A person is outside his hometown; about 200 Kms far from his home for 10 days. He is there to meet his in – laws. He prays 5 prayers in the mosque. Is it obligatory on him to pray Taraweeh also?I mean will one incur any sin if he leaves Taraweeh prayer during / in journey?

Prayer
24 Mar

It is not obligatory to pray Taraweeh for a residing person or a traveler. It is highly recommended.

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Brother I have 4 kids and I can not pray taraweeh so many rakahs .Can I pray only 5? For example I pray .Isha-4 fard ,2 sunnah then 2 taraweeh then 2 and then I conclude with one witr,Is this permissible?

Prayer
24 Mar

Yes, it is permissible

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There is a hadith which says, if there is no Fathiha, then no salah. another hadith which says, the part of the salah in which a person has concentrated is only accepted with Allah.

Prayer
24 Mar

Yes, the prayer is valid but less in reward.

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Can i recite the Sura?., When following Imam in prayer.

Prayer
24 Mar

You should listen the imam’s recitation.

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I have heard that wearing inside out clothes while salah nullifies the salah as in when you fold your pants from the bottom before salah (to expose the ankle) or if by mistake you wear an inside out shirt

Prayer
24 Mar

This is baseless.

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In the masjid it is full so sometimes on a different floor (in the masjid hallway) a few brothers make a line and follow the imam. They can’t see the imam and the lines are not joined to the one another. Is the prayer valid

Prayer
24 Mar

If they can follow the imam, their prayer is valid as they are in the masjid and can hear him.

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If we pray behnid musrik Imam, who believe in grave yards. Is our prayer aceptable?

Prayer
24 Mar

It is permissible to pray behind anyone whose prayer is valid for himself. Therefore, if the Imam of this masjid is a Muslim and doesn’t nullify his Islam, you can pray behind him but if he calls the saints and slaughter to their graves, this is major Shirk and you can’t pray behind him.

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Does saying two takbeers when bowing invalidate the prayer? Do you need to pray prostration of forgetfulness if done so? Because sometimes I get confused with the Takbeer of the imam and the one who repeats the takbeer thus I may say two takbeers whenbowing by mistake

Prayer
24 Mar

If you are praying behind an imam, it doesn’t require prostration of forgetfulness.

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Is there any sunnah mouakkida in any of the five prayers that contain 4 rakats ? Because usually in India & Pakistan i see people pray 4 rakats sunnah salah in zuhr , asr , isha usually.

Prayer
24 Mar

Only before thuhur, the sunnah is 4 rakah. Scholars differ whether it should be 2 x 2 or straight 4. The most authentic is to pray 2 and then 2.

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The tranquility (As-Sekeenah)

Articles, General
24 Mar

Before we go into defining As-Sakeenah as Muslims we read the Quran and we read the Sunnah and we are astonished by a lot of the things we go through.   Tell me what makes Ibraheem who is a young boy, a young man, what gives him the courage to demolish, to destroy the idols […]

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