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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 26 of 32
- Ask Imaam19 Nov 2013
Tarteebus Salaah & Hadeeth pertaining to correction of Qiraat in Salaah.
1- If the imam in witr forgets to read qunoot and goes into rukoo instead, then remembers that he forgot to read qunoot, so he returns to qiyam,…
Ismaeel Bassa - Mufti Online19 Nov 2013
Salaam when completing the Salaah
When we end the salaah by saying assalamualikun warahmatullah to whom we say it and where should our gaze be?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online19 Nov 2013
Salaah postures for a female
Please explain the salaah posture for a female. Do the arms remain close to the body and flat on the floor or raised? Please explain the complete…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online16 Nov 2013
Method of sajdah
When I make sajdah, I am not satisfied and I push my head too hard. I want to know the correct way of making sajda. How much pressure is requried?…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online16 Nov 2013
Pronouncing ه - ح and س - ص incorrectly
I read a book called Umdat ul Islam written by Abdulaziz bin Hamidullah in Persian some 700 years ago that if one reads the word hamida of sami…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online16 Nov 2013
Method of acquiring kushoo' in Salaah
In my namaz whenever something comes in my mind, even if I try to regain my concentration I forget what I read, in which rakaat I am and many other…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online7 Nov 2013
Missing ruku' in witr Salaah
Must one make sajda-e-sahw if one misses the ruku in the last raka'ah in witr?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online7 Nov 2013
Few questions regarding Salaah
I would just like to get clarity on a few aspects of Salaah (hanafi). What is the correct way of performing ruku, does one say Allahu akbar first…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online29 Oct 2013
Reciting Astaghfirullah after fardh Salaah
Is it a Sunnah after fardh Salaah to read Allaahu Akbar once and 3 times astagfirullah. The Third astagfirullah should be recited audibly and pull…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online29 Oct 2013
Omitting the tasmiyah in Salaah
If one omits the Tasmiyah before Surah Fatiha in the 2nd, 3rd and 4th rakaat of Salaah due to habit, will the Salaah be acceptable? When we read…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online24 Oct 2013
Recommencing with Ta'awwud after making sajdah-e-tilaawat
While reciting Quraan a person recites an Aayah with Sajdah. Thereafter he performs the sajdah immediately. Immediately after the sajdah he…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online24 Oct 2013
Reciting Sami Allahu liman Hamidah instead of Subhana Rabiyal A'laa
When performing Salaah behind the Imaam, in the sujud after saying a few times "subhana rabbiyal alaa" somehow I was about to say "sami Allahu liman…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online21 Oct 2013
Ruku' and Sajdah while seated on a chair
A person who is unable to do ruku and sajdah and is praying the complete salah sitting on a chair,what is the sunnah and correct manner of doing…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online9 Oct 2013
Lowering the back for ruku' and sajdah when performing salaah while seated on a chair
When performing salah sitting on a chair do you leave your back straight and just move your head little for ruku and more for sajdah as mentioned in…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online9 Oct 2013
Leaving out the Sunnat-e-Muaqqadah due to having many qadha Salaahs
If a person has qadha salaahs, can he leave out the Sunnat-e-Muaqqadah and read the qadha salaahs?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online9 Oct 2013
Sunnah method of dua after Salaah
In our area, the Imam starts to make dua with such a voice that muqtadi could know that Imam has started to making dua and all the muqtadis start…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online9 Oct 2013
Forgetting to make sajda-e-sahw
I had prayed my Zuhr but whilst praying I made a mistake that required of me to perform sajda sahw. But I forgot about it and just completed my Zuhr…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online2 Oct 2013
What should the Muqtadi recite between the both sajdahs
My question is that when we pray Fardh salah behind the Imam should we recite anything in between the 2 sajdahs or it is sufficient that Imam recite?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online1 Oct 2013
Why are there two sajdahs and one ruku' in Salaah?
Is there any Hadith that states why there are 2 sajdahs in Namaaz and only one ruku?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online24 Sep 2013
Making a sajdah-e-tilaawat immediatly
If I don't make sajda while reciting Qur'an at sajda mark, is this a sin?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online24 Sep 2013
Where should the thumbs be kept is sajdah
For males and females- where should the thumbs be kept in sajdah- in line with the ears or eyes?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online22 Sep 2013
Sequence of Surahs in Salaah
Whilst praying maghrib salaah, what should we do if we accidently pray surah falak and surah naas in the three farz rakaats. Do we pray the same…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online22 Sep 2013
Rasing the index finger in Tashahhud
My question is regarding the raising of the index finger and the motion of the right hand during salah. Is the finger to be lowered at "wa ashhadu…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online18 Sep 2013
Correcting and re-reciting a mistake that would invalidate the Salaah
According to the book Halabi Kabir p. 480: Is the invalidity of salaah lifted when a mistake that would invalidate the salaah, is re-read correctly?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online11 Sep 2013
Making a sajdah out of Salaah
In the hanafi mazhab, what is the status of making a single sajdah out of namaaz. I have seen many people do this. I have tried to explain to some…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online7 Sep 2013Arabic
Tashahhud of Hazrat Abdullah bin Mas'ood (Radiyallahu Anhu)
Are Hanafi's allowed to pray this Tashahhud: التَّحِيَّاتُ لِلَّهِ وَالصَّلَوَاتُ وَالطَّيِّبَاتُ السَّلَامُ عَلَى النَّبِيُّ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online5 Sep 2013
Why are there two sajdahs in Salaah?
Someone asked me the following question saying that he was put in a situation when asked as to what is the reason for there being two sajdahs in…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online31 Aug 2013
Muqtadi making sajdah sahw
How does one perform prostration of forgetfulness behind an Imam if one makes an error, such as sending blessings upon the Prophet (Sallallahu…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online27 Aug 2013
Pausing in between both salaams
In namaz when one salaam is done people stop in the middle than do the second salaam. What is the correct way of doing both salaams?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online27 Aug 2013
Lifting the feet off the ground in sajdah
While performing sajdah, if one lifts his feet off the ground, will the Salaah break?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online27 Aug 2013
Reciting aayat of sajdah without looking in the Quraan
I wanted to ask that If I recite surah al alaq in the day without reading it from the Quran, do I have to do sajdah?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online26 Aug 2013
Congregational Dua
One person who has ta'lluq with the salafees told me that making dua with jamaat after salaah is not established. Therefore we shouldn't make it in…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online22 Aug 2013
Pausing for long after Surah Faatihah
.Will a person have to make sajda e Sahw if he waits for more than the amount of three Subhanallahs after reciting surah faatihah in the third or…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online18 Aug 2013
Reciting Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam instead of the durood in Salaah
If we are short in time when praying salat, instead of reading the whole "Allahumma salli `ala muhammadin wa.." in Durood, can we suffice with just…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam7 Aug 2013
How do we perform Sajdah Tilawah?
How to offer sajda e tilawat? what is its intention. what to recite in it and how to finish it?
Abdul Hannan Nizami - Mufti Online11 Jun 2013
Reciting the tasbeeh of ruku' and sajdah only once
I would like to know, is it necessary to do sajda-e-sahw if we pray "Subhanarabiyal azim "only once in ruku instead of three times, also if we…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online11 Jun 2013
CD playing the the background while one is performing Salaah
I would like to know while reading namaaz, can you have a cd playing in the background (recitation of Surah Yaseen). Because we have learnt that…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online8 Jun 2013
Is tashahhud required in witr salaah?
Someone said that tashahhud is not required in witr salaah. Is it correct?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Jamiat KZN31 May 2013
Sajda Sahw (2/2)
Regarding the Q&A related to Sajdah Sahw, Is sajda sahw not perfprmed after tashahud and then after completing the two sajda, one would read…
Mufti Suhail Tarmahomed - Jamiat KZN31 May 2013
Sajda Sahw (1/2)
I received the question and answer from the Jamiat about Sajdah Sahw yesterday. I learn something new every day from this service. Can you tell me…
Mufti Suhail Tarmahomed
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