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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 19 of 24

  1. Ask Imaam5 Aug 2007

    If a Hanafi is going to pray in a Mosque where the imaam is leading a 8 rakaat tarawih in sets of 2 rakat....

    If a Hanafi is going to pray in a Mosque where the imaam is leading a 8 rakaat tarawih in sets of 2 rakat, is it good for the Hanafi to pray after…

    Mufti Ebrahim Desai
  2. Ask Imaam1 Aug 2007

    Fiqh of Waqf and other information about it...

    Following questions were submitted by an organization regarding the Fiqh of Waqf. A copy of answer is reproduced here with (Edited) questions...…

    Ml. Ehzaz Ajmeri
  3. Ask Imaam5 Jun 2007

    In our Mosque normally Imam saheb in Zoher pray start jamat without performing 4 rakat sunnat. . According to Shariat is it ok or not?

    In our Mosque normally Imam saheb in Zoher pray start jamat without performing 4 rakat sunnat. . According to Shariat is it ok or not?

    Mufti Ebrahim Desai
  4. Ask Imaam18 May 2007

    People stay near the Masjid and go to the gym etc but cant attend the Salaah with Jamaat. What is wrong with them!

    I would like to know what is the shariah implication of the following problem. I have noticed that many adult fit males do not attend the musjid for…

  5. Ask Imaam20 Dec 2006

    Masjid Roof

    Subject: Office over the top of Masjid Roof Assalam u Alykum Warahmatullah e Wabarakatuhu Question: In our company, we have a small mosque made of a…

    Mufti Ebrahim Desai
  6. Ask Imaam19 Dec 2006

    We have a small container Masjid

    In our company, we have a small mosque made of a container with a small Meenar at its one corner and a Mehrab for the Imam. Normally, 2 times prayer…

    Mufti Ebrahim Desai
  7. Ask Imaam22 Nov 2006

    I want to pray in the Masjid (which is nearby), but the problem is that my my mother forbid sme to pray there. I tried talking to her, but she doesn't want to

    Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatu respected Mufti, I want to pray in the Masjid (which is nearby), but the problem is that my my mother…

    Mufti Ebrahim Desai
  8. Ask Imaam15 Nov 2006

    Do you get the same amount of blessing walking or driving to the mosque, because if you walk you use energy, if you drive you spent money for the sake of Allah.

    1) Do you get the same amount of blessing walking or driving to the mosque, because if you walk you use energy, if you drive you spent money for the…

    Mufti Ebrahim Desai
  9. Ask Imaam29 Sep 2006

    Here in South Africa Theres Articles in the Masjid Saying Ban the Sunday Times.

    Here in South Africa Theres Articles in the Masjid Saying Ban the Sunday Times. The Reason for this Was Because They Printed an Article On Matters…

    Mufti Ebrahim Desai
  10. Ask Imaam4 Sep 2006

    The Imam, who is also a Quran Hafiz, in the past seven years there have been numerous complaints about his conduct.

    We have a situation in our Masjid and would like to know what the community should do. The Imam, who is also a Quran Hafiz, in the past seven years…

    Mufti Ebrahim Desai
  11. Ask Imaam2 Sep 2006

    I am always getting confused with the musafir masalahs, I always travel from Jhb to Dbn, and stay close to a mosque, my stay is always less than 15 days so I am a musafir

    I am always getting confused with the musafir masalahs, I always travel from Jhb to Dbn, and stay close to a mosque, my stay is always less than 15…

    Mufti Ebrahim Desai
  12. Ask Imaam11 Aug 2006

    Who should say Aqamat in office prayer room where there is no permanant Moazzin and Imam?

    Who should say Aqamat in office prayer room where there is no permanant Moazzin and Imam? I've heard that the person who has called Aazan should say…

    Mufti Ebrahim Desai
  13. Ask Imaam21 Jul 2006

    After the Fajr Salaat, people in our Masjid get involved with the hand-shaking ritual, and inquiring about each other’s well being, being a major source of distraction to people trying to make Du’aa.

    After the Fajr Salaat, people in our Masjid get involved with the hand-shaking ritual, and inquiring about each other’s well being, being a major…

    Muhammed Zakariyya Desai
  14. Ask Imaam10 Jul 2006

    pls tell me if i see after going to the mosque that Fajr jamat has started and i'm sure that i'll miss the jamat if i perform Sunnah - then what should i do

    pls tell me if i see after going to the mosque that Fajr jamat has started and i'm sure that i'll miss the jamat if i perform Sunnah - then what…

    Muhammed Zakariyya Desai
  15. 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
  16. Ask Imaam30 May 2006

    is it correct to carry out JAMMAT for the prayer at the time when one JAMMAT has been carried out in a mosque or at any other place i mean in office etc

    1) is it correct to carry out JAMMAT for the prayer at the time when one JAMMAT has been carried out in a mosque or at any other place i mean in…

    Mufti Ebrahim Desai
  17. Ask Imaam26 May 2006

    Is it valid for a person who is not the regular Muazzin but has given

    i) Our MSA here at University had been trying to get a room for Friday prayers for the summer but they were unable to do so for the correct time…

    Mufti Ebrahim Desai
  18. 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
  19. Ask Imaam6 May 2006

    Inside our Limbe Mosque interior on the wall is a big portrait exhibiting the photograph of MSJID-E- NABI. Inter-alia the photograph depicts the interior of The Masjid-E-Nabi showing the Rasul's Sword and other artefacts belonging to the Rasul, Bibi Fatima and Caliphs

    Inside our Limbe Mosque interior on the wall is a big portrait exhibiting the photograph of MSJID-E- NABI. Inter-alia the photograph depicts the…

    Mufti Ebrahim Desai
  20. 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
  21. Ask Imaam20 Apr 2006

    How can I pray to Allah to give me lots of money to make big mosques. And how can I get satisfaction

    What should one do if we want to increase our success in this world and the live after. Also if we want success in studies as a student, and…

    Mufti Muhammad Kadwa
  22. 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
  23. Ask Imaam28 Mar 2006

    would you say that the zikr programs conducted by moulana yunus patel of musjid-e-noor is incorrect?

    i have read one of your answers regarding zikr,where you state that reading zikr togheter in a chorus is prohibited.then would you say that the zikr…

    Mufti Ebrahim Desai
  24. 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
  25. Ask Imaam16 Mar 2006

    wants to take a Quran from the Musjid, because of the clear writing which he can read. can he purchase a new quraan and put in the musjid in exchange

    A brother wants to take a Quran from the Musjid, because of the clear writing which he can read. can he purchase a new quraan and put in the musjid…

    Mufti Ebrahim Desai
  26. Ask Imaam11 Mar 2006

    word MECCA means "Sharab Khaana"(bar or pub). So lets all of us be careful of writing MECCA. Many people whose name start with Muhammed, write in a short form as "Mohd". This "Mohd" means "A dog which has a big mouth

    I received below email from a friend. Would like to know whether he is correct ? Assalamu Alaikum, Its been observed that most of us write "MOSQUE"…

    Mufti Ebrahim Desai
  27. Ask Imaam11 Mar 2006

    Some people forgets to put off their mobiles in mosques as a result during namaz mobile starts ringing

    Some people forgets to put off their mobiles in mosques as a result during namaz mobile starts ringing which some time have singing tones which…

    Mufti Ebrahim Desai
  28. Ask Imaam22 Feb 2006

    there are some mosques which only make 1 Azan and then start the Friday khutba. This means that they do not make the 1st Azan

    1) Here in Ottawa, Canada, there are some mosques which only make 1 Azan and then start the Friday khutba. This means that they do not make the 1st…

    Mufti Ebrahim Desai
  29. Ask Imaam11 Feb 2006

    Could you tell me if I could lead salah in following cases; If there is no haafiz in followers

    salams, I am becoming hafiz at late age and have done almost 4 siparaas, and I have one fist beared aswell. I have mortgage from last couples of…

    Mufti Ebrahim Desai
  30. Ask Imaam10 Feb 2006

    if we get to masjid and we find out that jamat is over..can few brother make thier own jamat in the back of masjid?

    if we get to masjid and we find out that jamat is over..can few brother make thier own jamat in the back of masjid?

    Mufti Ebrahim Desai
  31. Ask Imaam8 Feb 2006

    after passing urine drops keep coming out for atleast 10 min. so i use tissue paper after doing istanja

    i am having a shariah beard and my collegues force me to lead salat b/c none of them is having a shariah beard, my problem is that after passing…

    Mufti Muhammad Kadwa
  32. Ask Imaam6 Feb 2006

    if somebody has started leading namaaz, who have no one fist beared or cloths according sunnah; can a haafiz join this namaaz?

    Jazakallaho khayr, Mufti saheb for the following reply Fatwa # 13860 n refernce to same question but different condition: Can I ask you that if I am…

    Mufti Ebrahim Desai
  33. Ask Imaam1 Feb 2006

    can I lead in following cases. I am leading people who have no one fist beared or islamic clothing

    I have couples of question related to leading salah. Allah (swa) gave me hidayah to become haafiz late in my life, early 30’s and so far I have done…

    Mufti Muhammad Kadwa
  34. 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
  35. Ask Imaam6 Dec 2005

    Is it permissible to built a house on the roof of a Masjid?

    Is it permissible to built a house on the roof of a Masjid?

    Mufti Muhammad Kadwa
  36. Ask Imaam15 Oct 2005

    our route was made in Madras. Madras is a very big city with different areas. Each Mosque is quite a few kilometeres away, Are we counted as Musafirs

    I went to Jamaat in India. We firstly went to Nizamuddin. From there out Tashkeel was done to Madras for 25 days. When we got to Madras Marqas, our…

    Mufti Ebrahim Desai
  37. Ask Imaam12 Oct 2005

    One of the senior member of the community follows the Shaifee Fiqh, and always tries to impose his rules in the Masjid.

    Assalamu Aliakum, JazakAllah Khairum for the answers that you give. May Allah (SWT) reward you for this hassanah. I am currently living in . It is a…

    Mufti Ebrahim Desai
  38. Ask Imaam10 Oct 2005

    What is a Masjid in light of the of Holy Qur’an and Hadith and What are the (necessary) conditions to be a Masjid?

    * What is a Masjid in light of the of Holy Qur’an and Hadith and What are the (necessary) conditions to be a Masjid? * Are there any difference of…

    Mufti Muhammad Kadwa
  39. 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
  40. Ask Imaam17 Sep 2005

    Is it permissible to watch these movies as a stimulant before intercourse?

    have read your fatwa/views on pornography and regarding the use of sex toys between lawfully married couples. However, my wife and I have a…

    Mufti Ebrahim Desai

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