s Regarding Forms of Worship and Purification in Islam Please Wait for the Page to Load Completely Regarding Sala'h Regarding Fasting Regarding Hajj and Umrah Regarding General Supplications Regarding Physical Purification . Regarding Sala'h What Should be the Basic Spirit in Worship? 19th February 2001 Why do We Perform the Sala'h in a Particular Way, When the Method is not Mentioned in the Qur'an? 25th December 1999 Some Questions on Wudhu and Sala'h 28th July, 1999 A Further Question 28th July, 1999 What is Rak`at and Wudhu ? 10th June 2000 During Prayers, Should the Qur'an be Recited in Sequence? 6th December 1999 Some Questions Regarding Prayers 17th Decbemer, 1998 Some Questions Regarding Prayers... 25th January, 1999 Reference of Five Prayers in the Qur'an 8th May 2000 Prayer Timings in the Qur'an 19th December, 1998 Women's Way of Prostration 25th July, 1999 Praying Five Times a Day 15th January 2000 Praying Five Times a Day 28th February, 1998 A Further Clarification 23rd April, 1998 Why Pray Silently During Zuhr and `asr prayers? 26th June, 1999 Regarding Recitation of the Qur'an during Prayers... 18th October 2000 Regarding the Tashahhud in Sala'h 7th October 1999 Prayers Missed Because of Work 18th June, 1999 Making-up for Lost Prayers... 25th January 2001 I Cannot Offer my Prayers due to a Surgery... 25th January 2001 Explanation of Sala'h in the Qur'an 21st January 2000 Prayers: the Source of its Words and Actions 9th May, 1999 Raising of Hands at Every Takbeer During Sala'h ... 19th may 2000 Questions Regarding Some Practices Related to Obligatory Prayers 26th May 2000 Combining Prayers... 19th May 2000 Regarding Shortening and Combining of Prayers (during a journey)... 26th April 2000 Mistake in Nafal Prayers 22nd March, 1999 Why Can't a Woman Lead Prayers? 3rd August, 1999 A Further Clarification 4th August, 1999 Can Women Recite Adhan ? 25th February, 1999 Reciting A'dha'n Even When Praying Alone 12th March, 1999 Congregational Prayers for Women 5th March, 1999 Praying At Shrines 5th March, 1999 Whom Should we Appoint the Ima'm? 12th February, 1999 Who Leads Religious Services in Islam? 12th January 2000 The Time of `Ishaa Prayers 23rd August, 1999 More on "The Time of `Ishaa Prayers" 25th August, 1999 Not Being able to Wake up for Fajr Prayers 28th August, 1999; More on "Not being able to Wake up for Fajr Prayers" 6th September 1999 The Position of Sunnah Prayers 6th July, 1999 Regarding the Method of Offering Sunnah Prayers 10th July, 1999 How to offer the witr prayers... 31st October, 1998 Regarding Congregational Prayers... 28th October, 1998 Clarification Regarding the Purpose of Congregational Prayers... 6th June 2000 Regarding the Congregation of Eid Prayers and the Timing of Fajr and Maghrib Prayers... 8th January 2000 Offering Nawafil (Supererogatory) Prayers After Fajr and `Asr Prayers 16th January 2000 The Position of Some Supererogatory Prayers... 10th June 2000 Covering Head During Sala'h ... 19th may 2000 Why Were the Muslims Initially Directed to Face Jerusalem During Prayers? 7th January 2001 Some Questions on Jum`ah ( 1 ) 19th February, 1998 ( 2 ) 29th March, 1998 Why is Friday the Day of Congregation in Islam? 13th December 2000 Sunnah Rak`at in Jum`ah Prayers 23rd May 2000 Regarding the Friday Prayers in non-Muslim Countries 22nd September 2000 Is Friday a Substitute for Sabbath or Sundays? 22nd October 2000 Supplications During Prayers in Languages other than Arabic Prayer and Ramadhan Timings on the North and South Poles Why Only the Five Pillars of Islam? 12th December 1999 Reading from the Qur'an while Leading Taraweeh Prayer 15th December 1999 Can a Person Without a Beard Lead Prayers? Baring the Ankles During Prayers... 6th August 2000 Some Questions Regarding Allowances in Physical Purification and Prayers 20th January 2000 Crossing from in Front of a Person Offering his Prayers... 14th August 2000 . Regarding Fasting Meaning and Custom of Ramadhan ... 13th December 1999 The True Spirit of Fasting... 26th November 2000 Why not a Universal Time for Ramadhan ? 8th November 2000 The Age at Which Fasting Becomes Obligatory 6th October 1999 Fasting in a State of Illness 23rd March 1999 Completing the Number of Missed Fasts 28th June, 1999 The Number of Fasts Missed Due to Menstruation 8th September 1999 A Further Clarification 10th September 1999 Another Comment 13th September 1999 Some Questions Regarding Missed Fasts and Taraweeh Prayer... 10th December 1999 Reading from the Qur'an while Leading Taraweeh Prayer 15th December 1999 Regarding Taraweeh and Tahajjud Prayers... 20th February 2000 Rules of Fasting Related to Travel... 23rd December 1999 Fasting for a Feeding Mother... 14th November 2000 Using Inhalers While Fasting... 10th December 2000; A Comment on Taking Inhalers While Fasting 12th December 2000; Further Comment on Using Inhalers While Fasting 15th December 2000 Using Toothpaste While Fasting 28th December 1999 Is it Allowed to Pass One's Saliva while Fasting? 10th December 1999 Some Clarification of the Qur'anic Verses on Fasting ( Al-Baqarah 2: 183-187) [1] 10th October, 1997, [2] 2nd November, 1997 Clarification of a Narrative Regarding Ramadhan ... 30th November 2000 Women's Ai`tikaaf 8th August, 1999 Observing Ramadhan in a Muslim and a non-Muslim Society 13th December 1999 During the Last Few Days of Ramadhan ... 23rd December 1999 Planning Activities for the Last Few Days of Ramadhan ... 20th November 2000 Timings for Fasting for a Traveling Pilot... 15th November 2000 The Hadith regarding Fasting for Six Days in the Month of Shawwaal 28th December 1999 Prayer and Ramadhan Timings on the North and South Poles A Question Regarding Zaka'h al-Fitr 26th April 2000 A Question on Eid [1] , [2] Celebrating Eid Throughout the Muslim Ummah on the Same Date... 8th January 2000 . Regarding Hajj and Umrah Pagan Rituals in Hajj and Umrah 9th June, 1999 A Question Regarding Hajj 26th February, 1999 Is the Ritual of the Circumambulation of the Ka`bah (Tawaaf) Borrowed from the Hindus? 6th October 2000 Can a Woman Go to Hajj With Her Sister and Brother-in-law? 23rd August 2000 Does Hajj Forgive All Sins? 9th September 2000 Celebrating Eid on Different Days 11th March 2000; A Further Clarification 15th March 2000 Sacrificing an Animal on Eid al-Adhaa ... 10th June 2000 . Regarding General Supplications & Practices What Exactly is the Kalimah Tayyibah ? 23rd October 2000 The Concept of Istikhara 30th April, 1998; More on Istikhara (The words of the supplication) 23rd May 2000 The Arabic Text of the ' Tashahhud ' 30th November 1999 How to Seek Forgiveness for your Sins? 23rd June 2000 Prayer for the Fulfillment of a Need ( Sala'h al-Haajah ) 8th September 2000 Supplications to Avoid Evil Thought 22nd May 2000 Explanation of a Supplication 31st January 2000 Janazah Prayers in Absentia... 2nd July 2000 Praying for the Deceased non-Muslims... 18th April 2000 Timings for Some of the Supplications Given in Hadith ... 29th June 2000 . Regarding Purification of the Body What is Wudhu & Rak`at ? 10th June 2000 Some Questions on Ablution... 29th July, 1998 Problems Related to Ablution 4th February 2000 Some Questions on Wudhu and Sala'h 28th July, 1999 Ablution in Disease... 18th October, 1998 Washing Feet During Ablution 8th October, 1998 Ablution for Women Wearing Nail Polish 1st October 1999 Is it Necessary to Renew Ablution after Touching Genitals?? 9th October 1999 Regarding the Ritual Bath... 1st November 2000 The Prescribed Method for Taking the Ritual Bath 13th May 2000 Does Bath Suffice for Ablution (Wudhu) 7th October, 1998 When is it Necessary to take a Bath? 15th may, 1999; A Further Clarification 19th January 2000 Bathing in Illness... 6th June 2000 Prescribed Procedure for Urination... 29th August 2000 Does Seeing Oneself Naked Breach Ablution ( Wudhu )? 29th August 2000 Can a Woman Recite the Qur'an during her Menstruation? 20th September 1999 Can a Menstruating Woman Enter a Mosque for a Purpose? 23rd June 2000 Regarding Menopause... 9th May 2000 Bleeding after D & C... 14th May, 1999 Removing Pubic Hair 11th February, 1999; Use of Anti-Bacterial Soap as a Substitute for Removing Pubic Hair 29th August 2000 Regarding Circumcision... 21st September 1999 Is Circumcision Essential for Conversion to Islam? 18th December 2000 Some Questions Regarding Allowances in Physical Purification and Prayers 20th January 2000 Islamic Rituals at the Death of a Muslim... 12th February 2000; A Follow-up Question 14th February 2000 Keeping Clean -- Regular Douching... 22nd March 2000 Directive Regarding Beard 30th September 1999; Narratives Ascribed to the Prophet (pbuh) Regarding Beards... 15th February 2000; Regarding Beard 14th May 2000 The Significance of Growing a Moustache 3rd October 2000 Applying Spouse's Urine on one's Body... 11th October 2000 .