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1. Sometimes turban can cover forehead, and making sujood would entail doing so over the cloth of the turban. ..2. Can we pray wajib salah sitting without excuse (such as Witr, or Salah that became wajib due to an oath)?

Question

1. Sometimes turban can cover forehead, and making sujood would entail doing so over the cloth of the turban. In such a case, the forehead does not touch the earth directly. Is the sajda valid? Is it a requirement for the bare forehead to touch the earth?

2. Can we pray wajib salah sitting without excuse (such as Witr, or Salah that became wajib due to an oath)?

3. When we pray qadha (regular or umri), can we recite them out loud for fajr, maghrib, and ishaa?

Answer

In the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Assalāmu ῾alaykum wa Rahmatullāhi Wabarakātuh

1. It is undesirable (makrooh tanzihi) to make sajdah on a turban which covers part or the entire forehead. However, if one does so, the salah will be valid but the reward will be decreased.^[1]

NB: There are two important points to note related to this issue, which many are careless of:

a) In the instance where one’s turban is extremely thick, one should ensure that the actual forehead also touches the ground.^[2]

b) In a case where, the turban is tied on the head only, not the forehead, and sajdah is made over the turban without the forehead touching the ground, the sajdah will not be valid.^[3]

  2) Without a valid excuse, it is not permissible to perform a farz, witr or a salah which became wajib due to an oath, whilst sitting. If such a salah was performed sitting, the salah will have to be repeated.^[4]

3) If a person is performing the farz of Fajr, Maghrib or Esha individually, whether it’s in the prescribed time or after, at day time or night, he will have a choice of reading the salah soft or aloud. In fact, reading aloud is preferable since this is how it is performed in congregation. However, in this case, the qirat should be recited much softer; enough to hear oneself, since there are no muqtadees (followers).^[5]

NB: a) In the case where the salah is read in the presence of others, we should ensure that the loudness of recital does not inconvenience them in any way. If there is the fear of disturbing, one will have no option but to recite softly.

b) If the, Fajr, Maghrib or Esha are qaza salahs, they should not be read aloud in the presence of others especially during the day since others will realize this is a qaza and hold bad opinions of you.

And Allāh Ta῾āla Knows Best

Wassalāmu ῾alaykum 

Ml. Zeyad Danka,
Student Dārul Iftā

Checked and Approved by:

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Dārul Iftā