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Hanbali view on hand placement when standing and rising from Rukoo‘
Asalam o alikum, shiekh. i know that imam ahmad bin hanble r.a give choice to the person reguarding placing hand on chest after ruku but my quetion is which hanbali fuqaha of the past not contamprary adopt the veiw of placing hands on chest after ruku? jazakallah
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Smiling does not invalidate the prayer, but boisterous laughing does
I know that laughing out loud invalidates Salah, but what about a quite laugh like that is not as obvious as laughing out loud - does this also invalidate Salah?
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Permissibility for women to pray with their jewelry
Is it permissible for a woman to adorn herself and pray in her jewelry? Is her prayer valid if the rattling of her jewelry is heard during the prayer?
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Does talking affect the validity of the prayer of the Imaam and the Ma'mumeen?
I was performing the ‘Isha prayer in congregation in the mosque and the cell phone of one of the worshipers rang twice. The Imaam spoke during the prayer and said, "Please, switch off the cell phone." What is the religious ruling for such an act? Does this invalidate the prayer of only the Imaam or that of the Ma'mumeen (those who pray behind the.. More
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There is no harm in turning off a cell phone during the prayer with a slight movement
What is the religious ruling on an Imaam whose cell phone rings during the prayer (and he does not answer it)? Does this invalidate his prayer?
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Wrong actions by which prayer is not invalidated
I used to make these mistakes in my prayers in the past:
1- Failing to make the intention in a correct manner; I used to pronounce it loudly, like the Azaan.
2- I did not say As-Salah Al-Ibraheemiyyah (the wording of sending peace and blessings of Allaah on the Messenger, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, after the final Tashahhud).
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Changing one's intention for a prayer while praying
What should be done by someone who prayed the obligatory Maghrib prayer behind another who was offering a voluntary prayer and he caught up with him upon standing for the second Rak‘ah (unit of prayer)? When the one who was offering the voluntary prayer felt the other person praying behind him, he completed the prescribed number of Rak‘ahs of the.. More
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The Imaam does not make Qunoot but waits until the worshippers make it on their own
What is the ruling on an Imaam who waits for some time after rising from bowing in the second rak‘ah (unit of prayer) of the Fajr prayer in order for the worshippers praying behind him, who follow the Shafi‘i school of Fiqh, to make Qunoot. The Imaam does so because he does not follow the opinion that adopts the validity of making Qunoot in the.. More
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Wisdom behind legislating two prostrations
Why do Muslims prostrate twice, but only bow once (in each Rak‘ah [unit of prayer])?
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A praying person alerting another beside him in prayer
While prostrating in prayer, a man beside me raised my arm, thinking that I had placed my forearms on the ground; as such an act is forbidden. Was that man's action sound?
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Extending the recitation in the second Rak‘ah
I regularly perform the prayers. Sometimes I recite a short Surah during the first Rak‘ah (unit of prayer) and then a long one during the second. Is this permissible?
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Remembering a mistake in intention during the prayer
A man joined the Thuhr (noon) congregational prayer with the intention of performing the ‘Asr (afternoon) prayer. He remembered his mistake after the end of the first Rak‘ah (unit of prayer), what should he do? May Allaah Almighty reward you.
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Praying in the presence of a Bible
What is the Sharee'ah-ruling on praying in a house in which there is a Bible?
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Placing one's hands on the waist during the prayer
What is meant by the forbiddance of placing one's hands on his waist during the prayer?
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Leaving the recommended acts of the prayer if time only allows for the obligatory ones
Salam alaikum, Ihave two questions regarding "Fatwa No 177145". 1. You said, that it is not allowed to engage in things before prayer, which are unnecessary, when prayer time is near to expiry. Does it also apply to sunan, which are related to the prayer itself? For example, you would recite the seeking of refuge from shaytan or the basmala before al-fatihah... More
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