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Witr, Sunnah & Nafl
986 fatawa from 10 South African Darul Iftas on Witr, Sunnah & Nafl, part of Salah & Masjid. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
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Witr, Sunnah & Nafl fatawa — page 1 of 25
- Mufti Online18 Oct 2026
Repeating the salaah performed without wudhu
If I read salaah and then realised I never had wudhu, how should I repeat it? Will I need to read my sunnats again or only fard and waajib?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Azaadville6 Oct 2026
Women Reciting Aloud In The Sunnah And Nafl Salaah
Can a woman recite aloud in the Sunnah or Nafl or salaah if she is alone ?
- Ibn Masood9 Sep 2026
Witr Salaah At The Time Of Tahajjud
If one is performing Witr Salaah during the last portion of the night, is it preferable to perform Tahajjud first, or Witr first?
Mufti Muhammad Yusuf Sulaiman - Mufti Online8 Sep 2026
Major sins being forgiven by performing Salaatut Tasbeeh
Does Salaatut Tasbeeh forgive your major sins when you read it?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online8 Sep 2026
The Importance of performing Taraweeh salaah
If you don't read taraweeh salaah, will you be sinful?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online2 Sep 2026
Leaving out the sunnah acts in salaah
Are the sunnah acts within prayer (like dhikr) considered "emphasized sunnahs" so if you routinely not perform them, then it's sinful?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online31 Aug 2026
Ma'zoor performing the fardh of esha and witr at the end of the salaah time
If I get a wound during Isha and it doesn't cease, am I supposed to pray just the fard or both isha fard and witr near the end of the prayertime…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood31 Aug 2026
Alternative Duas In Witr Salaah
When making Qadhaa for multiple Witr Salaah, can one recite any other short Duas instead of Qunoot in the third Rakaat, for convenience? If yes,…
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - 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 - Mufti Online19 Aug 2026
What to do at the time of an eclipse
Is it permissible in Islam to look at an eclipse (if the eclipse is safe to look at for the eyes) and go outside when an eclipse occurs?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Camperdown22 Jul 2026
Best Time for Witr Salah
What is the best time for Witr salah?
Baba Abu Bakr - Mufti Online15 Jul 2026
Person out of Taraweeh Salaah or a child correcting the Imaam in Taraweeh Salaah
1. Can a person out of Taraweeh Salaah correct the Imaam. And what is the ruling? 2. Can a child correct the Imaam whilst in Taraweeh Salaah and out…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online13 Jul 2026
Imaam crying silently in taraweeh salaah for longer than three subhanallaahs
If the Imaam in Taraweeh Salaah becomes overwhelmed due to a verse of Jahannam and cries silently for a duration of longer than three subhanallaahs,…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online12 Jul 2026
Wife correcting her husband in taraweeh salaah
Can your wife or mahram women give you luqmah in taraweeh salaah if its only you 2 reading together?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - 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 Online25 Jun 2026
Reading four rakaats nafl salaah after the fardh of Esha
I heard that 4 rakaats after Esha is equal to Tahajjud Salaah on Laylatul-Qadr. I wanted to know what's the tarteeb of reading these 4 Rakaats, is…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Azaadville11 May 2026
Performing The Two Sunnats Of Fajr After The Jamaat Has Begun
I went to the masjid expecting Jamaat to be at 5AM, however it was 4:45AM. I rushed to another Masjid and reached there as the Imaam got on the…
- Mufti Online6 May 2026
Performing taraweeh salaah with jamaat
Is it permitted to read taraweeh at home as a non hafiz baligh male? If I read taraweeh at home some nights and at the masjid some nights is this…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online5 May 2026
Performing nafl salaah before the fardh of Fajr
After the Fajr Azaan one is only allowed to perform the 2 Sunnats. If we performed our 2 Sunnats of Fajr after the Azaan at home then when we enter…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online15 Apr 2026
Performing salaah in the musjid if it is nearby
I am praying taraweeh in a place where five times prayers are offered throughout the year but not the Jumuah prayer. It is a small place with fixed…
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 - Amjadi3 Feb 2026
The Reality Of The Six Rak'aat Of Nawaafil Salaah After Maghrib On The Night Of 15th Sha'baan
What is the reality of the six units of voluntary Salaah (Nawaafil) that the general public among Ahl-e-Sunnat wa Jama'at ?offer after Maghrib…
Mufti Mohammad Quaiser Ali Razvi Misbahi - Camperdown29 Jan 2026
Repeating Witr Along with ʿIshāʾ Fardh
Assalamualaykum Respected mufti saheb A person performed esha in the masjid The next day an announcement was made that specific esha must be…
Baba Abu Bakr - Mufti Online3 Jan 2026
Reciting other duas in the Qunoot of witr
In Mabsoot and Sharhu Mukhtasarul Kharkhy, it comes that qunoot of witr is not a specified dua but it should be as long as Surah Taariq. One Aalim…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online14 Dec 2025
Facing the left side and reciting the dua after the witr salaah
Is there any hadith or fiqh'hee ibaarat which states that the dua after Witr Salah (Subhaanal Malikil Quddoos) should be read while a person is…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online13 Nov 2025
Nafl salaah compensating for deficiency in the fardh salaah
I read or heard something in the past that it takes some number of nafl rakaats to make up 1 fard rakaat of salaah. Is there a real number number…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online5 Nov 2025
Performing the witr before going to sleep
It was the practice of Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) to read his witr salaah after he slept and woke up for tahajjud. I would like to follow…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online28 Oct 2025
The eclipse being a sign of Allah Ta'ala
What is the correct understanding of an eclipse and performing Salaatul Kusoof? Is this a warning of azaab? Is it something a person should look…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam27 Oct 2025
Kindly explain the procedure of performing Istikhaara for a female duringmenses as she cannot perform Salaat in that state.
The performing of two Rakaats Nafl Salaat with the intention of Istikhaara is desirable, it is not a prerequisite for the validity of the…
- Mufti Online22 Oct 2025
Woman eating after haidh commenced while keeping a nafl fast
1. If a woman was observing a nafl fast and her haidh commenced after zuhr, can she eat anything or should she wait until maghrib? 2. Is it…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam13 Oct 2025
What are the conditions for praying Istikhara Salah? What should I expect afterward?
What are the rules for praying Istikhara Salah? What should I expect afterwards as a result? Should I take notes of my dreams afterwards?
Ismail Desai - 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
Making qadha of multiple Esha and Witr Salaahs
When performing multiple qadha salah, does the qadha of the Witr have to come after the Isha qadha? Example, you must perform the 4 rakats of Isha…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online12 Aug 2025
Making qadha of witr salaah before the qadha of esha
I had many qadha salaahs and I had made the qadha of my witr salaahs before all my esha salaahs. Will the witrs have to be repeated, and if so, must…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online21 Jun 2025
Keeping a qadha fast on the day of Aashura
If one fasts on the ninth and tenth or tenth and eleventh of Muharram with the intention of a qadha fast, will one receive the reward of the fast of…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online16 Jun 2025
Some virtues of performing Tahajjud Salaah
Please tell me the virtues of performing Tahajjud salaah?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online16 Jun 2025
Woman performing 2 rakaats salaah in Masjid Quba on Saturday morning
Is it sunnah for a lady to perform 2 rakaats in Masjid Quba on Saturday or is it sunnah only for men?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online30 May 2025
Keep qadha fast of Ramadaan during the first nine days of Zul Hijjah
I missed 10 fasts during Ramadan due to illness. I am recovered now and wish to complete my missed fasts. I planned to keep the 10 during the first…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online19 May 2025
Performing Chaasht Salaah till before zawaal
Can chaast salaah still be performed at 11 am in the morning? I get my break from work at that time but is it permissible at that time?
Mufti Zakaria Makada
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