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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 3 of 30
- Ibn Masood12 Jul 2024
Calling Out The Iqaamah Before Imaam Comes On To The Musallah
What is the Mas’alah regarding a Muadhin calling out the Iqaamah before the Imaam comes onto the Musallah to lead the congregation?
Maulana Abdul Kader Fazlani - Camperdown10 Jul 2024
Disunity In The Masjid
Assalamualykum Mufti Sahib,I am just confused as my local Imaam who is an alim/scholar has been telling the local worshippers of the Mosque that he…
Arib Raza - Camperdown4 Jul 2024
Muqtadi errs while following the Imām.
Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh. If a person makes a mistake whilst following the Imam, should that Muqtadi and the imam make Sajdah…
Sulaimān Al-Amīn Victor - Mufti Online29 Jun 2024
Following Salaah in the Haram from the hotel jamaat khana
In some hotels in Makkah Mukarramah, there are jamaat khanas/musallahs that overlook the Haram Shareef. For Jumuah and some salaah when the crowds…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood29 May 2024
Position of Female in Congregational Salaah
If a man is leading his wife in Salaah, where should she stand?
Maulana Ahmed Saeed - Mufti Online16 May 2024
Imaam leading the salaah with short sleeves
Can and imaam put on a short sleeve jubba to perform salaat in jama'ah?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood2 May 2024
Delaying the Salaah to silence the congregation
Can the Imaam delay the congregational for up to 5-10 minutes to maintain silence in the Masjid? Are there any proofs to validate this practice? Is…
Mufti Mohammed Desai Saheb - Ibn Masood29 Apr 2024
Musallis reciting Tasbeehaat in audible tone in Jamaat Salaah
Are Musallis permitted to recite the Tasbeehaat of Salaah in an audible tone in Jamaat Salaah?
Maulana Ahmed Saeed - Mufti Online18 Apr 2024
Imaam making ruku immediately after reciting a sajdah aayah
If I am doing imaamat, and I make ruku immediately after a reciting a sajdah aayah in loud salaah, will this cause confusion within the musallees,…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ibn Masood29 Mar 2024
Performing Witr in Jamaat if Esha was performed alone
If a person misses Esha Salaah in Jamaat, can he perform Witr in Jamaat?
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Ibn Masood23 Mar 2024
Shafi’ee follower corrects Shafi’ee Imaam in Taraweeh from the Quraan Sharif
The Imaam performing Taraweeh Salaah is Shafi’ee. Some Muqtadis are Hanafi, and some are Shafi’ee. While performing Salaah the Imaam made a mistake…
Maulana Abdul Kader Fazlani - Mufti Online19 Feb 2024
Musallee looking inside the Quraan during Taraweeh and correcting the Imaam
Please advise with regard to the following: Is it permissible for a Musallee to look inside the Quraan during Taraweeh? If not, is there any social…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Azaadville9 Feb 2024
Salaah Behind An Imaam Who Performs Masah On Cotton Socks
If an Imaam performs Masah on cotton socks, is Salaah behind him permissible?
- Ibn Masood5 Feb 2024
Leaving out Salaah with Jamaat to fulfil one’s wife’s needs
If at the time of Jamaat Salaah in the Masjid, the wife asks to be intimate, and says, “I have my needs, pray at home.” Should I pray at home or go…
Maulana Abdul Kader Fazlani - Camperdown2 Feb 2024
Following an Imam who is sitting
Assalamualaikum. Wanted to know if Salah is valid . If an imaam stood for qiraah and went in rukooh normal….but sat on a chair for sujood and…
Owais Fasih Siddiqui - Mufti Online1 Feb 2024
Where does the wife, daughter and son stand when performing salaah with the husband?
If a husband and wife read salaah together, where does the wife and daughter stand compared to the son?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Camperdown29 Jan 2024
Does exposing the lower back break Salāh?
You know how people go to sajdah and their shirts go down sometimes exposing their lower back and it’s exposed throughout the sajdah. That’s…
Adil Sadique - Mufti Online27 Jan 2024
Imaam going into ruku immediately after reciting the aayat of sajdah and making the intention of sajdah tilaawat in ruku
In Fardh Salaah, as an Imaam, if I read an Aayah of Sajdah, can I immediately go into ruku at the end of the Sajdah Aayah? i.e. (not going down into…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online27 Jan 2024
Muqtadi saying the takbeer and tahmeed after the imaam
1. Should a muqtadee say the takbeers when moving with the imam or straight after the imam, if he did so after the imam would the salaah be valid?…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood22 Jan 2024
Imaam making intention of Sajdah-e-Tilaawat in Ruku
In Fardh Salaah, as an Imaam, if I read an Aayah of Sajdah, can I immediately go into Ruku at the end of the Sajdah Aayah with the intention of…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Ask Imaam15 Jan 2024
Is it permissible to make a second jamaat in the Masjid where there is an appointed Imam?
Asalam alaykum Is it permissible to make a second jamaat in the masjid (same place as the Imam) when the first jamaat is finished and there is an…
M. Akhtar - Mufti Online31 Dec 2023
Child standing at the end of the saff
Can small children (non baaligh) stand at the end of the adult staff where an adult cannot stand due to musalla being small?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online19 Dec 2023
Correcting the Imaam in fardh Salaah
What is the correct procedure when a Hanafi imam makes mistakes or gets stuck during qiraat of the fardh salaah? It occurs often with our imam…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Azaadville28 Nov 2023
The Ruling On Hearing A Sajdah Tilaawat Which Was Recited In A Salaah You Were Not Yet A Muqtadi In
If you hear a Sajdah Ayah recited by the Imaam in the Fajr Salaah (Surah Sajdah) and you are not in that Salaah, do you have to perform it?
- Mufti Online1 Nov 2023
Children standing next to their fathers in the saff during salaah
I wanted to ask the mas'alah regarding children standing in saffs with the men. I always knew that small boys should stand behind the saffs of the…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Camperdown18 Oct 2023
Should I say Aameen when the Hanafi imam reads Qunoot Naazilah?
If the Hanafi Imaam reads the Qunoot Naazilah, should the Hanafi Muqtadi say Aameen?
Khalil Tatarstani - Mufti Online17 Oct 2023
Joining a second jamaat in the masjid
As you are aware, in Gulf countries, in the Masjid after the main congregation is over, there are many second and third small congregation/jamaat…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online30 Sep 2023
Performing salaah behind an imaam who trims his beard
If you happen to pray behind an imaam without a beard or with a trimmed beard, the jamaat prayer will be beneficial. But the prayer is not…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online30 Sep 2023
Best musjid to perform salaah in if there are a few musjids in one's locality
If there are a few musjids in an area, which musjid will be the best to perform salaah in? The oldest musjid or the musjid with the most musallis?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood21 Sep 2023
Holding a second Jamaat for Jumuah
A few students from school get together on a Friday at 4.00pm to perform Jumuah in the Masjid (making it a second Jumuah in the Masjid). If the…
Maulana Ahmed Saeed - Mufti Online20 Sep 2023
Musaafir performing salaah with jamaat in the masjid
I have a few questions regarding a musafir. 1. If a musafir joins the jamaat in the masjid, does he have to perform the full salaah? For example…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Camperdown15 Sep 2023
Following an Imam who is sitting
Assalamualaikum. Wanted to know if our Salah is valid . We follow according to the hanafi mathab…the imaam should sit for sujood. We were at a place…
Owais Fasih Siddiqui - Mufti Online14 Sep 2023
Salaah behind a person who openly sins
Is Namaz accepted behind an Imam who openly sins like goes to the cinema?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Azaadville14 Sep 2023
An Imaam Leading Salaah Whilst Seated On A Chair
An Imaam led the Salaah for a period of time while seated on a chair. The Sajdah was made by indication. Is it necessary to repeat the Salaah by the…
- Ibn Masood10 Sep 2023
Salaah in Jamaat
Please elaborate on the following questions regarding the congregational Salaah? 1. Is it binding on men and women? 2. Is it obligatory for men to…
Mufti Abdur Rahman Abdur Razak - Ibn Masood10 Sep 2023
Imaam supplicating to Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam
I performed Jumuah in a Barelvi Mosque, and after the Fardh Salaah, the Imaam made a congregational Dua. The Dua is as follows:…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Azaadville9 Sep 2023
A Musaafir Imaam Performing Four Rakaat Of Salaah
If a Musaafir leads the Salaah, and he reads 4 Rakaats, what is the condition of the Salaah of the Muqeems? Do they have to repeat their Salaah?
- Mufti Online6 Sep 2023
Muqtadi reciting Surah Faatihah behind the imaam
In Zohr salaah, when we are reading behind the imaam, are we supposed to also read Surah Faatihah and a Surah?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood30 Aug 2023
Performing Salaah on the Mataaf while the Imaam is in the shaded area
I would like to know with regards to salaah read behind the Imaam in the Haram Shareef, as the Imaam is currently not on the Mataaf, and the Saff on…
Maulana Abdul Kader Fazlani - Mufti Online26 Aug 2023
Performing salaah behind imaams who shave their beards or wear their pants below the ankles
I am living in Canada and perform salaah in a masjid or musalla where sometimes the salah is led by an Imam whose pants are below his ankle or…
Mufti Zakaria Makada
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