ANSWER: No.  Prescribed dhikr is only after fard salah. 

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ANSWER: No problem in wiping your nose with a tissue if there is a need to do so, even in prayer.

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ANSWER: You cannot make this up as you missed it intentionally and it’s a major sin. You must repent sincerely to Allah, show deep remorse, besides doing a lot of good deeds to try and compensate and never do that again. 

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ANSWER: This is absolutely not permissible as it’s a clear innovation.  PROTECTION: You must maintain your 5 daily prayers on time without fail. Fix a time for reciting Qur’an everyday. Maintain your daily adhkar of morning and evening, before going to bed, after every fard prayer, while entering the washroom, while going out of the […]

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ANSWER: You must advise him with good manners, knowledge, diplomacy, and wisdom. If he backbites, you must condemn him or leave his company until he speaks of something else.  If he backbites people and is bad news, no problem in avoiding him.

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