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When Does a Latecomer Stand to Complete the Missed Rakāts?
Photo ibnbasheer23 – DarusSalam Foundation (Lombard, IL) By Mawlana Muhammad ibn Suleman Chothia In collaboration with Mufti Muhammad Mahdi Question: If a person missed a rak’ah or rak’āts of fard...
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Jamʾ Bayn ‘l-Ṣalātayn: Combining Two Prayers According to the Hanafi School
By Imām Abū Jaʾfar al-Ṭaḥāwī Translated by Abu Humayd Preface by Shaykh Dr. Abul Hasan Hussain Ahmed Praise be to Allah that is due from all grateful believers, a fullness of praise for all his...
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Procedure of Eid Salaah – Proofs According to the Hanafi School
By Shaykh Dr. Abul Hasan Hussain Ahmed Hadith One: A Sahih Marfoo‘ Hadith Near the end of his Sharh Ma‘ani al-Athar (2:371, Maktabah Haqqaniyyah), Imam al-Tahawi (d. 321 H) narrates: علي بن عبد الرحمن...
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Shawwāl: What to Do On Eid Night, Eid Day, and During the Month
Photo DarulHikmah By Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani Edited by Bilal Ali Shawwal is the first of the three months named Ashhur al-Hajj (the months of hajj). Although the major acts of hajj are normally...
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Solar and Lunar Eclipses – Guidelines from the Sunnah
By Mawlana Ismail Dawoodjee Edited by IlmGate In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. A solar eclipse took place during the golden era of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. Consider the...
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Takbīr al-Tashrīq in Detail
By Mawlana Nabeel Valli Edited by IlmGate The Meaning of the Takbīrāt of Tashrīq Takbīr means “to proclaim the greatness of Allāh.” [1] Tashrīq literally means “to cut and dry strips of meat in the...
View ArticleFriday Congregation in Jails and the Issue of Public Access
By Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani Translated by Abdullah Rashid and Sufyan Tihami Preface In my Yemen trip journal — published in the Rabi‘ al-Thani 1422 issue of Al-Balagh Magazine — I mentioned, for the...
View ArticleThe Fiqh of Performing Salat on a Chair
By Muftī Muhammad Riḍwān Translated by Mawlana Muhammad Omarji In recent times, we have seen a rise in the use of chairs in the masājid and as a result the masājid have been flooded with chairs. Many...
View ArticleAn Overview of Aspects Pertaining to Ṣalāt al-Tarāwīḥ
By Mawlana Ẓafar Aḥmad al-ʿUthmānī Translated by Mawlana Muntasir Zaman Translator’s Preface With the month of Ramadān drawing near, both students and scholars have begun their preparation by reading...
View ArticleCOVID-19: Ruling on Jumu’a and Eid Prayers in Non-Muslim Countries due to...
Answer by Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari Approved by Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani Question: There is a bit of confusion, amongst Muslims residing in the UK, in relation to Hadhrat Shaykh al-Islam...
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Three Stages to Tahajjud
By Mawlana Khalid Abdul Sattar One of the most virtuous of the nawāfil acts of worship is waking up in the middle of the night for tahajjud prayer. This is that special time when the doors of mercy...
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The Hanafi Stance on Combining Prayers During Travel
By Mufti Abdur Rahman ibn Yusuf Question: Why don’t Hanafis combine prayers, when there are authentic hadiths about it? Answer: In the Name of Allah the Inspirer of truth. This issue is a major one...
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The Status of Salah
Photo islamicartdb By Imam Abu Hamid al-Ghazali Edited by IlmGate It should be remembered that in Salah, one communicates with one’s Lord, therefore, one should consider how one offers his/her Salah....
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Performing Tashahhud Using Sighat al-Khitab (the 2nd Person)
By Imam Rashid Ahmad Gangohi Translated by Tameem Ahmadi Question As-salamu ‘alaykum: Can the ‘ulama comment on the issue as to why we read al-salamu ‘alayka ayyuhannabiy (peace be upon you, O Prophet)...
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Differences in Women’s Prayer
By Mufti Abdullah Nana Question: In the Hanafi madhhab, what is the best way for a woman to pray? Some say just like the Prophet sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam but then others say he advised wives to...
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Reading from the Mushaf During Salat: A Hanafi Persective
By Mawlana Abu Asim Badrul Islam During the blessed month of Ramaḍān, it is observed in many masājid[1] that some of those who pray behind the imām hold the muṣḥaf[2] in their hands. They do this in...
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Salāt al-Hājah: Its Authenticity and Method of Performance
By Mawlana Zameelur Rahman In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Assalāmu ‘alaykum wa rahmatullāhi wa barakātuh Salāt al-Hājah (“Salāh of Need”) refers to performing two or more...
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Guidelines for Recitation Mistakes in Salāt
By Mufti Faraz Ibn Adam al-Mahmudi Errors in recitation can take place in 5 different areas[1][2]: 1) ‘i῾rāb and harakāt (Diacritics) 2) Hurūf (Letters) 3) Kalimāt (Words) 4) Jumal wal-āyāt (Sentences)...
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Recitation Behind the Imām – Perspectives from the Four Madhhabs
By Mufti Ebrahim Desai Edited by IlmGate In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful Allah Ta’ala states in the Holy Quran: “When the Qur’an is recited, then listen attentively to it and remain...
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Gathering in the Masjids on Auspicious Nights (A Hanafi Viewpoint)
By Mufti Rashid Ahmad al-Ludhyanwi Translated by Mufti A.H Elias and edited by Bilal Ali Question: What is the esteemed opinion of the respected scholars on the now customary gathering of people in the...
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