`Ibadat – Worship



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


Naqshbandi Prayer Beads

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

I was going through the usual 200 beads count of the Naqshbandi tasbeeh but I don’t understand the way the beads are strung. Continue reading →

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Praying behind Salafis

Posted on December 30, 2010 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Shaykh, I read your response for one of the post and it was quite disturbing for me. Continue reading →

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Salawaat after the Adhaan

Posted on December 30, 2010 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

I have heard Maulana Shaykh in one audio, recite after the Adhan: Continue reading →

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Names of Allah (swt)

Posted on December 30, 2010 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Can one recite Names of Allah(swt) for purposes such as embracing those Qualities or help others and oneself in different situations? Continue reading →

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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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