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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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Mufti Online418Ask Imaam376Ibn Masood70Azaadville50Jamiat KZN19Camperdown12MUBZ4DU Zakariyya2Amjadi1

Masjid & Its Etiquette fatawa — page 3 of 24

  1. Mufti Online30 Nov 2024

    Reciting the dua before entering the masjid from where the masjid boundary starts

    Prophet Muhammad (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) recommended to recite the dua before entering a masjid. Today many mosques contain areas such as…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  2. Azaadville23 Nov 2024

    Masjid Funds being Repurposed

    I would like to know if Lillah funds which the Masjid collects can be use for the upliftment of Deen in our community. Can it be used to clean the…

  3. Mufti Online17 Nov 2024

    Sajdah tilaawat when listening to an aayat of sajdah over the livemasjid

    With regard to listening to a musjid program over livemasjid, there is a delay in the transmission of approximately thirty seconds compared to…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  4. Mufti Online2 Nov 2024

    Playing sports in the masjid

    Can children play ball in the masjid and what is the proof of it?

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  5. Mufti Online2 Nov 2024

    Getting a panic attack when performing salaah in the masjid

    I have problem. Last year I had a panic attack while performing salah. From that day I am unable to pray salah in a masjid. Whenever I went for…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  6. Ask Imaam20 Oct 2024

    Segregation and Partitions in the Masjid - What is the proof of this?

    I read the following from an activist sister in the US. Can you please let me know your thoughts when possible? JAK Information I have gathered from…

    Bilal Yusuf Pandor
  7. Mufti Online17 Oct 2024

    Bringing a small boy who wears shorts to the masjid

    There is a man who brings his small son to the masjid. The na baaligh son wears shorts and his knees are exposed. Is this permissible?

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  8. Azaadville18 Sep 2024

    Installing Cameras And Screens To View the Imaam

    Our masjid is quite small and had to be slabbed for extra space for Musallis. You cannot see the Imam from the floor above. Trustees have now…

  9. MUBZ23 Aug 2024

    Female Facility in the Masjid Complex

    From a shari perspective is it permissible to have/or not to have a female facility in the masjid complex

  10. Ibn Masood22 Aug 2024

    Performing Salaah On The Upper Level Of The Masjid

    A person performs Salaah in the upstairs section of the Masjid alone or sometimes with one other person, then too, not standing shoulder to…

    Maulana Abdul Kader Fazlani
  11. Ibn Masood22 Aug 2024

    Ladies Facilities In A Masjid Compound

    From a Shari’ perspective, is it permissible to have a female facility in the Masjid complex?

    Maulana Abdul Kader Fazlani
  12. Azaadville13 Aug 2024

    Performing Tahiyyatul Masjid After The Time Of Fajr Has Set In

    Please advise me whether one can read Tahiyyatul Masjid Salaat once Fajr time has set in. Context to the question: I reach the Masjid and Fajr time…

  13. Mufti Online8 Aug 2024

    Using a lectern in the masjid while giving a lecture

    Is it permissible to use a lectern in the masjid by ulama giving a lecture considering the fact that it is a concept used in the churches?

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  14. Ask Imaam30 Jul 2024

    Masjid Ta'leem on the loudspeaker

    What is the ruling regarding Taalim in the masjid from the loudspeaker while other musalis are engaged in other forms of worship.e.g reading quraan…

    Mohamed Ebrahim bin Ismail Abdullah
  15. 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
  16. Mufti Online4 Jul 2024

    Non-Muslim donating money towards a masjid project

    Can a non-Muslim donate money towards a masjid project or lillah?

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  17. Ibn Masood1 Jul 2024

    Undertaking A Journey To Visit A Masjid

    Is it permissible to undertake a special trip to visit a Masjid other than the three Masaajid mentioned in the Hadith?

    Mufti Mohammed Desai Saheb
  18. MUBZ16 Jun 2024

    Tenant Involved in Impermissible Dealings

    Respected Mufti Usamah, Assalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu, I hope this message finds you in good health and high spirits. I am reaching…

  19. MUBZ16 Jun 2024

    Non-Muslim Entering the Masjid – Nafl in a Conveyance – Ruling of Siḥr

    1. What is the hanafi view of a non Muslim entering the masjid and also entering the 3 Harams 2. What is the hanafi view of performing nafl salah…

  20. Ask Imaam15 Jun 2024

    Can I accept meat distributed in the Masjid?

    Random beef packets are being handed out in the masjid, raw meat, can a person eat it?

    Hasan Ahmed Razzak
  21. Ibn Masood14 Jun 2024

    Conducting the Bayaan From Behind the Pulpit

    We have a pulpit in our Masjid and I noticed that at times the Jumu’ah Bayaan is been given from behind it, as opposed to the Imaam standing in…

    Maulana Abdul Kader Fazlani
  22. Ibn Masood12 Jun 2024

    Spaces Between the Sufoof

    In Masjidun Nabawi and Masjidal Haram, if there is a gap of more than two rows between people standing in the front row during Jamaat Salaah, will…

  23. Ibn Masood11 Jun 2024

    Constructing a Mimbar

    A new Masjid is being built and some differences need to be addressed urgently before construction is completed. What is the correct way to build…

    Mufti Mohammed Desai
  24. Ibn Masood1 Jun 2024

    Females Attending Bayaans at the Masjid/Madrassah

    Q1. What is the ruling regarding attending Bayaans at a Masjid or Madrassah where provision has been made for separate seating between men and…

    Maulana Abdul Kader Fazlani
  25. Azaadville20 May 2024

    Usage Of Funds Donated To A Masjid For Social Events

    To what extent is a Masjid allowed to use its discretion in spending money that it receives through; Specific donations for regular Masjid expenses?…

  26. Ibn Masood17 May 2024

    Having a Braai on Masjid Premises

    Is it in accordance with the Adab and respect of the Masjid for a Masjid committee to use the premises as a venue for a community ‘Bring and Braai’…

    Molana A K Fazlani
  27. Ibn Masood2 May 2024

    Correcting the direction of the Qiblah

    There are some Masaajid (in Lenasia) that are a few degrees off Qiblah. Is it permissible to perform Salaah at these Masaajid?

    Maulana Abdul Kader Fazlani
  28. 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
  29. Mufti Online29 Apr 2024

    A person sitting in sunnah itikaaf leaving the musjid to make a fresh wudhu

    A person has wudhu and wants to go make a fresh wudhu during sunnah itikaaf. Is it permitted?

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  30. Ask Imaam23 Apr 2024

    Can Masjid use specific project funds somewhere else?

    As salāmu alaikum respected Ulamā kirām, Kindly advise regarding the following scenario, An Islamic organization appeals to members of the community…

    Tahmid Chowdhury
  31. Ibn Masood18 Apr 2024

    Facing the feet towards the Qibla whilst reciting Quraan Sharif

    Is it permissible to recite the Quraan Sharif in the Masjid with one’s feet facing towards the Qibla?

    Mufti Mohammed Desai
  32. Ask Imaam6 Apr 2024

    Does the basement under the main hall of the Masjid form part of the Masjid?

    Mufti Saheb, you are familiar with the Masajid here in North America. Most of them have basements under the main hall of the Masjid. These basements…

    Abdul Azīm bin Abdur Rahman
  33. Ask Imaam29 Mar 2024

    Hudod of the Masjid al Haram for I'tikaaf?

    1) In the days of ramazan and hajj, now in makkah, we see the mixing of women in the suffuf. Especially in hajj. During the salah times, people…

    Ismail Moosa
  34. Ibn Masood11 Mar 2024

    Borehole dug for a Masjid or Madrasah

    If a borehole was dug for the masjid or Madrasah with the intention of Waqf, can one fill up containers of water and take them home for personal use?

    Mufti Mohamed Desai
  35. Ibn Masood24 Feb 2024

    Performing Esha Salaah in a Musallah during Ramadaan

    I will be leading the Taraweeh Salaah at a Jamaat khana. Throughout the year all 5 salaah are performed at the Jamaat Khana with the exception of…

    Mufti Mohammed Desai
  36. Mufti Online17 Feb 2024

    Making the top floor of a building a masjid and not the bottom foor

    Can the entire top floor of a building be musjid whilst the bottom floor is not? The bottom floor will be the wudhu khana which is out of the masjid…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  37. Ibn Masood12 Feb 2024

    I’tikaaf in a Masjid Shari’ee

    What is the ruling of performing Nafl i’tikaaf in a Musalla in which five times Salaah takes place? It’s not a Shari’ee Masjid, but the only place…

    Mufti Mohammed Desai Saheb
  38. Jamiat KZN5 Feb 2024

    Women attending the Masjid?

    Are women allow to go mosque nowadays?

  39. Jamiat KZN5 Feb 2024

    Women and the Masjid: Avoiding Extremes

    Khalid Baig http://www.albalagh.net/ Does Islam require — or even permit —- a coed masjid? Without using the term —for obvious reasons—- many people…

  40. Mufti Online4 Feb 2024

    Using musjid money to feed people

    I would like to know how should we use the lillah money collected in a musjid. Can we feed musallies with this money or can we only use it for…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada

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