QUESTION: Some people silently recite along the imam when he recites a surah, is this permissible when for example you are behind him to correct him or this not permissible at all?

Prayer
02 Oct

ANSWER: It is not permissible to recite with him the same surah.  If they are reciting the fatiha while he is reciting his surah, this is permissible.

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QUESTION: If I notice during the Isha prayer that I mistakenly made the intention for Maghrib due to confusion, and I am already in the 3rd rak’ah, do I have to stop, or can I correct my intention in the middle?

Prayer
30 Sep

ANSWER: If you had intended it to be maghreb and you had already prayed Maghreb, your prayer is invalid and you need to restart it again for isha.

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QUESTION: If a person praying salah sees awrah of a person praying next to him or front.

Prayer
29 Sep

ANSWER: This does not impact the validity of his prayer

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QUESTION: We know that in third or fourth rakah prayer after rising up from first attahiyat we need to raise our hands(rafa yadain). But when should i raise my hands when i will join the prayer in second or third rakah?

Prayer
28 Sep

ANSWER: Raise them when the imam raises them which is when the Imam rises up to his third rakah.

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QUESTION: After finishing my fard prayer i moved a step aside to start pray sunnah prayer. Then for nafl prayer whether i can pray on the same place (where i prayed my sunnah prayer) or i have to move again as i did after finishing fard prayer ? And the answer will be applicable for ladies too ?

Prayer
28 Sep

ANSWER: You can pray on the same spot or wherever you like because the ruling is only for sunnah prayer right after fard. And the ruling is same for both genders.

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QUESTION: According to sunnah, how many rakats do we have to pray for Jummah prayer? Here, we are told to pray 4 sunnah, 2 farz, 4+2 sunnah, 2 nafl.

Prayer
27 Sep

ANSWER: There are no Sunnah prayers before Friday prayer except the two rakahs of Tahiyatul Masjid that you must pray before sitting down and the general voluntary nafl that is not restricted to a particular number until the Imam comes out. After Friday prayer, you either pray four rakahs sunnah (2+2) in the masjid or […]

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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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