Prayer (Shafii)

October 2, 2022 1 min

Must a Muslim Woman Cover Her Feet according to Shafi’i School?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question Is it permissible for women to show their feet? For example, when wearing sandals in summer. How about when praying? Answer Thank you for your question. No, it is not permissible for a woman to wear sandals and show her feet when she goes outside, nor during the prayer. […]
September 18, 2022 1 min

Can I Lead My Wife in the Tahajjud, Duha and Awwabin Prayers?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question In the Shafi`i madhhab, is it possible to conduct sunna and nafl prayers in the congregation with my wife following me? If so, do I read loudly or quietly? I know that there are hadith where sahaba joined the Messenger of Allah or one another in sunna prayers. I […]
August 27, 2022 2 mins

Can I Ignore My One Day of Spotting Because My Period Came Later?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I saw blood when I was expecting my period to come. It came after 20 days of purity. But then it ended after 22 hours. So does it not count as hayd because it is less than three days, which means it was istihadha? Then after eight days, I […]
August 26, 2022 5 mins

Can You Throw Some Light on Raising the Finger during Tashahhud?

Answered by Shaykh Farid Dingle Question Given that there are different and conflicting ways of raising a finger in prayer, shouldn’t we drop it entirely? Brief Answer Differing opinions over a significant issue of religion only indicate the care and introspection of the scholars that looked into it. Instead of looking at it as a […]