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Reciting & Listening to the Quran
938 fatawa from 8 South African Darul Iftas on Reciting & Listening to the Quran, part of Quran, Hadith & Dua. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
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Reciting & Listening to the Quran fatawa — page 3 of 24
- Ibn Masood15 May 2024
Reciting Duas in the Toilet and Covering the Head
Q1. In a bathroom where the toilet and shower facilities are combined, should a person cover his head if he intends having a shower immediately…
Maulana Abdul Kader Fazlani - Mufti Online29 Apr 2024
Reciting one hundred Durood after Fajr and Maghrib
In the hadith below, do we have to recite this particular durood or can any durood be read. Reciting One Hundred Durood after Fajr and Maghrib…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online18 Apr 2024
Imaam making ruku immediately after reciting a sajdah aayah
If I am doing imaamat, and I make ruku immediately after a reciting a sajdah aayah in loud salaah, will this cause confusion within the musallees,…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ibn Masood18 Apr 2024
Facing the feet towards the Qibla whilst reciting Quraan Sharif
Is it permissible to recite the Quraan Sharif in the Masjid with one’s feet facing towards the Qibla?
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Ibn Masood27 Mar 2024
Reciting the Kalimah Tayyibah 70 000 times
I have been told that one should try to recite 70 000 times Kalimah Tayyibah in this lifetime to be protected from the fire of Jahannam and for our…
Mufti Mohamed Desai - Ibn Masood22 Mar 2024
Shortest verse that can be read in Salaah
I’m trying to read all my Qadha Salaah. What is the shortest verse which we are allowed to read? The shortest verse comprises of how many letters?
Maulana Abdul Kader Fazlani - Ibn Masood5 Mar 2024
Permissibility of Non-Ulamaa reciting Ahadeeth Kitaabs
Is it permissible for non-Ulama to make Khatm of the books of Ahaadith such Bukhari / Muwatta for fulfillment of needs, to ease difficulties or is…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Mufti Online19 Feb 2024
Reciting Surah Yaaseen, Ar Rahmaan and Waaqiyah at night and Surah Kahf on Friday
Is there any authentic hadith which says that one should read Surah Yaaseen, Ar Rahmaan and Waaqiyah daily after namaaz? Is reading Surah Al Kahf on…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online19 Feb 2024
Practice of keeping the hair of Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) and reciting salaat and salaam
I would like to know if Baal Mubarak (practice of keep the hair of Nabi [sallallahu alaihi wasallam]) is valid and if the practice of reading…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ibn Masood10 Feb 2024
Playing games while reciting Quraan Sharif
If a Haafidh is reading Quraan to his wife in preparation for Taraweeh, can he also play games on his phone while he is reciting?
Mufti Mohammed Desai Saheb - Mufti Online5 Feb 2024
Reciting Surah Baqarah as a ruqyah
I was informed of a ruqyah about a person who if he is facing some evil eye or is not able to proceed in life that he should recite Surah Al Baqarah…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Azaadville31 Jan 2024
Loud Recitation In Nafl Salaah
What is the ruling with regard to reciting loudly in Nafl Salaah?
- Ibn Masood28 Jan 2024
Stuttering while reciting Quraan Sharif
I tend to stutter and stammer on certain words while reciting Quraan Sharif, and I’d like to correct that. What could I do to correct it? Please…
Maulana Abdul Kader Fazlani - Mufti Online27 Jan 2024
Imaam going into ruku immediately after reciting the aayat of sajdah and making the intention of sajdah tilaawat in ruku
In Fardh Salaah, as an Imaam, if I read an Aayah of Sajdah, can I immediately go into ruku at the end of the Sajdah Aayah? i.e. (not going down into…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood27 Jan 2024
Initiating a Zikr/Khatm group for the success of Matriculants
Is it permissible to start a Zikr/Khatam group with the parents who have children in matric, with the Niyyah that they do well Insha Allah. Will it…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - MUBZ17 Jan 2024
A Woman in Ḥayḍ Reciting Qur’ān.
Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa barakatu Moulana. Moulana I came across this video regarding menses and reciting the Quran where the shiekh in…
- Ibn Masood15 Jan 2024
Reciting softly or audibly when performing Fardh Salaah individually
If a person is performing Salaah alone, will it be okay for him to recite Qiraat aloud?
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Ibn Masood15 Jan 2024
Reciting Tasbeehaat on pebbles
Is it permissible to recite Tasbeehaat by counting with pebbles?
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Mufti Online30 Dec 2023
Learning the aayat and translation while doing hifz
Is it wise for a hifz student to memorise his sabak with the translation of the ayaat?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood25 Dec 2023
Sharing recitations over social media
On various social media platforms, videos containing Quraan Sharif being recited in the background are shared with others, and at the same time,…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Ibn Masood21 Nov 2023
Females reciting over a loudspeaker
Is it permissible for a female to read her final Sabaq at her Jalsa on a speaker, allowing all the men in the masjid to hear her voice?
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Ibn Masood27 Oct 2023
Verses recited to awaken for Tahajjud
Is there any truth to the following post: “I was told a Quranic Ayah to recite when a person wants to wake up for some purpose, and by Allah it…
Maulana Ahmed Saeed - Azaadville18 Oct 2023
Dua In Sajdah
When they say that we should make dua to Allah Ta’ala in sajda, what is meant, do we make a sajdah out of namaz and make dua or should we make the…
- Mufti Online6 Oct 2023
Reciting Surah Faatihah on someone who was stung by a scorpion and thereafter taking him to hospital
If someone is stung by a scorpion, should we recite Surah Fatiha on him as mentioned in the hadith? My question is that should we take him to…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online6 Oct 2023
Pausing after the first aayat of Surah Kahf
Should we stop without taking a breath, and then continue recitation with the same breath at the end of the first Aayah of Suratul Kahf?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ibn Masood26 Sep 2023
Reciting with Tajweed in Salaah
What are some examples of Tajweed mistakes that can invalidate Salaah from the common/short Surahs that are read in Salaah?
Maulana Abdul Kader Fazlani - Ibn Masood19 Sep 2023
Reciting Tasmiyah before Surah Taubah
Please explain the ruling of reciting Tasmiyah before Surah Taubah?
Maulana Ahmed Saeed - Ibn Masood12 Sep 2023
Female reciting audibly in Salaah
If a woman reads slightly audibly in Salaah, will this invalidate her Salaah or not?
Maulana Ahmed Saeed - Mufti Online6 Sep 2023
Muqtadi reciting Surah Faatihah behind the imaam
In Zohr salaah, when we are reading behind the imaam, are we supposed to also read Surah Faatihah and a Surah?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood3 Sep 2023
Listening to Quraan Sharif while changing one’s clothes
What is the ruling if one were to change clothes while listening to the Quran Kareem, where the Satr will be exposed?
Maulana Abdul Kader Fazlani - Ibn Masood30 Aug 2023
Reciting Tasmiyah before reading a Surah
What is the ruling on reciting Bismillah before a Surah ?
Maulana Abdul Kader Fazlani - Ibn Masood27 Aug 2023
Reciting Quraan Sharif while breastfeeding
My wife is currently breastfeeding. Would it be permissible to recite Quraan during this time keeping in mind to conceal the feeding area?
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Ibn Masood23 Aug 2023
Reciting Surah Asr after a gathering
Is there any basis to reciting Surah Asr after a gathering?
Maulana Abdul Kader Fazlani - Mufti Online10 Aug 2023
Group of people reciting an aayat of sajdah together
If a group of people were reciting Quraan Shareef together and they read an ayah of sajdah, how would they make sajdah? Would they make just one or…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ibn Masood31 Jul 2023
Reciting against sequence in Salaah
In my 4 Rakaats Sunnah of Zuhr, after reciting Surah Fatiha, I recited Surah Kaafiroon in the first Rakaah, and accidentally recited Surah Ikhlaas…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Ibn Masood24 Jul 2023
Reciting the different Qiraats in Salaah
Is it permissible to combine different modes of Qiraat in Salaah? Please provide references from Hadith and Fiqh books. - Reciting in the first…
Mufti Abdur Rahman Abdur Razak - Ibn Masood11 Jul 2023
Reciting Takbeer-e-Tashreeq after Eid Salaah
1. Does the Takbeer-e-Tashreek need to be recited after the Eid Salaah? 2. Should one recite the Takbeer-e-Tashreek while slaughtering an animal on…
Maulana Abdul Kader Fazlani - Ibn Masood3 Jul 2023
Recitation of the third Kalimah during the first ten days of Dhul Hijjah
When making daily Zikr of the third Kalimah, do I have to read it until the end, or can I stop at “…Allahu Akbar”?
Maulana Ahmed Saeed - Ibn Masood2 Jul 2023
Teaching students to recite with Tajweed
I teach Quraan with Tajweed to two Sudanese students. We have come across some differences in the rules, for example, where we make a compulsory…
Maulana Abdul Kader Fazlani - Mufti Online13 Jun 2023
Attaining the virtue of reciting Surah Waqiah if it is read in the Maghrib Sunnats
If a person recites Surah Waqiah in the Maghrib Sunnats, is the Surah Waqiah of the night fulfilled or does he have to recite it separately while…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
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