QUESTION: I mistakenly crossed someone who was praying in the masjid. I crossed between the space of him standing and his prostration which i know is prohibited. But it was an unintentional mistake as I didnot realize he was praying. Is there a sin for me for that?

Prayer, Sins
23 Sep

ANSWER: Allah does not hold anyone accountable for things they do out of ignorance or forgetfulness.

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QUESTION: Some days ago I saw that asr time entered. In a rush I forgot if I prayed dhurh, so I assumed that I didnt and immediately started making it up. While praying I remembered that I actually prayed it. I wanted to change my intention to asr since it’s already asr time but I wasn’t sure if I can do I, so I changed my intention to nafil. What should I do if this happens again?

Prayer
22 Sep

ANSWER: You did the right thing as you can’t change your intention to another fard prayer. 

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QUESTION: You said in a past video that reading translation of surah Fatiha is bidah, when you are in salah. I already have the meaning of surah Fatiha memorized. Can i read it in my head without saying it. Should i read the whole surah first and then contemplate the meaning or should i contemplate the meaning after each following line from the surah and then proceed to read the next line in Arabic.

Innovations, Prayer
21 Sep

ANSWER: Knowing the meaning in your head is enough and you don’t have to pause after reciting it in Arabic to read it in English in your mind! 

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QUESTION: I’ve reverted to Islam and my parents are typical Hindus. After a lot of chaos they accepted me as Muslim and I got married to a Muslim Alhamdullillah. But as they still do idol worship at home, can I visit and stay with them and pray at their place.

Fiqh of the family, Prayer, Religions
21 Sep

ANSWER: No problem.  You must be more respectful and merciful to them as you’re representing islam now.

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QUESTION: If I am trying to pray in school and the school is only allowing before Dhuhr time a room for me, should I pray before dhuhr at around 12:40 when dhuhr starts at 1:05 or try to find somewhere else 

Prayer
20 Sep

ANSWER: It’s not permissible to pray even a single second before the time of prayer enters. However, it seems that 1:05 is thuhur according to the hanafi school which is wrong. Check umm al qura prayer timetable in your app for times for prayer. It should be around 12:20 and then, you can pray without […]

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QUESTION: Should we recite inni wajahtu wajhiya…or sana subhana kalla… before or after the first takbeer?

Innovations, Prayer
19 Sep

ANSWER: It should be recited after the takbeer.  But if people recite it before starting their prayer and before takbeer, this is an innovation.

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QUESTION: If there is a masjid and there is no grave inside the building of the masjid but there are multiple graves around it and the masjid and those graves are surrounded or are enclosed in a common fencing , is it permissible to pray there?

Funerals, Prayer
18 Sep

ANSWER: If the masjid and the graves are inside the same compound, it’s not permissible to pray there.

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QUESTION: Is it true that now imam prays a little behind in the mataf (in the haram) if it’s true then is Salah accepted of those who pray In the mataf or in front of ka’aba or is it permissible to pray like that

Prayer
18 Sep

ANSWER: It is an issue of dispute and in sha Allah this is permissible when there is a necessity.

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QUESTION: In our masjid fajr adhan is not when the break of dawn is. For example if the break of dawn is 5:25 and the sunrise is 6:55 our fajr adhan is about 6:15. I want to know is it better to pray alone when the break of dawn is or to pray with congregation much later? And if i pray fard alone in the beginning of the time can I be imam of the congregation later?

Prayer
17 Sep

ANSWER: You must join the congregation in the masjid as long as they pray within the allocated time. Try to look for a masjid that follows the sunnah to pray with them

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QUESTION: I have a catalogue of prayers that I missed during a recent trip a few months ago. But now from listening to you I am getting the feeling that they are expired. Can I still pray them and if so at what time (some everyday or like all in one go) and if not what should i do

Prayer
16 Sep

ANSWER: There is no excuse for not praying, a person on his deathbed is also obliged to pray! It is not permissible to pray the prayers that you didn’t pray deliberately, without any reason. You must repent sincerely to Allah and never do such a major sin again and do a lot of voluntary good […]

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