Jamaat Salaah and Imaamat

Using a microphone for Salaah

Q: Is it correct to surmise that young scholars using microphone for Salah and allowing their Salah to be broadcast in the homes for ladies to hear may be motivated by show, particularly in Fajr where the number of saffs are few and there appears to be no obvious need for microphone? If not show, what else could a reasonable rationale be?

Following a Shafi'ee Imaam in salaah

Q: I have questions related to following a Shafi'ee Imaam in salaah.

  1. During Fardh of Fajar Salaah, if the Imaam did not recite Qunoot, is Sajda-e-Sahw necessary?
  2. If Qunoot was not recited, Sajda-e-Sahw was not done either, is the Salaah valid?
  3. What is the correct form of Sajda-e-Sahw for Shafi'ee Imaam? Just before Salaam or After Thashahud?
  4. When Shafi'ee Imaam recites Qunoot in Fajar Salaah, what should the Hanafi followers do?

Women’s salaah in jamaat

Q: I am a female Muslim hanafi from UK and work in a school. At the time of salaah the women gather and make salaah in jamaat with a women leading them. I do not join them since I have learnt that women should read salaah individually. They keep asking me why I do not join. Could Mufti Sahib please provide a well-proven detailed answer in English with the translations of the Ahaadith that are proofs for our viewpoint.

Salaah behind an Imaam who made one Salaam

Q: I am in Oman. When I went to perform my namaz in the musjid I was confused with the way the Imam performed his namaz. The Imaam came and stood on the musallah and without raising his hand up he said allahu akbar and started praying namaz and at the last rakaat the Imaam said only once Assalaamu Alaikum wa rahmatullahi and moved his head right and left with one salaam. Is my namaz behind this imaam correct? Or what must I do?