Mosques & Endowments (Waqf)

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Starting jamaat prayer earlier than schedule
In our mosque the moazzins starts takbeer for jamaat 25 to 30 seconds earlier so many people join thr jamaat by missing takbeer e oola or sometimes miss miss the first rakaat. Is it ok to start namaaz before its time
February 6, 2022
Answered by Mufti Ismail Moosa
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Women in masjid
Assalam-o-Alaikum There is a Deoband scholar named, Mufti Tariq Masood who talked about the issue of women attending the masjid, said : Hazrat Aisha (R.A), Hazrat Umar (R.A) and Imam Abu Hanifa prevented women to go to masajid because of fitna but the point is that at the time of Aisha (R.A) and Imam Abu…
February 6, 2022
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Is praying in mosque obligatory if you can’t hear adan but you live nearby?
Salaamun ‘alaykum, Whats official position of Hanafi madhab in regards to praying in mosque, is it mandatory for the person who lives nearby or is it a recommended sunnah? Is someone sinful for not going to mosque but praying in congregation at home with family? Also whats Hanafi madhab position in regards to congregation in…
August 13, 2021
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Speaking in a Masjid
Bismillah.Regarding the masjid,some scholars said speaking of wordly matters is permissible as long as it disturbs none and other said it is not at all.Please,dear Mufti,I seek clarity and the firm truth on the matter,explain to me the rulings.
June 21, 2021
Answered by Mufti Ismail Moosa
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Masjid Aqsa location
I have thought that Masjid Aqsa is the building that is in grey and the Dome of the Rock is the building with the golden dome, but someone has told me that the whole Haram ash-Sharif is considered Masjid Aqsa. Is this true?
January 29, 2020
Answered by Mufti Ismail Moosa
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Squirrel feces
Assalamu alaikum, The entrance of my masjid is wet and there will be squirrel or mouse feces on the wet floor on most days. And i am not able to enter the masjid without stepping into the wet floor bare footed so that the najas (not the feces as such but the wetness on the…
November 9, 2018
Answered by Mufti Ismail Moosa
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Praying Jummu’ah in a Masjid
As-Salamu Alaiykum, We have a Mosque in the area and a small group of men have decided to set up Jummu'ah prays in a Church Hall 5 minutes away and are calling people away from the Mosque telling them to pray jummu'ah with them. Is this permissible?
August 31, 2018
Answered by Mufti Ismail Moosa
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Disposing of Islamic literature
I’m scared of kufr If I keep these papers with Jesus written on them and anything that has to do with Christianity. What should we do with a piece of paper with word Jesus (in that sentence he is described as Christians do), Adam (described as Christians do),God (described as Christians do -they are not…
February 27, 2018
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Putting locks on shoe racks in the Masjid
Muhtaram Mufti Sahib, Assalamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu, Due to the very high and frequent incidents of shoe thefts, we –as the Shura of the Masjid- intend installing locks and doors on the shoe racks, so that people can be at ease that their shoes will not be stolen whilst they pray. For these…
February 26, 2018
Answered by Mufti Ismail Moosa
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