Prayer
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Fiqh of Menstruation
﷽ A google search on Islam and menstruation yields unclear and contradictory information, either due to piecemeal presentation or lack of clarification on the source of the positions.…
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A Guide to the Solar Eclipse Prayer (Salat al-Kusuf) in the Maliki Madhab
Question: What is the ruling on the eclipse prayer in the Maliki school, and how does one pray it? ﷽ Here is a guide to the solar eclipse…
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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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What substances are impure (najis)?
In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. This is a translation of the section on what is filth (najasa) and what is pure from…
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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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Concentration in prayer – Imam al-Akhdari and Shaykh Rami Nsour
Imam al-Akhdari said in his Mukhtassar: Prayer has an immense light that causes the hearts of those who pray to radiate. None will attain it except those who…
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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…
