QUESTION: If I miss the Jama’ah at the masjid, will praying at home give me the same reward as praying in the masjid?

Prayer
20 Jun

ANSWER: If you usually pray in the masjid and you missed it for a legitimate reason, you will be rewarded the same in sha Allah.

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QUESTION: I prayed Salah in the wrong qiblah (wrong direction) by mistake, I found out later that it was wrong direction, were my salahs valid or do I have to redo them? Keeping in mind I 100% didn’t know I was praying in the wrong direction.

Prayer
19 Jun

ANSWER: If you prayed it in the wrong direction, your prayer is invalid and you have to repeat it. 

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QUESTION: Can I make tawaf the day I arrive to Makkah and after that pray two rakahs behind Maqaam Ibrahim and if I feel tired go to my hotel rest and do the rest of the umrah the next day ?

Hajj and Umrah
18 Jun

ANSWER: This is permissible and the Umrah is valid. 

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QUESTION: Is it ok to say allahuma salli ala saydina Muhammad?

Prayer, Supplications
17 Jun

ANSWER: No problem in that but you must not say it during prayers or prescribed salutations.

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QUESTION: Sheikh, If I recite three Quls after any salah or before sleep then do I have to recite Bismillah or Au’dubillah at first and between two Quls??

Prayer, Supplications
16 Jun

ANSWER: Yes, it is highly recommended to seek refuge in Allah once in the beginning and to say bismillah before reciting each surah

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QUESTION: If a person misses a pillar while praying behind an Imam from the beginning, will the imam take the laiability for it as in the case of mandatory actions? If not what should the person do?

Prayer
16 Jun

ANSWER: No, the imam doesn’t take the liability if you miss a pillar like reciting fateha in the silent rakahs. He must offer an extra rakah after the imam says salam. 

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QUESTION: When I pray Witr behind a Hanafi Imam, what do I do when he sits after two rakats and when he makes Takbeer before the Qunoot?

Prayer
14 Jun

ANSWER: You should follow him while knowing in your heart that what he’s doing is wrong & against the sunnah!

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QUESTION: Here, many people make the mistake of prolonging “akbar” and they say “akbaar”. I already advised imams about this. If I hear an advised imam do this mistake or a follower who is far away, but says it loudly, or even a child, should I break my prayer to tell them to say correctly, as I heard it changes the meaning into a meaning of disbelief

Prayer
14 Jun

ANSWER: If you had warned them and they still insist on prolonging it to that extent that changes the meaning, the prayer is invalid and you shouldn’t pray behind such an Imam

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QUESTION: I wanted to ask if my prayer as a woman is valid if during sujood my prayer dress rides up and my socks can be seen? Like my feet and their shape can be seen but are covered with socks, I tried to cover them fully with my dress but it always lifts slightly during sujood.

Prayer, Women clothing
14 Jun

ANSWER: No problem if the socks are seen in sujood.

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QUESTION: If my urine leaks during jumah prayer can I pray jumah prayer alone as I attended khutbah

Prayer
13 Jun

ANSWER: No, this is not permissible. You must immediately leave and wash the affected areas, change your underwear and renew your wudu and pray Dhuhr on your own.

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