Fatwas Archive

Question: If what is entailed by the ḥadīth “Let the people be led by the one most versed in the Book of Allah …” is contravened, does the prayer become invalid or not? And does the permission of the one...

Question: If one of the parents calls their child while he is praying, should he continue his prayer, or cut it off to answer them and fulfill what they ask?

Question: What do you say about someone who forgot one rakʿah of Ẓuhr and gave salām after three? We do not see the strength of the school’s view that he must repeat the prayer in light of the famous ḥadīth...

Question: A woman had been praying Fajr as four rakʿahs, and continued upon that for a long time, believing it to be so. Then it became clear to her that this was an error. What should she do? Must she...

Question: May the imām, upon sensing that someone has entered (the mosque) to join the prayer, lengthen the bowing so the latecomer can catch the prayer, or lengthen the recitation?

Question: Why did the scholars of the school not mention sending salām upon the Prophet (May Allah bless him and his family and grant them peace) within the prayer, but they did mention sending ṣalāh upon him—though the command came...

Question: Students of knowledge frequently ask about the path that leads to knowledge, understanding, and memorization, about the path that leads to khushūʿ (devout humility) in prayer, and about how to get past obstacles that face the seeker of knowledge—such...

Question: A Muslim may desire to attain khushūʿ in prayer yet cannot achieve it. How can he obtain it? What brings it about?

Question: Is it permissible for a worshiper to take the muṣḥaf in his hand while in prayer and read from the Qur’an?

Question: Erecting the right foot and spreading the left is obligatory in the school; is it likewise obligatory in supererogatory prayers? If so, can an obligatory element be part of a nafl?