`Ibadat – Worship



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


Doa vs Dhikr

Posted on December 29, 2010 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

When seeking Allah swt’s forgiveness, I usually make doa in my own language, either Malay or English and not Arabic Continue reading →

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Age for prayer and fast

Posted on December 28, 2010 by Shaykh Senad Agic

I want to know according to Hanafi school what is the age for a boy and for a girl after which fasting in Ramadan and offering 5 daily prayers become obligatory upon him/her? Continue reading →

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Women’s hair showing in prayer
Visibilité des cheveux d’une femme pendant la prière

Posted on December 28, 2010 by Shaykh Senad Agic

Is it true that if even a single hair slips out from under the hijab during namaz, the prayer is invalid? [fr]Est-ce vrai que lorsqu’un cheveu s’échappe sous le hijjab pendant le namaz, la prière est invalide ? …[/fr] Continue reading →

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Visibilité des cheveux d’une femme pendant la prière

Auto-pilot during salah

Posted on December 28, 2010 by Ustadh Mohammad Razif Mohammad Yusuf

Assuming one is on “auto-pilot” and reads Sura an-Nas after the Fatiha in the first rakah (during salah), what options do they have for the second and subsequent rakaats? Continue reading →

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praying with feet together

Posted on December 26, 2010 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Q: Is it farz to put feet together when praying? Continue reading →

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Awliya’s touch?

Posted on December 26, 2010 by Dr. Aziz Hussein

Q: Do the Awliya or other Spirits come to give us touches when we make salat? Continue reading →

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Salat behind salafi Imam?

Posted on December 26, 2010 by Eshaykh Staff

Whether we can pray salat behind salafi Imam in Makkah and Madinah or not? Continue reading →

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Tahajjud after fajr adhan?

Posted on December 23, 2010 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Q: Can one still read Tahajjud prayer if the Fajr time has started ? Continue reading →

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Dhikr vs dua

Posted on December 22, 2010 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Q: Is it better to make dhikr of astaghfirullah instead of making dua since my dua is not in Arabic? Continue reading →

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when doing sajda…

Posted on December 22, 2010 by Hajjah Naziha Adil

Q: when a woman goes into sajda are we meant to only place hands onto ground or hands including upto elbows on the ground? Continue reading →

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