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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 24 of 32
- Mufti Online1 Jun 2014
Mistakenly reciting tashahhud aloud in salaah
If one mistakenly recites the dua of tashahhud audibly in salaah, is one required to perform Sajdah Sahw?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online31 May 2014
Pausing in Salaah due to a cough
In order to prevent my cough in Salaah, I halted for the duration of three subhaanallah. Should I make sajdah sahw?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online31 May 2014
Repeating Surah Faatiha in Salaah
One read more than the half of surah al Fatiha in the 1st rakah, then doubts whether he recited the beginning part correctly. If he re-starts from…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online31 May 2014
Changing one's intention and restarting one's Salaah
I started salah with takbeer tahreema, however after a few seconds I remembered that I have done the wrong niyah, then I stopped and started my…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online28 May 2014
Ijtimai Du'a and naseehat after Salaah
After the Fardh Salah the Imam makes Du'a in which many if not the majority of people participate, arguably making it an Ijtimai Du'a. Thereafter,…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online28 May 2014
The reason for sajda-e-sahw not being wajib through repeating Surah Faatiha in the second two rakaats of a fardh Salaah
What is the reason that if in the first or second rakaat Surah Fatiha is repeated twice (or half of more) it does require Sajdah Sahw, but if it is…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online28 May 2014
Repeating Surah Faatiha in the 3rd or 4th rakaat of a fardh Salaah
If one repeats Surah Fatiha in the 3rd or 4th rakaat of a fardh Salaah, will sajdah sahw be waajib?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam22 May 2014
Can one make Dua whilst in Sajdah?
can a person do doa in sajdah while in salah? Will that break the salah, or do we perform separate salah to make doa in sajdah? Is this practice of…
Hisham Dawood - Mufti Online21 May 2014
Sajda-e-sahw in Sunnah and Nafil Salaah
Will sajdah sahw be performed when missing out a wajib in sunnah and nafl prayers also?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online21 May 2014
Reciting Surah Naas in the first rakaat
When one recites Surah Naas in the first rakaat, what should he recite in the second rakaat?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online15 May 2014
Tying the hands in qiyaam
When the hands are tied in salaah, should the fingers of the right hand be kept closed, or slightly apart?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online15 May 2014
Looking at the place of sajdah when making takbeer
When saying takbeer to begin salaah, does one fix his gaze to the place of sajdah, or look forward?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online15 May 2014
Position of index finger in tashahhud
After the shahadah, should the finger be lowered to rest on the thigh or lowered to be above the thigh?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam10 May 2014
Position of the index finger after Tashahhud.
I want o ask that which way one should drop one's index finger during tashahhud at the time of Shahaadah. Either the index finger has to be dropped…
Nabeel Valli - Ask Imaam7 May 2014
Qadha of Sajdah Tilawah
How to perform sajdatul tilawah? Whatt happens if I have years of sajdatul tilawah I didn’t do, is it qadha
Arshad Ali - Mufti Online6 May 2014
Making a mistake with ا ، ع ، س ، ص
My local imam makes some mistakes sometimes in salaah and I need to know whether these mistakes invalidate the prayer. Mistake 1) The imam sometimes…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online30 Apr 2014
Keeping the back stright in ruku'
Sometimes in rukoo' I do the thikr and then I straighten myself a bit and hear a crack, so does that mean my back only became straight when it…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online30 Apr 2014
Toes touching the ground in sajdah
Majority of the time when I do sujood, my little toe doesn't touch the ground and perhaps the two besides it, but the big toe and one next to it…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online30 Apr 2014
Reciting audibly in Salaah
What is the ruling on reciting inaudibly, is there a consensus on its permissibility? Like without noise and just moving the tongue.
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online27 Apr 2014
How to make sajda-e-sahw
Can you please teach me the method of sajda-e-sahw?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online26 Apr 2014
Performing sajdah-e-tilaawat between asr and maghrib
Is one able to perform sajda-e-tilaawat between asar and maghrib?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Jamiat KZN24 Apr 2014
Clothing below the ankles in ruku for males?
Q. Sometimes during ruku and sajdah mu kurtah goes below my ankles,but when I am standing it is above my ankles. Is this ok?
Mufti Suhail Tarmahomed - Mufti Online19 Apr 2014
Sirri salaahs
Why are zohr and asr called sirri salaahs and the Imam would not recite loudly? Any significance? Please explain.
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online17 Apr 2014
Following the Imaam in sajdah even if one did not complete "Rabbana Wa la kal hamd"
When the Imam says Sami Allah Huli man Hamidah, I try to say Rabbana Wa la kalhamd. But before I finish saying it, the imam says Allah Hu Akbar and…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online16 Apr 2014
Doubting if one is in the 3rd or 4th rakaat
A person doubts whether he is in the 3th or 4th rakaat, and in his mind he has no clue which one it would be. Thus he takes the lesser amount.…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online15 Apr 2014
Delaying the sajda-e-tilaawat
Is it permissible to read all the sajdah tilawat after completing the entire quran or do we have to read our sajdah tilawat as soon as I read the…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online15 Apr 2014
Leaving out a sunnah or waajib of Salaah
If someone leaves out a sunnah of the salaah or commits a makrooh action in salaah, will it be necessary for him to repeat the salaah? What if the…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online14 Apr 2014
Sitting and performing Fardh and Waajib Salaah without a valid excuse
If a person prays a fardh or waajib prayer sitting down, without a valid excuse, is his prayer considered invalid? I recently heard from a Mufti…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online13 Apr 2014
Reciting softly in fajr when one is performing Salaah individually
I was praying my Fardh Fajr Salaah and I did not recite loud like I do in the loud prayers and more like how I recite in the quiet prayers and so I…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online13 Apr 2014
Repeating Surah Faatiha in Salaah
I was praying salaah on my own and I was reciting Al-Faatihah and then I felt confident that I missed an ayah, but wasn't sure which one and I knew…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online10 Apr 2014
Doubts with regards to sitting up straight between the two sajdahs
It is stated in some hanafi fiqh books that it is wajib to sit up straight between the two sajdas (Jalsa). I keep having this problem where I keep…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online9 Apr 2014
Sada-e-sahw
I have a stressful problem with waswasah about "two prostrations of forgetfulness" like sometimes, I try to refrain from doing the "two prostrations…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam7 Apr 2014
Is it sunnah to join the ankles in sajdah?
I want to know that joing of heels and feets during sida is sunnat or not ? The following fatwa is discussing about it ? is it correct ?…
Muntasir Zaman - Ask Imaam28 Mar 2014
What is the status of sajdah sahws, is it a must or voluntary? Is any salah invalidated if you don't do sujood sahws?
1. Whether I accidently extended (ELONGATED) the 'ya' in the final ayah of Surah Ikhlaas. 2: I had started my salaah as if I was going to say…
Ismail Desai - Ask Imaam26 Mar 2014
Do we have to say the takbir along with the imam when he goes into ruku?
Do we have to say the takbir along with the imam when he goes into ruku and when he goes in and out of sajda etc or is the imam's recitation enough
Saleem Ibn Sajawal Khan - Mufti Online24 Mar 2014
How long should the Aameen be pulled?
How long does the Aa in Aameen have to be stretched for?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online24 Mar 2014
How should the elbows be in ruku'?
In Ruku are the elbows meant to be tucked in or sticking out?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online24 Mar 2014
Where should one look in qa'dah?
When sitting in qaeda position where does one look? At the hands, knees or lap?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online24 Mar 2014
Sajdah-e-Tilaawat
Does Sajdah Tilawat have to be commenced from a standing position or can it be done straight from a sitting position? When completing the Sajdah…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online24 Mar 2014
What should one recite after coming up from ruku'?
When having risen from Ruku, does one recite Rabbana Lakal Hamd or Rabbana Walakal Hama (i.e. with the و or without the و)?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
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