If i join the imaam while he is rukuh then this a valid rakah. but this applies only to the loud prayers since in silent prayers we have to read surah al fatihah, because we don’t hear the imaam. so if i join in during rukuh in silent prayers, i will have to stand up and repeat the rakah? please clarify,

Prayer
12 Oct

It applies to all types of Rakah.

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What is the sitting position in Thasahhudh for a Two Rakah prayer and Jumma Prayer??

Prayer
11 Oct

You sit in the position of iftirash

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I pray 3 witar in isha prayer and then I wake up for thahjad night prayer and I pray 2 and 2 but I don’t pray 1 witar after that because I prayed 3 witar in isha prayer is this correct or should I pray the 1 witar after thahjad prayer?.

Prayer
11 Oct

What you are doing is correct. One must only pray one Witr in one night.

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Shiek! my question is, what sunnah prayer will I pray when I arrive at the masjid after the azan is called and 3 minutes before the Iqamah will be called? can I pray Tahiyyatul Masjid or the sunnah prayer after the azan?

Prayer
11 Oct

You pray the sunnah, tahiyattul masjid will be included in that itself.

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If I go to Masjid just before Fajr and I pray 1 rakah witr only. Will that suffice as Tahiyatul Masjid?

Prayer
11 Oct

No.

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Somebody I know has been performing the last 2 rakaahs of prayers without reading surah fatiha. What is your advice for this person?

Prayer
11 Oct

His prayers are invalid. Reciting Sarah Fateha is a must in salah. There’s a difference of opinion among scholars about reciting fateha behind the imam in loud prayers but there’s a concensus of the scholars that reciting fateha is a must in silent prayers and the last two rakahs of loud prayers, for the Imam […]

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I usually recite the following dua before starting the prayer “Inni wajjahtu wajhiya lillazi fatars samawati wal arza hanii-fo-wn-wamaa ana minal mushrikeen” but someone told me its bid’ah . i know its powerful words, but my question is, is it really bid’ah?

Prayer
11 Oct

This Duaa must be said after takbeer in Salah and not before it.

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n congregational prayer, if imam goes to ruku and then i joined the ruku. So this raka is complete or i have to repeat the raka as many people join the ruku with imam & then they dont repeat it.

Prayer
09 Oct

If both you and The Imam were in ruku at the same time, this is a valid Rakah.

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Is prayer invalid if one swallows food remnants during prayer?

Prayer
09 Oct

If he does it intentionally, his prayer is invalid.

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If i miss fajar salah due to over sleeping can I pray it with zohar or do i have to pray it as soon as i wake up?

Prayer
08 Oct

You have to pray it as soon as you wake up.

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