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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Question: If a follower catches imam at jalsa (sitting) position but imam stands up for third rakah before he can complete his tahiyyat, is he obliged to complete his tahiyyat and delay his standing even though he will have to …
Q: During the salah, can I switch between different qira’at? For example doing al-Fatiha in warsh and then another Surah in Qalun? A: It is permissible to recite in any mass-transmitted, canonical recitation of the Qur’an in the prayer. It …