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Upon Whom Is Fasting in Ramadhan Obligatory

DAILY FIQH

Question: Upon whom is the fasting of Ramadhan compulsory?

Answer: Fasting is obligatory on a person who meets the folloeing five conditions:
1.Islam;
2.Puberty;
3.There are no impediments to fasting .e.g. women who are menstruating or bleeding following childbirth;
4. Able to fast e.g. absences of sickness
5. Non traveller.
(As for point 3, 4 & 5, the person will be required to keep Qadha at a later stage. Furthermore, if a person is so sick that there is no hope of recovery then that person may pay fiday for missed fast)
[Fiqhul Muyyasir Page 180]

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Yusuf Moosagie
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Huffaaz To Read Esha In The Masjid

Question: During Ramadhan many Huffaaz perform their Taraweeh Salaah at homes, garages, etc in suburban areas in which there is a Madjid. Is it ok for them to read the Esha Salaah at the Taraweeh venue or should Esha Salaah be read in the local Masjid?

Answer: It is narrated from Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu that the Messenger of Allah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam is reported to have said: “I have considered to announce that Salaah be performed whilst I appoint someone to lead the Salaah and subsequently, I will go with some men, taking along some fire wood and burning the homes of those who do not attend Jamaat Salaah in the Masjid” Abu Dawood V1/P88

The afore-mentioned Hadith serve to illustrate to us the virtue and importance that has been attached to performing Salaah with Jama'ah in the Masjid and also serves as an admonition for those who frivolously neglect this obligation.

The Fuqaha have stated that: it is an essential duty upon every baaligh, free and sane male to perform Fardh Salaah with Jama’ah in the Masjid. Consequently, leaving out performing Fardh Salaah with Jama’ah in the Masjid without a valid excuse will be a form of deprivation of the virtue and the benefits attached to performing Fardh Salaah with Jama'ah in the Masjid.

Therefore, if there is a Masjid in the suburb in which one resides or close to the suburb in which one resides then it will be essential to perform the Fardh Salaah with Jama’ah in the Masjid.[ Ahsanul FatawaaV3/P285]

However, if there is no Masjid in the suburb in which one resides or one has to travel more than ten minutes by car to reach a Masjid, then in principle one will not be obliged to travel to a Masjid.

It is not doubt laudable practice for the Huffaaz to gather to perform Taraweeh Salaah. This serves to protect the Qur’an and ensures that they continue to revise the Qur’aan. They must however perform the Esha with Jama’ah in the Masjid. There exists no exception for them to perform the Esha Salaah on their own, or the Taraweeh venue. [Fatawaa Mahmoodiya V7/P625]

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Takbeers Of Salaah

DAILY FIQH

Question: When performing Salaah behind an Imaam, is it necessary for the Muqtadi to also say the Takbeers of Salaah?

Answer: The Takbeeratut Tahrimah (the takbeer to start the Salaah) is a pre-requisite for the validity salah. Without Takbeeratut Tahrimah, one’s Salaah will not be valid.

As for the Takbeers when moving from one posture of Salaah to another; it is Sunnah of Salaah.

Keeping the above in mind, the Muqtadi should say the Takbeers of Salaah in a soft audible voice. ( One should not merely say the Takbeers in one's mind.)

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