My father performed the obligatory hajj before dying. [After his death] my brother performed a voluntary hajj on his behalf; so is it permissible for us to regularly perform a voluntary hajj on his behalf?
Category: Worship
About the ahaadeeth relating to 15th Sha’baan
Are the ahaadeeth relating to the excellence of the night of 15th Sha’baan authentic?
Fasting the 15th day of Sha’baan and the day of doubt
What is the ruling regarding fasting the 15th day of the month of Sha’baan, and is it permissible to fast the ‘day of doubt’ – at the end of the month? [Please] provide us with a ruling, [and] may you be rewarded.
Fasting during the month of Sha’baan
Has it been [authentically] established that the Prophet ﷺ used to fast during the month of Sha’baan?
Fasting most of the month of Sha’baan
The questioner says, tomorrow is the beginning of the month of Sha’baan. What are the good deeds legislated in this month, and is a good deed [done] in this month better than a good deed [done] in the sacred months (Muharram, Rajab, Dhul-Qi’dah and Dhul-Hijjah)?
Distinguishing the month of Rajab with an increase in worship
Some people distinguish the month of Rajab with an increase in worship, such as salaah and remaining awake during the night of the 27th (of Rajab).
When the traveller shortens his prayer
Is it permissible to combine [the prayer] during his stay in the city he has reached?
‘Umrah Badal on behalf of the deceased
Regarding the ‘umrah, can it be performed on behalf of another, since my father has died without performing the ‘umrah – and I live [too] far away [to do so on his behalf myself]?
Disconnected rows in the congregational prayer
I am one of the imaams of the masaajid, and hope you can answer some of these questions [So] he says, what is the ruling regarding the prayer [performed] in rows which are disconnected?
When to take a bath on Friday
When does [the legislated time for] the bath of the day of jumu’ah begin; does it begin [after maghrib] the previous night, or after the fajr prayer, or [is it] after sunrise?