Salah (Prayer)

Q
Salah and Travel
Assalamualikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatu 1. I accidentally said the dhikr fro rukoo in sujood and got up from Sajda then realised and went down and did two sajdas with correct dhikr. Then at the end I wasn’t sure wether to do sajda sahu before or after Salam so I did both. Is my prayer valid? 2.…
August 14, 2018
Answered by Mufti Ismail Moosa
Read answer →
Q
Pronounciation and Forgetfulness.
Asalamualaikum 1. When I pray and someone comes into the room I make my recitation quieter because I get anxious/I don’t like people hearing me recite. It can affect my pronunciation - tajweed is something I struggle with anyway. I know that wrong pronunciation is waived if done unintentionally, but because I intentionally quietened my…
July 4, 2018
Answered by Mufti Ismail Moosa
Read answer →
Q
Wrong pronounciation during salah.
As-salamu ‘alaykum I have issues with pronounciation within my salah. I pronounced waladhaleen with a dhāl instead of a daad. I also have difficulty with kaaf and qaaf, ghayn, and taa and dal. Is my prayer still valid? I find myself constantly repeating myself to make the correct pronounciation, because I read elsewhere that if…
June 4, 2018
Answered by Mufti Ismail Moosa
Read answer →
Q
Sajdah in salaah whilst sitting
As salaamu alaykum With regards to a person who sits on a chair and performs salaah, where should the hands be placed whilst in the sajdah posture. Are that kept on the knees, or placed before the person's face?
April 19, 2018
Answered by Mufti Ismail Moosa
Read answer →
Q
Binaa for Lady praying alone
Assalamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu, If a woman is performing salaatut tasbeeh at home, and whilst in salaah her wudhoo breaks, can she carry on praying her salaat from the point where her wudhu broke after making a fresh wudhu? Is binaa permissible for a woman praying salaah at home?
March 3, 2018
Answered by Mufti Ismail Moosa
Read answer →
Q
Dua after the completion of Tarawih
If one attends Tarawih the whole of Ramadan as a muqtadi, at the end of the recitation of the whole Qur’an, does only the Imam’s du’a be accepted since he rotated rak’ahs each night to recite the Qur’an or is it permissible for the muqtadi’s to also include some personal du’as of their own in…
February 27, 2018
Answered by Mufti Ismail Moosa
Read answer →
Q
Hanafī following an Imām of another Madhab
Salam Aleikum Dear Mufti, I am an Hanafi Muslim and I often pray in a mosque lead by a Maliki Imam. How should I behave during the prayer; especially at the end during the salam to the angels? In the standing position, some brothers ask me to join the feet together till the point of…
February 27, 2018
Answered by Mufti Ismail Moosa
Read answer →
Q
Can a Hanafi follow Shafi prayer time for Asr prayer?
Assalamu alaykum, I live in a country whose asr salaah time is according to maliki-shafi in every masjid throughout the country. As a strict follower of the hanafi mazhab, (1) can I join the jamaat asr salaah in shafi time without repeating it later when it is time for hanafi? (2) Can I lead the…
February 27, 2018
Answered by Mufti Ismail Moosa
Read answer →
Q
Kitaab Reading after Salah
Assalamualaykum In many Masjids we see a kitab being read, mostly immediately after Fajr entitled 5 Minutes Madrassah. Prior to the reading of this kitab it was noted that ample time was given to complete masnoon Tasbihat. Now that reading of the kitab has commenced, what happens is that a person reciting Ayatul Kursi, Subhanallah…
February 27, 2018
Answered by Mufti Ismail Moosa
Read answer →