Ibadah (Worship)

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Onychomycosis and Wudhu
Respected Mufti Sahib, Assalamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu, A person suffers from Onychomycosis (a fungal infection of the toenails or fingernails which causes fingernails or toenails to thicken, discolour, disfigure, and split.). It initially started with the small toe, but is gradually moving onto all the other toes. Although it is bearable, it is…
February 27, 2018
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Paying zakaat on money earned at a temporary job
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?…
February 26, 2018
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Performing Salāh with incorrect intention
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 Maghrib salaah which he prayed with…
February 26, 2018
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Prayer rows of Children
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 the…
February 26, 2018
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Praying Fajr and Witr behind an Imam from another Madhab
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…
February 26, 2018
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Qadha fasts in Shawwaal
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
February 26, 2018
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Qadha of Zakah
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 over…
February 26, 2018
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Qunut Naazila in prayers besides Fajr
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?
February 26, 2018
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Reading Surah Fatiha twice
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?
February 26, 2018
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