Im living in uae from last 8 years.i travel to my home country pakistan every year for 40 days.i stay there in 3 differnet cities.8 to 9 days in one city 6 to 7 days in second city. rest of the days in third city from where i am landing and take off.my parents’s home is there.i want to ask should i pray qasar salah in evry 3 cities?or should pray full salah? plz reply in brief.

Prayer
15 Feb

ANSWER: You must not shorten when you reach your hometown. 

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When to read sura fatiha in solah 1. same time every sentence with imam or 2 should recite the sentence just after imam finish a sentence or 3 after imam completes the surah?

Prayer
15 Feb

ANSWER: You must not recite it when the Imam is reciting. You can recite immediately after the imam is done or you can even skip it as imam’s recitation suffices for the followers in loud rakahs. 

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Sheikh if a man or a woman sneeze during the khotba of jumuaa can he say elhamdulillah and how about the others can they tell him yarhamuka Allah ? Thank you very much.

Prayer
15 Feb

ANSWER: They should say Alhamdulillah silently when they sneeze and if someone says Alhamdulillah after sneezing, others must not reply. 

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I want to know if the 4 rakats fard is the only mandatory rakat to pray and the other rakats are optional for Isha salah. I want to know if I am allowed to pray 3 rakats witr after praying 4 rakat fard for Isha salah.

Prayer
15 Feb

ANSWER: Yes, only the 4 rakahs of Isha are mandatory.  Kindly refer to the following link(s): https://youtu.be/ny73kP0XSSs

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I got a question about reciting quran during my salah. I am learing some surahs but do i have to recite the whole surah or can i stop anywhere i want.

Prayer
15 Feb

ANSWER: You can stop anywhere as long as the meaning is not affected. 

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Is it allowed to pray behind a Imam Who Believes On Amulets ( Tawez) That they can help ? Can I pray at home bcz the imam or of masjid believe on amulets

Prayer
14 Feb

ANSWER:  If he believes in amulets, you must not pray behind him! Look for another masjid that follows the correct Aqeedah or pray in a second congregation behind someone who has a correct Aqeedah. Kindly refer to the following link(s): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0lJOAfhafM

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Sheikh there is a masjid near my house which is based on hanafi school of thought and asr prayer is prayed late. The starting time of asr is 3:22 and the congregation prayer time is 4:30 and there is also a masjid which is farther than this but i can go easily on car or bike. In that masjid time is 3:45. So which i should preferred to go? 1) for asr 2) and all other prayers

Prayer
13 Feb

ANSWER: Go to the one that follows the sunnah as the Hanafi one doesn’t. 

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How to make Intention for Wudu, Ghusl and Salah? – Sheikh Assim Al Hakeem

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13 Feb
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If you enter the masjid where the fajr prayer has finished, should you offer sunnah of fajr first before the obligatory or vice versa?

Prayer
12 Feb

ANSWER: You should pray your sunnah and then fard as there is no congregation to join.

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Sheikh for women praying at home where mosques athaan is audiable is it obligatory to pray after adhaan is proclaimed or reaching waqt is enough?which one is preferable Please comment

Prayer
12 Feb

ANSWER: Once the time is due, whether the athan is called or not, one can pray. 

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