Salaah

Q: I was leading the Asr prayer and there was only one young boy along with me who stood on my left instead of my right. Is this Jama'ah correct, or should I repeat this prayer?

Q: 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 Sajdah-e-Sahw? To what extent is the Surah Faatihah and At-Tahiyyat Waajib?

Q: In my area, the nearest masjid is about 10kms. There is also a musalla nearby but azaan from the masjid or the musalla is not heard. However, for several reasons, I have to perform salaat on my own at home and, in the circumstances, is it imperative to give azaan and recite iqaamat before salaat? Does this also apply if one is also performing missed salaats?

Q: I would like to find out the Shar’ee ruling regarding a woman who travels the safar distance in the state of haidh, and only becomes clean upon reaching her destination. If she intends staying for less than fifteen days at her destination, will she perform full Salaah or will she make qasar? I am a student studying in a Madrasah and I always understood that a woman who travels in haidh will perform full Salaah at her destination if she becomes clean at her destination. However, another student who is in the final year recently mentioned to me that there are two opinions in this maslah and that the more correct opinion is that she will perform qasar Salaah at her destination. The student supported his claim by presenting four arguments.

The first argument is that when a woman in haidh travels during the month of Ramadhaan, her intention for travelling is considered and she receives the concession of not fasting.

The second argument is that when a woman in haidh enters into ihraam, her intention of entering into ihraam is considered. When the intention of a woman travelling in haidh is considered in these two masaail, why is her intention not considered for the concession of qasar Salaah when she becomes clean at her destination?

The third argument he presented is that when a kaafir travels the safar distance and accepts Islam upon reaching his destination, he will make qasar. When a kaafir will make qasar, why should a woman who travels in the state of haidh not make qasar?

The fourth argument he presented is that from the Hanafi jurists, this view (that the woman will perform qasar when she becomes clean at her destination) was held by Allaamah Abu Ja’far Hinduwaani (Rahimahullah), who is the most senior Faqih from all the Hanafi Fuqaha who have discussed this maslah in their kitaabs. Hence, his view is the strongest and it should be preferred over the view of the other Fuqaha.

Mufti Saheb, could you explain to me the reasoning of the student, as I do not understand it, and could you explain to me whether the reasoning is correct and conforms to the preferred view in the Hanafi Mazhab? If what the student said is incorrect, then could you provide me with the correct explanation of these masaail?

Q: I was asked by a female Muslim friend who is married to a Christian/Atheist, to give Azaan for their baby they expecting. Please can I get some guidance on the Islamic aspects of this?

Is the baby Muslim?

Do I have any obligations towards the baby etc?

Q: I am having difficulty in praying salah. I have some memory problem, sometimes I don't remember how many sajdah or rakats I do, I don't remember what I recite during salah, it takes me upto 3 times more time to pray a salah than a normal person and I am also very slow the way I do things, I have poor time management skill, each salah I have to do wudu and change my clothes because after urinating I get drop of urine comes out. So you can see I have to make alot effort and do many things to pray salah, would I be punish if I don't pray?

Q: I would like to know if a lady is expecting and her waters break but it takes a few salaah times before she actually gives birth, is salaah fardh on her during this time? Will she be regarded as a ma'zoor and have to make wudhu and read salaah during the labour process untill the baby is born?

Q: On Tuesday 25/7/17 a certain female gave a talk after the taaleem. (My cousin asked me this question) She mentioned that reading the relevant tasbeehaat during the different postures of salaah 3 x is actually for musaafir (travellers) and not for those not travelling. We should read upto 11 x tasbeehaat in each posture. We are not ulema so can the ulema please enlighten us...because as far as we know even the imams of the masaajid read 3 x. So have we been taught wrong all the years?

Q: The followers of Imam Shafiee are permitted to travel as a group of woman over the Sharee distance of 78km. What is their proof for this? What is the ruling of a woman from the Hanafi fiqh to travel with a mahram? Is it fardh, wajib or sunnah?

Q: If a woman undertakes a journey in the state of haidh and becomes pure after reaching her destination, must she perform full salaah or make qasr?