Question: Is there any recommended sunna prayer to perform during a plague or at a time of widespread disease? Answer: Bismillah. Whenever there is an outbreak of an infectious disease in a land or a plague of some kind, it is from the sunna to pray two or four cycles (rak‘as) with the intention of lifting […]
Question: Assalamu alaikum, If jumah khutbah is shafi style with english and arabic mixed (no seperate arabic khutbah), is it preferred to sit and listen to the khutbah, or pray ones sunnah if one arrives during khutbah? Answer: Bismillah. When the imam stands in order to proceed towards ascending the pulpit (minbar) for the sermon (khutba), […]
Question: If one sneezes during prayer, does one say Alhamdulillah? Answer: Bismillah. If a person sneezes in the prayer, they should not praise Allah Most High after it by saying, “alhamdu li Llah,” as is normally the sunna, because this is not the time for extra invocations and remembrances (adhkar) which normally occur outside of the […]
Question: Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah Shaykh. Can women intend i’itikaf in their home at their place of prayer before every prayer? Answer: Bismillah. It is recommended for both men and ladies to have a personal prayer space (musalla) in their homes. This space does not need not be an entire room, but even a single spot […]
Question: Is it permissible to pray with ones shoes on? Answer: Bismillah. Praying with your shoes on is permissible as long as the shoes themselves are free from an excusable amount of filth. This equates to approximately 3-4g of solid filth or approximately 3-4cm in diameter of liquid filth. It is best avoided, however, because praying […]
