20/05/2022 | Obligatory, Prayer
Missing Isha Salah Q: I am always missing Isha because it’s so late. I wake up at 5am everyday (plus multiple times in the night as my daughter is young) and I really can’t stay up for Isha. Is it permissible to combine Maghrib & Isha in this instance? A: You have...
09/05/2022 | Obligatory, Prayer
Start of Isha Salah Q: Technically, when does Isha Salah Start? Can you read Isha straight after Maghrib? A: It begins when the twilight (red or white) disappears. The red disappears at -12.5 degrees according to my observations, and the white is about -16 degrees....
05/01/2022 | Obligatory, Prayer
Combining prayers due to Illness Q: If someone is battling with covid and due to extreme tiredness and pain while struggling to keep up with salah is it ok for them to combine all their prayers as its easier that way? A: No, it is not an excuse to combine. They can...
03/10/2021 | Clothing, Prayer
Covering of nakedness in prayer Q: What is the ruling for men praying and what they should wear? Are they allowed to pray in like vest and shorts or like what area of the body has to be covered? A: The nakedness of a men is below the navel to the knee, inside and...
30/09/2021 | Clothing, Prayer
Women praying barefooted Q: I’ve just been asked by someone, as they read, that it’s not acceptable for women to pray barefooted..is that accurate? A: It’s the opinion of some legal schools, even some imams of the Hanafi School held the same view....
28/09/2021 | Obligatory, Prayer
End time for Asr Salah Q: What’s the last possible time to pray Asr salah? E.g. is it possible to pray 10 mins before Maghrib time or is that forbidden time? You can perform the takbir a second before maghrib begins. It is sinful to delay it until the sun...