Question:  If a person (not a musāfir/traveller) is in a muṣallā at a shopping mall or airport, is he required to call the Adhān before performing Ṣalāh, or will the Adhān of a nearby masjid suffice? What if there is no nearby masjid, as is often the case at airports? NB: there is no appointed imam or Muazzin to call out the Adhān Answer: In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-Salāmu ʿAlaykum Wa-Raḥmatullāhi … [Read more...]

Question: What is the best time for Witr salah? Answer: In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-Salāmu ʿAlaykum Wa-Raḥmatullāhi Wa-Barakātuh It is mustaḥabb to perform Witr during the latter part of the night, after offering Tahajjud. However, if a person is not confident that he will wake up, he should perform Witr before going to sleep. [1] And Allah Taʿāla Knows Best. Baba Abu Bakr Student –Darul … [Read more...]

Question: Asalamualaykum Hope this message finds you in the best of Imaan I would like to enquire regarding Qunoot Naazilah in a masjid where the imaams are Hanafi At the onset of the ghaza war qunoot was Recited and thereafter stopped It was Recited during the war at certain times when the atrocities increased drastically. We have not read it for a while now. Due to the current situation in our country there was a request from a … [Read more...]

Question: We have cash money in our pocket/ wallets and this is not clean Should we leave in cars/@ home before we go for prayer at Musjid Please advise Shukran Answer: In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-Salāmu ‘Alaykum Wa-Rahmatullāhi Wa-Barakātuh. Respected Brother in Islam One of the conditions of validity of salah is that one is clean of Najaasah(impurity).[i] Notes and coins in … [Read more...]

Question:  السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته Make dua mft saab is well If the imam in Surah zilzal in place of و يومئذ تحدث أخبارها he said مالها in place on أخبارها And same rakat يومئذ يصدر الناس اشتاتا ليرو اعمالهم he said أعمالها Will the salah be valid or should be repeated? Answer: In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-Salāmu ‘Alaykum Wa-Rahmatullāhi Wa-Barakātuh. In principle, if a mistake … [Read more...]

Question: I was making up a missed Rakat, after Fatiha, I forgot to add another surah and went into Ruku, I stood up back and read another surah, went back into Ruku and completed my salaah together with Sajdah Sahw. Is my salaah correct? Answer: In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-Salāmu ‘Alaykum Wa-Rahmatullāhi Wa-Barakātuh. In principle, if a person forgets to recite a surah after Surah al-Fatiha, … [Read more...]