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QnA Snapshots: Get to know your Salaah Cii Radio | 19 May 2014/19 Rajab 1435 Mufti Ak Hoosen Where does the name Salaah come from and why do we call our prayer Salaah? In the Arabic language we find the word Assalaah which comes from the word Assila – Silatur Rahim is the joining of family ties, between siblings …

  Question and Answer:   Q. Regarding Salaah, if a Musalli (person following the Imam) joins the Imaam in salaah after the first rakaah has already been read, should the Musalli get up, to complete the missed rakaah, after the Imam completes both salaams or after the Imam’s first salaam …

Nasihah (Advice): Terrible is the betrayal that you tell your (Muslim) brother something which he believes while in reality you are lying. (Abu Dawood)   ____________________________________________________   Question and Answer:   Q. When the Mu’azzin ends the Azaan and says La Ilaha Illallah at the end of the Azaan and …

Nasihah (Advice): Whoever trusts in Allah, Allah will fulfill his need   Allah says in the Qur’an: “And whoever places his trust in Allah, He is sufficient for him” (Qur’an, 65: 3)   ____________________________________________________   Question and Answer:   Q. Please can you tell me what in the Islamic perspective …

  Nasihah (Advice): Ayatul Kursi after every Fardh Salaah:   Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (Radiyallahu Anhu) reports that the Prophet of Allah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) said: “Whoever recites Ayatul Kursi after the Fardh Salaah, the only barrier between him and paradise is death” (Nasai, Hadith #: 9848)   ____________________________________________________   Question …

The Fiqh of Insistence & Deeming Necessary <QUESTION> Can you explain the ruling with regards to insisting upon a recommended act? Also, is it permitted to kiss one’s thumbs during Adhan? <ANSWER> In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful, An example of what has been mentioned below is …

  <ANSWER> In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful, When a man passes away, his wife (in some respects) is considered to be still in his marriage until the completion of her waiting period (idda) which, in the event of death, is four months and ten days. Thus, …

Question: What is the doa of Ayub (Alayhi Salam) and what was his story of hardship that mentioned in Quran? Can we read the same doa?     Answer: In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.   1. Ayub (Alayhi Salam) was the prophet …

Question: Is it permissible for the Imām to make a collective dua after the Fard Salāh? Answer: Although congregational Dua after Farḍ Ṣalāh is not explicitly proven from any Ḥadīth, this much is proven that it is a time when Duas are accepted, also the virtues of collective Dua have been proven …

Jamiatul Ulama KZN Daily Q&A   Nasihah (Advice): Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (Radiyallahu Anhu) reports that Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) said: “When one of you sneezes, he should say Alhamdulillah (all praise is to Allah) and the person near him should say Yarhamukallah (may Allah have mercy on you). Upon hearing …