Prayer

Is it ok to recite Sura Fatiha behind the Imam without moving the lips, but just in heart?

Prayer

26 Mar

No, this is not considered to be reciting it.

I am looking for a full time job but vast majority of the jobs are between 9am – 5pm Mon to Fri. In terms of reading jummah jammat on Friday is it permissible for me to read dhur at work?

Prayer

26 Mar

This is not permissible. You have to either look for a more suitable job or reach a compromise with your boss to give you time and you make it later or reduces your par for allowing you to pray.

How many miles do I have to travel in order to for me to be considered as a traveler? or is it traveling one place to another i.e different city to another city despite the distance is not far apart?

Prayer

26 Mar

It is from one city to the other which the people of these cities consider that to be travelling. The distance is not a problem. The problem is in the reality of travelling. If you are in the other city and someone calls your house, no one would usually say that you are travelling to […]

In terms of shortening or combining the salah whilst traveling, How many rakats do I need to shorten by?When salahs are combined and shorten due to travelling when do i perform the combined salah?

Prayer

26 Mar

You pray thuhur 2 rak’ah and then you offer salam. After that you pray Asr prayer 2 rak’ah and after that you offer salam. You can do all of that depending on your convenience. The same goes for Maghrib and Isha, however maghrib is not shortened while Isha is. There are two types of combining, one […]

I have a problem of repeating Tashahhud alot, if I am saying At-Tahiyyatu lillahi I feel maybe I didn’t say hamzah or haa or maybe I didn’t say lillahi correctly

Prayer

26 Mar

This is wiswas and you must ignore it. You shouldn’t repeat it.

I am confuse in a matter,some times I recite Surah Fatiha behind the Imam and some times remains silent, I don’t know what is right

Prayer

26 Mar

The most authentic opinion of scholars that reciting the Fatiha when praying behind an Imam in loud prayers is recommended but it is not mandatory. This means that it is best to recite it but if one doesn’t do that, his prayer is still valid.

If you live with person who doesnot pray and do not fast and they are mentaly and phyisicaly fit and they know could you live that person in place

Prayer

26 Mar

If a person doesn’t pray or fast at all, this person is not Muslim as not praying nullifies Islam. One should give this person advice and remind him of Allah but if he doesn’t listen, you should stay away from him.

Where the hands should be kept when performing salah?

Prayer

26 Mar

The Sunnah is to keep the hand on the chest while in the standing position. This is what the Prophet salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam said and this is how the companions described the prayer of the Prophet salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam.

Please tell me that in the Salah, how much distance should be remain between our legs when we stand for the Salah (in standing position)?

Prayer

26 Mar

Arranging the rows during prayer Many people do not know that it is from the sunnah to stand feet to feet and so during a jamaa’h, they leave a small gap in between. To what extent are we obliged to try and fill the gap by spreading our feet further apart? If the line is […]

Can we make maghreb and isha together if in my country isha is very late like 12 at night and fajr is at 3am in the morning?some people works so is very hard for them to respect the hours of preying.?and if someone for example cant stay until 11 or12?

Prayer

26 Mar

If this is the case and the difference between Isha and Fajr is only 2 or 3 hours, it is permissible to join Isha to Maghrib providing that this is done only when a person has work. In case of weekends, one should pray Isha on time.

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