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  • The Hadeeth of Umm Waraqah leading her household in prayer

    I happened to read that Prophet Mohammed appointed a lady Umme Waraqa as imam to a locality to lead Jamaat or congregational prayer where both men and women followers prayed. Is this incident reported through authentic sources? If this report is credible, it seems to me strange and surprising that though I attended hundreds of Islamic classes.. More

  • Praying on back of truck because of rain or snow

    Assalam alaykum, i live in a non muslim country where it rains a lot or snows sometimes i drive a truck so i am out of my home during the day what i want to know is is it permissable to pray my salahh in the back of my truck where i can fully stand and prostrate and face the qibla i try during the dry times to pray outside but it is difficult during.. More

  • When to say Tasbeeh during sitting for Tashahhud in Tasbeeh prayer

    Assalam alaykum.i'm very happy to receive the answer to my question on salaatustasbeeh.but dear sheikh,one part of my question has not been answered that is during first and second sittings do i recite the tasbehaat before tashahud or after it? .. More

  • Virtues of performing the Taraaweeh prayers

    assalam alaikm,, if a person pray tharaweeh heard his all sins will be forgiven,heard if pray 2nd day his parents sins be forgiven,if the parents already passed away will the sins of them forgiven?if the sins forgiven really are they without sins in the grave? if a muslim not practiced religion but a believer at his last moment if others make.. More

  • Delaying the Fajr prayer until the morning twilight appears

    Assalaam O Aliekum. Fajr Salat at the mosques in my locality start 30 mins before sunrise, and redishness in the furthermost eastern horizon is clearly visible. Is this indicative of the expiry of the time for Fajr? Would I be better off, offering Salat a little earlier without congregation at home?.. More

  • Looking at the place of prostration during prayer / Washing the hair in Ghusl

    Salaam, I have two questions. 1) If a praying person's eyes look away from the spot where he will prostrate, is his prayer invalidated? 2) How should a man with thick and long hair wash his head during ghusl in such a way that all of the skin under the hair is moistened? Jazaak Allaah Khayran... More

  • The way to perform the night prayer on a daily basis

    Assalamu Alaykum. I use to do 20 Rakats + 3( Shafa & witr ) for Salatul Layl. So, the 20 Rakats are 10 Prayers of 2 Rakats, and the 1rst Rakat I use to recite FATIHA and IKHLAS, 2nd Rakat: FATIHA and KAFIRUNA The Shafa prayer: 2 Rakats; 1rst FATIHA and NASS, 2nd FATIHA and FALAKHI. The Witr prayer, one Rakat: FATIHA, plus 3 IKHLASS plus FALAKHI,.. More

  • The intention for the Friday prayer

    Assalamu Alaikum, what is the intention made for the Jumu’ah prayer? .. More

  • A praying person bowing down to the ground to pick up something

    If one (during salaah), when standing, reaches down to the ground and looks what time it is on the mobile phone (to see if one prayed one ruku or rakah in time) - is one’s prayer accepted? (The person doesn't remember exactly which prayers and how many they were).. More

  • Making up for a missed prayer whose recitation is audible

    Salam alaikum, If someone misses an obligatory prayer that is to be recited audible due to sleep or forgetfulness and remembers it at a time when the prayers are to be said non-audible, how should the missed prayer be made up? Audible or non-audible? Salam alaikum.. More

  • Performing voluntary prayers before making up missed obligatory ones

    salam i have so many qadaa salaah. i don't remember their count. if i offer sunnat and navafil salaah without offering tha qadaa ones, will those sunnat and navafil prayers be acceptable? and also tell me if i just ask for Allah's forgiveness without offering qadaa ones, will it be acceptable? as i don't remember the count. those namaz got.. More

  • Whoever calls the Athaan should call the Iqaamah

    The person who calls adhaan. Does he have to necessarily call iqaamah as well? As in our mosque we do not have a muazzin. so any of the brothers call adhaan. but some times we have this conflict about who should call iqaamah. one particular incident today. one brother call adhaan and another brother came into masjid did not know who called adhaan.. More

  • Different types of voluntary prayers

    Salaam Alaikum Shaikh, How many types of prayers are there in our Deen and can we pray the following prayers? The two rak'ahs of entering into pilgrim sanctity (Ihram) The two rak'ahs of need (Salatul Haajah) The two rak'ahs of leaving the house and entering it, The two rak'ahs of leaving the Prophet's mosque, The two rak'ahs of entering a land.. More

  • Saying "Marhoom" and other questions

    Salaam Alaikum Shaikh, I have 3 questions, Is it permissible to call righteous people who have passed away as Marhoom? And my second question is, when praying funeral for woman should one make dua saying "And give her spouse better than of this world"? And Shaikh, If one sneezes in Salah (prayer), can he say "Alhamdulillah"? Jazaak ALLAHU Khair... More

  • A mosque that has a grave besides it or in front of it

    Two of my friends are not coming to particular two mosques in the City for praying. The reason they say for this is one of the mosque has a small kabr on the left side of the building (outside the building and little away from praying area) and other mosque has the burial ground in front of the praying area which we can see through two windows... More