`Ibadat – Worship



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


Praying Behind Wahabi Imam
Prier derrière un imam Wahabi

Posted on November 11, 2010 by Eshaykh Staff

Q: I live in Saudi Arabia and here in most of the masjids the imams are either salafi/wahabi and they dont even recite basmala before fathiha. My question is whether we can follow that imam for prayer? [fr]J’habite en Arabie Saoudite et ici la plupart des imams sont wahabi ou salafi…[/fr] Continue reading →

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Prier derrière un imam Wahabi

Ongoing Discharge and Ablution

Posted on November 10, 2010 by Hajjah Naziha Adil

Q: I have a question about purity for salat. I have constant vaginal discharge that does not stop between my periods. It is yellow in color. Do I need to make wudu before every prayer even if I do not lose my wudu, or does this discharge nullify my wudu? Continue reading →

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Picking Up Child During Prayer

Posted on November 9, 2010 by Hajjah Naziha Adil

Q: Is my prayer still valid and can I take (my child) in my arms when I pray and put her down in sajda? Continue reading →

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Paying for Cousin’s Hajj

Posted on November 9, 2010 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Q: My cousin who wants to give money for his parents to do hajj but he yet has not done it himself. Is this permissible? Continue reading →

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Wiping Over Socks in Ablution

Posted on November 8, 2010 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Q: Can we wipe over the socks during ablution? Continue reading →

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Multiple Intentions for Single Worship

Posted on November 8, 2010 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Q: If I fast inshaAllah for the next ten days (of Dhul-hijjah), should my niyyah be for Dhul-hijjah, for Ramadan, or is it possible for it to be for both? Continue reading →

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Washing the Dead

Posted on November 6, 2010 by Eshaykh Staff

Q: Can you advise us of the steps one should perform when washing a dead body? Continue reading →

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Avoiding Gha’ib Janaza for Hanafi Murids?

Posted on November 6, 2010 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Question: Asalaamu Alaykum, In the Hanafi Madhab Ghaibana Salatul Janaza is not permissible, so for Hanafi murids should they still do it or avoid it? JazakAllah Khayr. Answer: `Alaykum as-Salam, Among murids we pray salat al-janaza `ala al-gha’ibin regardless of … Continue reading →

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Make-up Prayers When Traveling

Posted on November 2, 2010 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Q: When we travel 50 miles we only [pray] two rakats. Suppose we don’t do these rakats when we arrived at destination. We go back home. Do we then 2 or we do replace it with the normal number of fard rakaates? Continue reading →

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Joining Congregational Prayer After First Raka`at

Posted on November 2, 2010 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Q: We join the fard prayers after it started, lets say at the second rakaates, when the Imam gives salam we stand up to complete what we are missing. Do I read the thanaa before Alhamdolillah? Continue reading →

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