Question Summary:
Miscellaneous question with regards to Salah and Jama’at.

Question Detail:

Question:    
1.    Do I have to make iqamatus sallah for the duha prayer?
2.    It is permissible for me to play soccer with my friends in a league and gain gift or cup?
3.    Do we have to make dua like subhannallah 33, alhamdulillah 33 and allahu akbar 33 together with the imam ? Because it became lime a routine in my house every time we pray we make that together and then check hand after prayer? Please tell me is that haram, bid'a or is okay for us to do it?
4.    Can I pray zuhr and asr at the same time or before time? Because sometime am in the school or going to a place in which I can't get to pray since 12 till the time of the zuhr and asr pass? I hate being in such situation but it always happen to me?
5.    If I start the fast of Monday and Thursday and I stop or I want to start and stop when I feel like I can't handled or this is makruh or haram?
6.    Can I fast on every Saturday and Sunday because these day I have no school? Please advise me quickly. Jazakallahu khair brother

Answer :

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
 
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
 
1.      Iqāmah is only given for obligatory prayers (fardh Salah). Since Duhhhā prayer is a nafl prayer which is prayed individually it does not require an Iqāmah to be called out.[1] [2]
2.      If the league setup is such that there is no gambling involved nor is there anything contrary to sharī‘ah (e.g. intermingling of genders, exposing of awrah etc) then it will be permissible for you to play in this tournament.
3.      After the obligatory prayers there are many masnūn adhkār, including Tasbīh Fātimi(reciting 33 times Subhān Allāh, 33 times Alhamdulillah and 34 times Allahu Akbar). These are individual acts and not congregational. One should recite their tasbīhāt individually and make their du‘ā’.[3] As long as these acts are not considered to be sunnah, wājib or requirement in dīn they will be permissible even while the Imām makes his Tasbīhāt. We do not understand what you mean by “check our hands”.
4.      It is not permissible to combine Dhuhur Salāh and ‘Asr in one time except in the times of Hajj.[4] However due to necessity, you may delay your Dhuhur Salāh to its last time and perform it before its time expires. Thereafter wait a few minutes for ‘Asr time to enter and pray ‘Asr in its time.[5]
5.      There is ambiguity in your question. What do you mean by “I stop or I want to start and stop when I feel like”? Please clarify.
6.      Yes you may fast on Saturdays and Sundays
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Mawlana Faisal bin Abdul Hameed
Student, Darul Iftaa
Canada
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

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