Taraaweeh prayers, - Dought&clear, - * She wants to pray tahajjud at the end of the night – should she pray Witr with the imam in Taraweeh?

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I'm a muslim woman who prays tarawehe. Mostly if I do not go for prayers, my younger brother does not go either.In the mosque where we pray from the imaam prays witr as well. I have been waking up to pray tahajud and read the Quran at night. After witr I can not pray Tahajud. What is a better option for me. To go for taraweh so my brother can go too or to stay home and pray at night? Which is more rewarding?.
Praise be to Allaah.
Your going to the mosque and attending Taraweeh with the congregation and meeting your Muslim sisters are all good things, praise be to Allaah. The fact that you are helping your brother to do this as well is another good deed to be added to the others.
There is no conflict between this and your praying tahajjud at the end of the night. You can combine all these good deeds, by doing one of the two following things:
1 – Pray Witr with the imam, then when you can do tahajjud after that, prayer whatever Allaah wills for you, two by two rak’ahs, without repeating Witr, because one cannot pray two Witrs in one night.
2 – Delay Witr until the end of the night. When the imam says the salaam at the end of Witr, do not say the salaam with him, rather stand up and do an extra rak’ah, so that your Witr will then be at the end of the night.
Shaykh Ibn Baaz (may Allaah have mercy on him) was asked: When some people pray Witr with the imam and the imam says the salaam, they stand up and do another rak’ah so that their Witr will be at the end of the night. What is the ruling on doing this? Is it regarded as finishing the prayer with the imam?
He replied:
We do not know of there being anything wrong with this. The scholars stated that there is nothing wrong with doing that so that one will pray Witr at the end of the night. It is still true that he has stood with the imam until he finishes, because he stayed with him until the imam finished, then he prayed an extra rak’ah for a legitimate shar’i purpose, so that his Witr will be at the end of the night. There is nothing wrong with that, and that does not mean that he did not stay with the imam, rather he stayed with the imam until he finished, but then he did not finish with him, rather he delayed a little. End quote.
Majmoo’ Fataawa Ibn Baaz, 11/312
Shaykh Ibn Jibreen (may Allaah preserve him) was asked a similar question and he replied:
It is better for the person who is praying behind the imam to follow the imam until he finishes Taraweeh and Witr, so that he will have stayed with the imam until he finishes, and the reward for spending the whole night in prayer will be recorded for him. This is what Imam Ahmad and other scholars did.
Based on this, if a person prays Witr with him (the imam) and finishes with him, there is no need to do another Witr at the end of the night. If he wakes up at the end of the night he may offer whatever prayers Allaah has decreed for him, two rak'ahs at a time. And he should not repeat Witr, because there should not be two Witrs in one night.
Some scholars regarded it as preferable to pray Witr with the imam and do an additional rak’ah, by standing up after the imam says the salaam and then doing another rak'ah and saying the salaam, and then praying Witr at the end of tahajjud, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “If any one of you fears that dawn is about to come, let him pray one rak’ah as Witr …” And he said: “Make the last of your prayer at night Witr.” End quote.
FromFataawa Ramadaan, p. 826
The Standing Committee also issued a fatwa saying that the second matter is good.
Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah, 7/207
We ask Allaah to grant you guidance and steadfastness.
And Allaah knows best.

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Taraaweeh prayers, - Dought&clear, - * Person praying behind the imam holding the Mushaf during Taraweeh prayers

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Is it permissible for the person who is praying behind the imam in Taraweeh prayers to hold the Mushaf?.
Praise be to Allaah.
It is better for him not to do that, and to listen attentively to the recitation of his imam.
Shaykh ‘Abd al-‘Azeez ibn Baaz (may Allaah have mercy on him) was asked: What is the ruling on the person praying behind the imam holding the Mushaf during Taraweeh prayers?
He replied:
I do not know of any basis for that. It seems that he should focus with proper humility and not hold the Mushaf, rather he should place his right hand over his left as is the Sunnah, placing the right hand over the left wrist and forearm and placing them over his chest. This is the most correct view and is best. Holding the Mushaf will distract him from these Sunnahs, and his heart and eyes may become busy following the words on the pages and that may distract him from listening to the imam. What I think is that not doing that is the Sunnah, and that he should listen attentively and not use the Mushaf. If he has knowledge he will be able to prompt his imam, otherwise others will prompt him. Then if it so happens that the imam makes a mistake and is not corrected, that does not matter, unless it is in Soorat al-Faatihah, rather it matters only in Soorat al-Faatihah, because al-Faatihah is a pillar of the prayer which is essential. But if he omits some verses other than al-Faatihah, that does not matter if there is no one behind him who can alert him to that. If someone holds the Mushaf to correct the imam in the case of necessity, then there is nothing wrong with that. But if each person holds a Mushaf, that is contrary to the Sunnah. End quote.
He was also asked (may Allaah have mercy on him):
Some members of the congregation follow the imam’s recitation in the Mushaf when he is reciting. Is there anything wrong with that?
He replied:
It seems to me that this should not be done. It is better to concentrate and focus on the prayer, and to place the hands on the chest and ponder what the imam is reciting, because Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“So, when the Qur’aan is recited, listen to it, and be silent that you may receive mercy”
[al-A’raaf 7:204]
“Successful indeed are the believers.
2. Those who offer their Salaah (prayers) with all solemnity and full submissiveness”
[al-Mu’minoon 23:1]
And the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The imam has been appointed to be followed, so when he says takbeer, then say takbeer, and when he recites, then listen attentively.” End quote.
Majmoo’ Fataawa al-Shaykh Ibn Baaz, 11/340-342
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Zakaath, - Dought&clear, - * Zakaahon cotton

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Is zakaah due on cotton?.
Praise be to Allaah.
No zakaah is due on cotton, because it is not something that can be measured, so it comes under the same ruling as vegetables on which no zakaah is due.
Ibn Qudaamah (may Allaah have mercy on him) said inal-Mughni(2/296): There is no zakaah on flowers such as saffron, safflower and cotton, because they are not like grains or crops, and they are not measurable, so no zakaah is due on them, like vegetables. Ahmad said: Nothing is due on cotton.
It says inFataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah li’l-Ifta: No zakaah is due on cotton plants according to the correct scholarly opinion. This is the view of the majority of scholars on this matter, because the basic principle is that zakaah is not due, and there is no evidence to the contrary in sharee’ah. End quote.
Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah li’l-Ifta(9/240).
Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) was asked inFatawa Noor ‘ala al-Darb: Is zakaah due on cotton? Because we have heard that zakaah is due only on grains and crops.
He (may Allaah have mercy on him) replied: Zakaah is due only on grains and crops. As for other vegetables, cotton and watermelon etc., no zakaah is due on them, but if one prepares them for trade after harvesting them, then they become trade goods. End quote.
And Allaah knows best.

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