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  • Missing congregational prayer because of bad body smell

    Assalaamu alaiyum, shaykh. I suffered from a strange condition of anxiety that makes my body smell so bad that I cannot go to a mosque or any other place because of this. This problem has made me antisocial. My question is: how do I relieve myself from this anxiety that causes this body odor according to Islam, and what about praying in the mosque?.. More

  • Performing prayer again to help someone earn reward of congregation

    Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wabarakaatuhu. I am unable to pray the Thuhr prayer in the masijd because of my exams. If my father/mother have already prayed the Sunnah of the Thuhr and the Thuhr itself already, can they still pray with me so that I can get the reward of the congregation and the reward of attending the beginning of the prayer? If.. More

  • Ruling on a woman correcting the Imam

    Is it permissible for a woman to correct the Imam during the prayer? .. More

  • Who should lead the prayer: the one praying an obligatory prayer or a volunteer?

    If a person who missed the prayer finds someone who wants to help him by praying with him, which of the two should be the Imam? May Allah reward you well on our behalf and on behalf of all Muslims. .. More

  • He forgot a prostration and did not remember until those who prayed behind him had already left

    I prayed with the Imam and he forgot the second prostration in one of the Raka‘hs. Knowing that this was the Fajr prayer, what should those being led and the Imam do if this was remembered after the end of the prayer and the people had already departed? .. More

  • praying alone behind a row in congregation to get Khushoo'

    Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu, Shaykh. I have read your fatwa no. 31530 about the matter. I wish to know whether the following is a valid excuse for praying alone in the masjid behind the imam or not. Please advise. I am afflicted with magic and possession by jinn, and I am facing difficulty focusing in the prayer and having Khushoo.. More

  • Imaam unable to prostrate leading prayer

    We need a ruling. Our imam is a memorizer of the Quran, but he has a medical problem and is currently unable to prostrate. He is the imam for the community, but he has undergone surgery on his knee. The other option is to have others, who make mistakes while reciting the Quran,lead the prayer. .. More

  • Standing in row by yourself in congregational prayer

    Assalaamu alaykum. Suppose that there is only one door and that door is beside the first row of a prayer hall. Some space has to be kept in the far right side of the first row in order to be able to pass. If someone comes and stands alone in the second row though there is space for one man to stand in the first row given that he has to leave space so.. More

  • Congregation made Sujood Tilaawah while imaam did not

    Assalaamu alaykum. Recently, many of the people in the Fajr prayer in my mosque mistakenly made Sujood Tilaawah (prostration of recitation) while the imam was bowing. I got confused on whether I was to add a Rukoo’ (bowing) or perform Sujood Sahw (prostration of forgetfulness). Some people from the masjid added a Rukoo’. To avoid more mistakes in.. More

  • Using lift without permission to catch up prayer

    Assalaamu alaykum. I pray in a masjid on the third floor of a multipurpose building. There is a lift in which it is written that non-residents are not allowed to use it. 1) Now, as a non-resident, will I be sinful if I use the lift? 2) Sometimes, if I do not use that lift and use the stairs instead, I may miss the first Rak'ah (unit of prayer).. More

  • Imaam misses five obligatory prayers in his mosque

    The imam at the local mosque just got fired for not performing his job duties. He performs only one prayer, the Friday prayer, and never shows up for the other prayers, claiming that no one is there. He was terminated for poor performance. Now he is fighting back and says that he was fired wrongfully because he should be voted out and not fired by the.. More

  • 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, may Allaah have mercy upon him, 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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? .. More