Istikhaarah
Q: Do Muftis pray Istikharah prayer for fatwas that might lead to schism in Islam or cause hatred to other Muslim sects? Because we are ordered to stay united.
Salaah
Tahajjud Salaah
Q: I want to ask that if I fall asleep at night without offering Isha prayer (unintentionally) and then in the middle of night if I wake up, can I offer isha prayer and soon after that tahajjud prayer? Also, do I read tahajjud prayer before witr or after witr (completing isha prayer and then read tahajjud)?
Imaam involved in wrongs
Q: If any Imaam of a Masjid is involved in backbiting, absent in Fajar, involved in sinful acts and instigating committee to take action against other Khaadims of Masjid. Eating Zakaat money without any eligibilty. Many opportunities were given to him. On a number of occasions Imaam has written in a letter that he would not get involved in backbiting and instigating hatred among the musallees but he still continued.He is playing politics outside the Musjid. He has put misunderstanding between members and musallees. He has made the Musjid as place of business. Whether he can be terminated from his duty as Imaam?
When does the time of Esha finish
Q: Is it impermissible to perform Esha salaah in the early morning before fajr has come in? What time frame exactly does one have to pray esha before it is considered a missed salaah?
Performing Salaah with takbeer-e-ula
Q: I pick up my neighbour for salaah every day. There are times when he is late and I leave him due to my missing the Takbeer-e-ula, which I do not like to miss. Should I miss the Takbeer-e-ula and rather wait for him?
Hafiza leading other women in Salaah
Q: In beheshti zewar it is mentioned that for a lady to be the Imam with another lady muqtadi is makrooh-e-tahrimi. A hafiza wants to make her Khatam in taraweeh Salaah in Ramadan, but her dohr is not strong and she needs someone to correct her mistakes. Will it still be makrooh for her sibling to read with her and correct her mistakes?
Giving azaan to a new born baby
Q: When giving azaan for a new born baby, should one
1) Place one's hands by the ear?
2) Face the qiblah?
Following the Salaah in the Haram from the hotel jamaat khanas
Q: In some hotels in Makkah mukarramah, e.g. hilton, zam zam towers, they have jamaat khanas that overlook the Haram shareef. For Jumuah and some salaah when busy, people read Salaah in these following the Imaam in the haram. Is this permissible? The saffs continue past where the hotel is along streets.
Delaying Maghrib Salaah till a little while before Esha sets in
Q: How many minutes before Esha can one perform Maghrib Salaah without it becoming qadha? In other words, till what time does Maghrib Salaah time remain?
The Sunnat qiraat in Asr and Esha Salaah
Q: In some kitaabs it is mentioned that the masnoon qiraat in Asr and Esha Salaah should be from the awsaat-e-mufassal Surahs i.e. from Surah Taariq to Surah Bayyinah. However in the back of the Quran Shareef it is mentioned that the awsaat-e-mufassal qiraat commences from Surah Burooj to Surah Qadr. Which is the preferred opinion from the two opinions?