ANSWER: No. You must pray if you want to sit down in the masjid. Ignore what this imam says as he doesn’t know.
Read moreIs it true that a person must recite the tashahud silently and if he doesn’t, the prayer is invalid.
ANSWER: No. It’s sunnah to recite it silently while moving the lips and tongue, however if one recites it aloud, it’s going against the sunnah but it won’t invalidate the prayer.
Read moreANSWER: You should do whatever it takes to convey to the people proper Islamic knowledge if you are knowledgable and know how to diplomatically advise people.
Read moreANSWER: It’s an established sunnah to raise & move your index finger and to look at it during the whole tashahhud until you begin to give salam to your right.
Read moreANSWER: You should not be part of this innovation and go to the back of all the rows and sit there and make your adkhar or leave the masjid.
Read moreANSWER: It is true that the Prophet salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam used to pray sunnah of fajr in a quick fashion but this didn’t go against it being perfect in tranquility.
Read moreANSWER: No problem in this when at home. What is prohibited is for women to go out wearing their hair in a high bun like the hump of a camel. This is not for imitating the camel but for luring people and seducing them.
Read moreANSWER: If he vowed to offer 2 voluntary rakah, this can be combined with any voluntary rakah such as duha prayers and the sunnah prayers as well.
Read moreANSWER: The prayer is invalid. The second tasleem is also mandatory. Pray again.
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If no sutrah is there and if a woman or black dog or donkey passes infront of a man,that breaks the prayer,but what if the woman passes from a distance (with no sutrah) that is greater than the place where he prostrates? Is the prayer still broken?
ANSWER: If she is not passing directly in front him (spot where he prostrates), the prayer is valid.
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