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Praying at home with wife, is that considered a jamah?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
If one prays at home w/ his wife is that considered jamah in it being 27degrees higher than alone? Is the reward tantamount w/ that of praying in the masjid (walking distance).
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Praying Witr Sitting
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: Is it permissible to sit down and pray the witr prayer? im expecting a child and sometimes my back hurts so much i sit and read the sunnahs, is it permissible to do this with the witr?
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Praying at the Wrong Time
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: If with change to daylight saving timing . and with new timing I thought that for example it is time for Zuhr prayer . meaning I prayed Zuhr prayer one hour early thinking it is the correct time. is my prayer correct? …
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Pre-Fard Sunnas if the Fard (or Khutba of Friday) Starts?
Sidi Sohail Hanif
: What do I do about the pre-fardsunnasif the fard(or khutbaof Friday) starts?
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Pregnant: Tarawih Sitting
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: Just to clarify, I can sit and pray my 20 rakahs of tarawih because tarawih is a confirmed sunnah and not a wajib, correct? I'm expecting a baby and it will be a lot easier on my back to sit and pray, even though stand…
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Proofs in the Hanafi School & Why Hanafis do not Perform the Funeral Prayer away from the Dead Body
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: What do Hanafi scholars say about the fact that the Prophet(s) prayed the funeral prayer for Ashama the king of Ethiopia, even though he was at Madina and the king had only died in Ethiopia that very day? This is menti…
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Proper position of limbs in Sujud and Tashahhud
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: When placing the knees on the floor and when in sajda, how far apart should the knees be? Ideally, the knees and ankles should be together. [Ibn Abidin] When placing the hands on the floor and when in sajda, how far ap…
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The Proper Tashahud in Prayer
Shaykh Ilyas Patel
: In the tashahuhd of the prayer, after the at-tahiyat o lillahi....wa ala ibadillah his saliheen...we say the shahada...are we supposed to say: "as hadu alla ilaha il Allah wa ash hadu ana Muhammadan abduhu wa rasoolohu…
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The prostration of recital
Sidi Sohail Hanif
: 1) What is the correct way to perform the prostration of recital?
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Qada-e-Umri
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: Can somebody tell me if one can take dispensations within the makeup prayers to make it easier, if one has many years of prayers to make up. i've only heard/read of only one fatwa, that by Shaykh Ahmed Rida Khan concer…
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Qadha, Displacement of Du'a Qunoot, Qunoot Nazila
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
1. a) Sidi Faraz stated: "When performing makeups, it remains a strong confirmed sunna (sunna mu'akkada) to give the call to prayer (adhan), quietly, for every session of prayer.
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The Qibla in North America
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: Could you please shed some light on the Qiblah direction in North America according to Hanafi fiqh. Most of the masajid in southern California, where I live pray northeast.
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Qibla in NYC
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: If I'm living on the floor above a mosque and an Alim from Dar al Uloom India who lives on the next block (and who considers both East and NE qiblas to be equally valid, though he prays towards the East) tells me that …
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Questions on Prayer
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: Isit necessary to say "bismillah" quietly before everysurahrecited in prayer? Walaikumassalam, Before the fatiha, it is a confirmed sunna. Before reciting a complete sura(from the beginning), it is not a confirmed sunn…
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Questions of Travel
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: Say a Hanafi is travelling home and plans to enter the boundaries of his hometown at 11:00 p.m. that night, and `Isha starts at 10:00. If he prays 2 raka`tayn of `Isha on the journey at 10:10, is this sufficient?
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Questions on Women's Prayer: Women's Congregational Prayer, Raising the Voice When Alone, Giving Adhan and Iqama
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
In a sisters only gathering, a) could there be a jama'ah of sisters praying together , or should they pray separately? b) when praying alone, by myself, at home could I recite loudly for the fajr, maghrib, and, ishaa pra…
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A Question of Method and Women's Prayer in the Hanafi School
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
In a fiqh book by Muhammed Yusuf Islahi it was said that women are allowed to pray in jammat i.e. a woman can lead prayer for women, however I always thought that it was 'hated' for women to do this in hanafi madhab. Wha…
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Quick Makeup Prayers? Can I leave out the sunnas?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: I read the following in a book entitled 'The perfect prayer' by a Hanafi scholar of al-Azhar:"When praying Qadha salah: (1) One is allowed to recite subhan'Allah three times instead of fatihah in the third and fourth r…
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Are we meant to touch feet to feet in congregation prayers?
Shaykh Abu Usamah
: Are we meant to touch feet to feet in congregation prayers? 1. No, according to the Hanafi school there should be a comfortable space between the two feet of a person during salah. 2. The Fuqaha say that this distance …
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Raising One's Voice in Prayer
Shaykh Abdurrahman ibn Yusuf
: Could this issue be further clarified? When 'any prayer' is mentioned, do you also include any optional prayer let us say performed during the day light hours?
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Raising the Pointing Finger?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: What is the sahih Hanafi ruling concerning raising the finger when sitting? I used to raise my finger but stopped after my father was told by someone in Afghanistan that it is best not to raise the finger. I read the s…
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Re: Actions During Khutba
Shaykh Abu Usamah
: I have seen some people lift their hands in dua IN BETWEEN the two Jumah Khutbas (i.e. when the Imam sits down for a few seconds). Whats the ruling regarding this? I've personally heard its Makruh Tahriman. Please clar…
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RE: Reciting in Prayer: Limiting Oneself to Ayat al-Kursi
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: During prayer, can one read Ayatul Kursi as a sura after Sura Fatihah? [Correction: instead of ‘suras’, as in the original posting, it should read, ‘verses.’] Walaikum assalam, It is permitted to limit oneself to Ayat …
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RE: Can a latecomer lead others in prayer? What is meant by a latecomer?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: your reply to this email confused me? Does this mean that there cannot be a second jamaat at the masjid? If a group of people are late, then one of them has to lead them anyways? In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and…
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RE: Can I Walk, While in Prayer?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: Can i walk, while in prayer to let people out the mosque, if i'm obstructing them??
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RE: The Friday Prayer
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: Having jumu'ah prayer at high schools is crucial because it is sometimes the only exposure students get of Islam, and having the prayer at their lunch hour makes it convenient for the students to participate in it. The…
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RE: Friday Prayers on campus
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: We conduct Friday prayers in a non-muslim college (in Chennai, India) during the lunch break, as we cannot go over to the mosque for the same due to lack of time. Ever since, we started doing so, by Allah's grace, the …
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RE: Lahiq
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: Should we join the prayer as a masbuq if we do not know if the Imam is praying 2 or 4 rakas i.e muqim or musafir ?
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RE: Qunoot Nazila
Shaykh Abu Usamah
: I have heard that some of the Hanafis have said it is not permissible to perform the qunoot nazila as it has been abrogated. is there a difference of opinion amongst the Hanafis in the "actual" carrying out of this act…
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RE: what if I pray more than I intended?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: What if i am in the middle of the 3rd rakaat of my prayer when i realize that i had only intended for 2 (and that's really all i was supposed to do)? do i just sit down and "finish up"?