QUESTION: Sheikh in jummah Salah the imam starts the khutba right after the adhan so if I say the dua after adhan I would be making the dua for about 5 seconds overlapped with the imam’s khutba so is this permissible or is this considered talking during the khutba?

Prayer
05 Mar

ANSWER: No problem

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QUESTION: Is prayer valid if I prayed with my pants below my ankle , as we know it’s a sin to wear garment below ankle

Men Clothing, Prayer
03 Mar

ANSWER: The prayer is valid but you’re definitely sinful for disobeying Allah!

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QUESTION: Which is better? To pray 11 rakats at tahajjud reciting short ayats or 4 rakats reciting long ayats? Praying for 30mins.

Prayer
03 Mar

ANSWER: Standing in prayer longer is better.

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QUESTION: I’m from Bangladesh. My question is about praying witr salat. In ramadan we pray witr in jamat right after taraweeh. 1.Prophet muhammad pbuh said, whoever prays with imam until he finishes, it will be recorded for him as if he prayed the whole night. 2. In another hadith he pbuh said Make the last of your prayer at night witr. when should i Pray witr?

Fasting and Ramadan, Prayer, Taraweeh, Tahajjud and Qiyam-ul-Layl
24 Feb

ANSWER: Pray it with the Imam in Taraweeh and if you want to pray home when you go home, you can while not repeating Witr.

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QUESTION: I know that the hadith about salat-al-tasbih is not authentic. But on Thursday at my school, they’re gonna make us pray it and they’re forceful about it. Will I be sinful if I attend the prayer?

Innovations, Prayer
24 Feb

ANSWER: You must not partake in it. Simply stay home that day

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QUESTION: I pray 4 rakah of doha prayer only but i was thinking to pray more but sitting. Iam healthy ALHAMDULILLAH but want to pray more nawafil sitting so can i pray doha nawafil while sitting on chair or sitting on foor ?

Prayer
14 Feb

ANSWER: You can pray the voluntary prayers while sitting but you will lose half the reward if you didn’t have a genuine reason for doing so.

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QUESTION: I experience spotting before my periods. For example, At Maghrib time I had discharge so I wash and change my pad, take wudu and pray. At Isha time there was no discharge so I proceed to pray. Then while praying I feel discharge. I cannot be certain of what it is untill I look. What is the correct procedure for this regarding my salah?

Menstruation and post-natal bleeding, Prayer, Purity
14 Feb

ANSWER: If you check immediately after prayers and see spotting, you need to clean yourself, renew your wudhu and repeat that prayer.

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QUESTION: I am aware that Jews are permitted to pray in our mosques. If there are no mosques nearby, are Muslims allowed to pray in a synagogue?

Prayer, Rulings on mosques
10 Feb

ANSWER: Yes, we can pray anywhere on earth as long as the place is physically pure and there are no statues in it. 

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QUESTION: While praying 2 rakah of sunnah prayer, By unconsciously I stood up directly for 3rd rakah n recited surah fatiha then while standing i remembered my mistake of praying extra so immediately i seated down to tashahud n then did sujood as sahw before salaam. So what I did is correct or do I need to finish that 3rd rakah properly even though i remembered?

Prayer
09 Feb

ANSWER: What you did by sitting immediately as soon as you realised was the right thing to do, however you should have done sujood as sahu after salam and not before. Your prayer is valid though.

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QUESTION: I have heard that if I pray isha with jama i will get the reward of praying half the night is this true . If so then will I still get the reward if I miss a raka or two

Prayer
02 Feb

ANSWER: Yes, you will get the reward because you “prayed” isha in congregation!  Of course the reward is not as full as someone who had prayed it all with the imam.

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