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Masjid & Its Etiquette

952 fatawa from 9 South African Darul Iftas on Masjid & Its Etiquette, part of Salah & Masjid. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.

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Masjid & Its Etiquette fatawa — page 18 of 24

  1. Ask Imaam16 Jan 2012

    Second Jamaat in a Masjid?

    Is it permissible to perform a 2nd Jamā῾t in a Masjid where an Imām is defined by the elders?

    Mufti Zaid Mohammed Shelia
  2. Ask Imaam2 Nov 2011

    In Haram-e-Makkah, one Hasanah (good deeds) is equal to one lakh Hasanahs. Is this limited to Ka'ba or all the hudood of Haram?

    I have heard that in Haram-e-Makkah, one Hasanah (good deeds) is equal to one lakh (100,000) Hasanahs and one sin is also equal to one lack. The…

    Mawlana Abdul Hannan Nizami
  3. Ask Imaam19 Apr 2011

    Is it permitted to pronounce azaan in the masjid for jummah khutba or it should be given at the masjid doorstep.?

    Is it permitted to pronounce azaan in the masjid for jummah khutba or it should be given at the masjid doorstep.

  4. Ask Imaam25 Feb 2011

    The Imam made me sit in the end row whilst in the Masjid

    Due to a knee injury, I offer my Salāh sitting on a chair. The other day, during Maghrib, I was sitting in the middle of the first row when the Imām…

    Ml. Sohail Bengali
  5. Ask Imaam14 Nov 2010

    Should one participate in Janazah Salah in the Masjid?

    Praying Janazah prayers in the Mosque is Makruh. So if such prayers are being performed in the Mosque where the daily and Jumah prayers are…

    Ml. Sohail Bengali
  6. Ask Imaam30 Oct 2010

    I work at a convenient store and cannot pray at a mosque. Do I still have to pray the sunnah prayers at the store?

    I work in the USA at a convenience store. I don’t get the opportunity to do my prayers at a mosque. Accordingly, do I still have to pray the Sunnah…

    Muftī Asif Umar
  7. Ask Imaam24 Aug 2010

    This year our masjid has broadcasted Live Taraweeh prayers on the INternet. The masjid is 5 mins walk from my house. I want to know if the Women can follow the LIve Taraweeh prayers from the internet, while at home So what I mean is that the Live

    I have a very important concern regarding Taraweeh prayers for Women. This year our masjid has broadcasted Live Taraweeh prayers on the INternet.…

    Ml. Abdur Rahman Shareef
  8. Ask Imaam17 Aug 2010

    I have a simple question which needs to be answered. This question regards the friday prayer. I currently reside in Bangladesh and I am in high school. My father is in NJ and my mother thinks that I shouldn't go to the mosque by myself because the people in Bangladesh are bad, I know that I am old enough but now what do I do?

    I have a simple question which needs to be answered. This question regards the friday prayer. I currently reside in Bangladesh and I am in high…

    Ml. Abduz Zaman
  9. Ask Imaam13 May 2010

    Ours is a small community located about 30 miles North of Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. Alhamdulillah we have a Masjid and a handful of people come to the Masjid

    Ours is a small community located about 30 miles North of Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. Alhamdulillah we have a Masjid and a handful of people come to…

    Mufti Ehzaz Ajmeri
  10. Jamiat KZN12 May 2010

    Salaah in al-Musjid an-Nabawi (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam)

    Is the virtue of performing forty Salaah in al-Masjidun Nabawi in Madinah Munawwarah for the one who prays the forty Fardh Salaah consecutively or…

    Mufti Suhail Tarmahomed
  11. Ask Imaam16 Apr 2010

    Is it permitted for a masjid to have 2 jummas, eg. 1st jumma takes place 1:00 and 2nd 2:30.The masjid is spacious enough to accommodate both congregations,however the...

    Is it permitted for a masjid to have 2 jummas, eg. 1st jumma takes place 1:00 and 2nd 2:30.The masjid is spacious enough to accommodate both…

    Mufti Abrar Mirza
  12. Ask Imaam2 Sep 2009

    What did you say? The second jamaat in masjid (inside masjid not out of the musjid)?

    What did you say? The second jamaat in masjid (inside masjid not out of the musjid)? According to hanafi fiqh, it is not permissible to perform the…

    Ml. Faizal Riza
  13. Ask Imaam31 Jul 2009

    In our locality in Mumbai, the trustees of the Masjid have made three small shops on the outer side (road facing) wall of the ablution area, and have given the shops ...

    Mufti sahab please solve my doubts, In our locality in Mumbai, the trustees of the Masjid have made three small shops on the outer side (road…

    Ml. Asif Umar
  14. Ask Imaam22 Jul 2009

    It is necessary to observe i’tikaf in each and every Masjid?

    In our town nearly 6 masjid’s are available (nearly around 1/2 km). It is necessary to observe i’tikaf in each and every masjid during the last 10…

  15. Ask Imaam15 Jul 2009

    It happened that I reached to Mosque for Zu’har and I did not find any one there and the time for Zu’har is up. I offered 4 rakat sunnah, then the Azan is pronounced. Do I need to repeat the sunnah?

    It happened that I reached to Mosque for Zu’har and I did not find any one there and the time for Zu’har is up. I offered 4 rakat sunnah, then the…

    Ml. Ebrahim Desai
  16. Ask Imaam29 Apr 2009

    Should i do Iftaar upon hearing the Masjid Adhan or the first Adhan?

    Assalamualaikum 1. when should we break iftaar at time of hearing first adhan or by hearing adhan from masjid which is near to our home (as near to…

    Ml. Ebrahim Desai
  17. Ask Imaam8 Apr 2009

    We have a local masjid which was a house converted for prayer and has been so now for the past 20 odd years. From the very first day there has always been a room allocated as living quarters...

    Assalamu^alaykum I have a question regarding a situation which we are dealing with, inshallah please let us know the rules according to shariah on…

    Ml. Abrar Mirza
  18. Ask Imaam13 Mar 2009

    I would like to know your stand on Fazail-e-amal which is being read in Many masjid by People belonging to the tableegh jamaat. I belive you are aware of errors inside the book regards to weak hadeeths & also interpreation of dreams attributed to Prophet saws...

    As salam alai kum wr wb , I would like to know your stand on Fazail-e-amal which is being read in Many masjid by People belonging to the tableegh…

    Ml. Ishaq E. Moosa
  19. Ask Imaam22 Feb 2009

    We are a small muslim community in the heart of US and at our Masjid we don't have an Imam as of now and most of the times Fajr salaat is lead by an old arab brother, and he makes dua (with raised hands)...

    May allah have mercy on the Ulema, the madarasa and the students of Darul iftaa; Ameen We are a small muslim community in the heart of US and at our…

    Ml. Ebrahim Desai
  20. Ask Imaam12 Feb 2009

    Is it allowed to make another Jammat if we miss the actual Jamaat in the Mosque?

    1) Is it allowed to make another Jammat if we miss the actual Jamaat in the Mosque? 2) Is it allowed to perform Fardh Prayers on a moving Train…

  21. Ask Imaam10 Feb 2009

    We are small muslim community over here in having 2 mosques. Majority of muslims goes to big mosque run by arab brothers. They do friday prayers in arab style with one azan and no separate arabic khutbah.

    We are small muslim community over here in having 2 mosques. Majority of muslims goes to big mosque run by arab brothers. They do friday prayers in…

    Ml. Yusuf bin Yaqub
  22. Ask Imaam5 Feb 2009

    Is it permissible for a person/s to use a Masjid for Islamic education, eg. Madresa, Islamic School and pay the management/mutawalli of the Masjid a fixed amount of money, like rent?

    Is it permissible for a person/s to use a Masjid for Islamic education, eg. Madresa, Islamic School and pay the management/mutawalli of the Masjid a…

  23. Ask Imaam28 Oct 2008

    Having the Prophets name on a rug in a Masjid

    The name محمد (Mohammad) is written on rugs of a mosque where hundreds of Muslims come to pray every day. Many of them un-knowingly and…

    Mufti Ebrahim Desai
  24. Ask Imaam3 Sep 2008

    We are not sure if there is a graveyard beneath the Masjid we want to reconstruct

    I want to ask that in our village we have a very old jamia mosque. Now we want to re-construct and we have started the construction few days before.…

    Ml. Asif Umar
  25. Ask Imaam21 Aug 2008

    There is a mosque in a small town. There is a need for the extention of the present masjid.

    There is a mosque in a small town. The muslim population has increased for the past years and now the total number of muslim houses arc 200. There…

    Ml. Ehzaz Ajmeri
  26. Ask Imaam1 Jun 2008

    Which Masjid should he give the Sadaqah to?

    -My grandad lives in Pakistan -There are 2 mosques in the village, and Mosque 1 is complete but there is no minaar there yet, but the mosque is…

    Mufti Ebrahim Desai
  27. Ask Imaam15 May 2008

    If the committee of the masjid has appointed a faasiq as imam, do the musallees still receive sins by praying behind him?

    With Regards to salah behind a faasiq, (who doesn't have a shariah beard) 1) It has been said it is makrooh tahreemi to pray behind such a person,…

    Ml. Yusuf bin Yaqub
  28. Ask Imaam11 May 2008

    Since I can't go to mosque on friday [or any day for that matter] how should I proceed and how should I go about learning the prayers?

    I wish to become a Muslim, but I live in an area where the closest mosque is at least 60 miles away and I have no transportation. I also live in a…

    Ml. Ehzaz Ajmeri
  29. Ask Imaam7 May 2008

    My question is if I make one wudu after coming to masjid, is it enuf for me to offer one full Salaat with Imam?

    Iam a muslim male. I offer every prayer (5 times a day) in the masjid alhamdulillah. My problem is that I pass wind almost whenever I make wudu and…

    Ml. Safraz Mohammed
  30. Ask Imaam7 Mar 2008

    ecently the Imam Sahib said that Hanafi Madhab does not allow having 2 jummah in the same Masjid

    We are facing major problem at our Masjid. So far we have been having 2 Jummahs. Recently the Imam Sahib said that Hanafi Madhab does not allow…

    Mufti Ebrahim Desai
  31. Ask Imaam7 Mar 2008

    If we go to the mosque while the imam is just beginning finishing the Second Rakath of the Magrib prayers, how do we complete the rest of the prayers by ourselves?

    If we go to the mosque while the imam is just beginning finishing the Second Rakath of the Magrib prayers, how do we complete the rest of the…

    Ml. Ishaq E. Moosa
  32. Ask Imaam28 Feb 2008

    My question is with regards to the Adab of Mosque/ Mussalah. We have a small mussalah in our suburb.

    Assalamualikum, My question is with regards to the Adab of Mosque/ Mussalah. We have a small mussalah in our suburb. At our mussalah, the work of…

    Mufti Ebrahim Desai
  33. Ask Imaam31 Jan 2008

    Borrowing Masjid Waqf property

    plz give a clear ruling with regards to the waqf things in the masjid.recently a masjid near our masjid needed to use our mimber whilst their mimber…

    Ismail Moosa
  34. Ask Imaam29 Jan 2008

    Do you know of being Tahiyyatul Masjid prayer to be Fardh?

    Do you know of being Tahiyyatul Masjid prayer to be Fardh? I was in a cling with a Salafi and he claimed it to be Fardh, when i said to him Fardh…

  35. Ask Imaam11 Dec 2007

    Is it permissible to give money and gifts to family members to celebrate the day of eid? ...After Eid Salaat people usually greet each other with hugs and wish and say 'Eid Mubarak' to one another at the masjid/eidgah....

    1) Is it permissible to give money and gifts to family members to celebrate the day of eid? 2) After Eid Salaat people usually greet each other with…

    Ml. Abu Yahya
  36. Ask Imaam29 Nov 2007

    Is it permissible for women to go Masjid?

    Is it permissible for women to go masjid?if not then why can they go for taleem and bayaans?if there is fitna then why can they go malls, schools ,…

  37. Ask Imaam2 Oct 2007

    There is a beautiful building built; the trustees call it a jamaat khana, however Jumuah salaah takes place here. What is the difference between a Musjid and a Jamaat Khana?

    There is a beautiful building built; the trustees call it a jamaat khana, however Jumuah salaah takes place here. What is the difference between a…

    Mufti Moosa Salie
  38. Ask Imaam15 Sep 2007

    Reforming Tarawih at home or in the Masjid?

    In my village a new group has been formed(jammat). Everyone is pleased with that. For the ramadhaan every member wants to do the taraweeh prayers…

    Ml. Ehzaz Ajmeri
  39. Ask Imaam26 Aug 2007

    Can the Person in Aitekaf (during Ramadan) can sleep in the multi purpose hall to keep the sanctitity of the mosque area?...What is the ruling on sleeping in the Mosque designated area?

    1) Can the Person in Aitekaf (during Ramadan) can sleep in the multi purpose hall to keep the sanctitity of the mosque area? 2) What is the ruling…

    Mufti Ebrahim Desai
  40. Ask Imaam7 Aug 2007

    You may try to call Masjid Hilal, Durban and ask them about it. Many of the Tableeghi Centres will have Islamic Accessories Shops..

    Asalmu Alaikum!! I did post a question over the weekend, however the email replied saying that the question needs to be resubmitted. My question…

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