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Method of Salah
1,270 fatawa from 10 South African Darul Iftas on Method of Salah, part of Salah & Masjid. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
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Method of Salah fatawa — page 1 of 32
- Ibn Masood13 Oct 2026
Sajdah On A Sponge
A 70 year-old lady has knee and ankle injuries. She sits on a chair to perform Salaah. Will it be permissible for her to sit on the floor on a soft,…
Mufti Muhammad Yusuf Sulaiman - Ibn Masood28 Sep 2026
Additional Ayah Of Sajdah
In which Surah does the Ayah of Sajdah appear, which Hanafis do not have to perform?
Mufti Ahmed Saeed - Ibn Masood24 Sep 2026
Lengthening Qiyaam And Sujood In Salaah
Is it better to lengthen the Qiyaam, or the Sujood in Salaah?
Mufti Muhammad Yusuf Suleman - Azaadville21 Sep 2026
Sajdah Tilaawat After Pausing For A Sip Of Water
If a person who is learning and repeating an Aaayat of Sajdah takes a short water break in between his learning, will it require that multiple…
- Azaadville19 Sep 2026
Sajdah Tilaawat When A Teacher Corrects A Students
When a Hifdh teacher listens and corrects a mistake, how many Sajdah Tilaawat does the teacher and student need to perform?
- Azaadville17 Sep 2026
Sajdah Tilaawat In A Hifz Class
In Hifdh classes, students learn on their places and also go to their teacher to read. Will that be classed as two separate Majlis and make two…
- Mufti Online9 Sep 2026
Ruku and sajdah when performing salaah while sitting on a chair
When sitting in a chair to perform salaah, where must my hands be whilst I'm making my intention and making ruku, sajdah and after getting up from…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online8 Sep 2026
Making dua in salaah or after salaah
Is it preferable to make dua in sajdah during salaah or after Durood Ebrahim or after salaah in sajdah or while lifting your hands and making dua…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online2 Sep 2026
Leaving out the sunnah acts in salaah
Are the sunnah acts within prayer (like dhikr) considered "emphasized sunnahs" so if you routinely not perform them, then it's sinful?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online20 Aug 2026
Passing wind in salaah after reciting tashahhud
Does passing gas invalidate one's prayer if one has completed "attahiyatu lillahi" but before reciting durood sharif, du'a and salaam, during last…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online12 Aug 2026
Performing an extra sajda-e-sahw in salaah
Does doing an extra sajda-e-sahw affect salaah? In the last sitting, I recited tashahhud, did sajda-e-sahw, then recited tashahhud, and became…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ibn Masood29 Jul 2026
Sajdah Of Males
What is the ruling of a man spreading his elbows out in Sajdah in both the congregational and individual Salaah?
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Mufti Online21 Jul 2026
Imaams making a khatam of the Quraan Shareef in the Fajr and Esha Salaahs
A few brothers have decided that in Fajr and Esha they will complete the Holy Quraan throughout the year reading approximately 3 sides per Salah in…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online21 Jul 2026
Saying "Attahiy" when standing up for the second rakaat
During Isha, I stood up from the 1st rakaat and said “attahiy”, then I paused and corrected myself and began reciting Fatiha. Is my prayer valid?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online15 Jul 2026
Imaam performing five rakaat salaah
If the Imaam reads 5 Rakaats Salaah, does the Salaah have to be repeated? Whilst the Imaam is in the 5th Rakaat he realizes that he read an extra…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online6 Jul 2026
Reciting duas after Durood Ebrahim in salaah
Is it permissible and advisable to recite duas after Durood Ebrahim in the fardh, sunnah and nafl salaah?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Camperdown3 Jul 2026
Sunnah Qirat In Salaah
what is sunnah qirat in salah? can we read from different places… eg. x number of ayats from surah baqara in the first rakat of fajr and x number…
Baba Abu Bakr - Mufti Online29 Jun 2026
Shaytaan making sajdah on every place on earth
I heard today and even when I was younger that there is no place on earth except that Shaytaan has been doing sajdah there. Is there any truth to…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online22 Jun 2026
Muqtadi following the imaan when saying the takbeer for moving between postures
Regarding the muqtadi saying the takbeer when moving between postures of Salaah, should the muqtadi say the takbeer as soon as he hears that the…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood20 Jun 2026
Dua In Sajdah
Is it permissible to make Arabic Duaas in Sajdah for Fardh and Nawaafil Salaah. Is Sajdah Sahw necessary if Dua is made in Sajdah erroneously? Does…
Mufti Abrar Ahmad Motala - Ibn Masood9 Jun 2026
Masaa’il Pertaining To Sajdah Tilaawat
Please explain the various Masaa’il of Sajdah Tilaawah for learning/teaching the Quraan Shareef: 1. If the Ustaadh reads the Ayah of Sajdah and the…
Mufti Umar Farooq Rangila - Azaadville11 May 2026
Performing The Two Sunnats Of Fajr After The Jamaat Has Begun
I went to the masjid expecting Jamaat to be at 5AM, however it was 4:45AM. I rushed to another Masjid and reached there as the Imaam got on the…
- Mufti Online10 May 2026
Repeating the tashahhud in salaah
I was reciting the tashahud and I wasn't sure if I pronounced something wrong or not, so I recited at-tahiyat from the beginning, was this ok?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Azaadville9 May 2026
Should A Masbooq Tie His Hands When The Imaam Is In Rukoo Or Sajdah
When a Masbooq joins the Jamaat and is rushing straight for Ruku or Sajdah etc. Is it necessary to fold his hands or he must drop them and go the…
- Mufti Online4 May 2026
Altering one's sitting posture after sajdah to avoid urine drops coming out
I have a problem that when I go to sajdah, some drops of urine come out. So when I do sajdah, I do my best to prevent from this happening. For this…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Jamiat KZN22 Apr 2026
Is Wudhu a requirement for Sajdah Tilaawat?
I wanted to enquire about whether one needs to be in a state of Wudhu when doing the Sajdah Tilaawat.
Mufti Muhammed Hamza Farooqui - Azaadville19 Apr 2026
A Masbooq Reciting Durood In The Last Qa’dah Behind The Imaam
If a masbooq recites Durood in the last Qadah due to not knowing the ruling, will his Salah be invalid?
- Azaadville10 Apr 2026
Reciting Only A Portion Of The Sunnah Qiraat In Salaah
If a person splits a Surah from the Masnoon Qiraat in two rakaats or reads portions of two different Surahs in two Rakaats, then will this still…
- Mufti Online6 Apr 2026
Not pronouncing the words of tashahhud with tajweed in salaah
During tashahhud, I made a mistake by not prolonging the last "a" in "as-salaa-mu 'alay-naa" and I noticed it at the time but didn't rectify it and…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Azaadville18 Feb 2026
Joining Qiyaamul-Layl With The Intention Of Taraweeh
For the past few years, only 10 Rakaat Taraweeh is being performed in the Haramain. During the last 10 nights they also perform 10 Rakaat of…
- Ibn Masood2 Feb 2026
Sajdah Of Females
Please elaborate on the correct sequence of Sajdah for a female?
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Mufti Online31 Jan 2026
Muqtadee going into ruku after the imaam recites an aayah of sajdah
What is ruling if a muqtadee went into ruku after the imaam recites an ayah of sajdah?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online31 Jan 2026
Musallees mistakenly going into ruku after imaam recites an aayat of sajdah in salaah
If the Imaam in the Haram reads a sajdah aayat in maghrib, and the musallees not knowing the imaam went into sajdah, instead go into ruku, and…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Camperdown28 Jan 2026
Missing a sajdah
If a person, while performing ṣalāh, forgets to perform the second sajdah in any rak ‘ah and then, while standing up or after standing, he remembers…
Baba Abu Bakr - Azaadville13 Jan 2026
Sajdah-Tilaawat When Listening To A Recording Of Quraan-Shareef
What is the ruling with regard to listening to an Aayat of Sajdah from a recording?
- Mufti Online28 Dec 2025
Making sajdah sahw for no reason in salaah
Does doing sajdah sahw even if you're sure your prayer is right invalid salaah?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Amjadi21 Dec 2025
The Rulings of Sajdah Tilaawat For Qur'an Reciters, Students, And Teachers
Under what circumstances does Sajdah Tilaawat (the prostration of Qur’anic recitation) become Waajib (compulsory), upon whom is it binding, and what…
Mufti Mohammad Quaiser Ali Razvi Misbahi - Mufti Online17 Dec 2025
Making sajdah on one's forehead only
If I performed sajdah only on my forehead, and not on my nose, is it necessary for me to make sajdat al-sahw? Do I have to repeat my salah afterwards?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online14 Dec 2025
Keeping the gaze fixed to the place of sajdah when making takbeer-e-tahreemah
When starting Salaah i.e. saying the Takbeer tahrima and raising the hands, at that time should the eyes be already towards the place of Sajdah or…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online10 Dec 2025
Skipping one short surah in the qiraat of salaah
I recently found out when reading Salaah one should not skip one Surah between, e.g. during Magrib you should not read Surah Nasr and then Surah…
Mufti Zakaria Makada
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