Taraaweeh prayers, - Dought &clear, - Stayingup on Laylat al-Qadr and the ruling on celebrating it

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How should we spend the night of Laylat al-Qadr? Is it by praying, reading Qur’aan and the Seerah (Prophet’s biography), listening to sermons and lessons and celebrating that in the mosque?.
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to strive hard in worship during the last ten nights of Ramadaan as he did not do at other times, praying and reading Qur’aan. Al-Bukhaari and Muslim narrated from ‘Aa’ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her) that when the last ten days of Ramadaan began, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) would stay up at night, wake his family and tie his lower garment tight. According to Ahmad and Muslim: he would strive hard in worship during the last ten nights of Ramadaan as he did not do at other times.
Secondly:
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) urged us to spend the night of Laylat al-Qadr in prayer out of faith and in the hope of reward. It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever spends the night of Laylat al-Qadr in prayer out of faith and in the hope of reward, will be forgiven his previous sins.”
This was narrated by the group apart from Ibn Maajah. This hadeeth indicates that it is prescribed to stay up and spend this night in prayer.
Thirdly:
One of the best du’aa’s that can be recited on Laylat al-Qadr is that which the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) taught ‘Aa’ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her). It was narrated by al-Tirmidhi, who classed it as saheeh, that ‘Aa’ishah said: I said: “O Messenger of Allaah, If I know which night is Laylat al-Qadr, what should I say?” He said: “Say:Allaahumma innaka ‘afuwwun tuhibb al-‘afwa fa’fu ‘anni(O Allaah, You are All-Forgiving and You love forgiveness so forgive me).”
Fourthly:
With regard to singling out one night of Ramadaan and regarding that as Laylat al-Qadr, this requires evidence. But the odd-numbered nights during the last ten nights are more likely than others, and the night of the twenty-seventh is more likely to be Laylat al-Qadr, because of the ahaadeeth which indicate that.
Fifthly:
With regard to bid’ah (innovation), it is not permissible either in Ramadaan or at other times. It was proven that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever innovates anything in this matter of ours [Islam] that is not part of it will have it rejected.” And he said: “Whoever does any action that is not part of this matter of ours will have it rejected.”
With regard to the celebrations that are held on some nights of Ramadaan, we know of no basis for that. The best guidance is the guidance of Muhammad and the worst of matters are those which are innovated.
And Allaah is the Source of strength. May Allaah send blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad and his family and companions.

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Taraaweeh prayers, - Dought &clear, - Is it permissible to shift one’s weight during Taraweeh?

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We pray Taraweeh; is it permissible for me to put most of my weight on one leg, then shift my weight onto the other leg, then onto both legs, so as to reduce tiredness?
Praise be to Allah.
There is nothing wrong with the worshipper shifting his weight from one leg to the other sometimes, if he is standing for a long time in prayer, so as to give himself a rest. That is so long as he does not put one foot in front of the other, so that one foot is in line with the people and the other is in front of or behind it. This action is permissible for the one who has an excuse, but it is makrooh (disliked) if one does not have an excuse.
An-Nawawi (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
If a person puts his weight on one leg, his prayer is valid although it is makrooh; if he has an excuse, then it is not makrooh.
Al-Majmoo‘, 3/230
And he (may Allah have mercy on him) also said:
It should be noted that it is makrooh for one who is in good health to put his weight on one leg, but his prayer is still valid.
Rawdat at-Taalibeen, 1/234
Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
With regard to shifting one’s weight from one leg to another, there is nothing wrong with it, especially when standing for a long time (in prayer), but it should be done without putting one foot in front of the other; rather the two feet should be in line with one another. And it should not be done too much. End quote.
Ash-Sharh al-Mumti‘, 3/224
And Allah knows best.

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Zakaath, - Dought& clear, - How to work out the zakaah for commercial companies

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How do we work out the zakaah for commercial companies?.
Praise be to Allaah.
How to work out the zakaah for commercial companies that have in their possession goods in which they deal: the value of the goods that the company has – i.e., the items that have been bought with the aim of selling them – is worked out at the end of the year on the basis of the value for which they are to be sold. Then we add to that the cash that the company has in hand or in bank accounts, and debts that are owed to it by people which it is hoped will be paid off. Then from all of that one quarter of one tenth (2.5%) is paid.
If the company does not have goods in which it deals, but it undertakes projects for which it earns money, such as developing land, building homes to rent them out and not to sell, or maintenance work, then at the end of the year it should look at the money that it has and debts that are owed to it by others and that it hopes will be paid off, and it should pay one quarter of one tenth of that amount.
As for the buildings, offices, cars, furniture and equipment that are not intended for sale, rather they are used by the company, no zakaah is due on them, no matter how high their value.
And Allaah knows best.

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Zakaath, - Dought& clear, - Zakaah on shares in a company that has not yet been launched for four years

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I am a shareholder in a company that has not yet been launched. After nearly 4 years, the company was dissolved and they returned the capital to the shareholders with a shortfall, meaning: my share was 240,000 and they gave me back 220,000. Is zakaah due on it?.
Praise be to Allaah.
The basic principle with regard to zakaah on shares is that if the company did not pay zakaah on its wealth for any reason, then the shareholders are obliged to pay zakaah on their wealth. If the shareholder can find out from the company's accounts about his shares and whether the company paid zakaah on its shares in the manner referred to, he should pay zakaah on his shares on that basis, because it is the basic principle with regard to the way in which zakaah on shares is to be paid.
If the shareholder cannot find that out:
If he bought shares in the company with the aim of benefitting from the annual dividend on the shares and not with the aim of trading in them, then the owner of these shares does not have to pay zakaah on the share itself; rather he has to pay zakaah on the dividend, at a rate of one quarter of one tenth after one year has passed from the day on which he took possession of the dividend.
If the shareholder bought the shares with the aim of trading in them, then he must pay the zakaah of trade goods on them. When one year has passed since they came into his possession, he must pay zakaah on their market value; if there is no market for them, he must pay zakaah on their value as estimated by experts, paying 2.5% of this value and of any profit, if the shares made any profit. End quote fromMajallat Majma’ al-Fiqh al-Islami, 1/879
If there is a problem with these shares and their owner cannot dispose of them, then he should pay zakaah once, at the time of selling them or recouping their value.
Dr. Muhammad al-‘Usaymi (may Allah preserve him) was asked: O Shaykh, may Allah bless you and reward you with good, you know that there was a problem between the al-Duraybi real estate company and the government, and the shares were frozen for five years, to the point that we almost despaired, but now Allah has made things easy, and the money of the shareholders has been paid back. Does zakaah have to be paid on it? For how many years should zakaah be paid on it?
He replied: Yes, you have to pay zakaah for one year. And Allah knows best.
And Allah knows best.

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