Answers
Questions readers sent to SunniPath and Qibla, answered by their teachers: Hanafi and Shafi'i fiqh, belief, family life and spiritual counsel.
5,385 pages
- Answers
Concerning prostration with the forehead covered
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: If one does a sajdah with the entire forehead coverd, is the sajdah valid or what is the ruling regarding this? What if the forehead is partially covered? Does the thickness of the hat or turban material covering the f…
- Answers
The Confirmed Sunna Rakats & The Recommended Ones
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: I've always been taught that the sunnah prayers are as follows: * 2 before fajr * 2 or 4 before Dhuhr and 2 after * 2 before Asr * 2 after Maghrib * 2 after Isha then witr The other day I was talking to someone who was…
- Answers
Confused Traveler?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
What should I do if not if on a journey right for shortening prayers? (Such as one not being sure if all the conditions are fulfilled?) The person has only two choices: (a) they are travelers; (b) they are not.
- Answers
Congregational Prayer: A long question
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
I have recently read a few pages from a book called `Congregational Prayer' by Dr. Saalih ibn Ghaanim al-Sadlaan, under the section regarding the rule of praying the Fard prayers in the Mosque, he mentioned the different…
- Answers
Dealing With People Who Don't Care
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Recently I have come across two different people - who aren't necessarily operating on the principles of Ahl al-Sunna in their approach to fiqh - questioning the position of the madhhab concerning the difference in the w…
- Answers
The Definition between Subh Kadhib (False Dawn), Subh Sadiq (True Dawn) & Shuruq (Sunrise)
Shaykh Ilyas Patel
The Definition between Subh Kadhib (False Dawn), Subh Sadiq (True Dawn)& Shuruq (Sunrise) Assalamu alaikum, Dawn is that moment when the reflected and refracted rays from the sun begin to reach the earth. Dawn happens mu…
- Answers
Delaying Asr
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
You mentioned that it is superior to "delay" asr in the hanafi school . were you referring to the asr time being later w/the hanafis or that it is actually superior to pray it a later than the hanafi asr time .
- Answers
Delaying Maghrib
Shaykh Abu Usamah
Did the Prophet (SAW) delay the Maghrib prayer during the month of Ramadan? In my local mosque they pray it about 15 minutes after the start of Maghrib time, is this according to the Sunnah of the Holy Prophet (SAW)?
- Answers
Can I delay my post-fard sunna prayers?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Can I delay praying my post-fard sunna prayers, if I do end up praying them within the time? Walaikum assalam, It is valid to delay praying the sunnas (but performing them within the time. However, this diminishes the re…
- Answers
Deviated Qibla?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
I have read a fatwa stating that one is allowed to face up to 45 degrees deviant of the qibla in salaah. However, is this only if it is done unintentionally or can one intentionally face a deviant direction?
- Answers
Dhikr after the Sunna
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
I would like to know what the position of the Hanafi school is regarding (individual) zhikr after the fard prayers when there are sunnah prayers still to be prayed. Should one pray the sunnah's first before doing zhikr o…
- Answers
When does one say movement dhikrs?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
When one says "allahu akbar" between sujuds or rukus, is it incorrect if the saying of the "allahu akbar" extends to the point when one is already in the sujud or ruku?
- Answers
Did Abu Hanifa Say Only 8 Rakats for Tarawih?
Shaykh Abu Usama, South Africa
Recently, a salafi forwarded this to me, can you please comment...apparently he's trying to imply that Imam Abu Hanifa rahmatullah alaihe was of the opinion that tarawih is only 8 rak'at.
- Answers
The difference between the obligatory (fard) and necessary (wajib)
Sidi Sohail Hanif
Can you explain what the distinctions are between fardh and wajib in the Hanafi madhab? I've already looked online and in the archives, but to no avail.
- Answers
Differences Within the School: Following One's Nafs?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
1) A person prays Zuhr following the opinion of Imam Abu Hanifa (before two shadow length, but this is Asr time according to his students).
- Answers
The Disliked Times for Makeup Prayers
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Is there any time that performance of qada' is disliked (and you have more than 6 qada' to make up)? Walaikum assalam, Makeup prayers are only disliked at 3 times: 1.
- Answers
Dispensations for Sinful Travel? An Example of Hanafi Brilliance
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Sidi, If one is traveling for something haram do they shorten the prayers? For example someone is traveling to see a band or the like do they still shorten their prayers as a traveller?
- Answers
Does a Shafii who became Hanafi have to make up missed witr? And what about witr prayed as one rakat?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Situation A: A person is Shafi and does 1 rakat witrs for X number of years. This person becomes Hanafi and wants to make up missed prayers he has in the past. Do these witr prayers have to made up?
- Answers
Dua al Qunut
Shaykh Ilyas Patel
Dua al Qunut It is mentioned in the books of the Hanafi School of the permissibility to supplicate after Fajr and the loud prayers, if a major difficulty or disaster befalls the Muslims.
- Answers
Duas in Prayer
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Firstly, is it Sunnah when bowing down in Sajdah, to first touch the ground with our hands or with our knees? And how is it when we get up? Secondly, are the following ahadith authentic or prescribed in the hanafi madhha…
- Answers
Dua's In Prayer: Important Details
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
One of the best times to make dua is during sajda, yes? is it therefore valid, that when I am praying, say, my 4 rakat fardh in Zuhur prayer, when I go down into sajda, to make dua e.g. "Oh Allah please remove my difficu…
- Answers
The Duha Prayer: Its Time
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Coming from a Maliki background I'm used to the prayer of Duha beginning a few minutes after sunrise and ending when the sun is at zawwal.
- Answers
Duha Prayer: Virtues & Confusions
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Concerning one of the questions that was a posed by a brother saying he was Maliki, what is duha prayer. Is that simply Zuhr prayer.
- Answers
During the Khutba, Should we send blessings on the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace)?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
During the Khutba, Should we send blessings on the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace)? Walaikum assalam, The general principle is that, "Everything impermissible in the prayer is impermissible in the khutba."
- Answers
Why is it Wrong to Send Blessing on the Prophet in the First Sitting (and Abu Hanifa's Dream of the Prophet)
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Is it wrong to recite durood (the blessings on the Prophet, Allah bless him and give him peace) in the first sitting after reading the tashahhud (al-tahiyyat... up to ashhadu anna Muhammadan abduhu wa rasuluhu) ? And why…
- Answers
The Early Asr Time and Hanafis
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Laborers and common folk from the subcontinent work in Arab countries. they are taught to do wudu and Salah according to the Hanafi law whence they come from.
- Answers
Eid on Friday
Sidi Hamza
If Jum‘ah coincides with Eid, is it still obligatory to perform Jumu‘ah? Please elaborate as much as possible.
- Answers
End of Fajr and Maghrib Times
Shaykh Ilyas Patel of Keighley
Lets say fajr is at 5 am, and sunrise is at 6:16 am, at what time can we last pray Fajr? The last time for Fajr Prayer One can pray as long the time does not expire; if one starts to pray at 6:10 and finishes before 6:16…
- Answers
End of Prayer: When to give Salams?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
In the Hanafi Madhhab, how should a follower in a congregation behind the Imam do Taslim at the end of Salah? Should he wait until the Imam has finished both Taslim (to right and left), or should he make Taslim as soon a…