Can we make salah with clothes that have characters on them? I heard that it’s haram to make salah with clothes that have faces on them because it makes it as if we are making sajda to them rather than God, is this true?

Prayer
23 Feb

ANSWER: One should not pray in such clothes. However, the prayer is valid while sinning. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePJYDgMAU5U  

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Why is there no Zakah on pearls and diamonds?

Zakat
22 Feb

ANSWER: Because Allah mandated that zakat is due only on gold, silver and cash. If you are trading in them, there is zakat. 

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There is a mazaar/structure built on grave on my way to college,some non muslim and muslim visit this sometimes. ALso there is no masjid nearby so people establish friday prayer adjacent to it where grave lies in the direction of qibla .It can be said that we pray inside Mazaar. Is it allowed to do so in jamaa or individually.

Prayer, Shirk and its different forms
20 Feb

ANSWER: This is totally prohibited. 

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shiekh, If a person doesn’t brush or clean up his teeth before fajr Salah and does wudu directly, will his wudu be valid or not? Because teeth are covered with the layer of plague and water doesn’t touch teeth directly so one must first clean his teeth after waking up before doing wudu for Salah fajr?

Prayer
19 Feb

ANSWER: Without brushing also wudu will be valid. But it is preferred to brush to maintain good hygiene.

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How do women perform salah, compulsory, together with other women and having a woman to lead the prayer?

Prayer
19 Feb

ANSWER: The woman leading the salah stands with other women in the middle of the same and first row.

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When i reach home from university i miss the zuhr jama’a by a some minutes EVERYDAY,if i pray near my university i can get the jama’a.The masjid near my university is of the deobandis or jamat islami & i have seen the book fazail a’amal over there & the way they pray declares it.I dont know about the aqeedah of the imam by person. Should i pray behind him?coz this happens EVERYDAY.

Prayer
19 Feb

ANSWER: If you can pray the second congregation in the masjid near your home and you can find other worshipers to pray it with them, this is best.  

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My house is very next to the masjid.ladies can hear the jamat at home very clearly.can my wife perform taraweeh with the masjid jamat staying at home?

Prayer
19 Feb

ANSWER: This is not permissible as you did not join their congregation.

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I would like to ask about Qasr if I am eligible to pray in my situation. My work place from my home is around 100 to 120 KMS far. I travel daily to work in Bus. I start from my place at 5:40 AM and in return I start at 4:00 PM and asr Salah time starts at 3:58 PM. Can I pray Qasr (2+2 at Zuhr and asr time)? Can I pray jama qasr salah (2 + 2 at same time)

Prayer
19 Feb

ANSWER: If the people in the community consider this as traveling, you can shorten and combine. But if this is considered as a suburb and no one considers it traveling, one must not shorten nor combine. 

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Can I combine and shorten prayers before going out on a journey or can I only do it while I am on a journey? Please clarify

Prayer
18 Feb

ANSWER: While on Journey, once out of your city limits. Kindly refer to the following link(s): https://youtu.be/v4fjnsx4ogg

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A newly married couple where the girl prays all salah but the boy is not into praying salah. When girl wants to get up for fajr prayer and have ghusul husband stops and says to be with him in bed. Should she obey him?!How should she make him understand? Or for some time she listens to him An then shows him the importance. How should she go about?

Fiqh of Marriage, Prayer
16 Feb

ANSWER: It is her mistake in the first place to accept someone like him in marriage who has little interest in Prayers! It is not permissible to postpone Fajr to maintain his needs as Allah has more rights. She also must advise him to pray on time.   Kindly refer to the following link(s): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5QUQVSNnMo Divorcing […]

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