Taraweeh together, must the one leading for those rakaats stand a little forward and the one following…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online21 Apr 2018
Performing salaah with an empty space in the saff in front
If one prays in congregation, but due to people praying ahead, he cannot join the saffs ahead, is it permissible: 1. To pray behind an empty space…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online16 Apr 2018
Musaafir performing salaah behind an imaam who is not a musaafir
How can I do ishaa prayer if I am out of my city? After two rakats, should I do salam or should I wait until others complete their Prayer?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online10 Apr 2018
Shafi imaam leading Hanafis in witr salaah
If an imaam is a shafi and leads a hanafi community during the year in salaah. What should be done in Ramadan for salaah of witr. If he reads…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online10 Apr 2018Roman Urdu
Parhaai ki wajah se musjid ko chor kar ghar me namaaz parhna
Huzoor (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) farmate he "Mera jee karta he me us insaan ka ghar jalaa du jo masjid chor kar ghar pe namaaz parhta he, agar…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online9 Apr 2018
Performing four tashahhuds in a three rakaat salaah
I caught Maghrib Salaah in the 1st tashahud and on completing salaah I realized that I have completed 4 tashahud in a 3 rakaah salaah. Was this…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online3 Apr 2018
Is it permissible to perform Esha salaah in a house where one will be performing taraweeh?
I have been offered by my uncle to perform taraweeh salaah with two cousins of mine at his house. His house is between a musjid and a jamaat khana…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online27 Mar 2018
When should the muqtadi commence his salaah with the Imaam?
I would like to know that when should we begin salaah with the imaam, after takbeer in namaz or before namaz. Can a person do itteba of imaam when…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online27 Mar 2018
Performing salaah behind an Imaam who smokes
1. Is it permissible to pray behind an Imam who smokes? 2. Also, is it permissible to learn Quran from someone who smokes cigarettes?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam17 Mar 2018
Do I have to repeat prayers behind Imam who wiped over inadequate socks?
I am a cab driver. Very often I am compelled to pray in a masjid wherein the Imam is known to wipe over socks which are at odds with the conditions…
Tahmid Chowdhury - Mufti Online10 Mar 2018
Masbooq making salaam with the Imaam
A person missed one rakaat in fardh salaah. At the end, when the Imam made salaam, the person who missed the rakaat made the salaam, either to one…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online8 Mar 2018
Second jamaat in the musjid
If due to rain in certain parts of the world, Maghrib and Isha’ are prayed together in the masjid. Would it be permissible for Hanafis to conduct a…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online7 Mar 2018
Reward for performing salaah in the first saff
Some masaajid have a two-storey building. Is the reward for praying in the first row of the second floor equal to that of praying in the first row…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online28 Feb 2018
Muqtadi mistakenly reciting Durood Ebrahim in the second rakaat
Suppose we are offering 4 rakaaat namaz as a muqtadi and we are in the 2nd rakat of prayer and as we know in the 2nd rakat we are suppose to say…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online27 Feb 2018
Masbooq in witr salaah of Ramadhaan
1. In Witr Salaah in the month of Ramadhan, if the masbooq joins the Imam in the ruku of the last rakat, is it wajib for the masbooq to recite dua e…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam25 Feb 2018
Hanafi praying Asr behind Imam
Salam, Here people of different schools of thought live and pray together at a university and often pray in Jamaat. However, when we (Hanafi) go to…
Saad Haque - Mufti Online17 Feb 2018
How should a couple stand if they perform jamaat salaah at home?
If a husband and wife would like to peform jamaat salaah at home, would they stand just like how two people would normally stand?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online17 Feb 2018
What should a masbooq recite when standing up for missed rakaats?
1. Suppose I am offering Asar or Maghrib and I joined the Namaz in the last Rakaat after missing the first three rakats, now when the prayer ends…
Mufti Zakaria Makada
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