Find answers to your Islamic questions by Mufti Zakaria Makada (Hafizahullah), who is currently a senior lecturer in the science of Hadith and Fiqh at Madrasah Ta’leemuddeen, Isipingo Beach, South Africa.
Q: Can a person collect money from the congregation before the bayaan/Khutbah of Jumuah? A: This does not appear to be appropriate. All this may be done after the Jumuah is over. And Allah Ta’ala (الله تعالى) knows best. Answered by: Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach) Source
Q: If the Muslims of a city are very numerous and everyone cannot enter the musjid (which is small) to complete the salaah of jumuah and the salaah of eid (in rainy weather), can two jamaats be made in the same musjid for jumuah and eid? A: As far as the eid gah is concerned,… read more »
Q: In some masjids, there is a seperate entrance, like a connecting room, before the main praying hall, where people keep their shoes. The doors of the masjid first open into this entrance, and then there is another door to the main praying hall where the imam leads the salaah. Often this area is carpetted… read more »
Q: How many sunnats are there after Jumuah Salaah? You wrote an answer with the Hadith “ عن سالم عن أبيه عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم أنه كان يصلي بعد الجمعة ركعتين.(سنن الترمذي، الرقم: 521) So from the above Hadith “your reference” 2 Rakaat are to be offered. Obviously there are more Ahadith which… read more »
Q: I have a mentally challenged brother who is 29 years old. He insists that he has to come to the musjid with us. In the musjid he is extremely disruptive and reads his qiraats and tasbeehs, etc. aloud. If he makes wudu in the musjid, he wets himself as if he had a bath as… read more »
Q: 1. My question is that only males in Islam are promised to get numerous angels/hoors in accordance with the good deeds they do? What about a Muslimah who performs the same deeds? Why aren’t they also promised to get angels? 2. I came across numerous Islamic bayaans by great learned people saying that Allah… read more »
Q: 1. If I missed the prayer with jamat, can I pray with my family members (wife, sons, daughter) at home? 2. Can I miss the congregation prayer at the masjid and pray in congregation at home because the imam of the masjid makes masah on normal socks? 3. If I am sure that I… read more »
Q: A father asks his son to vote for a particular candidate in electionbut he doesn’t obey his father and supports someone else. Now the father gets angry with his son and abuses him on several occasions. This person (the son) leads prayers in the local mosque but his father doesn’t follow him in congregation…. read more »
Q: 1. What are the Sunnats and Aadaab of nikaah and Walimah? 2. What is the Sunnah mahr? A: The nikaah which earns the greatest amount of blessings in the sight of Allah Ta’ala is the nikaah which is closest to the Sunnah. Hereunder are a few important aspects that one should adhere to in order… read more »
Q: What are the sunnah qiraat for the different salaah, and is it sunnah to recite it in all the salaah (i.e. sunnah, witr and fardh) or only the fardh salaah? A: The sunnah qiraat for the five daily salaah is for one to recite from the mufassal surahs. In Fajr and Zuhr, one should recite… read more »