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Salah Times
305 fatawa from 6 South African Darul Iftas on Salah Times, part of Salah & Masjid. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
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Salah Times fatawa — page 8 of 8
- Mufti Online3 Jan 2013
Time of Esha Salaah
I wanted to know what is the earliest duration between exactly sunset and esha (1h15 minutes or 1h 20 minutes)? The reason for asking this question…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online4 Nov 2012
Salaah time expiring while one is performing Salaah
What is the latest one can start his Salaah in order that the salaah be considered as adaa'? If one starts his Salaah in the Salaah time, and during…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online3 Nov 2012
Closing businesses at the time of salaah
We are taught that at the time of salaah we should close our businesses and proceed to the musjid. What about those businesses that are extremely…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online3 Sep 2012
Time for Tahajjud Salaah
My question relates to the times of Tahajud. When i was in madressah I was taught that we could read from just after 12am till about 15min before…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online2 Sep 2012
Time of Zuhr
What is the time of Zuhr Salaah?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online12 Jul 2012
Waiting till Zawaal While in Haidh to Fast in Ramadhaan
You stated that a sister should commence with fasting before fajr time has entered. If I did not misunderstand is that the case with nafl? I wanted…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online13 Mar 2012
Folding the Pants above the Ankles at the Time of Salaah
Should one fold his pants in order to expose his ankles at the time of Salaah?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam6 Aug 2008
I follow Shafi and they follow Hanafi prayer times
Currently I'm living in Amsterdam, Netherlands and in my office, there are some Muslim brothers who follows Shafai calendar and I'm following the…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam17 Sep 2007
I read in a book about a salaat of 4 rakaat that can be done between zawaal and sunnah of Zohr
I read in a book about a salaat of 4 rakaat that can be done between zawaal and sunna of Zohr. It says that there is great reward in performing it.…
Ehzaz Ajmeri - Ask Imaam14 Oct 2004
Most of the prayers are prayed in masajid as soon as the prayer time starts. Some masajid pray Fajr late; is there any validation in Islam for delaying Fajr prayer in masjid.
Those who perform the Salaat at the onset of the time are perhaps adherents of the Shaafi?ee Madhab or alternatively, the times are structured for…
Mufti Muhammad Kadwa - Ask Imaam17 Dec 2003
How do we know about the time of Salaat and the direction of Kiblah when we are flying in an airplane? I have to take a long flight from Canada to Pakistan.
When travelling by air, a traveller may estimate the different times of Salaat through the window seat. The commencing time of Fajr, Maghrib and…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam3 Dec 2003
Why do Hanafi and Shafi Madhab have different Salaah timetables? Would'nt sunset in Jhb, SA, for E.g. be the same whether you are Hanafi or Shafi?
The Hanafi and Shaafi?ee times reflected on Salaat timetables are generally for the commencing time of Asr Salaat. According to Imaam Abu Hanifa,…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam24 Oct 2003
Why are there so many forbidden times of Salat? What happens if we happen to read salat in these times? Does it get accepted?
The forbidden times of Salaat are stipulated by Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) himself. According to the Hanafi Madhab, if any present…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam19 Sep 2003
1. Is it correct that the prayer times for Hanafi & Shaafi madaahib differ ONLY for Aasar salaat?
The other day, while surfing the internet, I did a little research of prayer times according to Hanafi and Shaafi madaahibs. The web-site at…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam4 Jul 2003
Is it permissible to read quran during the time of zawaal and at other forbidden times?
I know that there are three times when one should not offer namaaz. a.The time after fajr when the sun is rising. b.The time when the sun is at the…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam16 Mar 2003
Which angle of twilight to use for prayer time calculations?
I live on an island on the south coast of england. Recently a city that is close to us on the mainland has changed its prayer times so that Isha has…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam2 Dec 2002
forbidden (Haram) for prayers Sunrise, Sunset, Zawaal. I need some clarifications.
In Q. 5230, it is mentioned that 3 times are forbidden (Haram) for prayers Sunrise, Sunset, Zawaal. I need some clarifications. 1. What is the…
Moulana Imraan Vawda - Ask Imaam17 Oct 2002
Can I pray in gesture while traveling? Like the cases a) I am traveling more than 100 kilometers by bus and in the mean time the prayer time arrives.
1) Can I pray in gesture while traveling? Like the cases a) I am traveling more than 100 kilometers by bus and in the mean time the prayer time…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam25 Jun 2002
Please clarify my question-How to calculate prayer times in polar region where days and nights exetend for months?
People living in places where there are imbalances of time, for example, North Pole, should follow the time zones of the place nearest to them who…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam31 Aug 2001
Expiry time of Salaat (prayers).
Respected Mufti Sahab, Till what time we can pray Salaat?ul Fajr. Here in UAE there are calendar?s in every mosque on which prayer timings are…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam7 Apr 2001
If one performs a qadah of a fard salaat during makrooh salaat time, is the salaat valid or not? eg. If one performs Fajr qadah salaat during zawaal time.
Respected Brother-in-Islam Assalaamu Alaykum Wa Rahmatullaahi Wa Barakaatuhu It is not permissible to discharge Qadhaa Salaat during Makrooh times.…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam23 Feb 2001
Can one proceed with Azaan at the time of Zawaal?
1. Can one proceed with Azaan at the time of Zawaal? 2. What if Azaan is given a minute or so before the end of Zawaal? Please explain in the above…
for: Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam9 Feb 2001
How long is time of zawaal? Our mosque in US has Zuhur time as 12:40pm. For how long appoximately should you not pray before Zuhur?
Is this rule different for other Madhabs such as Shafi Some brothers in our masjid start praying nafil before the Zuhur Adhan and some pray more…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam22 Jan 2001
How do I pray on a plane and how do I calculate in-flight prayer time?
How do I go about praying on a plane? I will be taking a flight overseas (Canada to Pakistan) and I want to know how to pray my salat. There will be…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam27 Sep 2000
I'm Hanafi Madhab. I go to school where Shafi prayer time is practiced. Should I pray Shafi time at the mosque or pray at home on hanafi time?
It is permissible for a Hanafi to perform Asr according to the Shaaf'ee time. The view of Imaam Shaaf'ee is supported by prominent Hanafi jurists…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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