Salah & Masjid · Subtopic
Conditions of Salah
554 fatawa from 6 South African Darul Iftas on Conditions of Salah, part of Salah & Masjid. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
Subtopics are grouped from each Darul Ifta’s own categories and the fatwa titles, so the count is approximate.
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Conditions of Salah fatawa — page 1 of 14
- Mufti Online29 Aug 2026
Making a verbal intention for salaah
When performing Fardh Salaah behind the Imaam, I make niyah in my heart without saying it verbally that for example I am performing 2 rakaats Fard…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Azaadville22 Aug 2026
Intentionally Perform Salaah Without Wudhu
Does intentionally performing Salaah without Wudhu render a person a Kaafir?
- Mufti Online20 Aug 2026
Making niyyat of fardh and nafl together in one salaah
Is it permissible to make multiple intentions when performing qadha salaah, for example making intention for Tahajjud if performed Tahajjud time or…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood8 Jul 2026
Omitting Qunoot In Witr Unintentionally
If a person unintentionally forgot to read Qunoot in Witr Salaah, and upon finishing his Salaah he realized his error, does he need to repeat the…
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Mufti Online1 Jul 2026
Changing one's intention from fardh to sunnat in salaah
I wanted to know if you make intention before salah for fardh or nafil or whatever. Example: Zohar and you made intentions for 4 fardh but you ended…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online2 May 2026
Tinting the windows on the qibla wall
We as the trustees of the musjid wish to tint the musjid windows. Is it correct for us to tint the windows on the qibla wall, as this will cause a…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online15 Apr 2026
Correcting the direction of the qiblah in the masjid
In my masjid, the qiblah is off by a bit. In between 35 - 43°. (Closer to 40° in most apps) They are getting new carpets fitted insha Allah.…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ibn Masood15 Apr 2026
Multiple Intentions For Nafl Salaah
Can one make multiple intentions for Tahajjud and Ishraaq Salaah? At what time does Ishraaq Salaah end?
Mufti Umar Farooq Rangila - Mufti Online14 Apr 2026
Missing sehri when having the intention to fast
I had the niyyah to fast, but I missed sehri and my Fajr salaah. I was in a state of janabaah. If I woke up to make ghusl is my fast still valid?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Azaadville21 Feb 2026
Qadha And Kaffaarah For Intentionally Breaking Fasts Of Ramadaan
A person intentionally broke a Ramadhan fast 3 years in a row. Will kaafarah be waajib on him 3 times, or will one kaffaarah suffice with the qadhas?
- Azaadville18 Feb 2026
Joining Qiyaamul-Layl With The Intention Of Taraweeh
For the past few years, only 10 Rakaat Taraweeh is being performed in the Haramain. During the last 10 nights they also perform 10 Rakaat of…
- Mufti Online25 Jan 2026
Women's hair becoming exposed during salaah
If while praying, my scarf kept falling and I kept picking it up, do I have to repeat my prayer?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online22 Jan 2026
Joining salaahs when travelling
I have a question regarding combining prayers while travelling. In 3–4 days, I will be travelling to another city for just one night. I suffer from…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online11 Jan 2026
Holding one's baby while performing salaah
Is it possible in hanafi fiqh to hold ones baby or toddler during salah, if they are upset? When my child is upset it is very difficult to leave him…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online7 Jan 2026
Repeating salaahs that were combined on a journey
If I combined prayers as I follow the Hanafis during traveling, am I supposed to read them again? If for the kaffara my father, with his money,…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online30 Dec 2025
Exposing less than a quarter of a limb that is compulsory to be covered during salaah
If less than a quarter of a limb is exposed during salaah, would the salaah be valid ?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online28 Dec 2025
Standing on an impurity during salaah
If a person performs salaah on a pure musallah but their feet touch a place which has dry impurity when going into sujood during salaah, is the…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online5 Nov 2025
Performing salaah with a short sleeve jubbah
What is the sharia ruling praying salaat with a short sleeve jubbah above the elbow?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online22 Oct 2025
Makrooh time to perform Asr Salaah
When does the forbidden time for asr start? Is it when the sun starts to become a distinguishable shade of orange, when the rays fade completely, or…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Jamiat KZN7 Oct 2025
Musaafir on the return journey due to change in Niyyah
As salaam u Alaykum mufti. Please can you advise me. I stay in Umzinto. When I travel to Durban, I know I am NOT a Musaafir. But if I go to Gateway…
Mufti Muhammed Hamza Farooqui - Mufti Online30 Sep 2025
Performing salaah in transparent clothing
Is the salaah valid if one part of clothing was very slightly see through, but the salaah was prayed in the dark where an onlooker would never be…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online20 Sep 2025
Awrah of a person being exposed during salaah
If quarter of the Awrah is exposed for less than three subhaanAllah, is the salaah valid?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online7 Sep 2025
Qadha for breaking nafl salaah with multiple intentions
If a person is performing Nafl Salaah and he makes several intentions, and thereafter he breaks his Salaah or it is nullified, what is the method of…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online2 Sep 2025
Performing Salaah in forbidden and makrooh times
Is it haraam to pray in forbidden times? Would they be valid? What is the status of qadha prayers performed in the last 20 minutes of Asr? Are they…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Camperdown25 Aug 2025
Deviation of Qiblah in a Masjid
A Masjid was built 26⁰ off the exact Qiblah. Will it be necessary to correct it, or will the 48⁰/24⁰ concession be considered?
Azhar Mownah - Mufti Online12 Aug 2025
Woman making the intention of itikaaf when performing salaah at home
1. When a lady performs her salaah, it is recommended to make intention of nafl itikaaf, is this correct? 2. Will only her musallah be considered as…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online26 Jul 2025
Salaah of a musaafir who changed his intention to stay longer
I have been on holiday for 10 days so I've been reading Qasr salaah and was supposed to leave back home on the 14th day. I've decided to stay on…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Camperdown7 Jul 2025
Travelling for more than Safr distance without intention
Am I regarded to be a Musaafir if when leaving for durban from camperdown, I have no intention for Safr, but whilst i am in Durban doing my work, I…
Azhar Mownah - Mufti Online7 May 2025
Performing salaah with short-sleeved clothing
Is it permissible to perform salaah with one's sleeves folded but the sleeves don't go above the elbows? Meaning the elbows are covered but the…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Azaadville3 May 2025
A Niyyat (Intention) Of Travelling Being A Requirement To Become A Musaafir
Does a person become a Musafir by merely leaving the boundaries of the area he resides in, or must he intend to travel the Sharee Safar distance in…
- Ibn Masood30 Apr 2025
Direction of Qiblah
After having performed Salaah, I later came to learn that the direction of the Qiblah was slightly slanted towards the right. Is my Salaah valid or…
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Mufti Online28 Apr 2025
Joining salaahs when travelling
Is it permissible to join the salaahs when a person undertakes a journey and is a musaafir? For example, you are leaving a country and it is zuhr…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online24 Apr 2025
Intentionally performing salaah with impurity in one's body
Let’s say someone does wudu for each salah but intentionally prays with impurity on his body. Is him doing wudu for each salah a clear indication…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online9 Apr 2025
Performing salaah with impurity on one's body, clothing or salaah area
Is someone who prays 5 times a day consistently with proper wudhu but knowingly and intentionally prays with impurity on the body, clothes or prayer…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online4 Feb 2025
Unintentionally inhaling dust while fasting
My question is related to the validity of the fast. While doing my Kaffarah, I was cleaning my home and dusting off some shelves on the 58th day out…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online1 Feb 2025
Performing salaah in a multi-faith prayer room
Given the spread and propagation of Interfaith and the Abrahamic Religion, what is the shar'i ruling on performing Salaah in a multi-faith prayer…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online24 Dec 2024
Performing salaah with a small area of one's thigh exposed
Is salaat valid if performed with a small tear in one's trouser exposing a little bit of one's thigh? Does salaat performed in this condition have…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online21 Dec 2024
Making multiple intentions when performing the Sunnat Salaahs
When reading say maybe 4 sunnats of Zuhr Salaah. Can one make multiple intentions, for example, intention for wudhu salaah as well. Or is multiple…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online18 Dec 2024
Using one's discretion to determine the qiblah
I was travelling to Durban and stopped in Harrismith to make Zohr. On my was back I stopped again to make Zohr, and was told after I completed my…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online29 Nov 2024
Shooting paintballs that have pig gelatine and performing salaah with paintball stains on one's clothing
1. Is it permissible to shoot paintballs, now that there is evidence to show that the paintballs are made from swine? Will the masala differ…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
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