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The Sunna Status of Collective Supplication
GF Haddad
: I am requesting your assistance in providing some evidence for supplications done in congregations, i.e., "Ijtamaai Dua". "Could you please direct me to evidence of the benefits (or otherwise) to supplicate after Salaa…
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The Sunna Before the Friday Prayer & The Chopping Away of Islam
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: Is there a sunnah prayer before jummah, besides tahayyatul masjid, or the sunnah for performing wudu? Walaikumassalam, Definitely. In the Hanafi school, there are 4 confirmed sunna rakats before the Friday prayer and 4…
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The Sunnah after Zuhr and Friday Prayers
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: I thought that i had heard sometime ago that the sunnas mu'akadah after dhuhr are two. is there any basis for this in the Hanafi madhab, or are there definitely four, as you stated in a recent post?
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Sunnas At Home? It is the Sunna...
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: Can a person make his sunnah salaats at home. I live very close to the mosque and I sometimes make the four sunnah salaats Thur/Jumuah at home and then go to the mosque for the Fard.
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The Sunnas Before Asr & Isha
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: In answering a quesition, you said that the pre-fardh sunan for dhuhr are 4, whereas asr is 2 or 4 and isha is 2. However, I had always learned (and I think that this is stated in Ta'leem ul Haq) that the pre-fardh sun…
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Sunnas of Fajr After Fard? Not for Hanafis
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: I have observed some brothers praying the two Sunnahrakatsof SalaatulFajrimmediately after the Fardrakatsare prayed (Iewhen they are running late or the jamaatis in progress when they arrive).
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Supererogatory Prayers Sitting without Excuse
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: Growing up, I saw many women from my indo-pak culture perform their nafil prayers while sitting down. these women were not ill or elderly, it just seemed to be the "way" nafil prayers were performed in comparison to th…
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Supplications in Bowing & Prostrations, With an Important Reminder About Their Tasbihs
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: If it is wajib not to delay the fard and wajib actions of the prayer, it is wrong to make extra dhikr or supplication in bowing or prostration? Walaikumassalam, 1.
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Supplications in Bowing & prostration, With an Important Reminder About Their Tasbihs
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: In a fard prayer, I learned that it is necessary to not delay the wajib parts of the salaah (Acc. to Sh. Yaqoubi).
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Supplicating in Prayer - Important Details
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: During Jalsa I have heard that reciting rabbighfirlee thrice is recommendable? Is that true and can it be done in fardh prayers?
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Surah in 3rd or 4th Rakah of Fard Prayer
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: I f one recites a surah after the fatihah in the 3rd or 4th rakah of a fardh salaat, would this entail sajda as- sahuw [forgetfulness prostrations]? Walaikum assalam, 1.
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Swallowed Blood From Bleeding Gums During Prayer
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: Sometimes, there is a just little blood that comes out of my gums during prayer. If I swallow this, does it invalidate my prayer? Walaikum assalam, In the name of Allah, the inspirer of truth.
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Tahajjud: The Night Vigil Prayer
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: Tahajjud: The night vigil prayer Tahajjud The Night Vigil Prayer Allah Most High said, “Establish worship at the going down of the sun until the dark of the night, and (the recital of) the Qur’an at dawn. Lo!
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Takbirah al-Ihram before the Iqamah.
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: I notice some imams actually make takbirah al-ihram before the iqamah event finish. Is this mustahab in the madzhab? I'm nominally trained in Shafii fiqh.
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Taraawih
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
I know it is sunnah mu'aqidah to pray 20 rakkat of qiyam in ramadan, and it is wrong to leave it. but if one is overwhelmed with school work, is it "wrong" (yaani, makruh tahrimi, etc...)
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Praying Tarawih as 36 Rakats?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Could we pray 36, following Imam al-Adhams opinion below, and regarding the 16 extra as Sunnah in the niyyah before the takbir tahrim? Walaikum assalam, Not as Hanafis. The sunna in our madhhab is 20 rakats, not more.
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Tarawih & Makeup Prayers
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
If one owes prayers from previous years, can they still pray tarawih prayers in Ramadan?
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Tarawih: Is it a confirmed sunna to complete the Qur'an in tarawih prayers?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Is it a confirmed sunna to complete the Qur'an in tarawih prayers?
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Tarawih: Cycles of Two or Four?
Shaykh Abu Usamah
When offering Tarawih on one's own can you do 4 raka'ahs or do they have to be in twos? Al-Salam alaykum Tarawih salah prayed in congregation or individually must be offered in cycles of two.
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Tarawih: I don't have the drive to pray 20 rakats, can I just pray 8?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Is it permissible in the Hanafi madhab to pray 8 rakats of Tarawih if one has limited time? I am a college student and cannot get down to the masjid to pray, nor do I have the himma to pray 20 rakats by myself.
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Tarawih at Home?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Would it be Makruh Tahriman for men to pray their tarawih at home? What if they are very tired after work? For men, it is recommended (mustahabb) to pray tarawih in congregation.
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Tarawih: What if I can't pray 20? Is 8 or 12 enough?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
If I cannot pray 20 rakat everyday consistently... but I am able to perform 12 consistently everyday... wouldn't it be better for me to pray the 12 rakats of tarawih? Or would I still have to follow the rulings of the co…
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Tarawih: Number of Raka'ahs
Shaykh Abu Usamah
: I know that the ijma is for 20 raka'ahs in the jama'at but what if one offers less than this amount whilst praying on ones own. What are the minimum number of raka'ah that are considered mu'akidah?
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The Tasbih Prayer
Shaykh Abu Usama, South Africa
Can you please explain the significance of Salat-ut-Tasbeeh? I searched on the hanafi messages to see if there has been a message related to this. Please also provide details of how to offer this prayer.
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The Tasbih Prayer: Is It A Reprehensible Innovation?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: Is the "Salaatut Tasbeeh" an innovation that should beavoided? I ask this because I have noticed that certain scholars have classified the hadith regarding Salaatut Tasbeeh as a weak and fabricated hadith, and should b…
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Tight Clothing & Nakedness, And Leaving Wajibs
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
If man is praying and then his trousers are pushed back therefore his back is exposed and he doesn't know whether some of his awra was exposed or not also while in prayer then is his prayer valid?
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Timings & Validity of the Prayer
Sidi Faraz Rabbani & Shaykh Abu Usamah
: If i start my Dhuhr prayer in Dhuhr time, but by the time i've finished my Dhuhr prayer, asr time has started. Is my Dhuhr prayer valid? Is it the same ruling for the other prayers?
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Toes During Prostration
Shaykh Abu Usamah & Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: I know the toes need to be placed on the ground during prostration, but not so long back I read a Hanafi Fiqh text that stated that the toes must be bent and must face the Qibla also. Is this correct? Al-Salam alaykum …
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Toes, and Jumping in Prayer
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: Could you please confirm for me the following rulings?
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Trading Places for the Sunna?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: I have often seen people trade places following salat before sunnah? Is there a sunnah backing this action up or is it tradition ?