Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: If two (or more) people come to the Masjid after the congregational prayers have ended, is it permissible for them to start another congregation or should they pray individually? Answer: In the Name of God, Most Kind Most Merciful Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question. In regards…
By Shaykh Omar Subedar In 2010, a group of Canadian imams and scholars set out to observe the horizon in the Greater Toronto Area to determine actual timings for Esha beginning. Follow the two links for information (PDF documents): Results of Observation Teams Exploring the Twilight Also see article titled, Multiple Timetables
By Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Is it farḍ (mandatory) to offer the lunar eclipse prayer? Answer: In the Name of God, Most Merciful, Most Kind Jazak Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question. Offering prayer (ṣalāh) during a lunar eclipse is an emphasized prophetic practice (sunnah muʾakkadah) in the view of the Shāfīʾe and Ḥanbalī…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: I would like to know something about the sutrah (barrier placed in front of a person praying). Can a curtain hanging from the ceiling in the middle of the room act as a sutrah. The cutrain is long but does not touch the ground. Answer: In the Name of…