ANSWER: He should pray like the Imam! If the imam is a traveler, he should shorten but if the imam is a resident, he must complete. 

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ANSWER: It’s a highly recommended sunnah for both men and women but it’s not mandatory.

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ANSWER: Salah or Iqamah at the masjid has got nothing to do with your prayer at home.  You can pray at anytime when the time for fajr enters and it’s sunnah to pray the sunnah of fajr quickly for even women who are praying home.

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ANSWER: No problem if it’s normal blood as this is not impure except if it’s from the private parts.  If it’s urine or any other impurity then you must wash the affected area or change your clothes before praying.

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ANSWER: It’s an innovation to raise the hands and make dua after salah.  If you make the dua after salah once in a blue moon without raising hands, it’s OK but you must not make it a habit as this is the time for doing the prescribed dhikr and you should make dua in your […]

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ANSWER: It is mandatory to pray when you enter the masjid if you want to sit down. It can be a voluntary prayer or even fard. There’s no separate prayer called Tahiyatul Masjid, it’s just a name given by scholars. As for the hadeeth of the Bedouin, this can be looked at as talking about […]

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ANSWER: If you are a woman praying home, you are not concerned with the masjid at all and you can pray anytime you want after the time for the prayer entered. It is prohibited for men who are inside the masjid to pray it while the congregation has been called for.

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