Prayer

In order to pray the Sunnah After praying fard, we have to change the place. But do we have to change place in the case of Sunnah before Fard? For example :- I pray 2 Rakah Sunnah of Fajr or 2+2 sunnah of Dhuhr then for praying the Fard, do I have to change the place or is it permissible to pray in the same place?

24 Jun

ANSWER: You only change it after praying the fard. If you had prayed the sunnah and then you want to pray the fard, you don’t need to change your place.

I heard in social media a lot that Allah doesn’t allow someone to pray tahajjud whom HE doesn’t like. Is this true? Any hadith backing up this theory or it is just a unanonymous comment?

Prayer, Taraweeh, Tahajjud and Qiyam-ul-Layl

23 Jun

ANSWER: This is not true and it is totally baseless! The khawarij is a clear example.

I have a problem. In winters my Prayers are better than summers. The question “Are the prayers of a person who prays in air conditioned room with relaxed and focused mind better than a person who is feeling anxiety in hot weather and praying hurriedly with inability to focus on prayers?”

Prayer

23 Jun

ANSWER: Whenever a person prays in a suitable environment, this is best for his prayer and concentration.

I want to ask while praying at home do we have to pray with voice for salah such as Fajir , Maghrib and Isha or its just for jamah in masjid. Can we pray silently for these specific prayers at home. This query is for both for men n women.

Prayer

23 Jun

ANSWER: It’s a highly recommended sunnah to pray these prayers aloud for both men and women. If you pray silently, the prayers are valid though you would lose the reward for not following the sunnah.

It says at the end of the fard prayer you should make dua but I was taught to do the dua after you finish the fard and sunnah, then do dhikr then dua// is this correct too?

Prayer

22 Jun

ANSWER: No. The dua should be made after completing the prayer, just before making salam. It’s time to make the prescribed dhikr after you conclude the fard prayer (after salam). After finishing fard salah, it’s time for making the prescribed dhikr. The best time in salah to make dua is in your sujood and in […]

Some scholar like in mazhab hanafi said that tuma’ninah is not wajib or is not rukun. So can people from other mazhab pray behind imam that does not do tuma’ninah?

Prayer

21 Jun

ANSWER: The prayer of such an imam is invalid if he doesn’t sit properly! Either you are too slow or he is too fast! If it is the later, pray somewhere else as his prayer is not valid due to the lack of tranquility and calmness in this pillar between sujoods.

Can a sinful person lead people in prayer when others don’t want to lead? That person is involved in a serious sin of masturbation. Otherwise, he has a long beard and doesn’t lie and pray salat on time. Doesn’t cheat or consume Riba, also very dutiful to his parents and people around. Can he still lead prayer or he should avoid it? As others consider him very pious person.

Prayer

21 Jun

ANSWER: It is permissible for him to lead The prayers. Sins don’t prevent people from leading prayers especially when it is hidden and between them and Allah. He should however repent to Allah from such a sin.

I know that we are not supposed to be praying the sunnah for before fajr while the fard has begun in the masjid. Does the same ruling apply for when we’re praying at home? If I am praying sunnah and my family starts fard, should I stop?

Prayer

21 Jun

ANSWER: This applies only for the congregational prayer in the masjid.

What should a person do if he joins the prayer when the imaam has alredy finished one rakat and at the end the person forgets that he had missed one rakat and finishes the salah with the imaam, does he have to repeat the whole salah or not?

Prayer

21 Jun

ANSWER: If you remembered soon after salam, stand up and offer the missed rakah and offer 2 prostrations after salam for forgetfulness. But if you remembered this long after the pray was over, your prayer is invalid and you must offer it again.

In my country fajr start around 3.34 AM & dhuhr 11.56AM (I took this time from internet) . But the adhan for fajr is given on around 4 AM & dhuhr at 1.20PM. To pray salah should I wait for the adhan to be called or I can perform salah as the prescribed time begin?

Prayer

20 Jun

ANSWER: Follow the Umm al Qura prayer timetable and pray accordingly, no matter when the athan is called.

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