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  • Made a Mistake in the Prayer

    If someone made a mistake in the Salah, but he didn't recognize it till he finishes Salaam. Should he go back and repeat the whole Salah or should he go back and do two Raka'h. .. More

  • Combining prayers in Jama'at while on a journey

    What is the Fatwa on the following:Jama'at was being conducted for Isha prayers while I was on journey. I stopped to combine Maghrib and Isha prayers. Can I join Jama'at or pray separately since I have to pray Salat al-Maghrib?.. More

  • Paying Interest on Due Payments of a Mosque

    I am from Macedonia and I am now living in Germany. Here we have so many Muslims from the same country. We have bought one mosque but we did not pay the whole price. Now we pay interest every month to the bank. The mosque that we bought is bigger than our need. Is this Haram? The second question is: Can we pay our Zakaat and Sadaqatul-Fitr to this mosque... More

  • Three Muslims Praying Friday Prayer

    We are three Muslims in Japan for three months. Can we pray Salah al-Jumu'ah as a group? .. More

  • Woman praying Without Covering Her Feet

    Is it permissible to perform prayers without covering feet? .. More

  • Rulings on Shortening and Combining the Prayers

    My question is about combining and shortening the prayers. What is the distance for doing so? When we start our return journey say after Asr then can we pray Isha and Magrib combining and shortening them, when we reach home? At the time of Magrib we will be in journey in the bus or train or flight, we will reach home only after Isha. Or should we pray.. More

  • Does schizophrenic perform prayers or not

    1) Is there any Islamic healing like using certain recitals from the Qur'an to cure schizophrenia?2) Should a person who is schizophrenic but not showing the symptoms after treatment practise obligatory prayers, etc.?.. More

  • Scared on missed prayers

    I'm 35 years old and I did not perform prayers regularly but now I started performing the prayers. The truth is that I'm so scared that I will not be forgiven for the past years of disobedience. So, I'm scared I will be in hell forever? What can I do?.. More

  • Delaying prayers due to lectures

    During college time there are almost no gaps between lectures and I find it hard to pray during such a short period of time which might mean "Kadaa al-Salah", so what can I do since I feel guilty for that?.. More

  • Changing the Intention of the Prayer After It Starts

    My question is about changing the intention during prayer. For example I wanted to perform four Raka'h of Duha prayer in two sets. But when I started I made them four Raka'h without separating them with Salaam. Now the question, is it correct to change the intention during the prayer? Like, one intended to pray an obligatory prayer but after beginning.. More

  • When to Perform Ablution for One Who Has Incontinence

    I am a person who has to make ablution (Wudu) for each Salah. Should I make ablution after the time of the prayer or can I make it a few minutes before that? .. More

  • Praying at Home Instead of Praying in the Masjid

    I am Muslim living in a bad environment I pray at home. Do I have to pray in the Masjid? .. More

  • Jumu'ah Prayer Held Twice in Same Mosque

    Why should Muslims pray Jumuah' prayers? Who should pray Jumuah'? Where should Jumuah' be prayed i.e. what level of congregation? Is Jumuah' Farthi (mandatory) or is it Sunnah? Can one pray Jumuah' twice if the mosque is small i.e. can one group pray first while the second group wait and then the second group pray their turn? .. More

  • Making Up Missed Prayers

    In my lifetime I did not offer the obligatory prayers five times a day; some time I missed 2, some time 3 prayers. Can I offer that missed prayer of my lifetime now as an adjustment by offering Qaza' prayer, after each obligatory prayer every day in order to adjust missed prayers. .. More

  • Praying Behind Innovators

    Praying behind Muqallid (Blind follower) Imams? Can I pray behind any Muqallid Imam belonging to any school of jurisprudence? Since Taqleed is Haram and there are schools of jurisprudence, mostly the Hanafi School, who reject almost most of Sunnah of the prayer (Salah) giving vague and weak evidence. Also, they doubt Hadeeth of Bukhari and Muslim and.. More