I am planning to have a course of study which might get me a job, but the problem is while doing the course I may miss the salah of dhuhr, can I do it?

Prayer
25 Mar

No, you shouldn’t. You have to pray on time. This will take few minutes and no one will prevent you from that.

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When there is only 2 people praying in congregation, does the one following the imam (what is he called) stay next to the imam, behind him or slightly behind him? or does it not matter as long as its not in front?

Prayer
25 Mar

He should stay next to the imam.

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I dont live very close to a masjid, for fajr my parents have asked me to give the adhan to wake them up, can I give the adhan in the house.

Prayer
25 Mar

Yes, if you are not within the distance of 3 to 5 km from the masjid

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What’s the latest time you can pray fajr? Is it a.sin if you pray 10-15 min before sunrise

Prayer
25 Mar

If you finish your prayer before the sun begins to rise, you have prayed in on time but you lost the reward of praying it in the beginning of the time. The prophet salla Allahu alahi wa sallam said “The time for Zuhr is from when the sun has passed its zenith and a man’s […]

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I wanted to know the significance of tasleem at the end of prayer. Is it for the angels on our right and left or for the people praying on our right and left?

Prayer
25 Mar

The tasleem is to conclude the prayers and also to give Salam to the Muslims on your right and left.

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Sheikh, if post the obligatory Salah, a person’s wudu breaks- can he still continue reading the dhikr of Allaah normally read after every fardh salah?

Prayer
25 Mar

Yes.

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In a recent question you said someone must attend the congregational prayers in the mosque if they lived 3 – 5 km away from the mosque. What is the basis of this distance ? Does this assume transport by car or only on foot ? If it relates to the distance the adhan can be heard (possibly with amplification) the adhan can’t be heard 3 km away !!!

Prayer
25 Mar

It is the distance that an athan would reach in a place where no concrete buildings or modern cars and noise making machines are there.

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A traveller arrive at destination at asr time,can he bring forwrd the zohor and do jama ta’khir and qasr upon reaching home.

Prayer
25 Mar

If he travelled from a city that is not his home, he can do that. but if he is travelling from his home and the athan of Thuhur was given before he started travelling, he must pray it on time

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Is it mustahabb to wipe the neck during wudoo’?

Prayer
25 Mar

Praise be to Allaah. It is not mustahabb to wipe the neck during wudoo’, because there is no proof of that from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah said: There is no saheeh report from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) which says […]

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Can the Isha prayer be postponed until you go to sleep or does it have to be performed on time?

Prayer
25 Mar

It must be performed on time and can be prayed before the Islamic midnight.

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