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  • Resident praying behind imaam who is traveling and shortens prayer

    I am resending my question about the prayer. I was with co-workers in an office. A few of these co-workers came from another place that is like over an hour away. We were praying as a congregation for the Thur, but one of those co-workers who lives a bit far was leading the prayer. I thought that we were going to pray 4 units of prayer, but we only.. More

  • Sitting for the last Tashahhud without reciting it

    Assalaamu alaykum. Is it true that according to the Hanafi fiqh, if one sits in the final Rak‘ah of the prayer for a duration in which Tashahhud can be recited, his prayer is valid even if he does not recite it? I have Waswasah(obsessive whisperings) regarding the pronunciation of the Tashahhud. Can I follow this opinion till I get rid of this Waswasah? .. More

  • Making mistake in reciting Tashahhud

    Assalaamu alaykum. Does saying "assalamu alaina wala" by mistake instead of "assalamu alaina wa ala" in the Tasahhud annul it? .. More

  • Where to look when praying while sitting

    Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuh, respectedShaykhs. Where should I look in prayer when I pray sitting and when I pray mixed (standing and sitting in the same prayer, depending on the degree of pain/weakness)? Should I look at my lap, as that is what is in front of me when I prostrate while sitting on a chair? I do that because I read.. More

  • Praying individually while congregational prayer is held

    Assalaamu alaikum. If someone prays the ‘Asr prayer at the masjid (or in an office prayer room) on his own while the main congregational prayer of ‘Asr (which is lead by the regular imam) is being held, is his prayer valid? .. More

  • Slight movement in prayer is pardoned

    If I pray normally and shake or quiver while bowing or in another pillar of the prayer but wait, let us say 2-3 seconds, is my prayer okay? I ask because it is difficult to stop all movement in the pillars of the prayer. And what if someone would swing during the whole pillar of the prayer whilst standing? .. More

  • Joining congregation praying 'Ishaa thinking they were praying Maghrib

    Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaah. Please, if I joined a congregation to observe the Magrib prayer after the congregation prayed one unit of prayer while it was unknown to me dat they were praying the ‘Ishaa’, which is four units of prayer, what happens to my prayers? .. More

  • Praying in clothes stained with roadside drain water

    Assalaamu alaykum. In our country, roadside drain water usually comes from kitchens and bathrooms. Sometimes people also urinate in the drain. Because of dirt, garbage, etc., the color of drain water turns black, and is also has a bad odor. Is this water considered impure? I mean, if some drops of this drain water get on one's clothes, will their prayer.. More

  • Inability to say Takbeerat-ul-Ihraam in prayer

    Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu. I suffer from anxiety which is so bad that everytime I want to pray the obligatory prayer, I get so anxious that I cannot say the Takbeerat-ul-Ihraam (saying Allaahu Akbar to start the prayer)because my breath is cut off. Sometimes I need one hour for one prayer. I know that Waswasah (obsessive whispers).. More

  • Changing intention to stop following imaam in prayer

    Assalaamu alaykum. Suppose that I join the imam during the Maghrib prayer. Then when the imam starts reciting, I notice that he is making a major mistake, even in Surat Al-Faatihah. So I change my intention to pray by myself without following him, and I willingly bow and prostrate at the same time at which he does so in order that other people do not.. More

  • Starting prayer seated while able to stand

    Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu, Shaykh. If a person is to pray the full prayer sitting due to valid reasons but they are able to stand and begin the prayer standing, is the prayer of such a person invalid if they do not begin it while standing? I started two prayers while sitting out of forgetfullness; do I need to repeat them? May.. More

  • Waswasah in pronunciation of Tashahhud

    Salam. Please do not refer to other answers and reply soon. I am going through a severe emotional trauma. I have been suffering from Waswasah (obsessive/devilish whisperings) regarding apostasy, purification, and pronunciation in prayer for a long time. It has now reached the point that sometimes the devil makes me want to leave the prayer (may Allah.. More

  • Praying two Rak‘ahs before Maghrib and ‘Ishaa'

    Assalaamu alaykum. With regards to praying two Rak‘ahs (units of prayer) before the Maghrib prayer or ‘Ishaa’ prayer, do the scholars who say that it is recommended mean that one should pray it all the time? May Allaah reward you. .. More

  • Suspecting imaam of committing immorality

    Two friends of our masjid's imam lived in the masjid with him for some time. They were mature adults and were getting religious education. They suddenly left the masjid and then wrote a letter to the masjid's committee saying that the imam was keeping one minor student in his room at night and sleeps with him on the same bed. The committee fixed a time.. More

  • Praying in same spot in mosque all the time

    Assalaamu alaykum. In a hadith, the Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam,prohibited to fix a place in the mosque, like a camel, which fixes its place. What does that mean? .. More