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What is the etiquette of recitation in Salah in terms of reciting a larger surah in the second rak’a? What is the ruling on skipping one surah?
As salaamu ’alaykum, 1) What is the ruling about reciting small surah in the first rak'a and larger in the second rak'a? For example if Surah...
How quickly after Maghrib time starts must we pray Maghrib?
As salaamu ’alaykum, How quickly after Maghrib time starts must we pray Maghrib? بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم الجواب حامدا ومصليا ومسلما In reference to...
Is it permissible for a ma’zoor to combine prayers?
If a person is considered a ma`zoor according to Shari`ah, is it permissible to pray zuhr and asr salaah together with the same wudhu between the...
When should one offer zuhr salah?
Asalamualaikom, I follow the Hanafi school of thought. I live in a city where there is no masjid, just a musallah. There is no fixed time when the...
Offering salah on a chair
There is a person who is capable of standing and performing ruku in salah, but is not capable of performing sajdah (prostration). Is he allowed to...
Performing salah on a chair
How should one place his hands in sajda whilst seated on a chair for salaat? some people protrude their hands in front in the air, is it a correct...
Salah on a chair
If a person is able to pray sitting on the floor and perform sajdah, and is also able to pray standing but can’t perform sajdah, in which manner...
Going bankrupt after paying zakah
I disburse my zakah before the completion of the year and then 3 months later went bankrupt. Is there any way for me to obtain a refund on my zakah?...
Paying zakat on behalf of someone else
Is it permissible to pay zakah on behalf of someone else? بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم الجواب حامدا ومصليا ومسلما In principle, it is permissible to pay...
Anas ibn Malik reported:
The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said:
مَنْ خَرَجَ فِي طَلَبِ الْعِلْمِ كَانَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ حَتَّى يَرْجِعَ
Whoever goes out seeking knowledge is in the way of Allah until he returns.
(Sunan al-Tirmidhī 2647, Grade: Sahih)