Is it necessary for the Muqtadi who joins congregational Salah late, to fold his hands or not?

Question 1: What do Islamic scholars say about the following issue? Is it necessary for the Muqtadi who reaches for Salah when the Imam is in Ruku’ or Sajdah or Qa’dah, to fold hands in the Qiyam after saying Takbeer-e-Tahrimah in order to join the Imam or he should immediately perform the act which the Imam is performing such as Ruku’ or Sujood or Qa’dah, etc.? Will he recite Sana or not in this case?

(Questioner: Shahnawaz from Chiniot)

بِسْمِ اللّٰہِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّ حِیْمِ

اَلْجَوَابُ بِعَوْنِ الْمَلِکِ الْوَھَّابِ اَللّٰھُمَّ ھِدَایَۃَ الْحَقِّ وَالصَّوَابِ

Answer: In the above-mentioned case if the Imam is in Ruku’ or first Sajdah and the Muqtadi is sure that he can join the Imam in Ruku’ or Sajdah after reciting Sana, then he can recite Sana folding his hands after Takbeer-e-Tahrimah and then join the Imam in Ruku’ or Sajdah so that he gets the excellence of reciting Sana as well as can also join the Imam in Ruku’ or Sujood. If he is sure that he cannot join the Imam in Ruku’ or Sajdah after reciting Sana, then he should say Takbeer-e-Tahrimah by standing straight and then without folding hands immediately saying second Takbeer he should join the Imam in Ruku or Sajdah because attaining the excellence of Jama’at with first Takbeer by joining the Imam in Ruku’ is better than reciting Sana. Similarly, joining the Imam in both Sajdahs is much better than reciting Sana. However, if the Imam is in second Sajdah or Qa’dah, then the Muqtadi should not fold hands after Takbeer-e-Tahrimah, but rather should join the Imam in the second Sajdah or Qa’dah without reciting Sana so that he can attain the excellence of having more time with the Imam.

Warning

Saying Takbeer-e-Tahrimah some people try to join the Imam hastily. If someone bows down while saying Takbeer-e-Tahrimah to such an extent that when he stretches his hands they reach his knees, in this case, the Salah will not begin at all because it is Fard to say Takbeer-e-Tahrimah in the state of Qiyam. So in this case, the Salah will have to be repeated.

وَاللہُ اَعْلَمُ عَزَّوَجَلَّ وَ رَسُوْلُہٗ اَعْلَم صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ واٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم

Written by: Mufti Fuzail Raza Attari

Offspring of Beloved Rasool ﷺ

Question 2: What do blessed Islamic scholars say about the following? Were all the daughters of the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللّٰەُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم born to Bibi Khadija-tul-Kubra رَضِىَ اللّٰەُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهَا or to other blessed wives as well?

(Questioner: Izhar Ali Naqshbandi)

بِسْمِ اللّٰہِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّ حِیْمِ

اَلْجَوَابُ بِعَوْنِ الْمَلِکِ الْوَھَّابِ اَللّٰھُمَّ ھِدَایَۃَ الْحَقِّ وَالصَّوَابِ

Answer: The Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللّٰەُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has four daughters (Sayyidatuna Zaynab, Sayyidatuna Ruqayyah, Sayyidatuna Umm-e-Kulsoom and the lady of Paradise Sayyidatuna Fatimah رَضِىَ اللّٰەُ عَـنْهُنَّ) and according to a famous and authentic saying he صَلَّى اللّٰەُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has three sons (Sayyiduna Ibraheem, Sayyiduna Qasim and Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah رَضِىَ اللّٰەُ عَـنْهُم; Sayyiduna Abdullah’s title is Tayyib and Tahir). Except for Sayyiduna Ibraheem Umm-ul-Mu`mineen Sayyidatuna Khadija-tul-Kubra رَضِىَ اللّٰەُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهَا is the mother of all sons and daughters; Sayyidatuna Mariyah Qibtiyyah رَضِىَ اللّٰەُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهَا is the mother of Sayyiduna Ibraheem; she is one of the Kaneezs (maidservants) of the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللّٰەُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم.

It is stated in Subul-ul-Huda war-Rishad: ‘وکلھن من خدیجة بنت خویلد الا ابراھیم فمن ماریة القبطیە’ i.e. all the blessed offspring of the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللّٰەُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم were born to Sayyidatuna Khadijah رَضِىَ اللّٰەُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهَا except Sayyiduna Ibraheem رَضِىَ اللّٰەُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ. He was born to Sayyidatuna Mariyah Qibtiyyah رَضِىَ اللّٰەُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهَا. (Subul-ul-Huda war-Rishad, vol. 11, pp. 16)

It is stated in Mirat-ul-Manajih: All the offspring were born to Sayyidatuna Khadija-tul-Kubra رَضِىَ اللّٰەُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهَا except Sayyiduna Ibraheem رَضِىَ اللّٰەُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ; he was born to Sayyidatuna Mariyah Qibtiyyah رَضِىَ اللّٰەُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهَا. (Mirat-ul-Manajih, vol. 8, pp. 82)