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End of Prayer: Slow in Recital...
Shaykh Abdurrahman ibn Yusuf, California
I have a friend who is a very slow reader in prayer. For example when the imam has done salam he is still reading durood. What should he do: stop reading durood and do salam with imam or carry on reading until after he's…
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Error in prayer: My dad, validity, soundness, properness, & how to apply knowledge
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
My dad is he has come a long way as far as being more of a conscious Muslim. However, there are still some errors that I notice him making in salaah ... I notice that my step dad makes mistakes in his prayer and although…
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Evidence for the Sunna of Zuhr Being Four Rakats
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
What is the evidence in the hanafi maddhab for the sunna prayers of dhuhr, asr etc being classed as sunna muakkada, which is essentially the next after fardand wajib? Do the 3 other maddhabs stress these sunna as importa…
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Expiatory payments on behalf of the dead?
Sohail Hanif
My grandmother's mother died at an early age. My grandmother's mother was not very punctual with her prayers. My grandmother wants to know what should she do about this.
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The Expiatory Payment: How to pay to make up for missed prayers and fasts and why?
Sidi Sohail Hanif
This is to request you to send me the details on the expiatory payments to be made when a person passes away without performing his compulsory prayers or fard fasts.
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Facing away from the Qibla
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
In the Hanafi madhab if I know the exact direction of the Qibla, but purposely pray 10-15 degrees away, is the prayer legally valid?
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The Fajr Qunut: When Can It Be Recited?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
If a Hanafi reads du'a al Qunoot in Fajir prayer even so it is not part of Abu Hanifa's math'hab to do so then is this ok? It would be considered a contravention of the sunna, and blameworthy, in the Hanafi ijtihad.
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Didn't Imam Muhammad, the Student of Imam Abu Hanifa, Say We Can Recite Behind the Imam?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
In the book Everyday Fiqh by Abdul Aziz Kamal which is supposed to be based on Aasaan Fiqh by Muhammad Yusuf Islahi, referring to the Hanafi viewpoint, it states that :"It is undesirable for the follower to recite al-fat…
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Feet to Feet, Toe to Toe
Shaykh Abdurrahman ibn Yusuf
Hanafis are often criticised for not touching toes in congregational prayer (by Salafis), who point to the hadith ( I don't know it off-hand). I understand that it's not the hadith that is being questioned, but the inter…
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Feet Together, Missing Prayers
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
In Jordan I believe you taught that one of the adab of the prayer is that one should put ones feet and legs together upon going into ruku and keep it like that until one rises for the next rakat where one stands for the …
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The fingers in Tashahud
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
What is the hanafi ruling on the index finger in tashahud. At what does it come up and what point does it go down (after saying the whole kalima or just the first part about La illaha illala like I learned in the book ag…
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The Fiqh of Closing One's Eyes in Prayer
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Is it ok for a person to close their eyes while doing Salaat behind an Imam to concentrate better.
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The Fiqh of Friday Prayer
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
The Fiqh of Friday Prayer Edited from: Heavenly Ornaments, by Imam Ashraf Ali al-Tahanawi Allah Most High does not like anything more than prayer. It is for this reason that we do not find such great emphasis for any oth…
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Fiqh of Placing a Barrier (sutra) In Front of One's Prayer Place
Sayyidi Shaykh Ilyas Patel, UK
I wanted to know if one is praying in the mosque, then does he need something in front of him to stop someone breaking the prayer (I think this is called sutra??) Could you tell me the ruling for breaking someone's praye…
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The Fiqh of Travel
Shaykh Abu Usama
The Fiqh of Travel ANISUL MUSAFIR [By Mawlana Abu Usama: Fahim Husain] For the full work: http://www.direct.za.org/Fiqh/Anisul_Musafir/Anis_-_Musafir_Rules/body_anis_-_musafir_rules.html RULES RELATING TO A MUSAFIR WHO I…
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Firm Resolve in Intention for Prayer
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
I'm a bit confused about the fact that we need to have a "firm resolve" as part of our intention for prayer. What does this mean and how can we not have a firm resolve?
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RE: Following another madhab when one's madhab is difficult to follow: Can I join prayers during a training program?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Scenario: Employers send one to a intense training program which is to run for three days (excluding the day one arrives and leaves), the training centre is beyond 50 miles.
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Following the Imam...
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
When following the Imam, when should one go into ruku', sajda etc.? Must the Imam say the full `Allahu It is best to follow the imam right as he begins saying "Allahu Akbar," though doing so in a way that does not make o…
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Following movements almost synchronously with the Imam
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
The ma'muum usually follow the movements almost synchronously with the imam, unlike in Shafi`i madhab where there's a lag.
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Following the Televised Meccan Tarawih
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Pre-recorded Tarawih prayer from Mecca is shown on TV everyday NY time. It's not Isha time where I live so I tape it, and after I say my Isha prayer, I do tarawih at home. Can this be done?
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Follow Up Questions on Istikhara
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
I have attempted to do istikhara regarding marriage and was unable to get some sort of dream or "feeling" as people commonly say. You had responded that one should do istikhara 7 times. Is this 7 times in a row? Also whe…
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Follow Up on Women At the Mosque
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Concerning the answers to whether women should attend the masjid for congregational prayers or not: If the female is not married, then is it alright for her to attend the congregational prayers such as Jumu'ah, tarawee, …
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Prayer: Followers Do Not Recite Behind The Imam, in any prayer
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
I am not sure if I am supposed to recite any surahs when praying behind an imaam. Before, for example, when praying in jamaat behind an imaam, I used to recite surah fatihah and another surah in duhr salaat in the 1st 2 …
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Food in Prayer
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
What is the minimum amount of food that can go down the throat during salat without breaking the salat? For example, if food is lodged in between the teeth, and comes loose during the salat and then is swallowed, will th…
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Forgetfully sitting during the 3rd Rakat & Omitting Qunut
Shaykh Ilyas Patel, Keighley Shareef
What if I sit after 3 rakats in a 4 rakat prayer, and then understand I made a mistake? What about leaving qunut in witr and remembering in ruku? In the name of Allah, inspirer of all truth.
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The Forgetfulness Prostration
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
What is the procedure for reciting a verse of sajda in prayer? If it is not okay, is it fine to read up until that verse and then to go to ruku'. Is there a difference for mandatory prayers and supererogatory ones?
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Forgetting in the Prayer: A Detailed Explanation
Sidi Faraz Rabbani & Sidi Sohail Hanif
I have a question relating to forgetting the number of rakaat's in a prayer… In the name of Allah, the inspirer of truth.
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Forgetting some dhikr of the dhikrs of the ritual prayer
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
As an imam, if one forgets to recite 'sami Allahu liman hamida' aloud, is sajda sahw binding upon him? Walaikum assalam, Saying the dhikrs of the prayer is a confirmed sunna.
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Seeking Forgiveness Between the Two Prostrations
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
I heard it is recommended to seek forgiveness between the two sajdas? But books don't seem to say this?
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Four Rak'ats before and after Jumu'a
Shaykh Ilyas Patel of Keighley
I would appreciate if you could forward me the evidence used for 4 Rakat sunnah b4 and after the 2 rakat fard of juma salat? I was discussing with some brothers who say the sunnah is only 2 rakat before the 2 rakat fard …