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.
Q2. How should the
head be covered for Salaah?
A2. 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.
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.
Q4. What are the
Aurat parts for a female?
A4. 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.
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.
Q6. When saying the
Takbeer-e-Tahreemah or (Allahu Akbar), how high should the hands be raised?
A6.
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.
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.
Q8. How should
the Ruku be done?
A8.
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.
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.
Q10. How must you
sit in the Jalsa position?
A10.
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.
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.
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.
Q13. While the
Adhaan is being called, what must one do?
A13. 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.
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?
A14. It would not be necessary
for her to perform the Sajdah.
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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