Question

Salaam

In Ramadan when imam leads witr, he stays silent in 3rd rakat (reads fatiha and surah quietly) and calls taqbeer for qunoot and goes into ruku thereafter. ....is sajda sawh necessary or not?

Your Duas on these blessed nights.

Answer

Wa Alaykum Al-Salam

It is Waajib to recite loudly in all three units of the witr of Ramadan and therefore if the Imam by mistake recited quietly in the third unit of the witr of Ramadan then Sijdah of Sahw became necessary and if he forgot to perform the Sijdah of Sahw then it is necessary to repeat the Salah.

It is mentioned in Bahare Shariat with reference to Al-Durr Al-Mukhtaar,

'To recite loudly in the first two units of Fajr, Maghrib and Isha and every unit of the Jumu'ah, Eidayn, Taraweeh and Witr of Ramadan is Waajib upon the Imam.'

It is also mentioned in the same reference,

'If a Waajib is missed by mistake and the Sijdah of Sahw is not performed then it is Waajib to repeat the Salah.'

If the Imam recited quietly on purpose then it is necessary to repeat the Salah and the Sijdah of Sahw will not be enough to compensate for it,

'If the Waajib is missed on purpose then the Sijdah of Sahw will not resolve the fault, rather it is Waajib to repeat the Salah.'

It is a sin to miss a Waajib on purpose and thus in such case repentance is also necessary and Allah knows best.

Faqeer Zahid Hussain Al-Qadiri
20th Ramadan Al-Kareem 1438AH

The wrath upon those who desecrate the graves of the Friends of Allah

Imam Nabahani writes:

Imam `Abdul Wahab Sh`arani stated, “Our brother Shaykh Salih al-Hajj Ahmed Halabi [may Allah sanctify his secret] informed me that his house was in the vicinity of the blessed mausoleum of Shaykh Muhyuddin ibn `Arabi. It was visible from his house. One night after `Isha prayer, a person -carrying fire- advanced towards the tomb, with the intention of burning the bier. When he was 8-9 metres away from the grave, he started sinking into the ground, so much so that he disappeared in the ground. Late night, when his family members could not find him anywhere, they started looking out for him. When the shaykh narrated them the entire incident, they reached the place where he had sunk. When they dug up the place, they found his head. But as they went on digging, his body kept sinking on further. After much digging up, they finally gave up, covered his body with mud and went away.”

Source: Jami’ ul-Karamat il-Awliya

Translated by Najibullah Qadiri

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Question:

Assalamu Alaikum Mufti Sahib. I am a mureed of Huzoor Taajush Shariah and studying Hifz. Every year i lead a few rakaats of Taraweeh. The isha times our Masjid in Keighley (main mosque) have are of the 15 degree ruling. I read the salaah in the mosque and repeated it at home at the correct time. Outside Ramadan I have done the same. What is the proper ruling on isha times and the summer when Isha will not even appear in UK? Can i follow the Sahibain or do I have to follow Imam Abu Hanifa, as i am Taajush Shariah's mureed?

Answer:

Wa Alaykum Al-Salam,

I hope you are well and so are the brothers in Keighley. I pray to Allah that you remain steadfast on the truth all through your life.

Answer:

The time of Isha' Salah according to the great Imam Abu Hanifah is when the horizon becomes comlpetely dark after sunset. When the sun sets, redness appears in the horizon where the sun had set. This redness is known as the nautical twilight. When the redness sets, whiteness appears. This whiteness is known as the astronomical twilight. When the whiteness sets, the horizon becomes completely dark. this is the end time of Maghrib and the beginning time of Isha'.

The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said that the time for Isha' Salah begins when the Shafaq (twilight) sets. Imam Ibn Hummam In Fath Al-Qadeer records that the Messenger of Allah said, "When the horizon becomes completely dark".

In Al-Fatawa Al-Hindiyyah and Al-Fatawa Li-Qadi Khan it says, "Abu Hanifah (May Allah shower mercy on them) said, it is the whiteness which follows the redness upto the extent that if someone performs his Isha' Salah after the redness disappears and the whiteness has not yet disappeared then it is not permissible".

Therefore, if one performs his Isha' Salah before the whiteness sets in the horizon his Salah is invalid and will have to be performed again at the correct time. This is upon which Fatwa is given in the Hanafi School as can be seen in Fath Al-Qadeer, Tasheeeh Al-Qudoori, Bahr Al-Raa'iq, Radd Al-Muhtar, Al-Fatawa Al-Ridwiyyah and Bahar-e-Shari'at.

As for the days when Isha' Time does not occur in specific countries, one shall perform Qada of Isha' Salah in the time of Fajr as mentioned by Imam Ahmad Raza in his Fatawa and by Sadr Al-Shari'ah in his Bahar-e-Shari'at. Al-Sheikh Taaj Al-Shari'ah has also written the same as above in verification of a Fatwa in Fatawa Europe of Mufti Abd Al-Wajid from Amsterdam, Holland.

If such days occur in the month of Ramadan, Mufti Shareef Al-Haq issued a Fatwa saying, if the Muslims regard the Taraweeh Salah as highly important and will cause an uproar if not performed then those Muslims shall follow the Isha' Salah time according to the Sahibayn only in them days and Allah knows best.

Wa Al-Salam Alaykum,

Zahid Husain Al-Qadri
(Beggar at the doorstep of Scholars)