May 28, 2020 | Making up missed prayers
How should a traveler make up for a missed salah? Question If a person misses dhuhr salah while on a journey, how should he make up (qadha) for the salah? Answer بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم الجواب حامدا ومصليا ومسلما In the aforementioned scenario, one would look at their...
May 28, 2020 | Making up missed prayers
Qadha of witr Question If a person misses witr salah, must he do qadha for it? Answer بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم الجواب حامدا ومصليا ومسلما In principle, one must do qadha of any obligatory (fardh) or incumbent (wajib) prayer they miss. Thus, one would be required to do...
May 28, 2020 | Making up missed prayers
Repeating the sunnahs if fardh needs to be repeated Question After offering the fardh and sunnah rak’ahs for dhuhr salah, if a person realizes that the salah was invalid due to some reason (for example, he or the imam did not have wudu when offering the fardh salah)...
May 28, 2020 | Praying for the deceased
A newborn child passes away moments after birth Question A child was born and passed away within a few minutes. He was neither given a name nor was salat al janaza offered for him, what should we do now? Answer بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم الجواب حامدا ومصليا ومسلما When a...
May 28, 2020 | Praying for the deceased
Qur’an Khani at the death of a Muslim Question Is it permissible to hold a Qur’an khwani (a gathering in which Quran is recited) upon the death of a Muslim brother or sister for the purpose of conveying the reward of the recitation to the deceased? Answer بسم...
May 28, 2020 | Miscellaneous about funerals
Looking at satr of deceased Question Do the rulings of Hijab become void after death and non mehram can see the women? Answer بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم الجواب حامدا ومصليا ومسلما In principle, all rulings of hijab and satr which apply during one’s lifetime are also...
