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: Qibla kis taraf aata he pata karne ke liye saheeh mobile app bataye aur ye bhi bataye ke bina mobile app se kaisa pata kare, kyunki kabhi kabhi mujhe namaaz parhte waqt shak hota he ke me qibla ki taraf mouh karke parh raha hu ya nahi. A: Aap jis jageh me rehte ho… read more »
Q: On a trip out of town that necessitated qasar salaah, my sister checked the qibla direction using 2/3 apps. 2 gave a certain direction and the 3rd gave a different direction. We thus read our salaah according to the qibla direction from the two that were the same. However on the day we were… read more »
Q: I am working on a ship for 6 months at a time. Sometimes we go from America to China and I cannot find the qibla. On sea, our normal application does not work properly so it is difficult to find the qibla. I am performing salaah without knowing qibla direction. Is it permissible? A:… read more »
Q: I read somewhere that you cannot lift your foot in prayer and it invalidates the prayer. But when I stand up from the sitting or prostration posture, I need to adjust my feet so that I am again facing qibla directly (my body seems to be a bit lost of the previous position). I heard… read more »
Q: While lying in bed I am sometimes unable to face the Qibla as I need assistance and it is difficult for my wife to do it alone. Should I still raise my head or can I read salaah lying flat down (by raising my head I will not be face to Qibla still)? A: It… read more »
Q: In salah I mistakely thought women were supposed to point both toes towards the qibla in sajdah because I felt like I remembered reading an instruction which said that. My feet were both on the ground horizontally, however the toes were towards the qibla. I’d like to believe my past prayers were ok? Are prayers… read more »
Q: A person goes to visit someone else and they read salaah in their house. Later on they discover that the qibla they faced in salaah was incorrect and was in the opposite direction. Do they have to repeat all the salaah they performed at the house (including in the past)? A: All the Salaah… read more »
Q: What is the correct way of tasleem in namaz. What I know is, at the end of salah, should I start saying salam (assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah) when my head is towards the qibla and continue saying salam while I turn my head towards the right and complete saying salam after I complete turning… read more »
Q: Is keeping the feet towards the qibla sinful? In hajj many people keep their feet towards the qibla and sit there or recite Quran like this. If someone has to read salah lying on the bed, doesn’t he have to keep his feet towards qibla? At the place of weekly talim I always have to… read more »
Q: If someone reads his salaah in the wrong direction, slightly away from the qibla, does he have to repeat his salaah? A: If one’s direction during Salaah was turned away from the qiblah to the extent of 45 degrees or less, the namaaz will be valid. If one’s direction during Salaah was turned away… read more »