Tag Archives: nafl


Dream: Shaykh Nazim at the Ka`abah

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

A few days ago I had another dream where I meet Shaykh Nazim in Makkah near the Kaaba… Continue reading →

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Prayer Request: Yearning to meet MSN

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Dr. Abdul Karim

I took baya online about a month ago, and I try my best to do daily awrad wazaaif and optionals… Continue reading →

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Dream: Adhan

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

I had a dream where the Adhan was playing in my house. After the Adhan stopped I then heard Allah Akbar Allah Akbar twice… Continue reading →

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Dream: Offering Nafil Prayers

Posted on December 30, 2010 by Imam Ali Elsayed

I saw that I was reciting Surat-ul-Fatiha with English Translation and then I saw that I am in a mosque doing Wud’u. Continue reading →

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3 witr

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Shaykh Senad Agic

Q: I was told the best time to pray the 3witr is after tajjahud salah, but what difference does it make to Isha salah ? Continue reading →

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Does wife need permission to fast?
Est-ce que l’épouse doit demander la permission pour jeûner?

Posted on December 9, 2010 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Q: Does a wife have to ask permission from her husband to keep nafl fasts, for example voluntary fasting in Muharram? Taking into account the fasting is short in the winter months and we are both at work all day and do not see each other, so it does not affect marital relations.[fr]Est-ce qu’une épouse doit demander la permission à son mari pour observer des jeûnes nafl, par exemple, le jeûne volontaire du mois de Muharram?[/fr] Continue reading →

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Est-ce que l’épouse doit demander la permission pour jeûner?

salah intention

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Q: what is the correct niyat before salah? 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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Tahajjud Prayers (Night Vigil)

Posted on October 13, 2010 by Eshaykh Staff

Can you tell me about Tahajjud?[fr]Tahajjud or vigil prayer means to rise at night after having slept and pray some nonobligatory raka`ats two by two.
It is a confirmed sunnah even if one can only do a little. Voluntary night prayer is superior to voluntary day prayer. Allah Most High said: “Lo! the vigil of the night is when impression is more keen and speech
more certain” (73:6).
The second half of the night is best for observing the night vigil. It is recommended to intend the night vigil prayer before going to sleep and to begin with two brief raka`ats. Recitation is neither loud nor mute but in between.[/fr] Continue reading →

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