QUESTION: While in Salah if something from my nose (mucus) comes or something from my mouth , and I swallow the thing. Does it break my Salah

Prayer
26 Dec

ANSWER: This is disgusting and no normal people would do that! However, this would break your prayer as you have consumed something while praying.

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QUESTION: I mostly go early to make sure I stand in the first row, but older people come and tell me to go to the back. What should I do sheikh?

Prayer
25 Dec

ANSWER: You must not listen to them. This is not their masjid and it is the house of Allah. Whoever comes first is entitled to stand there.

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QUESTION: If a person is k*dn*pped, and he is t*ed to chair. No chance to make wudu and pray, nor clean his najasa properly..how should he complete his prayer?

Prayer
24 Dec

ANSWER: He must pray while sitting down with movements of his eyes if he cannot move at all and even without wudu due to necessity. 

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QUESTION: I saw a person raise his hands and make dua himself individually during Friday khutbah.I mean imam is giving khutbah and he is not listening to it and making dua himself..is it permissible?

Prayer
23 Dec

ANSWER: No, this is not permissible at all. 

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QUESTION: Sheikh after tashahhud can I make dua in own language after 2 rakah in asr prayer

Prayer
23 Dec

ANSWER: No. The time for making dua is in your last tashahhud, before making salam unless the imam prolongs sitting and you don’t have anything else to say.

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QUESTION: Which school of thought holds a stronger opinion regarding Asr timing, Hanafis or the other three? Which one should I follow?

Prayer
23 Dec

ANSWER: Other 3

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QUESTION: I read one of ur answer that u get more reward if u delay isha and pray close to midnight & we know hadith that if u know what reward isha and fajr congregation has u will come crawling so shall we delay isha or pray in congregation?

Prayer
22 Dec

ANSWER: It’s mandatory for men to pray in congregation at the masjid. This is for women who pray at home or for someone who cannot attend masjid due to a valid reason.

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QUESTION: Sheikh, I have learned from your reply about raising hands properly in different situations. But one more confusion. If I find the imam in 1st tashahud when joining the congregation and he gets up for the 3rd rakah, should I raise my hand after standing up or raise my hands when the imam finishes the prayer with tasleem and I get up to complete rest of my prayer? Pls advise.

Prayer
22 Dec

ANSWER: You should raise your hands in imam’s third rakah.

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QUESTION: When the imam is leading and for example he says allahu akbar and goes into sujood. Do we silently say allahu akbar as well? Or is it just the imam who says allahu akbar

Prayer
20 Dec

ANSWER: Of course the followers must also say the takbeer, silently.

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QUESTION: How to know that allah has accepted our Salah or not? Any revelations?

Prayer
20 Dec

ANSWER: We cannot know but must have good hope in Allah as Allah is as His servant thinks of Him.  https://islamqa.info/en/answers/107701/conditions-of-the-validity-of-prayer

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