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Is it true that the minimum number of rakats of taraweeh to b offered is 8 or can v offer lesser number of rakats too?

Prayer

26 Mar

The Sunnah is to offer 11. You can add more to that. Praying less than 11 is permissible but you will lose the reward

Sheikh, among our Pakistani community there is a very big confusion going on about Witr prayer. Below are the confusions:The witr in which 2 Raka’s are prayed separate and one separate cannot be prayed because we are Hanafis and we can’t pray like that.There was some shaikh who said that the person should not do salaam once two Rakas are over. Keep yourself in Tashahud and once imam starts that third raka (I.e. Single raka) you stand up and join them. Please tell us how to pray witr?

Prayer

26 Mar

It is forbidden to pray 3 rak’ah witr like Maghrib as the Prophet salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam forbade this. Therefore, you should offer salam with the Imam when he concludes the second rak’ah and then pray one single unit with him for witr.

Do we have to pray taraweeh?

Prayer

26 Mar

It is not mandatory but it is highly recommended.

How should one recite fatiha behind the imam what are the correct methods to do this. Can one recite with the imam when he is reciting also etc.

Prayer

26 Mar

No, you should recite it after he finishes it.

How long can I delay sunnah of Magrib salah, for it has limited time, and I do zikir (three Kul, Ayatal Kursi and tasbi) and it takes me up to 10 minutes.

Prayer

26 Mar

As long as the time for Isha is not due, you can delay it.

It is right to say “Wal-Mumineen” or “Wal-Muslimin” in our Salah, when we invoke Allah? Because every Mumin is a Muslim but every Muslim is not Mumin-so can we pray for every Muslim while they are not good Muslims.

Prayer

26 Mar

It is permissible because when you only say Mu’mineen, this refers to Muslims – good and bad-.

Can I pray a bit loud in Sunnah of Zuhar and Assar and Tahiyatul-Wadhu?

Prayer

26 Mar

It is permissible to pray loud of these Sunnah prayers but is it not recommended. As for “Tahiyatul-Wadhu”, I don’t know what that means.

Can I invoke Allah (SubhanHu) with his Names in Salah after Attahiyyat and can I say Ameen in the end?

Prayer

26 Mar

This would be an innovation. You can only make Du’ah and ask Allah for whatever you want.

I am a working woman. I need to pray Zohar at my work place. My question is that if I start from my house in the morning by making wudu is it ok if I do full wudu except washing my feet for my Zohar prayer?

Prayer

26 Mar

If you leave home after making wudhu and you remain in the state of wudhu until Thuhur time, you can pray it without making another wudhu. But if you nullified your wudhu, you have to make a new one in order to pray and you have to wash your feet as it is part of […]

If the imam is on his way to give the iqamah but have started yet and i just entered the majid.Can I go ahead to pray rakatian masjid even I know I will not beable to finish the rakatian masjid before Takbir for the salat?

Prayer

26 Mar

If the Iqamah started, it is forbidden to begin any prayer except the mandatory prayers.

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