Prayer
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The Fiqh of Friday Prayer
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
The Fiqh of Friday Prayer Answer Edited from: Heavenly Ornaments, by Imam Ashraf Ali al-Tahanawi Allah Most High does not like anything more than prayer.
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Fiqh of Placing a Barrier (sutra) In Front of One's Prayer Place
Shaykh Ilyas Patel
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 Usamah
The Fiqh of Travel Answer In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful ANISUL MUSAFIR [By Mawlana Abu Usama: Fahim Husain] For the full work: http://www.direct.za.org/Fiqh/Anisul_Musafir/Anis_-_Musafir_Rules/body_a…
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RE: Following another madhab when one's madhab is difficult to follow?
Shaykh 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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Follow Up on Women At the Mosque
Shaykh 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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Forgetting in the Prayer: A Detailed Explanation
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
I have a question relating to forgetting the number of rakaat's in a prayer… Answer In the name of Allah, the inspirer of truth.
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Greeting the Mosque During Disliked Times
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
I understand that it is disliked to do salat between Asr and Magrib time. Does that apply to Tahayattul Masjid (2 rakat masjid prayer before sitting down) upon entering the masajid?
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Guidance about the Guidance Prayer (Istikhara)
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
1) If someone is overwhelmed with an idea and have made decision before doing istikhara, will there be any chance that istikhara will change the previous decision?
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The Hanafi Time for the Asr Prayer
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
I want to know what is the ruling for time of asr prayer in hanafi madhab and is it permissible to pray asr prayer at time of shafi madhhab as is customarily done in western countries where there is no exclusively hanafi…
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A Hanafi Woman Pray in a Women's only Congregation?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Occasionally when I am at my campus musalla, a couple of sisters will want to pray jama3a prayer for dhuhr or asr when there are no brothers around to lead the prayer, and I don't know what to do because I've been told b…
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How Hanafi men hold their hands in prayers: why?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Where the proof for the way Hanafis hold their hands in prayer by forming a circle with the little finger and thumb of the right hand around the left wrist while letting the other three fingers go straight?
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My Intention in Makeup's: Do I Have to Specify?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
The book mentions that when praying Qada prayers, a specific intention has to be made for which prayer and from what day the prayer is being made up. And if one doesn't remember, than to make the intention of praying "th…
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Is Tarawih Prayer 20 Raka'at?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
How Many Rakats is 20 Rakats? Please clear it up: People keep confusing me about number of rakats for the tarawih prayer? Answer In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful Is Tarâwîh Prayer 20 Raka'ât?
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Is the area under the chin awra?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Until recently I was under the impression that the area bellow the Chin of a woman is not awrah. Occasionally I have seen some ladies covering that part of their face and thought they are most probably being cautious.
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Make ups in disliked times
Shaykh Sohail Hanif, SunniPath Academy Teacher
If someone has years of qada salawat to make up would it be permissible within the Hanafi madhab to do ones qada's after the fajr salat before the sun rises and after 'asr salat before the time becomes makrooh to pray?
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The Number of Rakats While Traveling
Sidi Sohail Hanif
I would like to know how many rakats we should pray when we are travelling. Do we pray these number of rakats when we are in a safe place staying only for a few days? Is it acceptable to pray the normal amount of rakats …
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On Performing The Witr Prayer
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
I have been praying the witr prayer the same way for a while now, but I was a bit thrown off to find out that hanafi witr differs from the way my family and I normally have been taught to pray it.
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Placing Hands in Prayer: Is the Hanafi Position a Reprehensible Innovation?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
I have been reading through Al Albanee's attempt to discredit traditional Islamic scholarship regarding salaat (aka "The Prophet's Prayer Described").
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The Prayer of Need (Salat al-Hajah)
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
How does one perform the prayer of need (salat al-haja)?
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Prayer - Traveling in Planes and Trains
Shaykh Abu Usamah
I would like to ask about certain exigencies when travelling which prevent one from standing, or at least makes it very difficult, when offering prayer. Let me give you two examples from my own experience.
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Praying behind a Wahhabi/Salafi?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Is it permissible to pray behind a Wahhabi/Salafi? Answer In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful Yes. Ibn Abidin mentions that it is somewhat disliked to pray behind the people of bid`a, but doing so is super…
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Praying in Congregation in the West
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
After reading Talim ul Haq regarding praying in congregation, and looking at the issues when one may be excused from jammat, I found nothing there that applied to Muslims who live in Non-Muslim lands.
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Praying in congregation with one's wife? Useful for those who can't make to the mosque
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
I have questions regarding women from the perspective of Hanafi Fiqh: How do a husband and a wife pray together in Jama'ah?
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I find it difficult to sit in the sunna position in prayer
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
How important is it for the Muslim to sit in iftirash style in the prayer? If it causes him difficulty and distracts him from concentrating on his prayer does he lose out on any reward from Allah (swt)?
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Qadha, Displacement of Du'a Qunoot, Qunoot Nazila
Shaykh 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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Reciting three extremely short verses and the validity of prayer
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
If someone recites the first the verses of Surat al-Qari`a, which are extremely short, would their prayer be invalid? What if this was done when making up a lot of missed prayers?
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The Sunna Prayers Related to the Obligatory Prayers: A Detailed Exposition
Shaykh Sohail Hanif, SunniPath Academy Teacher
The sunna prayers related to the obligatory prayers: A detailed exposition Answer In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful In the name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate. All praise is to Allah, Lord of …
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Tahajjud: The Night Vigil Prayer
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Tahajjud: The night vigil prayer Answer Tahajjud The Night Vigil Prayer Allah Most High said, “Establish worship at the going down of the sun until the dark of the
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Tarawih: I don't have the drive to pray 20 rakats, can I just pray 8?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
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: What if I can't pray 20? Is 8 or 12 enough?
Shaykh 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…