Question: If the Imam is sitting in Salah due to an injury, should the Muqtadi (followers) do the same? Answer: (1) Imam Ahmad, Awzai, Ibn Munzir r.a opinions are, if the Imam is sitting then muqtadi should do same. (2) Imam Malik r.a says if the muqtadi is capable of standing then he should not
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Question: What are the faraaid (plural of fard) of Salah? Answer: Some of the faraaid of Salah are below: Takbir-Tahrima [1] Surah Muddassir V:3 [2] Tirmidhi:3 & 238 [3] Abu Dawud:61 & 618 Ruku and Sujood [1] Surah Al-Hajj V:77 [2] Bukhari:812 [3] Muslim:490 [4] Tirmidhi:273 Qiyam [1] Surah Al-Baqarah V:238 [2] Bukhari: 1117 [3]
Question: (a) Where should women stand in congregational Salah whether in mosque or at home? (b) does the Imam need to make niyyah (for leading) when there are female attendees too? Answer: (a) Hanafi madhab deduces and takes the following issues into consideration: 1. Verse from Qur’an: “And the men are a degree above them,
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Question: One Imam made salam after doing three takbeer in Janaza salah, when he was informed about it he said it is not a problem the salah will be valid even if it is less than four takbeer. However, the deceased family would not accept that answer and therefore they had a different Imam following
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Question: What is the Sunnah method (level of raising hands) in Salah (Takbeer tahrima)? Answer: In Takbeer tahrima one should raise their hands until they are levelled with the ear lobes. And of course there two other methods out of which this is the best method as it simplifies in acting on all three methods.
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Question: What are the conditions before offering Salah? Answer: There are many conditions before offering Salah, particularly, there are six/seven conditions, among them are few below: (1) There is no Salah without being in the state of Wudhu. Allah says in the Qur’an: “O you who believe, when you rise for Salāh, (prayer) wash your
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Question: Can one offer Salah before its prescribed time for any personal reason? Answer: It is not permissible on any circumstances to offer Salah before its due time, the Salah time must be strictly followed according to their prescribed time. Thus, Allah swt has mentioned in Surah an-Nisa: verse:103: “Surely, Salāh is an obligation on
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