Question: If a person performs his life-long Qadha Salahs (missed prayers) at Tahajjud time, will he acquire the rewards of Tahajjud? Answer: One will acquire the rewards of Tahajjud by performing his life-long Qadha Salahs at Tahajjud time.[i] It is mentioned…
If a Nafl Prayer was Broken, Can it be Repeated while Sitting?
Question: A person stood and performed a nafl salah. The salah became fasid (invalid). Can he sit and repeat it? Answer: A nafl salah (optional prayer) becomes wajib and binding by commencing it. So, now it will take the ruling…
REMUNERATION FOR LEADING TARĀWĪḤ DURING RAMAḌĀN
In an age when the tarāwīḥ prayers of the blessed month of Ramaḍān are seen and treated by many as an unwelcome hindrance and burden, an erroneous practice that needs to be highlighted is that of remuneration for the khatm…
The Status of the Tarāwih Supplication (Tasbīh)
Traditionally, in each tarwīhah, the mustahab break between each set of four rak’ahs of the Tarāwīh prayer, the Muslims of different regions, especially in Makkah and Madīnah, observed different acts of worship. The Muslims in Makkah used to make tawāf of the Ka’bah during each tarwīhah, whereas those in Madīnah,…
Reading from the Mushaf During Salat: A Hanafi Persective
Reading from the Mushaf During Salat: A Hanafi Persective By Abu ‘Asim Badrul Islam During the blessed month of Ramaḍān, it is observed in many masājid[1] that some of those who pray behind the imām hold the muṣḥaf[2] in their…
One-Night Khatms
Allamah Muhaddith Faqeeh Abd al-Hayy al-Laknawi on One-Night Khatms A question often arises about what the people today frequently do on the 27th night or another night of Ramadān. They adorn the masjid with carpets, hang many lamps and appoint…