Which person should be appointed to call out the Azaan?
Q: Can a person wearing shirt and pants be put forward to give the azan on a regular basis, in a masjid where there are other people in Sunnat dressing?
Salaah
Lifting the feet of the ground in sajdah
Q: What is the ruling on the person who lifts his feet of the ground during sajdah? Is his salaah invalidated?
Qiraat in salaah
Q:
1. Is it compulsory to recite Tasmiyyah before Surah Fatiha in the 2nd, 3rd & 4th rakaats of Salaah.
2. If we mistakenly recite Surah Naas in the first rakaat of Salaah, how do we continue with the rest of Rakaats? Will Sajda-e-Sahw be compulsory?
3. If I mistakenly recite a Surah in the second rakaat which is earlier in order to what was recited in the first rakaat, should an additional latter Surah be recited if it is realised within the rakaat?
Missing salaah in the Musjid to care for one's mother
Q: I want to ask about my prayer. Can I pray at home as my mother is bedridden for the last 5 years and she needs a lot of care the whole day; from eating, drinking, changing, etc. like a toddler. Its very difficult for me to join fard prayer on time. Please advice.
From which point should one begin calculating the safar distance?
Q: How do we calculate safar distance in the following cases:
1. From the boundry of the town to the boundry of the next town or to the suburb we intend going?
2. If travlling from Pietermaritzburg to Virginia what boundry will I use, Virginia or Durban boundry?
Travelling safar distance with one's 11 year old son
Q: Am I allowed to travel for the distance of safr (77 km) with my son who is almost 12 years old (exact age 11 years and 10 months)?
Difference between men and women's salaah
Q: Is there any difference between men & women's method of offering salaah according to Saheeh Hadith?
What to recite when the imam reads the last verses of Surah Gashiyah?
Q: Should we read a dua when the imam reads the last verses of Surah Gashiyah?
Women travelling without a mahram
Q: I want to go on holiday abroad. I am a 48 year old female. After I asked, I cannot get a mahram to go on holiday with me. Can I go alone since I heard that after 50 years old then no mahram is required?
Mistakes in taraweeh salaah
Q: With regards to Taraaweeh:
1. An Aayah was recited correctly. The Imaam thereafter repeated the Aayah and changed it (incorrectly) due to some doubt. Is the initial correct recitation or the second recitation which was incorrect taken into consideration? Does the Aayah have to be repeated?
2. For the purpose of listening to the Luqmah of a Saami', the Imaam remained silent for the duration of 3 Subhaanallaah or more (he did not recite Qiraat for that duration). Should Sajdat-us-Sahw be made?
3. Additionally, if a person because of some disturbance missed an Aayah in Surah Faatihah, or one sentence in his At-Tahiyyat, does he have to make Sajdatut-us-Sahw? To what extent is the Surah Faatihah and At-Tahiyyat Waajib?