ANSWER: If she is commuting within city limits, she can’t do that. She must stop and pray it on time. If she is traveling between cities, she can combine maghrib and ishaa. Of course she is not allowed to travel without a male mahram. 

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ANSWER: You cannot sit before offering tahiyattul masjid. If this is the athan that precedes the khutba, you must pray it as soon as you enter so that you can listen to the khutba instead of waiting for the athan to finish. 

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ANSWER:  If you prayed sunnah of fajr at home, you have to pray 2 rakahs when you enter the masjid, if you want to sit down.  If you go and pray the sunnah in the masjid then it suffices for both. 

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ANSWER: The salah of both men and women is the same because Prophet salla Allahu aliaihi wa sallam told everyone to ‘pray as you have seen me praying’ He didn’t specify this for only men. 

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ANSWER: You can recite any surahs in the witr prayer, however Prophet salla Allahu aliaihi wa sallam used to often recite Surah Al A’ala in the first rakah, Surah Kafiroon in the second and Surah Ikhlas in the third rakah. 

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ANSWER:  If you don’t recite anything after al Fatiha, your prayer is still valid.  If the ayah holds a complete meaning, then only one ayah can also be recited after Fateha, for example Ayat Al Kursi. 

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