| Q1. |
How should you
cover your body for Salaah? |
| A1. |
The body must be completely covered
except for the face, the hands including the wrists, and feet below
including the ankles. |
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| Q2. |
How should the
head be covered for Salaah? |
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It is compulsory for you to cover your
head and hair, the neck and the collar (throat). If you are wearing a
very thin veil over your head such that the hair's shininess or color
can be seen, then the Salaah will not be valid. |
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| Q3. |
What happens if a
small portion of a female's body is uncovered during Salaah? |
| A3. |
In all the parts that are compulsory to cover, if one part was
uncovered and was less than a quarter in proportion, then the Salaah is
valid. If the opened part is a quarter in size and one is able to cover
it immediately, then too the Salaah is valid. If the part was uncovered
for one (Rukn), meaning the time you could say (Subhan-Allah) three times, or was uncovered deliberately and
whether it was covered again immediately, the Salaah is nullified. |
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| Q4. |
What are the
Aurat parts for a female? |
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The entire body is the Aurat for a
female, except for the face, both hands until the wrists and both feet
until the ankles. This is split into thirty parts of the body. These
parts are:
- The head, from the top of the head until the start of the neck
- The hair and its full length
- The right ear
- The left ear
- The neck (and throat)
- The right shoulder
- The left shoulder
- The top right arm including the elbow
- The top left arm including the elbow
- The bottom right arm (below the elbow including the wrist)
- The bottom left arm (below the elbow including the wrist)
- The chest, below the neck/throat up to the breasts
- Back of the right hand
- Back of the left hand
- The right breast
- The left breast
- The stomach, from below the breasts including the navel
- The upper back, meaning the other side of the chest
- Both armpits until the lower back
- The right hip
- The left hip
- The vagina
- The posterior
- The right thigh including the knees, the knee is not a separate part
but is included
- The left thigh including the knees, the knee is not a separate part
but is included
- Below the navel till the start of the pubic hair and the lower back,
is all one Aurat.
- The right shin, from below the knee including the ankle
- The left shin, from below the knee including the ankle.
- The right base of the foot
- The left base of the foot.
Many Ulema have not included the back of the hands and the base of the
feet as part of the Aurat.
Note: Although the woman's face is not an Aurat, it is still forbidden
to expose it to foreign males or ghair-mahram, those whom Islam allows
you to marry. It is also forbidden for foreign males to look at a
female's face. |
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| Q5. |
How should you
stand on the Musallah (prayer mat) for Salaah? |
| A5. |
- The feet must be together.
- The feet must be joined at the ankles.
- The face and the body must be towards the direction of the Qiblah.
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| Q6. |
When saying the
Takbeer-e-Tahreemah or (Allahu Akbar), how high should the hands be
raised? |
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- Lift your hands up to your
shoulders in such a manner that they are in line with the shoulders, and
say (Allahu Akbar) and begin the Salaah.
- The palms must be facing the
Qiblah.
- Hands must be inside the Burqah (veil, robe) covering your head.
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| Q7. |
After saying the
Takbeer-e-Tahreemah, where should you place your hands? |
| A7. |
- Females should place their hands on
their chest above the breast.
- The palm of the right hand should rest on the back of the left hand.
- The fingers of each hand should be kept well pressed that they touch
one another.
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| Q8. |
4. How should the
Ruku be done? |
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- When going into Ruku, you should
bend just sufficient enough to let the fingers reach the knee.
- The arms should be pressed towards the body.
- The feet at the ankles should be joined together.
- The knees should be drawn close to each other so that they touch each
other.
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| Q9. |
How should you
perform the Sajdah? |
| A9. |
- Sajdah should be performed in such
a manner that the knees are first placed on the ground.
- Thereafter, the hands should be placed on the ground in a way that
they will finally rest in line with the ears.
- The fingers should be well pressed together.
- Place your head between the two hands.
- While in Sajdah, both the nose and the forehead should touch the
ground.
- The fingers and toes should all face the Qiblah.
- The feet should be kept straight but pointing outwards towards the
right.
- The stomach and the armpits should be close to the body.
- The elbows should lie flat to the ground.
- The thigh should not be raised, but it should be in as flat as
possible.
- The hips should not be raised and should be as close to the ground as
possible.
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| Q10. |
How must you sit
in the Jalsa position? |
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- You should sit on the buttocks -
haunch.
- Spread both the feet towards the right side in such a manner that the
right leg is over the left.
- Both hands should be placed on the thighs with the fingers joined to
one another. The tips of the fingers should be close to the knees but
not holding the knees or hanging over them.
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| Q11. |
Are women allowed
to call out the Adhaan and Iqaamah for Salaah? |
| A11. |
It is Makrooh-e-Tahrimi (almost
Haraam) for women to call the Adhaan or Iqamaah. If a woman calls the
Adhaan, she will be sinful and the Adhaan will have to be repeated by a
male. |
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| Q12. |
When must a
female not respond to the words of the Adhaan? |
| A12. |
It is not Waajib for a female who has
Haiz or Nifas to reply to the Adhaan. |
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| Q13. |
While the Adhaan
is being called, what must one do? |
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Whilst the Adhaan is being called, all
talking, greeting and replying to the greeting should be stopped. All
other work should be stopped. Cooking or cleaning of the house should be
stopped. Even the recitation of the Quran should be stopped if the sound
of Adhaan is heard. You should listen to it and reply to it. The same
rule applies for Iqaamah. Those who remain busy in conversation will
experience a bad death. If one is walking and if one hears the sound of
Adhaan, then stop, listen to it and reply to it. The Hadith Shareef has
reported great virtues for one who stops all work and listens to the
Adhaan. |
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| Q14. |
If a female who
has Haiz or Nifas recited the verse of Sajdah, will it be binding on her
to perform the Sajdah-e-Tilaawat? |
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It would not be necessary for her to
perform the Sajdah. |
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| Q15. |
If a female who
has Haiz or Nifas heard the verse of Sajdah, will it be necessary for
her to perform the Sajdah-e-Tilaawat? |
| A15. |
It is not Waajib for her to perform
the Sajdah-e-Tilaawat if she hears such verse. |
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