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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.
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Conditions of Salah fatawa — page 10 of 14
- Mufti Online8 Dec 2015
Delaying Maghrib Salaah till a little while before Esha sets in
How many minutes before Esha can one perform Maghrib Salaah without it becoming qadha? In other words, till what time does Maghrib Salaah time remain?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online1 Dec 2015
Performing the Sunnats of fajr before fajr time sets in
Can we perfom the Sunnats of fajr before fajr time begins?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online1 Dec 2015
The time of Maghrib Salaah
When does the time of Maghrib Salaah commence and terminate?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online23 Nov 2015
Salaah of a person who carries a child and thereafter finds his clothes to be damp
Could Mufti Saheb please tell me if Salaah should be repeated if one carried a child and afterwards found his clothes to be damp. Thinking the…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online18 Nov 2015
Performing Asr Salaah before azaan
I want to ask that I live in Karachi and the asar time in my city starts from 3.27pm and the adhan for prayer is being called off by 4.15pm but I am…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online17 Nov 2015
Leaving the lesson and performing Salaah
I am taking an online aalimah course and because of time differences, South African time goes from before maghrib 6:00 to 8:30 after esha has…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online16 Nov 2015
Niyyah for Janaaza Salaah
What is the niyyah for Janaaza Salaah in Arabic for the one that is leading the prayer?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online11 Nov 2015
Making tayammum and performing Salaah in one's car
I work in a non Muslim country and during lunch time; I go to my car and pray Zuhr prayer by sitting on driver seat without performing ablution (I…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online7 Nov 2015
Facing the wrong direction when performing Salaah
A family moves into an apartment, they use a well known Qibla finding app to locate the Qibla direction and pray. Months later a neighbour points…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online29 Oct 2015
Performing Salaah wearing only a kurta with with no pants
Is it permissible to read namaaz with just a kurta and no pants and underwear underneath it?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Jamiat KZN25 Aug 2015
Multiple intentions in Nafl Salaah
If you enter the Musjid, can you make two Rakaats tahiyyatul Musjid along with other intentions like Salaatul Taubah, Shukr etc??
Mufti Suhail Tarmahomed - Mufti Online8 Aug 2015
Fajr time entering while performing tahajjud Salaah
While performing Tahajjud Salaah, the time for Fajr enters. What should be done? Will these two rakaats suffice for the two rakaats sunnat of fajr?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online5 Aug 2015
Combining Salaahs
I need to know can we offer Zohr and asr, maghrib and esha prayer together? If yes than at what time?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online3 Aug 2015
Joining Salaahs
I traveled from Cape Town to KZN for work for approximately 10 days. My work requires much travel to far flung places like Durban, Harrismith, Van…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam4 Jun 2015
Combining Intentions Nafl
Are we allowed to combine multiple niyyats for nafl salah? For instance is it possible for me to make niyyat for salatut taubah, salatul hajat when…
Khalil Johnson - Mufti Online27 May 2015
The time of Maghrib Salaah
For how many minutes is the duration of Maghrib before Esha sets in. If, for some reason, the Maghrab salaah is delayed for about ten minutes, would…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online26 May 2015
Finding sperm on one's clothing after performing Salaah
I have a question, when you finish praying and in about two hours time you find some little sperm (which is light like water). Do you have to repeat…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online26 May 2015
Performing salaah as soon as the time sets it
A male has a valid reason for performing Salaah at home. For Fajr Salaah, should he perform it when it is still dark (like for woman at home) or…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online26 May 2015
Making verbal niyyah before salaah
My question is related to making the verbal niyyah before salah. Is it a bida'h? I have gone through a lot of articles regarding this matter. Some…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online26 May 2015
Performing the Sunnats before the Azaan is called out
If the awwal waqt for a salaah has come in e.g. asr, but the azaan has not yet gone in the masjid. If a person enters the masjid, will it be…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online25 May 2015
Facing the qiblah
Our masjid was built in the 1980’s and the committee at that time put the carpet in line with the building although the qibla was at an angle so…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online25 May 2015
Bleeding piles
What is the ruling regarding bleeding piles and salaat. Recently I was on a trip to Cape Town. Before returning, I performed salaat at the musallah…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online25 May 2015
Performing Salaah in one's underpants
I visited a senior sheikh in Cape Town who qualified in Al Azhar Egypt. The sheikh asked me to stay the night at his house. We made fajr salaah at…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online23 May 2015
Performing Salaah wearing a short sleeve kurta
Is it proper to read Salaah wearing a kurta that has short sleeves?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online20 May 2015
At what time should women perform zuhr Salaah on Fridays
On Fridays, should women offer the Zuhar namaz after men arrives from musjid after offering their namaz? Can women offer Friday zuhar namaz after…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online19 May 2015
Zawaal time commencing while one is performing Salaah
If a person is performing nafil salah and his watch beeps to say zawaal time has come in, should he finish the salaah as soon as possible or should…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online14 May 2015
Zawaal time
1) How many minutes before and after the zawaal time is salaah not allowed? 2) If a person is performing salaah and zawaal time comes in, what…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online5 May 2015
Performing Salaah after experiencing a discharge
If a lady experiences heavy white discharge when she was ignorant that she must wash up first and make wadhu again if she goes for Salah, are all…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online28 Apr 2015
Delaying the Salaah till the last time
1. I prayed Fajr at about 6:02 and it expires on the calendar at about 6:06, but before I prayed I looked outside and at first I noticed it was…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online28 Apr 2015
Performing Salaah with jeans
Is it impermissible to wear jeans during the namaz and also not to fold the jeans upto the heel?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online24 Apr 2015
Performing asr Salaah according to the Hanafi asr time
Asr jamaat in the Tableelighi jamaat Musjid is at 4:45 PM whereas in the Ahle Hadith Musjid it is 3:45 PM. So can I offer my asr Salaah at the Ahle…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online15 Apr 2015
Performing Salaah with perfume or deodorant
I want to know that is it permissible to offer Salaah wearing clothes on which deodorant or perfume is used?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online4 Apr 2015
OCD problem
This morning I thought fajar happened around 6:35 so when I woke up around 6 I thought there was still time to pray. I went and made wudu and I am…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online4 Apr 2015
Joining two Salaahs
I have heard one is able to join prayer like zuhr and asr when need be. I am a student and I can never get any work done at home so I go to the…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online30 Mar 2015
Making a wrong intention
If I unintentionally make an intention of praying Asr fard Salaah instead of Zuhr and I realize that after the takbeer, then do I continue or break…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online25 Mar 2015
Clothing which has pictures of animate objects
If you use clothing that has pictures with eyes and you cover it by wearing a jacket or jubbah, is your salaat valid?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online17 Mar 2015
Performing Salaah with clothing that have pictures of animate objects
I read that using clothing with animate pictures are haram. Are we allowed to read salaah with a picture of an animal but it doesn't have the eyes…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online11 Mar 2015
Pants below the ankles
1) If you pull up your pants to ensure that it remains above your ankles before going down for rukhu or sajda, does it break your salaat? 2) If your…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online7 Mar 2015
Reciting more verses in the second rakaat
If an imam recites the 1st 15 verses (i.e. 1st ruku) from (1-15) of Surah Maryam in his 1st rakaat of fajr salah and in his second rakat recites 25…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online24 Feb 2015
Performing Asr Salaah in Shafi'ee time
Please advise if we can perform Asr Salaah in Shafi'ee time . This is done to accommodate staff that have transport problems and will not be able to…
Mufti Zakaria Makada
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