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It is permissible to read 4 Nafil as a Substitute for Qaza e Umri on the last Friday of Ramadan?

Allah Forbid! This is not the matter i.e. substance of any Hadith. Neither have I seen any such a Hadith, and nor can I believe that such a matter has...

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Clarification on the Degrees on which Namaaz Timetables are created

Question: Assalamu Alaikum Mufti Sahab, Hope you are well and InshaAllah hope to see you soon. I have been researching about how we have differences i...

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Status of Salah behind non Hanafis

Question: Assalaamu Alaykum respected Mufti Sahib, I have a question regarding the status of our Salah if we were to read behind Imams who are not H...

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Isha Times

Question: Assalamu Alaikum Mufti Sahib. I am a mureed of Huzoor Taajush Shariah and studying Hifz. Every year i lead a few rakaats of Taraweeh. The i...

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Calculating Qaza Salah

Assalamu Alaykum I have only been regular and punctual in my 5 daily prayers for the last 1 year. Before this I used to pray now and again, i.e. when...

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Performing Sajdah e Tilawat after Fardh of Fajr and Asr

Question: Is it permissible to perform Sajdah e Tilawat after the Fardh of Fajr and Asr? Are the rulings on the times permissible similar to that of ...

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How many Rak'ats in Taraweeh Salah?

Question: How many Rakahs is 'Taraweeh' according to Hanafi fiqh? Also, is there any conflict about this within the Hanafi Madhab? I've heard quite ...

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Closing eyes whilst in Salah

Question: Is it allowed to perform your Salaah with closed eyes, because you can concentrate better and can concentrate on the presence of Allah ta'...

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Raising the finger in Thana

Question Can we raise finger in Thana while in namaz? Our imam said I can’t do it. Answer with the help of Allah the Almighty In the beginning of S...

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Method of praying Istikhaarah Salah

Question Please can you tell me how to pray the Istakhara salat. Is it permissible to read the dua that is written on paper or from mobile phone. An...

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Walking in front of a person praying Namaz

Question Salaam, I heard the local imam saab quoting a hadith mubarak that it is better to wait 100 years then to walk in front of someone who is pr...

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Women praying Salah in Congregation at Masjid

Question Assalamualykum Is it haram for the women to go to masjid? Or it is better for them to pray at home? Does it have anything to do with their ...

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Calculating Qaza for Jumu’ah Salah

Question Asalaam Alaikum wa Rahmatullah. When calculating qaza e umri namaaz and specifically the namaaz of Friday, should we calculate 2 qaza farz ...

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Delaying Salah until near the beginning time of the next Salah

Question Salaam. What is the permissibility of delaying Namaaz until close to the time of the next Namaaz? One of the brothers at work delays reading...

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Praying Salah behind the Wahabiyah

Question: Assalamualaikum Hazrath, I have got a job in Saudi. My question is all masjids in Saudi are Bad Aqeedah and Wahabis, so how can we perform ...

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Reciting the Qur'an loudly when praying Salah alone

Question Assalamu Alaykum Wa RahmatUllahi Wa Barakatahu, Hazrat, My question is Is it must to pray Fajr, Maghrib and Isha Prayers Loudly even when pr...

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Imam stays silent in 3rd Rak'at of Witr Salah

Question Salaam In Ramadan when imam leads witr, he stays silent in 3rd rakat (reads fatiha and surah quietly) and calls taqbeer for qunoot and goes...

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Sequence and Length of Surahs in Taraweeh Salah

Question As Salaamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wabarakatuhu Q1. If I'm praying taraweeh and in the first 1st rak'at I pray Surah Kawthar, 2nd rak'at I ...

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Watan e Asli after moving from birthplace

Question Assalamu Alaikum, My question is regarding birthplace which is called watan e asli. I want know that if someone leaves his birthplace and s...

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When to raise the finger in Tashahud

Question bismillaah, assalaamu alaykum dear mufti saheb, I am a Hanafi muslim and I would like to know how to do isharah with the index finger while...

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Salah when Imam's Aqeedah is unknown at University Society run by deviants

Question اَلسّلامُ عَلیْکُم و رَحْمَۃُ اللّٰہِ و بَرَکا تُہ Hope you are in the best of health. I am currently at university and we have an Islamic...

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Salah behind an Imam who prays behind a Tafzili

Question Al-Salaam 'Alaykum Dear Respected Scholars of Islam, What is the Shar'i ruling regarding Zayd, a Sunni Imam, who prays Salah behind a Tafz...

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Certain Issues Regarding Salah Al-Eid And Sadaqah Al-Fitr Which Arise Due to The Lockdown

(1) During the lockdown due to coronavirus, those who are allowed by the administration to pray Salāh al-Eid with jamā`ah behind the authorized Imam w...

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