Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question In the Shafi’i school, are there any recommended, disliked, or forbidden times to perform Tahiyyatul Masjid (the prayer of greeting the mosque), such as during the Friday khutbah? Answer In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate It is Sunna (recommended) to pray Tahiyyat al-Masjid (Prayer for Greeting the Mosque) whenever […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question How should I exit a prayer that I mistakenly started, and was my method of ending the prayer (standing up, then saying salam to both sides) permissible? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. Shafi‘i School In the Shafi‘i School, if one mistakenly starts a prayer […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad  Question If the maximum duration for a period is 15 days, should ghusl be done on the 15th day or wait until the 16th? Answer Thank you for your question. If one’s period was exactly 15 days long, one would take one’s ghusl after the full 15th day ends, or […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question Does a child walking in front of me affect my prayer? Shaykh Irshaad Sedick clarifies whether a child crossing in front during prayer impacts its validity. Shaykh Irshaad Sedick graduated from Dar al-Ulum al-Arabiyyah al-Islamiyyah, under the tutelage of Shaykh Taha Karaan. He received Ijaza from several esteemed scholars and […]