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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 21 of 30
- Mufti Online9 Nov 2013Roman Urdu
Fajar jamaat shuroo hone ke ba'd sunnate parhna
Agar namaz fajar ki jamat shoroo ho. Namazi aaye. To isse pehle sunnat parhni chiye ya farz jamat ke sath parhne ke bad sunnat parhni chahiye?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online7 Nov 2013
Standing in the saff alone
My question is about a random salafi brother that came up to me after Salah and he is like you should not have stood alone at the back your Salah is…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online2 Nov 2013
Reward for Salaah with Jamaat and Salaah after using miswaak
It is stated in the Ahadeeth that if one performs his Salaah with Jama'ah then he receives up to 27 times more reward than one who doesn’t perform…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam25 Oct 2013
Ruling on Second Jama'ah and Wudu of the Imam
I live in the middle east. Here, when some one misses first jamat (congregation of salaah), second jamaat is made. This is widely practised here.…
Hisham Dawood - Mufti Online21 Oct 2013
Performing Esha and Fajr Salaah with Jamaat
In the Hadith it comes to read Esha and fajr with jamaat, one would get all night reward, does this mean in the masjid or if one reads at home with…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam12 Oct 2013
If someone has missed his Fajr Sunnat and he performs Farz before the Sunnah because the time of Jamaat has reached now when the person have to pray sunnah?
1.IF some has missed his fajer sunnat and he performs fariz before the sunnat because the time of jamath has reached now when the person have to…
Ismail Desai - Mufti Online10 Oct 2013
The Shar'ee ruling regarding women attending congregational or Eid Salaah
What is the Shar'ee ruling with regard to women attending the congregational Salaah in the Masaajid or being present for the Eid Salaah?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online9 Oct 2013
Congregational Salaah at home with one's female houshold
If the men of a household decide to pray a congregational prayer at home, will it be best for the women of the home to join them in their prayer or…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online6 Oct 2013
Performing Salaah in jamaat with a na-mahram man
I wanted to know a couple of things concerning the validation of prayer. If a man and a woman are in a haraam relationship (adultery), can he lead…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online2 Oct 2013
What should the Muqtadi recite between the both sajdahs
My question is that when we pray Fardh salah behind the Imam should we recite anything in between the 2 sajdahs or it is sufficient that Imam recite?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online2 Oct 2013
Imaams intention when women are included in the jamaat
We are Hanafi. If I am leading the salaah at home, and my wife wants to read salaah behind me. What intention should I make? E.g. during ramadhaan,…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online1 Oct 2013
Jamaat with one's family women folk
Does Salah in Congregation (Jamaat) with ones family women folk hold the same status, rules and rewards as a Male Congregation?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online1 Oct 2013
When should a masbooq stand up to perform his missed rakaats?
When should the masbooq (latecomer) stand up to complete his missed rakaats? Should he stand up after the Imaam has made one salaam or should he…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online30 Sep 2013
Joining the jamaat for Asr Salaah which is performed in Shafi'ee time
I follow the Hanafi fiqh and the time for Asr salaah is at 6pm but I live in a city in which we only have one musjid and they read asr at the…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online21 Sep 2013
Performing witr with Jamaat after missing the Esha Jamaat in Ramadhaan
I belong to the Hanafi maslak. Due to some reason I arrived late for Esha. I prayed individually. However I prayed all 20 rakats Taraweeh with the…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online17 Sep 2013
Who should lead the Salaah?
Who should lead the salaah? Someone who is hafid but is not well behaved, or someone who is not hafid but he has good behavior?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online17 Sep 2013
Who to appoint as Imaam
A person watches movies and listens songs, can he be appointed as an Imaam?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam9 Sep 2013
Can someone follow a masbooq in Salah?
I have seen arabs that if they missed the jamat salah and find one person who prayed with imam some part of the salah, he will just stand next to…
Zameelur Rahman - Mufti Online7 Sep 2013
Closing up the gaps in the saff
If one is reading salaah in jamaat and a musalli in the saff ahead leaves the jamaat due to breaking wudhu can one fill the gap from the saff…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online7 Sep 2013
Salaah with Jamaat
Does the narration of Hazrat Ali Radhiyallahu Anhu regarding the neighbour of the masjid "his salaah will not be proper unless performed in the…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online5 Sep 2013
Wudhu breaking in Salaah
If I am in Salaah behind an Imaam and my wudhu breaks, do I complete the Salaah and repeat after or do I walk away at the point where my Salaah broke?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online31 Aug 2013
Will the community be sinful if Imaam is beardless?
If the imam is beardless, will the people be sinful if they remain quiet?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online31 Aug 2013
Muqtadi making sajdah sahw
How does one perform prostration of forgetfulness behind an Imam if one makes an error, such as sending blessings upon the Prophet (Sallallahu…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam30 Aug 2013
Is it permissible for an Imam to raise funds for the town’s Islamic school in the masjid?
Is it permissible for an imam to raise funds for the towns Islamic school in the masjid via pledges?
Arshad Ali - Mufti Online29 Aug 2013
Wudhu breaking during Salaah
Once I was Imam of Esha prayer, my wudhu broke after the second rakat. I did not know what to do, so I completed the namaz. Now what do I do? There…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online26 Aug 2013
Taraweeh Imaam who does not perform his five daily salaah out of Ramadhaan
Can a person who only reads jumuah salaah all year round (no daily salaah besides in Ramadaan where he reads his daily salah and taraweeh): Consider…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online26 Aug 2013
Congregational Dua
One person who has ta'lluq with the salafees told me that making dua with jamaat after salaah is not established. Therefore we shouldn't make it in…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online26 Aug 2013
Encouraging the musallees to do what is right
I lead the prayers in the Masjid. Many people stand with there children in the first saff. The children are under 9. When I tell them make the…
- Mufti Online24 Aug 2013
Straightening the Saffs in Salaah
It comes in a Hadith that straighten the rows, the word "taraas" has been mentioned which means join like a brick wall with no gaps. So why do we…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam23 Aug 2013
Who is the most suitable to be Imam?
Please tell me who is allowed / selected to be Imam for Farz Namaaz. We have an older Alim, and a Hafiz-e-Qur’aan and a young boy of 12 years with…
Nabeel Valli - Mufti Online19 Aug 2013
Should I perform my Salaah in the Musjid or Jamaat khana if both are nearby?
A jamaat khana and a Musjid are nearby but the jamaat khana is nearer to where I work. Will it be more virtuous to read salaat in the jamaat khana…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online19 Aug 2013
Performing witr salaah behind the Imaam in Makkah Mukarramah
As a Hanafi when performing witr salaah behind the Respected Makkah Imaam, should we make salaam after two rakaats or not?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online18 Aug 2013
Women leading women in Salaah
Is it allowed for a woman to lead Salaah with women?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online18 Aug 2013
The condition of the imaam leading the janaazah salaah
Is it mustahab, sunnat muakkadah, ghair muakkadah or wajib for the imam who is leading the janaazah salaah to have a beard which is a full fist in…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online18 Aug 2013
How many people are required for Jamaat Salaah
How many men make a jamaat?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online18 Aug 2013
Reciting the Qur'an together with adhering to all the rules of recitation and tajweed
My question is about the speed of the recitation of the Qur'an during tarawih. The accent is put on reciting the required amount of verses per…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam26 Jul 2013
How does one make up one or more missed rakats in congregation?
Can you please explain to me how one must read one or missed rakats in jamaat?
Sohail ibn Arif - Jamiat KZN11 Jun 2013
A Latecomer joining the congregation?
A latecomer enters the Musjid when the Imam is in Sajdah. Should he join the congregation (Jama’ah) immediately or should he wait for the Imam to…
Mufti Suhail Tarmahomed - Mufti Online10 Jun 2013
When should the muqtadi commence his Salaam?
In a Shafie masjid, when the imam makes salams at the end of the prayer, the congregation waits until he has completed both salams, then they make…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online10 Jun 2013
Women attending the Musjid for Congregational Salaah
Please can you clarify for me. There is a masjid/classrooms/ladies namaaz area in one building. The masjid-mens namaaz area is on the first floor.…
Mufti Zakaria Makada
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