Salah

Know that Allah (Exalted is He) created man for His worship. Thus, Allah (Exalted is He) states in the Noble Qur’an: “I have not created jinn and humankind but to worship Me.” (Qur’an 51:56) Meaning, I created jinn and man only for one purpose, which is My worship. The original purpose of man’s life and the original purpose of his coming into this world and residing in the world is that he worships Allah (Magnificent is His Glory). Are not Angels Sufficient for Worship? If this question...
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The people of knowledge have differed about what to do when the ʿid and the Friday fall on the same day: would the ʿid prayer suffice one who prayed it in place of the Friday prayer? A group of the people of knowledge said: “The ʿid prayer suffices one who prayed it in place of the Friday prayer, and such a person is not obligated to pray after the ʿid prayer, anything except ʿAsr.” This is the opinion of ʿAta’, and it has been...
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When should the muqtadis stand up for salah in congregation? Should they stand before the iqamah begins, when the iqamah begins or when the words hayya 'ala al-falah are reached? The answer to this question lies in the practice of the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) and the Noble Companions (may Allah be pleased with them). Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) would render the adhan for Zuhr after zawal (i.e., when the sun reaches its zenith or...
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In recent times there has been a growth in the number of lay people who, influenced by a certain ideology, claim that the tarawih consists of only eight rak’ahs rather than the established twenty rak’ahs. There is, therefore, a need to discuss the tarawih prayer, which is a special type of salah (ritual prayer) only offered in Ramadan. The practice of performing tarawih in eight rak’ahs is in total contrast to the practice of the Ummah throughout the ages. Given the fact that tarawih is...
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There has been a growing tendency in recent times within some quarters of the Muslim Ummah to attempt to understand the hadiths of the beloved Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) without the proper prerequisite knowledge of fiqh and its principles. Movements have emerged, a fundamental part of whose methodology it is to take hadiths in their apparent and literal meanings, without attempting to understand the actual purpose of any hadith. The issue of how those in congregational prayer...
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Question: Can the 'ulama comment on the issue as to why we read al-salamu 'alayka ayyuhannabiy (peace be upon you, O Prophet) in tashahhud and not al-salamu 'alannabiy (peace be upon the Prophet) with the sayings of the Islamic jurists and hadith scholars please?
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