In prayer in the congregation should we say rabbana lakal hamd loudly? If it is the case should I do it even if no one in the masjid recites it loudly?

Prayer
26 Feb

ANSWER: You should say it while moving your tongue and lips without disturbing others. 

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Sheikh, can women wear colorful and printed abayas during Salah at home where no non mahram man can see them

Prayer, Women clothing
24 Feb

ANSWER: No problem. 

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My father prays at home, and my mother prays next to him. Although they are not praying congregation prayer together rather it’s separate. They just stay side by side. Is this correct?

Prayer
23 Feb

ANSWER: No problem in this as long as they’re praying separately on their own. 

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I can pray at a place where children are watching cartoon?

Prayer
19 Feb

ANSWER: This is inappropriate due to the disturbance, you should have tranquility when praying. The prayer however would be valid.

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I used to go to bed after 11:00 p.m. & sleep late maybe 12:30 or after it.But fajr prayer was 4 to 5 hours after my sleeping time.Sometimes I could wake in in time for fajr and sometimes I used to miss Fajr time.But I prayed sometimes even it was out of time for fajr prayer thinking I slept 4 or 5 hourse ago.Are my prayers valid?

Prayer
17 Feb

ANSWER: You’re sinful for sleeping so late when you know you might not be able to get up for fajr on time!

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My cousin texted me saying that she thinks her room is “haunted”, that things move around and such. Her and her family don’t pray, listen to music, etc. I have previously advised them many times with salah, Quran, and leaving the haram. However, they ignore. Yet they continuously say they have jinns and ask me for a solution. should I instruct them to do salah or ruqya?

Jinn, Witchcraft, Black Magic and the Evil Eye, Prayer
17 Feb

ANSWER: You should tell them that jinn inhabits places of sins and where people do not pray as the angels abandons such places. 

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Is it okay to do sujood as sahw after tasleem in any case? Even in the cases that prescribe us to do sujood as sahw before tasleem (Like if someone forgets something obligatory in prayer)?

Prayer
17 Feb

ANSWER: This is not permissible as one would deliberately go agains the Sunnah for no justifiable reason!  Sujood As Sahu (Prostrations of Forgetfulness)

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My question is that if you are with 1 person and you want to pray in jam’a do you pray side by side but following the other person or do you pray behind the person like you usually do in jam’a.

Prayer
16 Feb

ANSWER: You both pray side by side, in the same row.

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I pray in front of my bed in my bedroom. Is it permissible to lean my back against the bed during tashahudd or lean against pillar in mosque when i sit down or does this have an effect on the prayer

Prayer
16 Feb

ANSWER: This is not permissible. 

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At the last Rakah of Witr prayer, I stand up from the Ruku and raise my hands to recite dua Qunoot (Allahummah dini fiman hadait..). After finishing reciting that particular dua, I make dua to Allah in my language as well. Am I allowed to do this, respected Sheikh?

Prayer
15 Feb

ANSWER: No problem.

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