`Ibadat – Worship



Worship of Allah, the Creator, in all its various forms.


Prayers in winter

1) In the UK, zohr is around 1 pm, assr around 2.45 pm and maghrib at 4pm. At work or if I happened to be out, it becomes sometimes difficult to do the 3 prayers on time, as they are in a 3 hour gap.
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Missed weekly Khatm Khwajagan and about dua

I am sorry to say that I have missed my weekly Khatm Khawajagan. Continue reading

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Forgetting raka`at in prayer

I needed advice on how to deal with when we forget how many raka we prayed in prayers. Continue reading

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Umrah for post-menopausal women

Can a woman who have crossed 65 of her age (means having no menstruation) perform Umrah alone without Mehram? Continue reading

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Loss and Gain

I have taken baya about five years ago. I have managed to regularize awrad after Asr, all salah with azkhar up to the surah with “gifting”, and usually manage fajr. Continue reading

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Prayer during Solar Eclipse/urgent

As tomorrow morning on 4th of January 2011 northern hemisphere will witness the 1st partial solar eclipse, I would like to ask about a special prayer prescribed by our beloved Prophet a.s. during solar eclipse. Continue reading

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Benefits of Salawat al-Fatih

My question is : What is the benefit of “Salawat Al-Fatih (durood Fatih) ” ? Can it be recited along with the daily awrad (Spiritual Practices) ? Continue reading

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Renewing ablutions after touching newborn’s hair

Q: Until the hair of a newborn baby is shaved, do we have to renew the ablutions every time we touch the hair even though the baby has been washed? Continue reading

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Mistakes during salaat

1) During salaat-ul-tasbih I forget to do tasbih at some stage. How do I rectify my mistake? Continue reading

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Thanking Allah SWT and Qurbani

1-Alhamdulillah, Allah SWT is Almighty and I am forever Gracious for the Mercy He has showered upon me. I would like to ask, however, what is the best way to “thank” Allah when a dua materalizes Continue reading

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