Fiqh
Salaah: A Pillar of Islam
Q&A: Making Salaam to Someone making Wudhu
Q: Can we reply the salaam of some one while making wudhu or reading Quran? A. It is Makrooh and sinful to make Salaam to a person who is engaged in any Ibaadat; Wudhu is also an Ibaadat. (Raddul Muhtaar V4 P425), hence one should not make salaam to a person who is making Wudhu. ...
Q&A: Waleemah on same day as Marriage
Q: Scenario: Nikah will take place after Asr/Maghrib. Thereafter ‘Khalwat Sahiha’ (husband and wife being alone) will take place. Thereafter a function will take place and will be called ‘the Waleemah’ however it will be like a wedding meaning the girl will wear a wedding dress etc. Will the above scenario be accepted as a ...
Performing Salaah Correctly (Part 4) – Mufti Taqi Usmani
In between the two Sajdahs: 1. Rising from the first Sajdah, sit up straight, calmly and comfortably. Then go for the second Sajdah. Doing the second Sajdah after raising the head just a little bit and without becoming straight is a sin. If one does it like that, it becomes obligatory that the Salah be ...
Q&A: Best Day for Wedding
Q: What is the best day to have a Nikah (marriage) on? A. The Hadeeth advises to proclaim the Nikah and to perform it in the Masjid. Proclamation will mean that people should be present to witness the Nikah ceremony. The commentator of Mishkaat; Mulla Ali Qaari (Rahmatullaahi Alayh) quoting the famous Hanafi scholar Allaamah ...
Performing Salaah Correctly (Part 3) – Mufti Taqi Usmani
Returning to the standing position from Ruku: 1. While returning from Ruku’, back to the standing position, see that you stand straight leaving no sag or droop in the body. 2. In this position as well, eyes should be fixed on the spot where you do your Sajdah. 3. There are those who simply make ...
Performing Salaah Correctly (Part 2) – Mufti Taqi Usmani
When you begin the Salah 1. Make niyyah or intention in your heart to the effect you are offering such and such Salah. It is not necessary to say the words of the niyyah verbally. 2. Raise your hands upto your ears in a way that palms face Qiblah and the end of the thumbs ...
Performing Salaah Correctly (Part1) – Mufti Taqi Usmani
Salah is a pillar of Din. Doing it just right in accordance with Sunnah is the responsibility of every Muslim. Unfortunately, we go about performing the cardinal dictates of Salah in a carefree manner following our whims, hardly caring to see that those dictates have to be carried out in the manner they were passed ...