Oct 31, 2021 | Salat (Prayer)
Question Salaam, is it permissible to pray on a padded Prayer mat? I recall something about it being a condition for the forehead to feel the ground. What if a person is extremely helpless due to knee pain? Answer In order for the salat to be valid the force of the...
Oct 22, 2021 | Salat (Prayer)
Question What is the rule on closing one’s eyes or looking up in prayer? Answer It is permissible to close one’s eyes whilst praying if the purpose of closing the eyes is to help them concentrate and stay focussed. If this was not the intent then it will...
Sep 28, 2021 | Salat (Prayer)
Question Salaam alaykum, I follow the Hanafi Madhab and would like to know if I can grab the wrist of my left hand with my right hand like the Hanbalis do (still under the navel, though) ? Would I still be following an opinion in the Hanafi Madhab or is the standard...
Sep 14, 2021 | Salat (Prayer)
Question Assalamualaikum, Dear Mufti Sahb, I am writing this istiftaa to recieve clarification and advice on a matter which has been the cause of much turmoil in our Masjid and in our community. For the last several years, an elderly person in our Masjid has been...
Sep 9, 2021 | Salat (Prayer)
Question What are the different opinions on how a woman should sit during the sitting parts of salah, and which opinion is most correct? Answer In the Hanafi school, which we adopt, a woman will sit leaning on the left side of her bottom, whilst taking both her feet...
Aug 16, 2021 | Salat (Prayer)
Question Asalamualikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh I would like to ask about travel prayers. I understand that you must shorten the obligatory prayer, according to hanafi fiqh it is wajib. what is the ruling regarding the Sunnah’s prayers during travelling....
