Please can you tell me that in salaah, where we have to look or keep our gaze in the Ruku position?? At the prostration place or at the feet?

Prayer
24 Mar

Both is acceptable but i believe that to look in between these two locations is also better.

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Can a woman follow the congregational prayer from her hotel(mekkah) bedroom if bedroom has “live speaker” link to salah?..or is the congregational prayer of hers invalid, as she is not joint to the rows of people in the mosque, and therefore has to pray fard prayer on own?

Prayer
24 Mar

Congregational prayer means that you have to be with the congregation. If you are in your room or your house, you can’t follow the Imam.

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Sheikh, I looked outside of my window in the attic and I saw a red line still outside when the salafi masjid prays it at 10, then I went out to look at the other times such as 10.33 and the line had disappeared. So should I pray at home if I can not travel to the other salafi masjid?

Prayer
24 Mar

It you are sure that this redline is in the west and it is the twilight, you may pray home.

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In a pubic prayer area eg: Mall/classroom can we pray next to a shia? I will NOT join her in prayer but will be standing next to her..

Prayer
24 Mar

No problem.

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I have seen some people attending second congregational prayer though they have already attended the first one in the same mosque. The reason they say, is that they have missed some congregational prayers in their life earlier and hence they are attending the second one, though they have already attended the first congregational prayer with the Imaam. Is this OK? Is this permissible? I hope you have understood my question.

Prayer
24 Mar

No, this is not ok and it will only count as voluntary prayers for them.

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I know there are no differences whatsoever between the salah of women and men….but i have been asked about the hadith which clarifies that the Prophet (S) has specifically said there is no difference between the way of offering salah (of men and women).. is there any such hadith?

Prayer
24 Mar

This hadeeth is not authentic.

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After the athan for fajr prayer has gone off, can I pray sunnah before I pray the obligitory prayer provided that I don’t pray it late. Or Can I pray the sunnah before the athan for fajr has gone off?

Prayer
24 Mar

The time of Sunnah Fajr is to be prayed after the Athan and before praying the fard prayer.

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I found it’s a sunnah to make row in salaah by touching feet to feet. Is it a saheeh sunnah? Those who leave a small gap between feet, do they have any authentic Hadeeths for it?

Prayer
24 Mar

It was narrated from ‘Abdallah ibn ‘Umar that the Messenger of Allaah (salla Allahu alahi wa sallam) said: “Make your rows straight, stand shoulder to shoulder and close the gaps, and do not resist your brothers’ hands. Do not leave any gaps for the Shaytaan. Whoever complete a row, Allah will reward him, and whoever […]

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I live in afghanistan when i go for prayer in the masjed the emam always makes du’a after each salah in all masjeds in afghanistan i heard from that the prophet (s) did not so. now can i pray behind these emams.

Prayer
24 Mar

What he is doing is an innovation but if this Imam is a Muslim and doesn’t nullify his Islam, you can pray behind him.

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If jamath is over and if someone is prayin alone, then if a guy touches his back, denoting to become him as an imam and they pray in a jamath thereover,is this following is right, because i follow it and pls authenticate it so that i could tell it to others too..

Prayer
24 Mar

This is permissible and the congregation is correct.

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