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Listening to music is from the Kaba’ir (major sins)

The Fuqaha (Jurists) have ruled that all types of music are prohibited; be it produced digitally, by the agency of musical instruments or by any part of the body (hands mouth, throat etc). The underlining factor here is that music…

Differences in the Salah of Women

When saying Takbeer-e-Tahreema females should raise both their hands up to the shoulders without removing them from under the Burqa.(a kind of shawl or veil covering the whole body from head to foot- translator) Thereafter they should tie their hands…

Sunnahs Of Qiraat

To recite Ta’awwuz i.e. To recite Tasmia at the beginning of each Rakaat To say Aameen softly. In Fajr and Zuhr Salaah , one should recite Tiwaale-mufassal i.e. any Surah from Surah Hujuraat (26th Para)to Surah Burooj (30th Para) In…

Sunnah Method of Using Miswaak

It is sunnat to use the Miswaak at the time of every Wudhu. The sunnat method of holding the Miswaak according to what Hazrat Abdullah Ibne Mas’ood (RA) has narrated is as follows: Place the small finger of the right hand below the Miswaak. Place…

Sunnah Method of Ablution (Wudhu)

Faraaidh (compulsory acts) Of Ablution (Wudhu) 1.        To wash the entire face once 2.        To wash both hands including the elbows once 3.        To make Masah of a quarter of the head once. 4.        To wash both feet once upto and including the ankles….

Sunnah Method of Qaadah

To keep the right foot upright whilst sitting in Qa’dah and to place the left foot flat on the ground. (Tahtaawee pg.146) To place both hands on the thighs.(Ibid) To raise the index finger in Tashahhud whilst reciting and to…

Sunnahs of Azaan and Iqaamah

It is Sunnat to face the Qibla while saying the Azaan and Iqaamah. It is Sunnat to say the Azaan with pauses after each phrase while the Sunnat method of Iqaamah is to say it quickly. During the Azaan it is Sunnat to…

Sunnah Method Of Ruku

 To say the Takbeer of Ruku. To grasp the knees with the hands. Whilst grasping the knees the fingers should be spread apart. To keep the back straight. To keep (the calf of the legs) straight i.e the section from the…

Sunnah Method of Sajdah

To say the Takbeer while going into Sajdah. To place both knees on the ground first. Thereafter to place both the hands on the ground. To place the nose on the ground. Lastly to place the forehead on the ground. The…

Etiquette of Salah (Men and Women)

Etiquette of Salah The gaze should be fixed on the place of Sajdah during Qiyaam, on the feet during Ruku, on the nose during Sajdah , on the lap during Qa’dah and on the shoulders during Salaam. When one has an…