Author - Şamil Aykut

Question: Standing (qiyam) is an obligatory element of fard salats. Is it an obligatory element of sunnat salats, too?ANSWERStanding...

Question: As for the Qur’anic verses that we recite as prayers (du’a) after salawaat during final sitting in salat or on other occasions, should...

Question: Does the word al-mu’awwidhatayn refer to Surat al-Falaq and Surat an-Nas? Secondly, does the term thefour Quls refer to Surat al...

Question: A hadith-i sharif says, “Whoever performs the five daily salats properly will receive the reward of a thousand martyrs for each...

Question: What is khushu’ in salat?ANSWERKhushu’ means fearing Allahu ta’ala. Hadrat Imam-i Rabbani states:...

Question: When rising from ruku’, should the imam, the followers (jama’at), and a person performing salat individually say “Rabbana lakal hamd”...

Question: Why is it necessary for us to sometimes make such a niyyah (intention) for salat, “I intend to perform the fard of [for example]...

Question: If one has not met the conditions for being regarded as a person with a chronic excuse (‘udhr) in the Hanafi Madhhab yet, should one wait until...

Question: In terms of salat’s becoming invalid, is there a distinction between a part of one’s awrah becoming uncovered by itself and one’s...