When should one stop moving finger and supplicating with it in tashahhud while one is praying behind imam and alone?

Prayer
05 Jun

ANSWER: Until you begin to give salam to your right. You should continue to make duaa till the end of the prayer while moving your finger and looking at it.

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Is sitting after congregation prayer and listening to a hadeeth an innovation?

Knowledge & Propagation, Prayer
04 Jun

ANSWER: No. No problem in this as this is the time when people are already in the masjid and the imam finds it easier to address the congregation and give dars.

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I pray salah but I’m not sure if my wife prays that I know that i am getting married to. If I Pray and she doesn’t is the marriage valid, after marriage I intend to make her pray.

Fiqh of Marriage, Invalid Marriages, Prayer
03 Jun

ANSWER: If she doesn’t pray at all, she is not Muslima and the marriage contract is void.

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I was about to join the first line(saf) in the prayer and I was the last one to join but a brother said I shouldn’t join the first line and start the second line(saf) with him because he would be alone. Is this correct or should I have joined the first line?

Prayer
03 Jun

ANSWER: If there is place left in the first row then you should fill that gap first. If there is no possibility of him squeezing himself in, he is right and you should go back with him.

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My question is regarding making up for salah that has been missed while travelling. For example, if I missed salah dhuhr when travelling but did not make up for it. When I get back home, should I make up for only 2 rakahs or the full 4 rakahs?

Prayer
02 Jun

ANSWER: It’s not permissible to skip prayers like this without a valid reason, its a major sin and its not permissible to make them up later.

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Sheikh the hadith of not moving from your Musalla and the angels keeps asking for your forgiveness ( Sahih al-Bukhari 659) do you just simly need to sit where you prayed at OR constantly make dhikr/recite the Quran at your musalla so the angels keep asking for forgiveness on your behalf?

Prayer, Supplications
01 Jun

ANSWER: If you sit without doing anything, the angels will pray for you. If you make thikr, that would make the reward even greater.

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Is there a specific age for the animals for qurbani I heard that a goat has to be at least one hijri year old and a sheep has to be 6 hijri months old is this authentic? is the qurbani invalid if it is not this old?

Slaughtering
31 May

ANSWER: Minimum Age of sacrifice: Sheep – 6 months Goat – 1 year old Cow – 2 years Camel – 5 years

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During Salah can I say tasbeeh 5 times for first rukoo and then 3 times tasbeeh in the second rakah . As well as during sajdah

Prayer
31 May

ANSWER: No problem.  Saying it once is mandatory, after that you can add any number and can vary the number in different rakahs.

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Is the dua of a menustrating woman during the time between adhan and iqamah applicable as a time of acceptance of Dua?Or is it only when she is not menustrating?

Menstruation and post-natal bleeding, Prayer, Supplications
29 May

ANSWER: Being in menses does not have any impact on the validity of her Duaa! It is heard and accepted. 

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Do we have to say bismillah when after takbeer tehreema and if i start a surah from muddle do i have to say bismillah

Prayer
29 May

ANSWER: Saying bismillah in the beginning of every surah is a highly recommended sunnah but this is not mandatory.

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