Prayer
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Does Touching The Opposite Gender Break Wudu’ in Maliki Fiqh?
Question: Does touching the opposite gender break wudu’? In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. If one touches the opposite gender, from one who…
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Does Incontinence Break Wudu’ in the Maliki School?
Question: I have drops of urine that occur without my control during the day. Am I required to make wudu’ from these drops since they are not in…
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Does Vomiting Break Wudu’ in Maliki Fiqh?
Question: Does vomiting break wudu’ in Maliki Fiqh? ﷽ Vomiting does not break wudu’ in Maliki Fiqh, but if it changed from the original food (i.e the vomit…
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Does a Breastfeeding Woman Need to Change Her Clothes If Filth Gets on Them in Maliki Fiqh
Question: If a woman is breastfeeding and her child’s vomit or urine, etc. gets on her clothes, does she need to change her clothes? It is very difficult…
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Can I pray two raka’s if I enter the masjid and Juma has begun?
Question: I understand that in the madhab we don’t pray nafila for the jumuah when the imam comes into the masjid and until he leaves but the hanafis…
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Does Walking to Fill a Gap in the Prayer Row Break the Prayer?
Question: When praying in congregation and someone in the row in front of us leaves, can we walk to take that spot whilst in the prayer? In the…
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Can I pray behind an imam who mispronounces the Quran?
Question: Is it permissible to pray behind an Imam who does not pronounce Arabic letters properly? For example, he cannot tell the difference between a ت and a…
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Do we have to make up prayers that we missed long ago?
Question: Do we have to make up prayers that we missed? What if it was many years that we did not pray? Yes, obligatory prayers must be made…
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Can I pray sunna sitting down for no reason?
Question: Can I pray sunnah/nafila sitting down without a reason? Yes, but one receives only half the reward on one standing. He may also enter sitting and stand…
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Can a woman remove her clothes in front of a non-Muslim woman?
Question: Is it ok for a Muslimah to disrobe partially, in front of a non-Muslim woman, for a massage ? In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful,…
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Friday: Praying sunnas upon entering after the khutba starts
Answered by Shaykh Sohail Hanif Question: If we enter the masjid on Friday and the khutbah has already started, should we pray two rakat tahiyatul masjid or not?…
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Can I pray sunnas even though I have make-up prayers?
Answered by Shaykh Rami Nsour Question: As Salaamu Alaikum: In the Matn of Al-Akdhari it states that it is not permissible to perform Nafilah prayers if you owe…
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Is it permissible to pray Taraweeh (or any Nafeela) When You Have Make Up Prayers ? – Imam Al-Akhdari and Shaykh Rami Nsour (Maliki School)
One who owes missed prayers should not perform any nafeela prayers. So it’s haram for a person, it’s prohibited for a person to pray any nafeela prayers, any…
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Arabic Poem In Defence of Sadl السدل (Praying with the hands to the side)
This poem has been written by a mauritanian scholar. نظم كراي ولد أحمد يوره في السدل نظم كراي ولد أحمد يوره في السدل الذي أجابه العلامة المختار…
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How Should I Position My Hand During Tashahud? (Maliki School)
Answered by Shaykh Rami Nsour Question: Asalaamu Alaykum, I read that Ibn Abi Zayd (Risalah) and Al-Azhari (Thamr Ad-Dani) said that the position in the Madhab is that…
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The fiqh of reciting and touching the Quran for women according to the Maliki school – Ustadh Abdus Shakur Brooks
BY USTADH ABDUS SHAKUR BROOKS Women, [1] in regards to reciting and touching the Quran can be classified into five categories: 1) When she is free from menses and…
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Takbirs During the Days of Eid al-Adha in the Maliki School
Answered by Shaykh Rami Nsour Question: In the Maliki school, what is the legal ruling of reciting the takbirs? When do we begin reciting the takbirs and when…
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The Language of the Friday Sermon (Khutba) in the Maliki School
Answered by Shaykh Rami Nsour Question: As salamu ‘alaykum. It is valid in the Maliki school for the person giving the Friday khutba to translate passages from the…
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On Arriving Late to Audible Congregational Prayer (Maliki)
Answered by Shaykh Rami Nsour Question: Is my prayer sound if I missed the first two rakats of Isha prayer with the Imam, then recited them quietly when…
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Qunut Supplication: Audibly or Inaudibly? – Group du’a, dhikr, and Qur’anic recitation (Maliki school)
How should we make the qunut supplication? Why did Imam Malik (ra) oppose group dhikr? Shaykh Abdullah provides a brief answer in his response to the following question…
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Qunut supplication and its ruling
In the Maliki school, the qunut is a prayer which is said in the second rak’at of the Subh prayer before or after bowing (ruku’). If one forgets…
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Times of the Prayer – Shaykh Muhammad al-‘Arabi al-Qarawi
Fiqh Summary of the School of the Maliki Masters (Muhammad al-‘Arabi al-Qarawi) The Prayer 136. What, essentially, is the prayer? Which prayers are obligatory upon the individual and…
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What Should I Do if I Forget To Recite the Qunut in the Subh Prayer? – Ustadh Tariq Abdul-Rasheed
Question: Asalamu Alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh What should I do if I forget to recite the du’a Qunut in the sunnah and fard of subh and I…
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Can I Pray With Blood on My Garment?[Maliki School] – Ustadh Tariq Abdul-Rasheed
For a complete list of the english books on maliki fiqh, please click on the links below: List 1 List 2 Question: As-salamu ‘alaykum wa rahmatullah. Can we…
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What Are the Valid Excuses to Delay the Prayer Until the Necessary Time in the Maliki School? – Ustadh Tariq Abdul-Rasheed
Answered by Ustadh Tariq Abdul-Rasheed Question: As Salaamu alaykum, I am curious as to what are the valid reasons for one to delay their prayer from the prime…
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How Does One Correct Missing an Obligatory Action of the Prayer? – Shaykh Rami Nsour
Answered by Shaykh Rami Nsour Question: Assalaam alaykum, I pray you are well. In the Maliki School, it was my understanding that if one were to omit a fard…
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Should We Wear Special Clothes for Prayer ?
Answered by Shaykh Rami Nsour Question:Before going into prayer does it make sense to have prayer clothes even though this sounds like Christian – “Sunday’s Best”? Answer: It is…
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Friday Prayer When Traveling in the Maliki School
Answered by Shaykh Rami Nsour Question: Assalaam alaykum, I will be traveling on a Friday for a work conference. I will be leaving for the conference right after…
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The Traveler’s Prayer, Mixing Madhabs, and Maliki Reference Works
For a complete list of the english books on maliki fiqh, please click on the links below: List 1 List 2 Answered by Shaykh Rami Nsour Question: Assalamu…
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Is the Prostration of Recitation Required in Prayer in the Maliki School?
Answered by Shaykh Rami Nsour Question: I want inquire if Sujood during recitation of Qur’an is compulsory also during salat in the Maliki School. If I recite a…
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Determining When One is a Traveler and Resident in the Maliki School
Answered by Shaykh Rami Nsour Question: Assalamu alaykum, I am currently living in a town 60km from Fes. On August 1 I will be moving out of the…
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Is There a Difference Between the Hanafi and the Maliki Adhan?
Answered by Shaykh Rami Nsour Question: Is there a difference between how the Malikis and Hanafis recite the adhan?? Answer: There is a slight difference between the Maliki…
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The Eid Takbirs in the Maliki School
Answered by Shaykh Rami Nsour Question: Can you clarify the Maliki ruling on the Takbirs for the two Eids? Answer: According to the Maliki school, the Eid prayer…
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Where Should One Look During Prayer in the Maliki School?
Answered by Shaykh Rami Nsour Question: What is the maliki position on where the eyes should be when sitting and standing while praying? Answer: According to Imam Malik,…
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A Summary of the Non-Obligatory Prayers in the Maliki School (Shaykha Mona ElZankaly and Ustadha Saira AbuBakr)
Answered by Shaykha Mona ElZankaly and Ustadha Saira AbuBakr Question: Assalaam alaykum, I wanted to know the Maliki opinion for sunnah rakats for each fard prayer. I have…
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Moving the Finger in the Tashahhud in the Maliki School
Answered by Shaykh Rami Nsour Question: Can you please clarify the issue of pointing the finger in tashahhud in the maliki madhhab Answer: For the tashahhud in the…
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The Prostration of Recital (Sajda al-Tilawa) in the Maliki School – Ustadha Saira AbuBakr
Answered by Ustadha Saira AbuBakr Question: How is the sajda of tilawah done (perform) in the Maliki School? What will a person do if it falls in the…
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Breaking One’s Fast by Masturbation and the Emission of Pre-Ejaculate in Maliki School – Shaykh Rami Nsour
Answered by Shaykh Rami Nsour Question: As-Salāmu `Alaykum Before converting to Islam I masturbated regularly. I understand it is prohibited in Islam and I have tried to cut…
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Is Friday Prayer Valid in a Rented Space in the Maliki School? – Shaykh Rami Nsour
Answered by Shaykh Rami Nsour Question: According to the School of Imam Malik, is one’s Jumu’ah valid if prayed in a rented space as opposed to a Masjid?…