Q: Should we offer prayer separately while performing Umrah, even at this holiest place?
Answer: If there is a Mahdavi Imam with you, you can pray behind him. If there is no Mahdavi Imam, you can pray separately. This rule applies regardless of the location.
Allah (SWT) knows best.
Answer provided by
- Hazrath Peer-o-Murshid Mufti Syed Zameer Mahdi
Q: Why do Sunni offer Nafil prayer, and we offer Tahiyyatul wuzu as soon as we do ablution? Can we offer tahiyatul wuzu and then nafil also?
We offer Tahiyyatul Wuzu instead of Nafil because Tahiyyatal Wuzu has fazeelath (superior quality) over Nafil. You do not need to pray Nafil after performing Tahiyyatul Wuzu.
Mahdavia teachings are based on the Holy Quran, and we follow Prophet Mohammed (PBUH). The Prophet (PBUH) and the Sahaba (RZ) used to perform Tahiyyatal Wuzu, and the supporting Ahadith are below.
At the time of the Fajr prayer, the Prophet (ﷺ) asked Bilal, "Tell me of the best deed you did after embracing Islam, for I heard your footsteps in front of me in Paradise." Bilal replied, "I did not do anything worth mentioning except that whenever I performed ablution during the day or night, I prayed after that ablution as much as was written…
Q: Does every surah in every rakat has to begin with Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem?
Answer: Reciting Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem before Surah Fatiha is Sunnat, and reciting it before Zamma Surah is Mustahab.
Answer provided by
- Hazrath Peer-o-Murshid Mufti Syed Zameer Mahdi
Q: Is there a difference in performing Salah for men and women or is it the same for both?
Answer: Yes there are differences in performing Salah for men and women. Here are the differences:
Men take their hands to their ears when starting Salah (Takbir-e-Tahrima), whereas women take it only to their shoulders.
During Qayam (standing position), men place their hands under the navel with the right hand over the back of the left hand. For Women: The women should put them on the chest, right hand over the back of the left hand.
During Ruku, men rest their hands on the knee, and the fingers have a gap, whereas there should be no gap for women.
During Sajdah, men keep their fingers apart and elbows raised from the ground; the upper portion of their knees does not touch the stomach, and the feet are upright. Women should join…
