Putting Quran on the floor In the name of Allah, the most Beneficent, the most Merciful. Answer Imam Qurtubi (RA) has written that it is against the respect and the status of the Holy Quran to place it on ones lap when r...

Reciting Quran any time In the name of Allah, the most Beneficent, the most Merciful. Answer It is permissible to recite the Quran and do zikr of Allah (SWA) during anytime of the day. (Aapke Masaail p.199 v.3) Only Alla...

Why is there no Bismillah before Surah Tawbah In the name of Allah, the most Beneficent, the most Merciful. Answer The Holy Quran was revealed bit by bit during the period of twenty three years.  The verses of a surah we...

Punishment for not fasting In the name of Allah, the most Beneficent, the most Merciful. Answer Saaiduna Ibn Abbas Radiallahu Anhu narrates that the Prophet of Allah Sallallahu Alahi Wasalam said: “The bonds of Islam and...

Khatm Yunus In the name of Allah, the most Beneficent, the most Merciful. Answer Khatm Yunus is the recitation of ‘LA ILAHA ILLA ANTA SUBHANAK INNI KUNTU MINAZ ZALIMEEN’ a certain number of times. “There is no God but Yo...

Covering head whilst reading Quran In the name of Allah, the most Beneficent, the most Merciful. Answer Imam Qurtubi (RA) has written that one of the adabs or etiquettes of reciting the Holy Quran is that one should dres...

Reading the Quran In the name of Allah, the most Beneficent, the most Merciful. Answer It is a haq (duty) of the Holy Quran to do a khatam every forty days.  If this is not possible then one should do one khatam per year...

Sadaqallahul Azeem In the name of Allah, the most Beneficent, the most Merciful. Answer The words Sadaqallahul Azeem means Allah the Great, has spoken the truth.  It is an expression affirming what has been recited.  It ...

Entering toilet whilst Quran is in handbag In the name of Allah, the most Beneficent, the most Merciful. Answer If it is possible, give the bag (in which the Quran is in) to someone and then go to the toilet.  If that is...

Colour coded tajweed Qurans In the name of Allah, the most Beneficent, the most Merciful.  Answer Colour coded tajweed Qurans are permissible to use. It is similar to the inclusion of harakaats, rukuu and paraas, which w...