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Ruling on prayers offered in a state of complete absentmindedness
I suffer greatly from daydreaming to the extent that I am always absentminded and never stop thinking. Therefore, sometimes I finish my prayers whereas I am not conscious of it at all. Do I have to make up my prayer whether the obligatory or the voluntary ones?.. More
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Repeating certain Surahs during the Taraaweeh prayer- A religious view
We often offer the Taraaweeh prayer according to the following form: twenty Rak‘as, in each two Rak‘as the Imaam recites from Surah At-Takaathur until Surah Al-Masad. Then, in the second one he recites Surah Al-Ikhlaas. This form is being quickly repeated every night. Is it considered an aspect of a prohibited specification?.. More
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Family problems do not justify abandoning prayer
I am a nineteen-year old young man and am keen to perform the five obligatory prayers in their due times. However, my problem is that I live with my brother in his home and his wife hates it. She took money from me and I informed my brother, thereupon I became the devil who sowed the seeds of discord between my brother and his wife! This incident gave.. More
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Should Isti‘aathah be repeated in each Rak‘ah?
What are the reported supplications that should be recited after the opening Takbeer? Should one recite the Isti‘aathah and Basmalah before the recitation of Al-Faatihah? Should they be repeated in the second Rak‘ah as well?.. More
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Intention of performing the prayer on time or making up a missed prayer
What is the religious ruling on making the intention of making up a missed prayer and that of performing a prayer on time? Is the prayer considered invalid if the worshipper does not differentiate between the two intentions while performing the prayer?.. More
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Performing prayer in a place where there are images
Is it permissible to perform prayer in a place where there are images? Thank you... More
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Voluntary prayer: out loud at night and in a low tone during the day
I would like to perform a two-Rak‘ah voluntary prayer; should it be performed out loud or in a low tone?.. More
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Voluntary prayer between the two Athaans of Jumu‘ah prayer
Is it permissible to perform voluntary prayer between the two Athaans (i.e. call for prayer) of Jumu‘ah prayer, given that it is said that no voluntary prayer should be performed between the two Athaans of Jumu‘ah? .. More
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Deliberately leaving recitation of a Surah after Al-Faatihah in prayer
The Imaam in the second Rak‘ah of Maghrib prayer did not recite a Surah after Al-Faatihah and then he bowed and prostrated normally. After the third Rak‘ah, the Imaam ended his prayer with Tasleem without performing Sujood as-Sahw. We asked the Imaam to perform Sujood as-Sahw but he told us that there was no need for it. He informed us that he deliberatel.. More
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Not all mosque rulings apply to a Musalla
We have a Musalla (area allocated for prayer) at our workplace where we perform the ‘Asr and Thuhr prayers but we do not proclaim the Athaan for these prayers in the Musalla; is this correct or should we proclaim the Athaan?.. More
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Performing the ‘Asr prayer while thinking that one is performing the Thuhr prayer
Sometimes when I perform the ‘Asr prayer, it occurs to me that I am performing the Thuhr prayer, if I get distracted or absent minded. However, I rectify my intention and remind myself that I am performing the ‘Asr prayer. Is my prayer in such a case invalid, given that my intention has changed?.. More
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Supplication after Athaan and Iqaamah
Should the reported supplication of Al-Waseelah (i.e. the highest rank in Paradise) and Al-Fadheelah (i.e. Superiority) for the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, be recited after the Athaan, Iqaamah or both? What is the ruling on this matter according to the four schools of Fiqh?.. More
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Specifying an hour and fifteen minutes as a time gap between Maghrib and ‘Ishaa'
We live in a Muslim-majority city in which there are five mosques. Some of these mosques proclaim the Athaan (i.e. call to prayer), especially the ‘Ishaa' Athaan, according to Al-Aqsa prayer times while the other mosques raise the Athaan an hour and fifteen minutes after the Maghrib prayer. This means that there is a time gap between the Athaans of.. More
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Direction of sneezing in prayer while reciting Al-Faatihah
Assalamualaikum I would like to clarify a few things in regards to prayers. 1. When we sneeze during prayers do we need to sneeze to the right or left or can we sneeze to the front? Sometimes i cannot control my sneeze and just as i am about to complete reciting a surah, i will sneeze and say alhamdullillah then i will continue my recitation. Is that.. More
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Reading Al-Faatihah instead of Tashahhud or vice versa in prayer
If i recite mistakenly Sura Fathiha instead of Aththahiyath or If I recite mistakenly Aththahiyath instead of Sura Fathiha, what should I do? In this situation do I have to do "Sajadha Shah" or Do I have to repeat my prayer again? And if this situation happened when I do Imamadh what I have to do?
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