I prayed Asr thinking the time was in, and then when I checked after prayer it was 6 minutes in, and I am positive I prayed during the time it came in but I suffer from waswas which is making me think that I started before time, is my prayer valid?

Prayer
25 Mar

If you began your prayer while the time was not due, repeat your prayer because it is invalid.

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An imam said in khutba that if there is no hafiz or aalim in a family, Allah will punish them all for that. You answered me it is not authentic. Can we offer our salah behind that imam?

Prayer
25 Mar

If this is the only thing he said wrong, it is permissible to pray behind him.

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On my way back from a trip I will be in one city when Duhr and Asr time will enter, and when I get to my city it will be maghrib or 2 min left till Maghrib. Is it permissible to do Duhr and Asr travel prayer and then pray Maghrib normal and Isha?

Prayer
25 Mar

You can pray before reaching your city both prayers joined and shortened.

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I was sitting at the end part of the prayer, I turned my head slightly to the right to say salaam, but then because I was distracted I automatically turned my head back to where it was, then when I could focus, I turned my head again a bit to the rightand said salaam, then to the left and saidsalaam. Did I do something wrong?

Prayer
25 Mar

NO.

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I offer salah in office, is it compulsary to call athan before?

Prayer
25 Mar

If you are in a Muslim country, it is not mandatory.

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The last few days is happening that while I’m doing my salat I forget if I did any action or said something in prayer

Prayer
25 Mar

If these doubts came to you after the prayer was over, don’t bother with them.

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I left my work for jumah salah but until I reached the mosque, it was finished & I knew that by the time I will get there jumah will have finished,so instead of jumah I’ve prayed dhuhr so by doing this have I comitted sin?

Prayer
25 Mar

You have committed a sin by not going to the masjid earlier. Praying Thuhur is the right thing for those who missed Jum’ah.

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What does a person do if she is not sure whether her hand was placed correctly during sujood. I keep thinking that it might not have been, because it keeps coming into my head

Prayer
25 Mar

Don’t waste your time thinking about such things that you are not sure that had happened. This is all from the whispering of Satan.

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I was in a mall and went to the ladies section to pray my Maghrib salah. While I was praying the speaker came on and Salah ba jama’ah started in the men’s section. Should I have restarted my Salah with them? Broken my Salah and prayed with them

Prayer
25 Mar

No, you should complete your prayers.

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I’m non-arabic speaker. Is it permissible for me to make dua in my own language in witr prayer (i.e. raising my hand in 3rd rakaat of Witr prayer)?

Prayer
25 Mar

It is not permissible to say the prescribed supplications except in arabic. As for the other non prescribed supplications, it is permissible to say them in other languages if a person doesn’t know how to say them in Arabic. Therefore, one can make the Qunoot in their native languages after they say the prescribed Du’ah […]

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