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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 11 of 32

  1. Mufti Online19 Aug 2019

    Forgetting to recite qunoot in witr salaah

    I forgot to recite a surah after reciting surah faatihah in the last rakah of witr salaah. I also forgot to recite dua qunoot in it. Will it be…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  2. Mufti Online6 Aug 2019

    Status of tasbeeh in rukoo and sajdah

    1. What is the status of tasbeeh of rukoo and sajdah? Fardh, waajib or sunnah? 2. What if in an individual salaah one does not recite the tasbeeh of…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  3. Mufti Online6 Aug 2019

    Females placing their elbows on the ground when making sajdah

    According to the Hanafi mazhab, females are supposed to be close to the ground during sajdah and should therefore put their elbows on the ground.…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  4. Mufti Online6 Aug 2019

    Reciting an aayah of sajdah in salaah without making sajdah

    I often recite Surah Alaq in salaah, but do not perform the sajdah-tilaawah in the last aayah, even though I recite it. Is my salaah valid? What is…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  5. Mufti Online5 Aug 2019

    Reciting first three aayaat of Surah Fajr in salaah

    If the imam makes a recitation as short as the first three ayahs of Surah Al-fajr, or the first three ayahs of Surah Yaseen, will the prayer be valid?

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  6. Mufti Online1 Aug 2019Roman Urdu

    Aurat ka sajdah karne ka saheeh tareeqah

    Mujhe aurat ka saheeh sajdah karne ka tareeqa maloom karna tha. Me ne kisi jagah parha he ke bazo zameen pe nahi bechne chaahiye. Jab ke aurat tu…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  7. Mufti Online23 Jul 2019

    Forgetting to recite a surah after surah faatihah in salaah

    We missed the surah in salaah. What should we do?

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  8. Mufti Online1 Jul 2019

    Doubting how many rakaats one performed

    I have a medical condition that has me in continuous pain. At times, due to the medication as well as the pain, I lose count of my rakaats read in…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  9. Mufti Online30 Jun 2019

    Leaving out a fardh act in salaah

    During salah, I frequently forget any fardh and due to which I do sajda e sahw, am I correct?

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  10. Mufti Online29 Jun 2019

    Skipping a few aayaat in qiraat

    I recited the last few aayahs of Surah ar-Rahmaan in the last rakaat of witr, but I skipped the second-last and third-last aayahs by mistake. Is my…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  11. Mufti Online29 Jun 2019

    Standing straight after coming up from ruku

    While praying fajr salaah, I got up from ruku, but I was not totally straight. Is my salah valid?

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  12. Mufti Online24 Jun 2019Roman Urdu

    Chaar rakaat sunnat me At-tahiyyaat ke ba'd durood-e-Ebrahim ghalati se shuru karna

    Agar 4 rakaat namaaz me ghalti se doosri rakaat me at-tahiyaat ke ba'd durood shuru kar de aur sath hi yaad ajaye to kiya sajda sahw karna pare ga?

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  13. Mufti Online24 Jun 2019

    Not reciting bismillah in salaah

    1. Is reciting bismillahir rahmanir raheem before alhamdu in namaz obligatory? If one doesn't read bismillah before alhamdu, either in the first or…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  14. Mufti Online20 Jun 2019

    Making sajda sahw after every salaah

    I always feel like I did a mistake in prayer so I always prostrate twice after I say salaam. While I was doing prayer today, in my mind something…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  15. Mufti Online18 Jun 2019

    Forgetting how many rakaats one performed

    1. I usually take the least number of rakaats when I totaly get confused in the number of rakaats of salaah and complete my salaah. I don't sit for…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  16. Mufti Online17 Jun 2019

    Reciting the kalimah in sajdah

    Can I recite first kalima in sujood as Dua, La ila ilaha illallah muhammadur rasulullah.

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  17. Mufti Online17 Jun 2019

    Imaam reciting هـ instead of ح

    If the Imam recites "الرحمان الرحيم" with ه or in such a manner that you can’t tell if it’s a "ه" or "ح" then is Salaah broken? The Imam is capable…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  18. Mufti Online16 Jun 2019

    Making a mistake in Surah Dahr while performing salaah

    During Fajr prayer I made a mistake in Surah Dahr. Instead of و يَطُوفُ عليهم ولدان مخلدون I recited و يُطافُ عليهم ولدان مخلدون. Is my prayer valid?

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  19. Mufti Online16 Jun 2019

    Imaam making a mistake during salaah

    During Friday prayer, the imam made the following mistake during recitation: In سورة البقرة ، آية ١٣٦ ، instead of لا نفرِّق بين احد منهم , he…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  20. Mufti Online26 Apr 2019

    Reciting Surah Faatihah after Tashahhud

    1. Reciting faatihah after tashahhud in second rakaat of a four rakaat salaah. Do I need to do sajda-e-sahw? 2. Reciting tashahhud after faatihah…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  21. Mufti Online22 Apr 2019

    Muqtadi not completing tashahhud behind the Imaam

    Without completing tashahhud behind the imaam in the second and fourth rakaah, is my salaah valid?

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  22. Mufti Online27 Mar 2019

    Reciting two Surahs in one rakaat of a fardh salaah

    Can we read two (2) separate Surahs in one rakat of a farz namaaz? For example, I read Surah Kafiroon and Surah Ikhlaas in the first rakaat of Fajr…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  23. Mufti Online19 Mar 2019

    Saying Allahu Akbar in a raised voice when performing salaah alone

    Sometimes when I'm offering my salaah, my kids start to argue with each other or start reciting some surah. As a result my attention gets diverted.…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  24. Mufti Online19 Mar 2019

    Making a mistake in Surah Fajr during salaah

    While offering qaza of esha salaah, I made the following mistake during the recitation of aayat 15 and 16 of Surah Fajr, instead of فَيَقُولُ I…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  25. Mufti Online17 Mar 2019

    Total number of rakaats in the Fardh, Sunnat and Nafil of Zuhr Salaah

    Could you please specify how to read all the rakaats of Zuhr Salaah: E.g. Zuhr - Four Sunnah (Surah Faatihah and a Surah in all four rakaats) then…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  26. Mufti Online7 Mar 2019

    Making sajdah-e-sahw after salaah

    Is it right to perform sajda-e-sahw if someone forgets to make it within salaah? When I remember, without reciting anything else, I just to sit down…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  27. Mufti Online5 Mar 2019

    Head touching the feet of the person in the front saff when going into sajdah

    When I offer namaaz in the masjid, when going into sajdah, many peoples heads touch the feet of the person in the front row. Whats the ruling on…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  28. Mufti Online5 Mar 2019Roman Urdu

    Doosre sajda ke ba'd foran qiyaam karna

    Kiya aurat namaaz me, farz ho ya nafal, doosra sajdah karne ke bad jalsah kare ya doosre sajde se foran uth ke qiyaam kare? Sunnat tareeqaha kiya he?

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  29. Mufti Online4 Mar 2019

    Method of performing sajdah-e-sahw

    How should sajdah-e-sahw be performed?

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  30. Ask Imaam3 Mar 2019

    When should one make Sajdah Sahw?

    AssalamuAlaikum. Mufti Saheb, after reciting Surah Fatihah in Salah sometimes I forget that I must recite other Surah and I untie my hands as if I’m…

    Mahomed Yasser Iunus Hussen
  31. Mufti Online17 Feb 2019

    Imaam forgetting to make sajdah tilaawat in salaah

    1. The imaam of my masjid recited Surah Al Alaq in Fajr salaah, but forgot to do sajdah tilaawat in the salaah. Will I have to repeat the salaah or…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  32. Mufti Online16 Feb 2019

    Reciting aameen in sajdah

    Can we say aameen in sajdah after making dua? Also, when we make dua after the durood in salaah, can we say aameen?

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  33. Mufti Online11 Feb 2019

    Pronouncing a letter incorrectly in salaah

    I have heard that in Surah Fatiha اَلۡحَمۡدُ has to be pronounced from the throat otherwise the meaning will be changed. I pronounced all my…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  34. Mufti Online6 Feb 2019

    Forgetting to recite sunnah qiraat in salaah

    1. Before starting witr, I made an intention in my mind that I will recite the surahs which are sunnah to recite in witr. Then I said softly that I…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  35. Mufti Online5 Feb 2019

    Rushing between both sajdahs

    Whenever I do the two sajdahs and sitting in between, I do it quickly. However, I make sure to properly sit on my legs before doing the second…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  36. Mufti Online3 Feb 2019

    Reciting surahs out of sequence in salaah

    My question is regarding the order of recition of Surah's in namaz. We are students and I was the imaam for fajr. In first rakat, after Surah…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  37. Mufti Online31 Jan 2019Roman Urdu

    Sajdah sahw kab parha jata he?

    Sajde sahw poori namaz ke baad kiya jata hai to kiya namaz ke baad aik aur rakat parke kiya jata hai ya phir namaz parke fori torse?

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  38. Mufti Online19 Jan 2019

    Reciting bismillah or a surah in the third rakaat of a fardh salaah

    1. In a 4 rakaat fard salaat, sometimes I say bismillah mistakenly in the 3rd rakah after reciting surah al-fatihah. Will this be considered as if I…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  39. Mufti Online17 Jan 2019

    Mistakenly making two rukus

    What do I do in the case where I make a mistake during salah? Today I made a mistake after saying samiallah hulimanhamidah, I went down to do ruku…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  40. Mufti Online17 Jan 2019

    Sunnah qiraat for fardh and sunnah salaah

    What is the sunnah qiraat for the different salaah, and is it sunnah to recite it in all the salaah (i.e. sunnah, witr and fardh) or only the fardh…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada

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