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: Suppose I come to the masjid and I have little time before zuhr jamaat to pray the 4 sunnah muakkadah. Can I pray 2 unit rakah before fardh and 2 after fardh so that I can join the jamaat or the 4 units cannot be split? A: No. All four should be together. And Allah Ta’ala… read more »
Q: 1. If I am praying 4 rakah salah and in the last rakah I doubted whether I prayed 4 or 5 rakah… as there is no 5 rakahs so I base myself on 4 rakahs and complete my prayer without doing sajda e sahw…is my prayer is valid? 2. Do I have to do… read more »
Q: I forgot to recite a surah after reciting surah faatihah in the last rakah of witr salaah. I also forgot to recite dua qunoot in it. Will it be sufficient for me to perform sajdah sahw? A: Yes. And Allah Ta’ala (الله تعالى) knows best. Answered by: Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach) … read more »
Q: 1. I was praying behind the imaam. The imaam was praying asar salaah and I made intention of zohar salaah and I know that it was asar after the prayer. Is my prayer valid or do I have to redo my asar salah? 2. If I am praying alone or with the imam and… read more »
Q: Without completing tashahhud behind the imaam in the second and fourth rakaah, is my salaah valid? A: It is complete, but it is wrong for you not to complete the tashahhud. And Allah Ta’ala (الله تعالى) knows best. Answered by: Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach) Source
Q: Should a masbooq stand up for completing his missed rakaah after the imaam has done the first salaam, or should he wait for the imaam to also complete the second salaam? A: He should wait until the imaam completes the second salaam. And Allah Ta’ala (الله تعالى) knows best. Answered by: Mufti Zakaria Makada Checked… read more »
Q: I missed the first rakaah in a jamaat salaah. When the imaam said salaam to the right, I mistakenly also made salaam, but I did not do salaam to the left. Did I have to do sajdah sahw after completing my missed rakaah because of this mistake? A: Yes. And Allah Ta’ala (الله تعالى) knows… read more »
Q: 1. In a 4 rakaat fard salaat, sometimes I say bismillah mistakenly in the 3rd rakah after reciting surah al-fatihah. Will this be considered as if I recited a surah in the 3rd rakah? 2. If I recite a surah in the 3rd rakah and forgot to recite in the 4th rakah, or vice… read more »
Q: What do I do in the case where I make a mistake during salah? Today I made a mistake after saying samiallah hulimanhamidah, I went down to do ruku again. I suddenly stopped prayer because I realised this mistake, then redid the salah. I was on the first rakah. Is this when one does… read more »
Q: I was praying Fajr and generally at this time my brain cannot remember things well (just got up!). First, I am a non Arabic speaker so I have to deliberately pronounce well to avoid pronunciation mistakes. I was praying the second rakah of Fajr and I forgot whether I said Subhaana rabbiy al-a’laa correctly in… read more »