Question: Are there any ahadith to prove mentioning Imam Ali (as) in the Adhaan or Eqamah is Mustahab (recommended)?   Answer: Our jurists are unanimous that the third testimony (Ashhado Anna Aliyan Waliullah) is NOT a part of Azan or Eqama. However, there are narrations both in Shi’a and Sunni books of Hadith confirming that [...]

Question: I have heard that if a Muslim masturbates, his prayers, duas and fasts are not accepted for 40 days. Is this true? Answer: Firstly there is no such narration that says this regarding masturbation in that your prayers will not be accepted for 40 days. There are different levels of acceptance of any of [...]

Question: Do we have to wake up for Salaat Al Fajr ? Or can we pray it once we wake up? Answer: It is obligatory upon a baligh (mukallaf, one who has reached the age of accountability) Muslim to wake up and pray fajr prayer between dawn and sunrise. So yes, one has to wake [...]

Question: I have cold allergy problems. Whenever I perform obligatory bath before salatul fajar, I get cold, sneezing, fever and other allergic symptoms. Can I perform tayammum instead of obligatory ghusl before going to mosque? Then after sunrise at a convenient time that do not affect my allergies, I want to perform the obligatory ghusl. [...]

Question: Based on an authentic tradition, before starting prayers, which is better to recite, adhaan or iqamah? Answer: Recitation of both Adhan and Iqamah prior to every obligatory prayer(performed individually or in congregation) is highly recommended. There are several ahadith which elude to their merits. Below is one such hadith and possibly the one you [...]

Question: Can I pray with a shirt that has a picture or face of an animals or human printed on it? Answer: It is makrooh (not recommended) to pray wearing a shirt with a face of a human or animal on it. Answered by: ATS Admin Certified by: Sheikh Mansour Leghaei Recommend on Facebook Tweet [...]

Question: What intention should one make before making wudhu (ablution) or before starting to pray? Answer: The person should have the intention of purity (al-Taharah) to gain proximity to Allah for wudhu (qurbatan ila Allah). For daily prayers the following needs to be in the intention: – Which prayer it is (e.g. dhuhr) – Whether [...]

Question: One has to be physically stable when performing daily prayers, and this is determined by ‘urf (what is commonly known). If one was on a boat, how can he determine whether the unstableness is fine or not? Answer: The condition of stability applies in normal situations. If one is on a boat or another type [...]

Question: I am a teacher in a college. In the college, Muslims & non-Muslim students were placed in the same room. Can we tolerate it if the non-Muslim student wants to pray to their God (they bring the pictures and small statues of their God) while they can tolerate on our prayers? What is the best solution? [...]

Question: Is the reason for jummah (Friday prayer) to pay homage to an Imam? If not, what is the significance of jummah? Does surah 62:9 apply to Muslims today?  Why or why not? Does disagreement between scholars necessarily mean one isn’t as knowledgeable as the other? Answer: “O you who believe, When the call is proclaimed [...]