What are the forbidden times for prayer? I work in Ramadhaan from seven in the morning and I cannot stay in the mosque after Fajr Prayer until 6:40 am (i.e. the time of sunrise) in order to perform the Dhuha prayer as I have to go to work. Is it permissible for me to perform the two Rak‘ahs of Dhuha five or ten minutes before sunrise so as to gain.. More
I am suffering from urinary incontinence. I delay the Thuhr and combine it with ‘Asr. I am very keen on offering the Sunnah prayer so when can I offer the regular Sunnah prayers before and after Thuhr as well as the Sunnah prayer before ‘Asr? Can I offer them after I combine Thuhr and ‘Asr?.. More
Upon offering the Maghrib prayer, the Imaam stood up for a fourth Rak‘ah and we notified him (by saying Subhaan Allaah) but he went on. Then, all of us prayed the fourth Rak‘ah with him and we prostrated twice after the Salaam. Is our prayer valid?.. More
The Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said: "There is no negligence when one is sleeping.“ Sometimes, I sleep for a long time even though I wake up for seconds so that I know the time and then I go back to sleep for some more hours. Therefore, I miss one prayer or more. What is the ruling? .. More
Sometimes I forget to recite Al-Faatihah before the short Surah so I recite it afterwards. Is this permissible? If not, what should I do if it occurred?.. More
I am a young man who works on a ship. I start my work after the ‘Asr prayer and work until Fajr. I find no time to pray either Maghrib or ‘Ishaa’ so what should I do in this case? Please respond because we do not know what to do... More
I am from Morocco and in our country there is a united Athaan for the Fajr prayer according to the astronomical system without considering the differences in sighting. Is it permissible for me to pray alone so as to offer my prayer in the due time? Or am I obliged to pray with the congregation despite the fact that they offer their prayer before the.. More
On January 13th at 10 pm, I traveled from an American town (in which the prayer times are: Fajr 6:10 am, Shurooq 8:00 am and Ishaa’ 6:40 pm, I reached my destination in Germany on the 14th at 12 pm and the prayer times there were: Fajr 6:40 am Shurooq 8:10 am and Thuhr 12:30 pm. After finishing procedures, it was 1pm, so the plane departed after Ishaa’.. More
During the prayer, the Imaam recited a verse of prostration and then bowed while a group of people prostrated before him. Some of them corrected his mistake so he joined the Imaam. However, some of them continued to prostrate until the Imaam finished bowing and then they completed offering the prayer. What is the ruling concerning these two groups?.. More
I experienced miscarriage in the first month of pregnancy during Ramadhaan but I did not realize the reason behind the bleeding so I considered it menstruation. Therefore, I abstained from fasting and offering the prayer for twelve days. Afterwards the doctor informed me that it was a miscarriage, not menstruation, so how can I make up the prayer? Can.. More
Is it permissible for an individual whose tongue is injured and covered with a swathe, which makes him unable to utter the letters, recite Qur’an during the prayer by heart without moving his tongue, whether he is among the congregation or alone?.. More
If an individual reached the Maghrib congregational prayer in the third Rak‘ah, should he recite in a low tone or out loud (as he makes up the two missed Rak‘ahs)? May Allaah Reward you... More