Prayer

QUESTION: Since I live in a hanafi country and asr timing here is wrong, I follow um ul qura for asr. Can I follow um ul qura for the rest of the prayers too? It would make me break my fast a little earlier than others. Is this okay?

Prayer

19 Apr

ANSWER: Yes, you must follow Umm al qura for all prayers except Isha as Umm al qura is wrong in its calculation for Isha. Follow University of Islamic Sciences, Karachi for Isha timings.

QUESTION: Can we combine istiqara salah with duha prayer? Can we recite that istiqara Dua at the end of thashahud in duha salah?

Prayer

18 Apr

ANSWER: Yes to both your questions

QUESTION: I prayed dhuhr on grass, it felt my nose didn’t fully touched ground. Is prayer valid?

Prayer

16 Apr

ANSWER: If the nose didn’t touch the ground, the prayer is invalid

QUESTION: If a person remains in janābah for several days without performing ghusl, what is the ruling on their prayers during that time? Are all the prayers they performed invalid and must be repeated?

Prayer, Purity

16 Apr

ANSWER: Of course all the prayers are invalid and he has committed a major sin if he knew ghusl was mandatory but he chose not to make it! He cannot make up those prayers!

QUESTION: If a person forgets to do sujood as sahw before salaam and concludes the prayer then remembers it, should he do them after salaam then say salaam again or just do the sujood without salaam or do nothing?

Prayer

16 Apr

ANSWER: He should do it after salam and say salam again.

QUESTION: While standing from ruku imam has to say Samiallahu liman hamidan and we had to say rabana lakal hamd. so do we have to say it at the same time while imam saying Samiallahu… From ruku to standing Or after he finishes then while straight standing?

Prayer

15 Apr

ANSWER: You should say it after the imam finishes saying

QUESTION: Missed 2 rak with d imam,I joined him whn he ws sayin d takbeer 2 rise 2 d 3rd rak,then I thot mybe he was not erect nd I ws standin(standin before he stood),so I broke my pryr,then started again nd I didnt complete my fatihah and he said takbeer(fearin not completin the fatihah) I broke my pryr again nd joined him again nd continued my pryr. Wht shud b done here nd is my pryr vld

Prayer

13 Apr

ANSWER: Its not permissible to keep breaking your prayer like that!! Once you start or join the prayer, you must continue!

QUESTION: Once during a Jumuah prayer,the mic of the mosque malfunctioned and we couldn’t hear anything,only bits of sounds were coming every now and then.As the people on the upper floors couldn’t see the imam, they improvised based on the bits they could hear.I was in the 2nd floor, without knowing what to do I followed them.I don’t know if the prayer was valid. What should we have done in such situation?

Prayer

11 Apr

ANSWER: Its valid as long as you all did your due diligence. If you cannot know what position the imam is in at all then you can continue to pray on your own and finish the prayer

QUESTION: When I am in a position of tawarruk and the likes, or if I do sujood, during prayer my dress is lifted a little since my feet are lifting my dress. Is that exposing my awrah? My dress is long and covers the feet but when I do these positions it doesnt cover my feet (but I have socks). I feel like though this can’t be avoided.

Prayer, Women clothing

07 Apr

ANSWER: No problem in this as long as you are wearing socks.

QUESTION: If the prayer in congregation is finished in the nearest mosque, is it mandatory to go to other mosque around to see if they haven’t finished to pray yet ?

Prayer

07 Apr

ANSWER: No. You can join the 2nd jamah the latecommers make or if there isn’t one then pray on your own in the same masjid & some others may come & join you

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