Question: After reciting three verses in the morning prayer, the Imam recited, وَضَرَبَ اللَّـهُ مَثَلًا لِّلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا امْرَأَةَ فِرْعَوْنَ. Instead of آمَنُوا امْرَأَةَ فِرْعَوْنَ, he read كَفَرُوْا امْرَأَةَ فِرْعَوْنَ. So, was the morning prayer valid or not? If it wasn’t, is…
Is there any Basis for the Dua-e-Ganjul Arsh?
Question: How is it to read the ‘Dua-e-Ganjul Arsh’ from among the books of litanies (wazaa-if)? Is it okay or not? باسمه سحانه تعالى Answer: وبالله التوفيق There are no impermissible words in the Dua-e-Ganjul Arsh. There is no problem…
Should The Qunoot be Re-read for the one who missed a Rakah or more in Witr Congregation?
Question: Zaid joined the witr congregation in the third rakah at the time of qiraat? He also read the Dua of Qunoot with the Imam. While, Umar joined the Imam in the ruku of the third rakah. So, in which rakah…
The Fast of the 27th of Rajab
Mufti Salman Mansurpuri حفظه الله said, “Receiving the rewards for one thousand fasts by fasting on the 27th of Rajab is not established in the Holy Quran, authentic hadith nor any reliable evidence.”[i] Faqeehul Ummah Mufti Mahmood Hasan Gangohi رحمه الله said,…
Virtues of Specifically Fasting in Rajab And Special Prayers of Rajab
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Specifically fasting in Rajab with the notion that it is Fardh, Sunnah or it has some special merit is a bidah. Likewise, there is no special Salah for the month of Rajab in Islam. Fasting the…
A Request to the Wealthy when Paying Sadaqatul Fitr
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri رضي الله عنه said, “We used to give one Sa’ of meal or one Sa’ of barley or one Sa’ of dates, or one Sa’ of cottage cheese…
Will Hajj become Fardh by Performing Umrah in Shawwaal?
Question: If a person, upon whom Hajj was not Fardh, goes to perform Umrah in Ramadhan Mubarak and after performing Umrah in Ramadhan, in the month of Shawwaal, goes to Makkah Mukarramah and performs a second Umrah and then returns to…
Will Hajj become Fardh by Performing a Nafl Umrah?
Question: My Umrah is simply voluntary. It is not wajib or manzoor (of an oath). It is simply that in my heart I wish to see the House of Allah and visit the blessed Rawdha of the Nabi. My brothers…
Distributing Quran Translations to Non-Muslims
Question: How is it to give a non-Muslim a Quran Translation? I would like to know details concerning it. There is a famous dawah group called “Why Islam”, which calls non-Muslims to Islam. After giving them dawah, they give them…