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Travel & Residence
Shaykh Abu Usama, South Africa
: If a person travels to another place, for work reasons or other, and it is as far as the fiqh requirement from his residence in distance, and he originally planned to stay for a week to where he has travelled, can he s…
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The Travelling Prayer
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: Someone was telling me that according to Imam ash-Shaybani, the traveller may combine his prayers, but must pray the full rakaat. Is this true, and is this a legitimate position. Walaikumassalam, What is the authority …
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Is Two People A Congregation?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani & Shaykh Ilyas Patel, Keighley, Uk.
: Is it allowed according to the Hanafi madhab to do Jamaat with only two people? Imam Abu Hanifa was of the opinion that jamaat can only be with three according to Mukhtasar al Khudri.
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University: Do I Shorten My Prayers?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: If I am to attend a university that is 60 miles from the border of my home town and stay there in an apartment 4 or 5 days of the week and then return home for the remaining 2 or 3 days, does qasr salaah become necessa…
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Validity of Jumuah in a School Prayer Hall?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: Is it permissible for a maulana to go and lead jummah prayer in a school prayer hall which would mean that he cannot offer jummah in the mosque.
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Wearing a Topee/Cap
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Is wearing a topee/cap/turban during prayers a must? Walaikum assalam, It is mentioned in Maraqi al-Falah, and by Ibn Abidin in his Hashiya that not covering one's head is somewhat disliked (makruh tanzihan) in prayer.
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Weeping in Prayer
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
A friend of mine told me that whilst he is praying namaz he feels like he wants to cry because he can feel Allah. however he doesn't cry (he hold the tears back) because he thinks people will ask too mush Questions or th…
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What about multi-faith prayer rooms?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: I was at an airport a while back, and it became time for isha. As such, I found that the airport actually had a prayer room for all traditions. However, on one side (not towards the qibla) there was a cross and a pictu…
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What is the big deal with wiping one's eyes with one's thumbs during the Adhan?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: What is the big deal with wiping one's eyes with one's thumbs during the Adhan?
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What is the correct manner for women to sit while in prayer?
Shaykh Abu Usama, South Africa
What is the correct manner for women to sit while in prayer?
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What is the correct way to sit in prayer for men?
Shaykh Abdurrahman ibn Yusuf
What is the correct way to sit in prayer for men?
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What dhikr is appropriate after the 5 daily prayers?
Shaykh Abu Usama, South Africa
: What dhikr is appropriate after the 5 daily prayers? Al-Salam `alaykum The fuqaha have stated that, based on the Prophetic hadiths, after the five daily prayers it is recommended to seek the forgiveness of Allah Ta`ala…
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What Does A Latecomer Do? Also: About Durr al-Mukhtar, & Imam al-Haskafi
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
I wanted to know what the proper method is for joining in on a jama3a prayer. For example, if i came late to a jama3a prayer and the imam was on the second ruka'a when i start with them, do i do tashahud after my sujood?
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What do I do in silent prayer?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: What should one do who finds - in a quiet congregational prayer, where he doesn't recite himself - that his mind wonders onto wordly matters, due to being "blank" so to speak, since he is not reciting, which if he were…
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What do I intend when I send blessings on the Prophet (Allah bless him & give him peace) in the tashahhud?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: What do I intend when I send blessings on the Prophet (Allah bless him & give him peace) in the tashahhud?
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What Does A Latecomer Do? Also: About Durr al-Mukhtar, & Imam al-Haskafi (Revised)
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
What Does A Latecomer Do? Also: About Durr al-Mukhtar, & Imam al-Haskafi (Revised) Walaikum assalam, In the Durr al-Mukhtar Sharh Tanwir al-Absar, Imam `Ala' al-Din al-Haskafi first explains the principle regarding this,…
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What does the latecomer say in the imam's final sitting?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: If one joins the salah as a late comer, does he do the full tashahud w/ the imam and the du'a after it? (given that it's not his last raka?)
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What if They Pray in Absence for the Martyrs in Palestine and Afghanistan
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: The reason I ask about a funeral prayer in the absence of the deceased is because at the main masjid here, it is done quite often, especially since the war in afghanistan and now palestine. Is there another madhab that…
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What is the proof for the way Hanafi men place their hands under their navels in prayer?
Shaykh Abdurrahman ibn Yusuf
: What is the proof for the way Hanafi men place their hands under their navels in prayer? In the name of Allah, Most Gracious Most Merciful. It is sunna for men to place the hands beneath the navel in prayer.
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When Can I Sleep?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Can one sleep right after praying fajr? maghrib? asr? I can not seem to get myself up for tahajjud so if I was to pray the tahajjud namaz right after isha is that possible?
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When does fear count?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: I often have to travel to smaller towns and have to pray in public (at a gas station or restaurant parking lot).
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When Do I Pray Witr?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: I have heard you can still pray nafl prayers after witr, but you said witrshould be the last prayer. Did you mean for fard and sunnah or all the prayers. In the Name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful, Walaiku…
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When Does One Say the 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?
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When does one say Ta'awwuz & Basmallah
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: When praying behind the Imam, does one say the Ta'awwuz and Basmallah after reading Thana? Is it permissible to do so? Does one recite Basmallah after al-Fatiha when praying behind the Imam? Is it permissible to do so?
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Which way is the qibla in North America? I am confused...
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: Which way is the qibla in North America? I am confused… The practice of the overwhelming majority of the Muslim community in North America is to follow the North East qibla.
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Why 3 Extra Takbirs for Eid?
Shaykh Abu Usama
: Is it true that in the Hanafi Fiqh, that 3 takbirs are performed in the first and second rakat of Salatul Eid? If this is accurate, what is the daleel for it. I looked in the Hanafi Fiqh book 'fathu-qadeer' by Ibn Hama…
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Why Delay Fajr & Asr?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: I was just reading this and wondering if u may have the proofs for delaying Fajrand Asrsalahin the Hanafi Madhhab, or perhaps the reason to do so? And is it necessary or more rewarding?
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Why Don't Hanafis Combine Prayers, When There Are Authentic Hadiths About It?
Shaykh Abdurrahman ibn Yusuf, CA
Why don't Hanafis combine prayers, when there are authentic hadiths about it? Assalamu alaykum In the Name of Allah the Inspirer of truth. This issue is a major one between the fiqhi schools.
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Why don't Hanafis raise their hands when going into ruku or raising their heads from ruku`? Isn't this against the sunna of the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) who said, 'Pray as you see me pray.'??
Shaykh Abdurrahman ibn Yusuf
: Why don't Hanafis raise their hands when going into ruku or raising their heads from ruku`? Isn't this against the sunna of the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) who said, 'Pray as you have see me pray.' ??
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Wiping Eyes With Thumbs During Adhan? Not a big deal
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
You stated that kissing the thumbs after hearing our beloved Prophets (SAW) name is Mustahabb.