Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Is that show-off if you add something in prayer and you do it, so someone is not angry with you? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate It will not be considered showing off (riya) but a weakness we humans sometimes make, but nothing to […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question  I have social anxiety and can’t pray in front of other people, is my prayer valid? Have I committed shirk? Please note that this also happened at the mosque where everyone was praying, but I still had this problem where I was nervous and couldn’t focus even though nobody […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question  According to the Shafi‘i School, what is the correct number of prayer units for the Tarawih prayer? Is it eight or twenty units? Some local mosques claim to follow the Shafi‘i School. Please clarify this issue and kindly provide the source. Thanks. Answer In the Name of Allah, the […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question If someone is following the sub-dominant opinion within Shafi‘i madhab of making Qunut in Witr throughout the year, then will it still be recommended for him to make Qunut in Fajr daily? Can one make Qunut in Witr as well as in Fajr on daily basis? Answer In the Name […]