Prayer

I tend to take too much time to perform my salah (10-15minutes for 2rakat prayer and 15-30 minutes for 4 rakat). I tend to slow my recitation in salah so that I feel focused and also I have less ability to be attentive generally(I’m a non arab). I’m I doing anything wrong by extending my prayer time whereas usually people finish their salah within 5-10 minutes?

02 Sep

ANSWER: This is your time with Allah. If this won’t lead you to OCD and making you exaggerate things out of its proportion, then this is fine.

In India some people they do not stand during nawafil prayer they say we pray nawafil salah sitting is this correct? What about fard prayers?

Prayer

26 Aug

ANSWER: No problem in praying voluntary prayers sitting. This is permissible, though this would be half in reward of the person standing up if done without a valid reason. Standing up is a pillar in a fard prayer. Praying obligatory prayer while sitting with no legitimate reason is not permissible and the prayer is void.

If the time of congregation has passed can i pray salah at home? And if i have somewhere to go or i am busy knowing that i won’t be able to pray at the time of salah so can i pray before the time? At home?

Prayer

26 Aug

ANSWER: 1. You should go to the masjid and pray there in second congregation or if there is no congregation going on, you should start praying and some other late comers would join you to make Jamah. 2. It is absolutely prohibited to pray even a second before the time for salah enters.

It is prohibited to spit towards the direction of qibla and right side. Is the right side option applicable for every other direction also? There are many houses/offices that have their basins in bathrooms faced towards the direction of qibla. What to do in such cases?Cause people use such basins for ablution, brushing teeth, spitting etc.

Etiquette, Morals and Heart-Softeners, Halal/Haram Matters, Prayer

24 Aug

ANSWER: The prohibition is in spitting towards the qibla direction while praying.

Do you have to do wudu before walking to the masjid to get the reward and expiation of sins with each step or would you still get that even if you only make wudu when you arrive at the masjid

Ablution (Wudhu), Prayer

23 Aug

ANSWER: This virtue is when you perform wudu before leaving the house.

I know that salaah without surah Fatiha is invalid, sometimes i forget to read after the imam reads and sometimes I’m doubting whether I read or not. Shall I repeat the Salaah or pray two sajda after salaam. Please advise i get this frequently.

Prayer

21 Aug

ANSWER: If this is in loud prayers, the prayer is valid even if you didn’t read it as the recitation of the imam is sufficient for those who are praying behind him. But if it is a silent rakah, not reciting the fatiha voids the rakah as it is a pillar and you must offer […]

I am going to my relatives who live around 100 miles way and I am staying there for 2 to 3 days so I will have to shorten my prayers unless I pray with the imam,my question is based on the fact I heard you can’t pray sunnah or nafl on traval,does this also include for the night prayer or am I able to pray that as he night prayer is a nafl?

Prayer

21 Aug

ANSWER: You should not pray the Sunnah of dhuhr, Maghrib and isha as Prophet salla Allahu Alaihi wa Sallam used to skip these while traveling. Other than that, you can pray as many voluntary prayers as you want, including 2 Sunnah before Fajr and Witr as Prophet salla Allahu Alaihi wa Sallam never missed these […]