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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 21 of 32
- Mufti Online8 Oct 2015
Tying the hands below the navel in Salaah
I just want to ask when praying where should I place my hands? Is it below or above the navel? I follow Imam Abu Hanifa. Jazakallahu khayr.
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam15 Sep 2015
Is it better for the one who can stand but cannot perform sajdah to pray sitting or standing?
I had met with an accident around three years back, due to which my leg was broken. After getting the operations done now Alhamdolillah I can walk…
Sohail ibn Arif - Mufti Online9 Sep 2015
Delaying the sajda-e-tilaawat
When you read a Surah and you reach a place where you have to do sajdah, is it obligatory and is it a sin if you don't do it? Because if you are…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online9 Sep 2015
Making a mistake in the tasbeeh of ruku' or sajdah
In salah if I make a pronounciation mistake in sajda or ruku while reciting the tasbeeh first time or second time and if I correct it in the third…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online2 Sep 2015
Imaam reciting softly in Maghrib Salaah
I was leading jamat at Maghrib. In the second standing, I forgot to recite aloud. By the time someone said SubhanAllah, I was halfway in Fatiha.…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online2 Sep 2015
Levelling the back in ruku'
Further to your advice that arms should be fully stretched during ruku' in Salat, please advise me further. I am a tall person with long arms,…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online1 Sep 2015
Reciting a Surah in the third and fourth rakaat after Surah faatiha in the four rakaats sunnat of zuhr
I just wanna ask about the sunnat-e-muakadah before fardh of zuhr. I should perform it with salaam at the end and now my question is on the third…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online1 Sep 2015
Reciting behind the Imaam
1. I just want to ask in the zuhr and asr salaah when you are behind the Imam are you going to recite the surah fatiha and then after fatiha do I…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online18 Aug 2015
Reciting a longer Surah in the second rakaat
Is it permissible to read surah qadr in the first rakat of salah and surah bayyinah in the second. What is the number of aayats that make a surah…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online17 Aug 2015
Dua after Salaah
I just want to ask when is the perfect time to make du'a? Is it after salaah? I mean after you make tasbeeh or after performing sunnatul muakadah?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online13 Aug 2015
Reciting a longer Surah in the second rakaat
In the second rakaat of any Salaah, can a longer Surah be recited compared to the Surah recited in the first rakaat? Or must the Surah recited in…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online4 Aug 2015
How should a woman sit in tashahhud?
Should a female sit in tashahud with her right leg over the left leg and right foot over the left?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online28 Jul 2015
Reciting softly in maghrib salaah
If I am the Imaam in maghrib salaah and I mistakenly read the qiraat softly, should I repeat the qiraat loudly? Also, is it necessary for me to…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam17 Jul 2015
I would like to know if u miss a sajdah in the Taraweeh Salaat, do we have to repeat the 2 Rakaats?
I would like to know if u miss a sajdah in the taraweeh salaat, do u have to repeat the 2rakaats? (Taraweeh in jaamaat) it was realized after the…
Arshad Ali - Mufti Online3 Jun 2015
Making ruku when performing Salaah sitting
When performing salaah sitting on the floor, and going into ruku, how far down should one go down?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online3 Jun 2015
Reciting out of sequence in Sunnat Salaah
In a four rakaat sunnah salaah, if a person reads Surah falaq and naas in the first 2 rakaats, is it fine to read surahs before that thereafter,…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online28 May 2015
Reciting a little more in the 3rd and 4th rakaat of Sunnah Salaah
In a 4 rakaat Sunnah salaah, if in the first 2 rakaat one reads e.g. 1 page in each rakaat. Is it fine in the 3rd and 4th rakaat to read 1.5 pages?…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online26 May 2015
Wudhu breaking after saying "Assalamu Alaykum"
Whilst performing a Qada prayer, one had just finished reciting "As-Salamu-Alaykum" of the first Salaam, and before one could complete "Wa…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online19 May 2015
Making dua in sajdah after salaah
Can dua be made in Sujood after having prayed the fardh Salaah?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online14 May 2015
Not pronouncing the Haa at the end of سمع الله لمن حمده
After ruku I used to say sami Allah huliman hamida (without ha in the end) and no Ayn at Allah, will this make my salah invalid?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online12 May 2015
Doubting the number of sajdahs performed
I was praying and I got doubts about how many sajdahs I did and I was doing first the Tashahhud and I determined that I would do one more sajdah in…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online23 Apr 2015
The faraaidh of Salaah
I want to know what are the faraaidh of Salaah?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online23 Apr 2015
Mistakenly reciting the dua of Janaazah Salaah in the posture of jalsa
In Jalsa, I mistakenly recited approximately half of the duaa in Janaazah salaah for an adult. I was a munfarid. (1) I made Sajda Sahw. Is this…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online23 Apr 2015
Keeping the elbows straight in ruku'
In ruku should the arms be kept straight or should they be bent with the elbows sticking out?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online23 Apr 2015
Remaining silent for the duration of three Subhaanallahs in Salaah
A person is performing Salaah reading his dhor and he forgets where he is. He thinks for a few seconds and goes back and continues. Does this pause…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online23 Apr 2015
The impermissible times of performing sajdah-e-tilaawah
During which times of the day is it impermissible to perform previous sajdah-e-tilaawah?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online18 Apr 2015
Making dua in sajdah
What I wanted to ask you is that how can one make dua in sujood? Is it allowed for one to make dua in a speaking way in sujood or you just make dua…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam14 Apr 2015
What is Sajdatul Shukr?
What is Sajdatul Shukr, what are the benefits, and how do you pray this? I recently came across this and wanted to know what it was.
Zakir Husain - Mufti Online7 Apr 2015
Joining the heels in sajdah
1. Should one's heels be apart or touching whilst in sujood? Is this sunnah? If so which part of the foot should be touching each other as a lot of…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online4 Apr 2015
Reciting the tasbeeh of ruku or sajdah after the Imaam makes takbeer
A Muqtadi has recited an even number of Tasbeeh in Ruku or Sajdah. Before he can recite the next Tasbeeh, to make it an odd number, the Imaam makes…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online29 Mar 2015
Reciting from the qisaar-e-mufassal in Maghrib Salaah
Our local Imaam recites long Surahs in Maghrib Salaah and very short Surahs in Esha Salaah. My understanding is that it should be other way around.…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online28 Mar 2015
Dragging the palms when going into sajdah
Is it makroo to drag your palms on the musala when going into sajda before putting the head first down?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online26 Mar 2015
Sajda-e-Tilaawat
Is it permissible to perform a sajdah tilaawat starting standing up and finishing sitting down? What about starting sitting and finishing standing.…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online25 Mar 2015
Joining the Imaam in the last tashahhud
If you join the jamaat in the last rakaat while the imaam is in tashahud, is your salaat valid or is it preferable to read alone?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online24 Mar 2015
Applying itr and combing the hair before Salaah
Before going to the Masjid for salaah or when performing Nafl Salaah at home, I aply Itr, comb my hair, apply some olive oil to my beard, use the…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam22 Mar 2015
Clarification on the authenticity of a report that states the origins of tashahhud.
I need clarification on the following report : some people report that the tashahhud originated from mi'raj ie it was a conversation between Allah…
Muntasir Zaman - Mufti Online22 Mar 2015
Losing concentration in Salaah
If I prayed my salaah and I felt a lack of khushoo and felt as though my mind was diverted by dunya matters, should/can I repeat the salaah?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online17 Mar 2015
Reciting tasbeeh-e-Faatimi and Ayatul Kursi after Salaah
Immediately after performing his Fardh and/or Sunnah Muakkadah Salaah, a person is unable to remain seated and recite tasbeeh-e-Faatimi, Ayatul…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online17 Mar 2015
Stopping one's recitation during the course of the discussion
Respected Mufti, I stood behind in prayers where these verses were recited and on the second verse the Imaam would stop the surah and go into ruku.…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online15 Mar 2015
Repeating the same Ayaat in Salaah
Is it permissible to read the same ayaat of the Quran in ones Salaah? E.g. A person learnt sabak, and wants to make it strong, would it be…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
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