This answer was collected from the official ifta website of Darul Uloom Deoband in India.
I am 73 year old. I have undergone a total knee replacement surgery in July this year. I have been advised not to sit on floor. While offering my prayers I sit down on chair during sujood. There are lot of versions about offering prayers sitting on a chair. Kindly advise me in the matter…. read more »
In my mosque after Fajr prayers people sit and do zikr silently. But a person has started doing zikr loudly. This causes disturbance to me. Is it allowed for an individual to do zikr in a mosque loudly? بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم (Fatwa: 301/250/L=3/1441) It is lawful to do zikr loudly in the mosque… read more »
Once we start tahajjud prayers, is it necessary that the prayer should be performed every day invariably. If yes, what if one falls sick and bedridden, and if he is on a night journey with no convenience to offer prayers? بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم (Fatwa: 819/706/SD=09/1440) It is not necessary and wajib to offer… read more »
I am studying in engineering college in New Panvel (Raigad district). We have a enough facilities for prayers in basement of our college. One Alim is also there who leads Zuhr (there are 5 jamat of Zuhr after every 15 minutes interval) and Asr prayers and there are 2 jamats of Jumuah prayers. I want… read more »
Yesterday was the night of Shab-e-Barat. I wanted to fast but could not because of my exams. But I offered my obligatory prayers and with it I offered Salatus tasbih and other nafl. I went to sleep right after. In my dream, I dreamt of it being the same night of Shab-e-Barat and I was… read more »
What if someone misses years of prayers, including during Ramadan fasts, does he have to make all prayers and all Ramadan fasts? بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم (Fatwa: 379/330/SD=4/1439) Yes, it is mandatory to make qaza of all the fardh or wajib (witr) prayers and all the fardh fasts which you missed after calculating them;… read more »
I live in a non-Muslim country. So it is not possible for me to offer my all prayers in mosque with jamat. Can I offer my prayer at home with my wife and kids as imam. Are my wife and immature kids are allowed to offer the prayer behind me as jamat? بسم الله الرحمن… read more »
What if someone misses years of prayers, including during Ramadan fasts, does he have to make all prayers and all Ramadan fasts? بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم (Fatwa: 379/330/SD=4/1439) Yes, it is mandatory to make qaza of all the fardh or wajib (witr) prayers and all the fardh fasts which you missed after calculating them;… read more »
(1) My wife was on Shafai madhhab then about a year ago she became Hanafi like me. (2) Few days ago she told me that for months after she became Hanafi she used not to wash mouth & nose in ghusl but she doesn’t remember how many months. Should she repeat her prayers? If anything… read more »
I and my parents were residing in Chennai city since I born almost 25 years, and my parents belong to Vaniyambadi a town nearly 200 kms from Chennai. Now my parents have moved the residence from Chennai to Vaniyambadi but I am in a job at Chennai so I stay 5 days in Chennai and… read more »