Answered by Shaykh Omar Subedar Question: Can a person praying close his or her eyes to avoid distractions? Answer: بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for contacting Mathabah for your question. Closing the eyes during the prayer is a disapproved action (makrūh). Abū Bakr ibn Masʾūd Al Kāsāni Al Ḥanafī [d. 587…
Answered by Shaykh Omar Subedar Question: Is it permissible to repeat the same sūra (Qur’ānic chapter) in both raka’āt (units of ritual prayer)? Answer: بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for contacting Mathabah for your question. Yes it is permissible to repeat the same sūra in both raka’āt. Mu’ādh ibn ‘Abd Allāh Al…
Answered by Shaykh Omar Subedar Question: How long should the rukūʾ (bowing during ritual prayer) last? Answer: بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for contacting Mathabah for your question. A person must perform rukūʾ for the duration of saying ‘Subhān Allāh’ (Glory be to God) once. Abū Bakr ibn Mas’ūd Al Kāsāni…
Answered by Shaykh Omar Subedar Question: What does a new Muslim do in ṣalāh (ritual prayer) who does not know Sūrah Al Fātiḥa (opening Qur’ānic chapter)? Answer: بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for contacting Mathabah for your question. He may recite the Sūrah in his own language until he learns how…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: What is the correct way of drinking Zam Zam water? Answer: In the Name of Allāh, Most Kind, Most Compassionate Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question. In reference to drinking Zam Zam water, the following etiquettes are found in source texts: Recite Bism Allāh (In the name…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Is it acceptable to perform multiple ʿUmrahs in the same trip while staying in Makkah? Answer: In the Name of Allāh, Most Kind, Most Compassionate Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question. Majority classical scholars and jurists are of the view that it is allowed to perform multiple…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: How do we perform ṣalāh (ritual prayers) during Ḥajj and ʿUmrah, shortened and combined or complete? Answer: In the sacred journey, pilgrims are usually at the blessed lands for a short period of time. This usually entails the rules of prayer during travel. Shortening Ritual Prayers During travel one…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Is the pilgrim to drink Zam Zam water after two units of prayer following the ṭawāf or before? Answer: Drinking the blessed water of Zam Zam after ṭawāf is mustaḥab (encouraged praiseworthy practice) but not a requirement to complete the pilgrimage. Narrations indicate that the Prophet Muḥammad (peace and…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Does a woman who suffers from leucorrhoea have to take ghusl (Islamic bath) before every prayer? Does leucorrhoea discharge invalidate a woman’s fast? Answer: In the Name of Allāh, Most Merciful, Most Kind Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question. Leucorrhoea is a thick, whitish or yellowish vaginal…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: During Ḥajj, on the 10th day of Dhū Al-Ḥijjah, are pilgrims required to conduct the 3 activities of pelting, ritual animal slaughter and the hair cut in a sequenced order or can we do them in any sequence we wish? Answer: In the Name of Allāh, The Most Kind,…