Category : Worship and Jurisprudence

  • Paying zakaat on money earned at a temporary job

    26 Feb 2018 Ref-No#: 295

    Asalaamu Alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu I am 18, i sometimes work at my fathers shop when they are short staffed. He pays me for the days I work and this money is for my own use, whether I,d like to spend it or save it. Do I have to pay zakaat on this money? Shukran wa...


  • Person washing their hands before doing any work

    26 Feb 2018 Ref-No#: 286

    If a kafir (disbeliever) wants to do laundry or wash our hair, do we need to ask him to wash his hands before doing that, because he will touch our hair or clothes when it’s wet? <div id="main" class="col-sm-9 clearfix moverigh...


  • Performing Salāh with incorrect intention

    26 Feb 2018 Ref-No#: 289

    Assala mualaikum Omar prayed Maghrib Salaah (of that day) with the Intention of Qadha, assuming that the time of Maghrib Salaah had expired. He realised afterwards (after the time of Maghrib expired) in actual fact the time of Maghrib Salaah of that day had not expired. 1) Was his M...


  • Prayer rows of Children

    26 Feb 2018 Ref-No#: 284

    Assalamu Alaikum Can a young child perform salaah with Jamaa’ah in the first row? In our masjid they do not allow children to stand in the first row of the congregation even if there are empty spaces. They say that the child has to be mature. In fact, some people who come late drag...


  • Prayers to get a good partner

    26 Feb 2018 Ref-No#: 282

    Assalamu alaykum,   I am a female, 26 years of age. Until now, I only got many proposals, but all were from incompatible families. Are there any wazaaif to get a good partner? What can I pray for someone good to come forward and propose? ...


  • Praying Fajr and Witr behind an Imam from another Madhab

    26 Feb 2018 Ref-No#: 280

    Assalamu alaykum, Is it permissible for a Hanafi to pray behind a Shafi’i in Fajr with qunut or witr in Ramadan in the Haramayn or will his prayer be invalid? A certain scholar said there is ittifaq that it is not valid in our madhhab. I would like to know what is the Hanafi ruling for t...


  • Qadha fasts in Shawwaal

    26 Feb 2018 Ref-No#: 271

    السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته Is it permissable to keep the Qadha Fasts in the month of Shawwaal within the 6 fasts of Shawwaal? شكراً و احسن الجزء ...


  • Qadha of Zakah

    26 Feb 2018 Ref-No#: 268

    Since we come from a rather wealthy family, we had a lot of jewellery from childhood. My sister is presently 21 years old and she did not ever discharge Zakah. I have two questions: 1) How many years should my sister make up for? 2) Which value will she use: the value of jewellery o...


  • Qunut Naazila in prayers besides Fajr

    26 Feb 2018 Ref-No#: 266

    al-salamu ‘alaykum, I hope your Ramadan is going by well. Ustadh, I had one question, Did anyone from the Hanafi have the opinion that the ‘qunut nazila’ be read in other read in prayers beside Fajr as well? ...


  • Reading Surah Fatiha twice

    26 Feb 2018 Ref-No#: 264

    As salaamu alaykum, What is the reason that if in the 1st or 2nd rakah Surah Fatiha is repeated twice (or the half of more) it does require Sajdah Sahw, but if it is repeated in the 3th or 4th rakah, it does not require Sajdah Sahw? ...