Prayer

I sometimes go to masjid for juma prayer and pray 2 rakah fard in jamat and leave. Whats the ruling of juma salah for ladies when they pray in masjid and when they pray at home. My parents have told me to pray usual dhur salah even on fridays.but what when v r in masjid.? Pls guide

27 Dec

ANSWER: If you go to the masjid for Friday prayer, you should follow the imam and pray 2 rakahs. However, if you pray home, you must pray 4 rak’ahs of dhuhr even on Friday.

With regards to yawning, since it comes from Satan, is it a sin to do? Sometimes I’m not able to control it. Also, do we have to cover our mouths if we do it OUTSIDE of prayer? And does it matter if we use our hands, or our fists to cover our mouths? Thank you for your time!

Other, Prayer

26 Dec

ANSWER: This is not sinful, but the sunnah is to suppress it as much as you can and to cover your mouth inside and outside prayers while yawning.

If a person unitentionally recite a surah after alfatiha in the 3rd or 4th rakah should one do sujda sahoo .

Prayer

24 Dec

ANSWER: No problem in reciting another surah after fateha in the 3rd and 4th rakah, even intentionally. There’s no sujood as sahu for this as it’s not a mistake.

sheikh In kolkata(India) on entering evry masjid ppl wear the kufi for congreg. Salah & they take it off on leaving the masjid..one day I prayed without topi knowng that its bidah wht theyr doing..then i was the odd one out.Prophet(SAW) said dont stand out from a crowd..so i also started wearing.wht shud i do? Wear or not(then ill be only on praying bareheaded )&stand out frm rest

Innovations, Prayer

24 Dec

ANSWER: No problem in standing out in these situations as what they’re doing is an innovation by thinking that your prayer is invalid without covering the head.

Is the traveller encouraged to also pray the sunnah prayers if he goes to the mosque, or only the fard ones?

Prayer

23 Dec

ANSWER: A traveler is instructed not to pray the sunnah of thuhur, Maghreb and Isha. He can pray everything else as usual.

I have told my mum beforethat we should pray before midnight but she rejects it and gets angry. I wanted to tell her and my aunties that isha is 21:09 since they think it lasts till 12.00 am so I came into the living room and asked my mum if she prayed isha but I don’t know if they heard me as well.Also I told them to pray at 21:07. Am I sinful for telling them so late?

Knowledge & Propagation, Prayer

23 Dec

ANSWER: You should give dawah with wisdom and fair preaching. You must not order your elders or ask them like this. You should be diplomatic. Send her authentic videos or booklets about this topic instead of policing her.

Is dua in congregation allowed i.e. the imam says the dua and all of the surrounding people say ameen?

Innovations, Prayer

23 Dec

ANSWER: This is not permissible as it’s not from the Sunnah hence an innovation.

Can one pray at home if its cold outside to go to the masjid and it may cause further complications for his health as he’s very prone to cold?

Prayer

22 Dec

ANSWER: Will his fear of catching cold stop him from going to work and buying stuff or this is only for going to prayer?

Is it mandatory to say ‘auzubillamishatan..rajeem-Bismillah..raheem’ in the beginning of every rakah OR Is it that i should only say bimillahi..rahem and carry on in the rakahs.i believe that we say ‘auzubillhi-minasita-rajem’ only once, in The beginning of the salah and if i get any distractions.what is correct please guide me.

Prayer

21 Dec

ANSWER: Seeking refuge in Allah (aauzubillah hi…) in the beginning is sufficient. You simply say bismillah before reciting fateha and other surahs in the following rak’ahs. If you get distracted by Satan in your salah, you simply seek refuge in Allah and drily spit towards your left.

Sheikh, if I pray dhuhr or asr prayer behind an imaam, should I recite the dhikr in the ruku and sujood and in tashahhud or should I keep silent and just recite fatiha behind the Imam

Prayer

20 Dec

ANSWER: You MUST recite all of this on your own even in loud prayers and loud rak’ahs.

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