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Praying behind imaam who does not observe some Sunnah acts of prayer
Assalaamu alaykum, Sir. The answer that you gave to the question is different. I want the exact anwer. My question is: Can a Salafi perform the prayer like Imam Shaafi'i 
performed it (raising the hands or not raising them) behind a follower of the Hanafi Madhhab (School of Thought)? I mean, can we perform the prayer.. More
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Hearing athaan while eating or reciting Quran
I have the following questions about the azan:
1) If we hear the azan while having a meal, is it necessary to reply?
2) If we hear the azan while reciting the Quran,should we stop recitating? And while reciting, can we give the greeting of Salaam and reply to it?
3) If we are lying on the bed and hear the azan, should we get up?
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Reciting verses from different Soorahs in same Rak'ah
Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu, Shaykh. Would it be wrong or disliked, or perhaps an innovation if I recite those Soorahs (chapters) and verses that are used for healing sickness or magic during the prayer? I do not mean randomly reciting them, but specifically with the intention of obtaining an improvement in health or healing? May.. More
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Ibn ‘Umar throwing pebbles at person who would miss Raf'ul-Yadayn
Assalaamu alaykum. There is a hadith that says that Ibn ‘Umar, may Allaah be pleased with him, used to throw pebbles at people who did not perform Raf'ul-Yadayn (raising hands before and after Rukoo' [bowing]) in the prayer. Did that not cause a disturbance in the prayer?
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Finding difficulty in performing voluntary night prayer
Assalaamu alaykum, Shaykh. A few days ago, I sent you a question regarding my inability to pray voluntary night prayers after sleeping. I told you that I still do not know why given that I checked all the ways that help one to pray at night. I think these are good. However, I was reading some quotes of righteous Imams in Islamqa.com of Muhammad Salih.. More
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Feeling both fear and peace in prayer
Assalaamu alaykum. How do we relax in the prayer when we are standing before Allaah?
The Prophet, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam,was reported to have said, “…The coolness of my eyes has been made in the prayer (i.e., my comfort has been provided in prayer).” (Sunan An-Nasaa’i 3939; Darussalam graded it good.)
The Prophet, sallallaahu 'alayhi.. More
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Praying in front of imaam
Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu. At our office premises prayer hall, there is an imam who conducts prayers on Fridays and during the month of Ramadan. There is a small room earmarked for women in front of the minbar which is separated from the imam by a barred window, like a wall. My question is whether the women, who are technically.. More
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Forgetting sentence from Tashahhud
Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu. I have a question regarding the prayer: If I forgot to say only the sentence of the Shahadah (testimony of faith - Ash-hadu an-la ilaha illa allah wa ash-hadu anna Muhammadan abduhu wa rasuluh) in the first and/or second Tashahhud(I said the whole Tashahhud but I forgot to say only this sentence), then.. More
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Reward of congregational prayer
Assalaamu alaykum. I have read a hadith that relates that the Prophet, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam,said that the Fajr and ‘Ishaa’ prayersare difficult to perform in congregation for the hypocrite. Does this hadith make it obligatory to perform the Fajr and ‘Ishaa’ in congregation? Is it obligatory for the Muslim male ot perform all the prayers.. More
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Combining Thuhr and 'Asr in 'Arafah if praying in tent
Should I shorten and combine the Thuhr and ‘Asr prayers on the day of ‘Arafat while performing the prayers in my tent, not in Namira Mosque? What about the Sunnah prayers; should l perform them during the stay of Hajj?
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Waiting for regular imaam of mosque to lead prayer
Do we have to wait for the permanent or regular imam in order to perform the congregational prayer? Or can anyone lead the prayer without waiting for the regular imam?
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Reading last verses of Aal-'Imraan before Tahajjud Prayer
Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu, Shaykh. Is it true that Prophet Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam,would look at the sky recite a verse of the Quran (3:190) (or another verse if I am mistaken) and then pray his Tahajjud prayer? May Allaah reward you, Shaykh.
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Tahajjud prayer prescribed for all Muslims
Assalaamu alaykum. Can an unmarried girl pray Tahajjud (voluntary night prayer)? Someone recently told me that it is not permissible for an unmarried girl to pray Tahajjud. May Allaah reward you.
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Joining congregational prayer for follower who missed previous prayer
Assalaamu alaykum. I joined the prayer as the imam was saying Tasleem (closing the prayer) at the end of the Maghrib prayer. Because of rain, they combined the Maghrib and the `Ishaa'together. Should I perform the Maghrib before joining the congregation for the `Ishaa'prayer in such case?
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Ambiguity in Shu'bah's hadeeth about shortening prayers
Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaah. We read that Sayid Sabiq wrote in Fiqh As-Sunnah:
"The conflict between miles and Farsakh is made clear in Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri's statement: 'If the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam,traveled a distance of one Farsakh, he would shorten his prayer.' This was related by Sa'id ibn Mansur in his Sunan and by Al-Hafiz.. More
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