QUESTION: When I am praying silent prayer behind imam, I just only recite surah Fatiha and no surah afterwards. Is my prayer valid and am I sinful?

Prayer
27 Oct

ANSWER: You are missing out on a lot of reward however, the prayer is valid and you are not sinful.

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QUESTION: Washed + scrubbed my face to remove makeup, prayed..After praying as I have pimple, I saw some make up on the dried skin of my pimple.I know in makeup scenarios one need to repeat prayer ..but I was confused as it was only on dried skin of pimple..I had time to repeat but As I was confused I didn’t..Is prayer valid, should I repeat?

Ablution (Wudhu), Prayer
27 Oct

ANSWER: If it was only on one pimple then this is insignificant and the prayer is valid and this is the opinion of Ibn Taimiyah.

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QUESTION: Did my mother and I inadvertently commit a sin by missing the Asr and Maghrib prayers while accompanying my brother on a house-hunting trip, which was only feasible after Dhuhr prayer?

Prayer
24 Oct

ANSWER: Of course! Abandoning prayer is a major sin.  You could have prayed anywhere outside on time.

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QUESTION: While rising from sujud I felt a movement and a sound but In that moment I was sure it came from my stomach..so I continued to pray..after sometime I thought it could be farting sound but I ignored the thought and prayed.. should I repeat my prayer?

Prayer
21 Oct

ANSWER: Your prayer is valid as you must not break it for the sake of a doubt. You must have certainty in order to break it.

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QUESTION: Should I do raf ul yadain when standing for third rakah of witr incase I pray it with one tashahhud?

Prayer, Taraweeh, Tahajjud and Qiyam-ul-Layl
21 Oct

ANSWER: No, you shouldn’t raise your hands.

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QUESTION: My daughter usually offer salah when there is 15 minutes to the next salah ( or adhan) is she doing wrong?

Prayer
21 Oct

ANSWER: If she prays it within the prescribed time, she is not sinful but she is playing with fire as there will coma a time when she would miss the prayer for one reason or the other and then she is sinful big time.

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QUESTION: if someone omits a pillar in sujood e.g not placing the nose on the ground, can they fix the mistake by: 1.⁠ ⁠Adding an extra Sujood (totaling 3) and 2.⁠ ⁠Performing Sujood as-Sahw after finishing prayer?

Prayer
19 Oct

ANSWER: Yes to both questions.

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QUESTION: If I catch imam in his second raka of a prayer with four raka. When will i be reciting the first tashahhud? Is it in the imams third raka which is my second raka. Or follow imam and he carries it for me?

Prayer
16 Oct

ANSWER: You must follow the imam in everything he does until he offers the salam then you make up your last 4th rakah as usual.

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QUESTION: I am a 42 year old married female. My father has already passed away. He was unable to do my aqeeqa at the time of my birth. My mother is alive and has a modest rental income. Can my mother do my aqeeqa with her income?Can my husband do my aqeeqa with his eaarning? Or can I do my aqeeqa by selling a part of my jewellery? Which one is the best allowed?

Slaughtering
15 Oct

ANSWER: No problem in anyone doing it for you.

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QUESTION: If i say ameen after fatiha even if imam is silent after fatiha,(i.e not hearing ameen from him), with the others in congregation, will i get the reward for getting forgiveness of previous sins?

Prayer
13 Oct

ANSWER: You should say it even if the imam doesn’t say it loudly.

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