Answered by Shaykh Farid Dingle Question In the Shafi’i school, is the prayer valid if I end up praying part of the Fajr prayer while the sun is rising? Answer It is not permissible to intentionally delay Fajr until one can only pray a part of the prayer on time. However, if one ends up […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I have been struggling with this since I pray at the mosque. Moreover, I am Shafi’i, while almost all other people are praying the Hanafi way or Salafi way. I don’t know whom to ask. How do I perform tashahhud, for example, if I miss the first rak`a of […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question Is it permissible to raise the hands as you say the Takbir (when starting the prayer), or do your hands need to be raised before it? I have come across both opinions; are they from different madhhabs? Answer It says in the Reliance of the Traveller, according to the […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question When I am praying next to the Imam, people pull me or tap me from behind, and I have no choice but to take more than two steps in prayer to form a new row. Is there any dispensation concerning this? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful […]