Prayer

Can a person pray tahajjud on Thursday night (Friday) alone and not during the entire week?

Innovations, Prayer, Taraweeh, Tahajjud and Qiyam-ul-Layl

15 Nov

ANSWER: No problem if that’s the only night he gets time due to it being the weekend etc. But if he is doing it because it is a blessed night, this is prohibited.

I saw a Hadith of Sahih Bukhari with the narration of Aisha RA where Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam used to offer 2 rakah Sunnah prayer after the Asr prayer, and he never used to miss it. Now he didn’t publicize it because he wanted to keep it easy for the believers. My question is, can we offer these 2 rakah after the Asr prayer???

Prayer

14 Nov

ANSWER: Scholars say that the 2 rakahs after asr are something specific only for the Prophet salla Allahu alaihi wa Sallam and not for anyone to regularly pray it except him.

When praying sunnah in tashahhud do I seek refuge with Allah from 4 things After durood Ibrahim or I stop at durood Ibrahim and do my salam.

Prayer

12 Nov

ANSWER: It is recommended to say the duaa in both fard and voluntary prayers.

There is a hadith regarding punishment of the grave where it describes a rock crushing the head of a person for oversleeping fard prayer and something else regarding quran. The part regarding the quran I can’t remember what the hadith says about it, does the punishment apply just for not reciting quran? Or is it only for not acting upon commands?

Commentary on Hadeeth, Prayer, Reading/Reciting the Quran

11 Nov

ANSWER: In the hadeeth of Samurah ibn Jundub he said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “… we came across a man who was lying down, with another man standing over him, holding a big rock. He threw the rock at the man’s head, smashing it. The rock […]

I had been praying regularly five times a day in congregation, praying nawafil, and reading Quran but since around 2 weeks I am struggling to pray regularly after I got really sick, and have recovered a week ago, I pray usually 2-3 times a day, rest I pray Qada, and do read Quran and pray nawafil too, I have been struggling to be consistent with the prayers and staying away from haram. Need help.

Etiquette, Morals and Heart-Softeners, Prayer

11 Nov

ANSWER: You are in great danger and deeds are judged by their conclusion. It doesn’t matter if you had prayed regularly for 50 years. What counts is the last days of your life whether you were skipping prayers or regular. If you die right now, you will not be resurrected among those who are observing […]