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Shaykh Ismaeel Bassa
How does one compensate for intentionally broken fasts of Ramadaan?
Q. When I was young, after becoming Baaligh, I would eat Sehri and break my Ramadaan fasts at school without any valid reason. At that time, I was unware of the importance of fasting. This happened for approximately 3 Ramadaans. I have not kept any of the fasts or Kaffarahs as yet. Now that I fully understand its importance and am able to keep them, please advise how should I go about doing it?
How should a person perform Salaah whilst sitting and performing the Sunnah and Nafl Salaahs?
Q. How should a person perform whilst sitting and performing the Sunnah and Nafl Salaahs?
Maintaining sequence between the Esha & Witr Salaah
Q. I performed my Esha Salaah before the time of Esha entered but when I had performed my Witr Salaah, the time of Esha had already entered. Do I have to repeat the Esha and Witr Salaah?
A woman’s feet should be spaced similar to a man in Salaah
Q. How far or close should a woman keep her feet from each other when standing in Salaah? Is there any difference between a man and woman?
Permissibility of crossing a person following the Imaam in Salaah
Q. In many Masjids, the Imaam leads the Salaah facing the front wall of the Masjid. After the Imaam terminates and completes the Salaah, there are many people who stand up to complete the Rakaats missed behind the Imaam. This makes it difficult for all those who have completed their Salaah behind the Imaam to move to other saffs at the back of the Masjid. Is it sinful to cross in front of all those who are still completing their Rakaats missed behind the Imaam to move to other saffs at the back of the Masjid?
Correcting a serious mistake of recitation immediately or in another Rakaat of Salaah
Q. In the Fajr Salaah, the Imaam made a serious mistake that invalidated the Salaah and the Salaah was repeated. My question is, if the Imaam corrected the serious mistake in the second Rakaat that was made in the first Rakaat, would the Salaah have been valid?
Giving charity from the money of the estate without the consent of the heirs
Q. The wife of the deceased used some money of the deceased after he passed away to build a well on his name and gave some to their grandchildren. Can the wife do this? If not, will it be subtracted from the share of the wife?
Filing abnormal teeth
Q. I had a gap in between my front teeth which closed after using braces. A gap remains at the bottom of the upper front teeth that is no longer level and is abnormal. Is it permissible to file the bottoms of the teeth to level them?
Discharging of the Fidyah amount by feeding the poor
Q. A deceased person passed away and the family is compensating for his missed Salaahs. Is there any difference if the family decides to compensate for it by feeding people instead of giving the Fidyah amount in charity?