Nasihah (Advice): Be patient in Salaah and be thankful to Allah Sayyiduna Mugheerah Radhiyallahu Anhu says: Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam used to stand in Salaah till his feet or legs swelled. He was asked about it (i.e. the reason for offering such an unbearable Salaah) and He said, …
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Nasihah (Advice): Performing Wudhu properly Sayyiduna Uthmaan Radhiyallahu Anhu reported that he heard Rasoolullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam saying: “When the time for a prescribed Salaah has entered and a Muslim performs Wudhu and its acts of bowing and prostration properly, the Salaah will be an expiation for his …
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Sayyiduna Abdullah Bin Amr Radhiyallahu Anhu reports that Nabi Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam said, “When the reciters of Qur’an (Qurra’) were martyred, Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam recited Qunoot for one month and I never saw him as aggrieved as he was on that day.” (Sahih Bukhari) The Dua is as …
Read More »Is “Salah the ‘MI’RAJ’ (Ascension) of a Believer” an Authentic Hadith ?
Question Is this an actual Hadith below? I have heard that it is a fabricated hadith: “Salah is the Miraj of the believer”? …
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Nasihah (Advice): Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (Radiyallahu Anhu) reports that the Prophet of Allah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) said: “Be conscious of Allah wherever you are, follow up a bad deed with a good deed it will wipe out the ill effects of the bad deed and interact with people with …
Read More »Can one Imaam lead multiple Jamaats (congregations) for one Salaah?
Nasihah (Advice): A concise Salaah offered perfectly Sayyiduna Anas Radhiyallahu Anhu reports: “Nabi Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam used to perform a concise Salaah but used to offer it in a perfect manner.” (Sahih Bukhari) ______________________________ Question and Answer: Under the COVID – 19 restrictions, multiple Jamaats of 50 people …
Read More »Can a person perform Nafl Salaah between the Azaan and Salaah of Fajr?
Nasihah (Advice): The reward for the Sunnah of Fajr Salaah Sayyidatuna Aaisha Radhiyallahu Anha narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam said, “The two Rak’aah (Sunnah) before the Fajr prayer are better than this world and all it contains.” (Sunan Tirmidhi) ________________________________________ Question and Answer: Can a person perform …
Read More »Leading Taraweeh Salaah on a chair
Nasihah (Advice): Standing and sitting during optional prayers Sayyiduna Abdullah Bin Amr Radhiyallahu Anhu reports that Nabi Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallamsaid: “The prayer of one who sits down (without a valid reason) is equivalent to half of the prayer of one who stands.” (Musnad Ahmad) ________________________________________________ Question and Answer: …
Read More »Covid 19 – Taraweeh Guidelines
How should Taraweeh Salaah be performed in Ramadaan with the lockdown restrictions in South Africa? The performance of 20 Rakaats Taraweeh Salaah is an emphasised Sunnah (Sunnah Muakkadah) for both males and females during the month of Ramadaan. Given the current circumstance of the COVID-19 lockdown restrictions …
Read More »COVID 19 – Jumuah Rulings (March 2020)
Khutbah for Jumuah A concise, easy to read Khubah to be recited at the time of Jumuah can be found here. Jumuah venues should keep a few copies available for the ease of the Imaams performing the Jumuah Salaah. __________________________ In South Africa, gatherings of a 100 …
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