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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 27 of 30
- Ask Imaam28 Jun 2006
Is it permissible to offer prayers in Imam-Bara (shia mosque) during traveling?
Is it permissible to offer prayers in Imam-Bara (shia mosque) during traveling? One of my colleagues was out of country on a business trip. It was…
Muhammed Zakariyya Desai - Ask Imaam25 May 2006
Is it necessary that the one who has lead the Fard prayers should also lead the Vitr prayers or the latter Imam can also lead the Vitr prayers.
In Ramazan, at some mosques two Imams lead the Isha/Taraweeh prayers. One Imam leads the Fard and Vitr prayers where as other Imam leads the…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam25 May 2006
Is it permissible to have a second jamaat in a musjid/musallae after the main/first jamaat
1. A prominent Mufti gave has given the verdict that to have a second jamaat for farz salaah in a musjid after the main/first jamaat is not…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam11 May 2006
What is the proof of Imam Abu Hanifah (rahamatullahi alayhi) that laughing in Salah breaks our wudhu?
1. What is the proof of Imam Abu Hanifah (rahamatullahi alayhi) that laughing in Salah breaks our wudhu? 2. It is mentioned in the hanafi fiqah…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam20 Apr 2006
If I don’t get a chance to read at mosque I read at home. Am I allowed to do jamat at home with my wife as an imam normally would?
1. If I don’t get a chance to read at mosque I read at home. Am I allowed to do jamat at home with my wife as an imam normally would? If yes then…
Mufti Muhammad Kadwa - Ask Imaam18 Apr 2006
If I don’t get a chance to read at mosque I read at home. Am I allowed to do jamat at home with my wife as an imam normally would?
1. If I don’t get a chance to read at mosque I read at home. Am I allowed to do jamat at home with my wife as an imam normally would? If yes then…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam5 Apr 2006
I would like to know how I should join the Jamaat of a Fard Salaat if it is in the Quada(sitting) position
1) After I make takbeer, should I fold my hands and then sit or 2) Should I say Takbeer and just drop my hands to the side and then sit?
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam24 Mar 2006
is permissible for the Imam to start the Salah few minutes before the stipulated time of the Masjid for some important reason.
I am the Imam at a Masjid in USA. I would like to know if it is permissible for the Imam to start the Salah few minutes before the stipulated time…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam16 Mar 2006
I want to know the Sunnah of offering prayer of two persons in Congregation,
I want to know the Sunnah of offering prayer of two persons in Congregation, 1- Which side the muqtadi should stand, right of Imam or left? 2-…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam9 Feb 2006
If the imam has started Fajr salaat, do I join the imam, or do I first read the 2 sunnat rakaats.
1) If the imam has started Fajr salaat, do I join the imam, or do I first read the 2 sunnat rakaats. 2) What do you read in the DUA when a muslim…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam6 Feb 2006
position of a muqtadi when two people are performing salat in Jamat. I always thought that the mugtadi should be little behind the imam like his toes in line with the Imam's ankle.
My question is regarding the position of a muqtadi when two people are performing salat in Jamat. I always thought that the mugtadi should be little…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam30 Jan 2006
if the imam make some mistake in farz salat and the muqtadi correct him in salat..and imam is not hafiz while muqtadi is hafiz..but the imam gets mad
if the imam make some mistake in farz salat and the muqtadi correct him in salat..and imam is not hafiz while muqtadi is hafiz..but the imam gets…
Ml. E. Vawda - Ask Imaam30 Nov 2005
If the Imam is Shafi, can a muqtadi who is Hanafi make salatul-witr behind him?
If the Imam is Shafi, can a muqtadi who is Hanafi make salatul-witr behind him?
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam30 Nov 2005
while traveling or on a journey, can we pray salah behind an imam who happens be to be clean shave
a person on our website has asked while traveling or on a journey, can we pray salah behind an imam who happens be to be clean shave. What do we do…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam11 Oct 2005
What is the verdict of Abu Hanifa ,Imam Muhammad, Abu Yusuf to do the after salat invocations and supplications after sunnah salah?
why we Hanafees do the after salah invocations and supplications (the duaas, tasbeehs and dhikrs done by the prophet after FARD salah), why we do it…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam6 Oct 2005
In our masjid we dont have an official Imam and the president of the masjid who literally sings while reciting quran
In our masjid we dont have an official Imam and the president of the masjid who literally sings while reciting quran and do not recite with tajweed…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam16 Sep 2005
Jummah Khutab is in English or in Somali, more over, the random Imams picked for Jummah khutbah is either clean shaved or trimmed beard
Jummah Khutab is in English or in Somali, more over, the random Imams picked for Jummah khutbah is either clean shaved or trimmed beard. There is no…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam9 Sep 2005
after Maghrib salaat with Jamaat that they will read the Esha Salaat in Jamaat immediately - due to Rainy weather conditions. Is that right
Recently some salafi brothers Came up with a sahih hadith - and informed us after Maghrib salaat with Jamaat that they will read the Esha Salaat in…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam15 Aug 2005
imaam after the juma khutba will always address the people for about ten minutes and then start the salaah
Recently i had a brother who asked me regarding our imaam who after the juma khutba will always address the people for about ten minutes and then…
Mufti Husain Kadodia - Ask Imaam9 Nov 2004
Can we offer Tahajjud and Salaat-ul-Tasbeeh with Jamaat (Congregation)?
These Salaats are supposed to be performed individually. However, if there is a Jamaat of one or two followers, it is acceptable. It would be…
Ml. Imraan Vawda - Ask Imaam25 Oct 2004
Reciting Surah Fatiha Behind Imam in Syafiee Madhab.
Respected Mufti.Assalaamu Alaykum Wa Rahmatullaahi Wa Barakaatuhu. Please detail what I have to do if Imam already Ruku' but I am still not finish…
Ml. Imraan Vawda - Ask Imaam29 Sep 2004
Q12372: Imam at my local mosque has taken objection to this, stating that reciting Dua-e-Qunoot in Witr is Waajib and to deliberately leave out a Wajib would be considered sinful
You said that: "You will not be sinful by not reciting the Du'aa-e-Qunoot" in response to whether or not one would be sinful by not reciting…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam20 Sep 2004
i) Can a Husband and Wife Read Salaat/Namaaz together ii) and can they make their own Jamaat, whereby the Husband is the Imaam and the Wife is the Mussallee?
The husband and wife may perform salah together in Jamaat. The husband would stand in front and the wife would stand behind him. (Ahsanul Fatawa…
Ml. Husain Kadodia - Ask Imaam7 Sep 2004
If I arrived in the mosque and could not catch up with the imam in the last ruku, does this mean that I missed the jamat?
If I arrived in the mosque and could not catch up with the imam in the last ruku, does this mean that I missed the jamat? If there is another person…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam11 Aug 2004
After reciting Surah Fatiha, Imam recited a complete Surah but missed second Ayat of the Surah by mistake. Will Iman have to make Sajda Sahw in this case?.
2. After reciting a surah, I went into Rukuh without reciting Dua-e-Qunoot in Waajib Witr salaat of Ishaa. Should I make Sajda Sahw for this? 3.…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam11 Aug 2004
Regarding the Hadith that the angels stop recording the names of people once the Imam ascends the stand to deliver the Friday sermon, I would like to clarify if his speech is also part of the sermon?
Here in Atlanta, the time for Dhuhr starts at 1:44pm. The Imam generally starts speaking in English from 1:15pm onwards. Then there is Azan at…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam6 Aug 2004
people (including the imam) are not happy with me as I don't say salam to everyone when I enter...
I heard that it is makrooh to say salam when entering the masjid but in the masjid where I go, people (including the imam) are not happy with me as…
Ml. Husain Kadodia - Ask Imaam29 Jun 2004
Are children allowed to stand next to their parents in the middle of Jamaat, specially since this is the best way to make sure they don’t commit any mischief in the Masjid?
I remember when I was a child, and had gone with my father to pray Jumuah at a local Masjid back home. We found a cool place inside the Masjid b4…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam24 Jun 2004
1. In Barelvi Masjid, I find that during Iqamat, Immaam keep sitting ...Then Imaam stands up and begin Salaat. Is it proven from the Hadith?
1. In Barelvi Masjid, I find that during Iqamat, Immaam keep sitting until "Haiyya alas salah" is recited. Then Imaam stands up and begin Salaat. Is…
Mufti Muhammad Ashraf - Ask Imaam7 Jun 2004
Are women allowed to offer their salaah in congregation by themselves in their own homes?
Are women allowed to offer their salaah in congregation by themselves in their own homes? ie. The imaam will be a woman and all females will follow…
Moulana Muhammad ibn Moulana Haroon Abassommar - Ask Imaam7 Jun 2004
When u join the jamaat late in salaah i.e you missed a few rakaats, what do i read to complete my salaah. Should i read only surah Faatiya for the rakaats that i missed.
Q: When one or two Rakaats are missed of a four Rakaat Fard Salaat (behind an Imaam), how does one complete the missed Rakaat(s) - after Salaam? Do…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam26 May 2004
What is the ruling on making duwa (suplication)in a congression lead by the Imam straight after Jamat prayers?
What is the ruling on making duwa (suplication)in a congression lead by the Imam straight after Jamat prayers? Was it a sunnah of prophet SAW? Is it…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam10 Mar 2004
What is the Sunnah way of Dua after Imam finishes leading fard prayers?
If have seen different practices in different mosques. In some mosques Imam does not make Dua after Fard prayers. In others it is almost compulsory…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam26 Feb 2004
Is it compulsory to recite the Surah-Fathia when we pray behind the Imam
According to the Hanafi Mazhab, it is Makruh Tahrimee(close to haraam) to recite surah fatiha or any other surah when performing salah behind an…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam16 Jan 2004
Can an Aalim who did many people down in his business which was in the newspapers,can he go in front of a jumma congregation and lead the prayer is he not a Faasiq?
Salaams.Please comment 1) This Aalim cheated many people in his business as well as the reciver of revenue,it was also in the newspapers.He then…
- Ask Imaam11 Jan 2004
1)Is the Salah valid is you move your feet about to prevent losing balance while getting up from Sajdah or Ruku? 2) Can one have a different niyah from the Imam?
What do you do if you accidentally have a different niyah? E.g. If you make niyah for three rakah witr, and the Imam prays two and then says Salaam…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam19 Dec 2003
Why do people pray ahead of Imam during Taraweeh prayer in the Haram in Makkah?
1.I have seen that during Taraweeh prayer the Imam in the Holy Mosque in Makkah prayers under the roofed area while theree are about 20-30 rows in…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam13 Dec 2003
She says: men (and women) do NOT have to pray Taraweh, it is acceptable to donate organs, pay fidya instead of fasting etc. Also she says adhaan and is imaam at salaat ...advise?
What can we do? Here in LA area, Sr Maha, is an "Islamic scholar and teacher" to women, young girls & boys. However a few feel she is teaching…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam19 Nov 2003
In sitting for Sunnat Etikaaf are you allowed to join a congregation for Janaza Namaaz? If not why?
May Allah reward you for all your good work and sharing your knowledge.
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam12 Nov 2003
What is the dress required for any person leading Salaah (IMAAM).Is short sleeves and no headcovering allowed ?
It is Makrooh(reprehensible) to perform salah with short sleeves and without a topi(head covering) and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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