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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 3 of 25
- Mufti Online7 Jan 2024
Performing qadha salaah in place of all nawaafil salaah
Please advise on qadha and nafl salaah. I have many qadha salaah to make up and have started performing my qadha salaah after every fardh salaah.…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online19 Dec 2023
Performing the two rakaat sunnah muakkadah before the fardh salaah
Is it permissible to pray the two sunnah e muakadah of Esha before the fard as well as of Zuhur and Magrib?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online2 Dec 2023
Shafi'ee breaking his sunnat itikaaf
If a shafi'ee performs i'tikaaf in the last 10 days of Ramadhaan and breaks it with or without an excuse... will that day/days have to be made Qadha…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online30 Nov 2023
Making dua after salaah and delaying the sunnats
A person has the habit of making duaa individually after fardh salaah. He thus delays his sunan for approximately 10 minutes. What is the sharee…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online25 Nov 2023Roman Urdu
Jumuah ke khutbah ke doraan do zaano baithna
جمعہ کے خطبہ کے دوران دو زانوں بیٹھنے کا حکم کہاں سے ثابت ہے اور اگر روایت میں کہیں ہے تو وہ روایت بتا دیں
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online12 Nov 2023
Making a major mistake in Qunoote Naazilah which invalidates the salaah
The imaam in the Fajr Salaah recited Qunoote Naazilah. During the Qunoot, he read the following in error: ولا يضل من عاديت Will the salaah be valid…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online6 Nov 2023
The reward of Ishraaq Salaah
I have a question regarding Ishraaq salaah. I noticed a Hadeeth mention something to the effect that whoever offers the Fajr salaah in congregation…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood5 Nov 2023
Mass Tahajjud Salaah
What is the stance of the Hanafi Madhab on making I’laan to perform Tahajjud in the Masjid, individually? Some state that I’laan to do so out of the…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Mufti Online2 Nov 2023
Performing Tahajjud Salaah in pairs of 2 and 4
We know that praying 8 rakaah in tahajud is sunnah but there is no limit on the number of rakaah. My question is should we pray these 8 rakaah in…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online1 Nov 2023
Performing sabina salaah and witr in the Harams
Please can you kindly advise on the following from a Hanafi point of view: 1. Reading Sabina Taraweeh in the Kingdom. Is it permissible to do so? 2.…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online31 Oct 2023
Performing nafl salaah after Fajr
After praying Fajr, can we offer nafl or do we have to wait after sunrise?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Azaadville28 Oct 2023
Time Of Tahajjud
Which part of the night is the best time to pray Tahajjud?
- Mufti Online26 Oct 2023
Obtaining the virtues of Ishraaq Salaah
There are 2 virtues to ishraaq. One is the reward for hajj and umrah, the second is that one's day will be made easy. To get both these rewards,…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online26 Oct 2023
Joining the Esha Salaah late with the intention of nafl
If I join an Eshaa Salaah behind an imaam with the intention of nafl, after missing the first 2 rakaats. Will I have to make the missed rakaats…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam25 Oct 2023
Is it okay to pray istikhara on behalf of someone else?
Is it okay to pray istikhara on behalf of someone else?
Mohammed - Mufti Online17 Oct 2023
Maximum amount of rakaats one can perform in tahajjud
What is the maximum amount of rakaats one can perform in tahajjud with making salaam in the end? I heard that the most is eight rakaats, but can a…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online14 Oct 2023
Rasulullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam)'s tahajjud and the duas he would recite
Please explain the manner of Rasulullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam)'s tahajjud and the duas he would recite upon awakening for tahajjud.
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online14 Oct 2023
Masnoon duas at the time of tahajjud for shifaa
When I perform my Tahajjud prayer, I have a pain in my head and my brain stops working properly. During Tahajjud prayer I feel that something is…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online30 Sep 2023
Making istikhaara for all affairs
Can Dua-e-istikhaara be performed for trivial decisions, or should it be reserved for major life choices?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood30 Sep 2023
Performing Nafl Salaah with multiple intentions
Is it permissible to read one Nafl salaah with more than one intention? For example, to read with the intention of Salaatul Istighfaar and Salaatul…
Maulana Ahmed Saeed - Mufti Online20 Sep 2023
Does the sunnats of the masjid and reward for performing salaah in the masjid apply to a musallla?
I have recently moved into an area that has a musallah, but not a masjid. The musallah is 1.1 km from my house and the nearest masjid is 3.8km. 1.…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online18 Sep 2023
Tahajjud
I have some questions regarding tahajjud. 1. How long before fajr does the time for tahajjud end? 2. What is the sunnah method for performing…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online12 Sep 2023
Consulting with elders after making istikhara
My question is regarding istikhara. I performed istikhara regarding a person and recently found out something that would be counted as an…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood30 Aug 2023
Sunnat Salaah of Jumuah in the era of Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam
In the time of Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam, there was only one Adhaan for Jumuah, followed by the Khutbah. Were the Sunnats performed…
Maulana Ahmed Saeed - Azaadville25 Aug 2023
Reciting Dua-e-Qunoot In Qaumah (After Rukoo)
A person forgets to recite Dua-e-Qunoot during the Witr Salaah in the third Rakaat after his Qiraat. Howver, he remembers in Qaumah (after Rukoo),…
- Ibn Masood24 Aug 2023
Four Sunnats after Jumuah
There is a special virtue for performing 12 Rakaat Sunnah Muakkadah daily. On Fridays, which 4 Rakaat of Zuhr is included among these 12? Is it the…
Maulana Ahmed Saeed - Mufti Online27 Jun 2023Roman Urdu
Qadha me mahaz fardh aur witr ko adaa kya jaaye
Allah pak or akhriat ka khoaf rakhtey hoye me 16 saal ki namazain kaza krna chahta hon. Asa nahe ha ke 16 saalon me koi namaz ada nahe ki leken…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online27 Jun 2023
Fasting on the day of Arafah in one's country
In South Africa, do we fast on the actual day of Arafah, in Makkah, or on the next day 9th of Dhul Hijjah?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online23 May 2023
Keeping the 6 fasts of Shawwal before ones qadha is completed
Is it permissible to keep the 6 fasts of Shawwal before ones qadha is completed?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online20 May 2023
Making qaza of a nafl fast if one made the intention to keep it but didn't wake up for sehri
One makes an intention to keep a nafil fast. However, one fails to get up for sehri and decides not to keep the nafil fast. In this situation, is it…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood2 May 2023
Repeating the same Surah in both Rakaats of Nafl
In Nafl Salaah, due to lack of concentration, I read the same Surah in the 1st and 2nd Rakaat. Does the Salaah have to be repeated, or is…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Azaadville29 Apr 2023
Wasiyyat For Missed Witr Salaah
If a person missed a few Witr Salaah in his life, but he did not miss any Fard Salaah, does he need to make a wasiyyat for fidyah to be paid for the…
- Ibn Masood11 Apr 2023
Performing Witr Salaah individually in Ramadaan
Is it permissible to perform my Witr Salaah on my own, after having perform Taraweeh Salaah with Jamaat?
Maulana Abdul Kader Fazlani - Camperdown11 Apr 2023
Performing Witr with Jama’at when Esha Salaah was performed individually
If a person missed his Isha Jamat and prayed isha individually, can he pray witr with the imam after the tarawih?
Muhammud Luqman Moideen - Ibn Masood23 Mar 2023
Witr Salaah behind a Shafi’ee Imaam
In Qatar, we perform our Witr Salaah behind an Imaam that performs three Rakaats as performed by the Hanafis. He doesn’t make Salaam after two…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Mufti Online6 Mar 2023
Nafl salaah for for deceased relatives
What will be the time for Nafl prayer for our dead relatives?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online5 Mar 2023
How many verses of Surah Fatiha is waajib to recite in salaah?
How many verses of Surah Fatiha is waajib to recite in salaah?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Azaadville24 Feb 2023
Performing Nafl Salaah After The Sunnah Of Fajr Salaah
A person wants to perform nafl salaah after the sunnah of fajr (before the fardh), can he/she perform nafl salaah?
- Mufti Online13 Feb 2023
Performing the four sunnats of jumuah before zawaal in the Haramain
The first Adhaan for Jumuah Salaah in both the Haramain Sharifain is given well before Zawaal sets in. Can one perform the Four Sunnats of Jumuah…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online28 Jan 2023
Proof for reciting Dua e Qunoot in Witr Salaah
A person wanted to know what is the daleel (proof) for reading the Dua e Qunoot which the Hanafis recite in Witr Salaah. He was saying that he…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
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