QUESTION: Washed + scrubbed my face to remove makeup, prayed..After praying as I have pimple, I saw some make up on the dried skin of my pimple.I know in makeup scenarios one need to repeat prayer ..but I was confused as it was only on dried skin of pimple..I had time to repeat but As I was confused I didn’t..Is prayer valid, should I repeat?

Ablution (Wudhu), Prayer
27 Oct

ANSWER: If it was only on one pimple then this is insignificant and the prayer is valid and this is the opinion of Ibn Taimiyah.

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QUESTION: Did my mother and I inadvertently commit a sin by missing the Asr and Maghrib prayers while accompanying my brother on a house-hunting trip, which was only feasible after Dhuhr prayer?

Prayer
24 Oct

ANSWER: Of course! Abandoning prayer is a major sin.  You could have prayed anywhere outside on time.

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QUESTION: While rising from sujud I felt a movement and a sound but In that moment I was sure it came from my stomach..so I continued to pray..after sometime I thought it could be farting sound but I ignored the thought and prayed.. should I repeat my prayer?

Prayer
21 Oct

ANSWER: Your prayer is valid as you must not break it for the sake of a doubt. You must have certainty in order to break it.

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QUESTION: Should I do raf ul yadain when standing for third rakah of witr incase I pray it with one tashahhud?

Prayer, Taraweeh, Tahajjud and Qiyam-ul-Layl
21 Oct

ANSWER: No, you shouldn’t raise your hands.

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QUESTION: My daughter usually offer salah when there is 15 minutes to the next salah ( or adhan) is she doing wrong?

Prayer
21 Oct

ANSWER: If she prays it within the prescribed time, she is not sinful but she is playing with fire as there will coma a time when she would miss the prayer for one reason or the other and then she is sinful big time.

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QUESTION: if someone omits a pillar in sujood e.g not placing the nose on the ground, can they fix the mistake by: 1.⁠ ⁠Adding an extra Sujood (totaling 3) and 2.⁠ ⁠Performing Sujood as-Sahw after finishing prayer?

Prayer
19 Oct

ANSWER: Yes to both questions.

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QUESTION: If I catch imam in his second raka of a prayer with four raka. When will i be reciting the first tashahhud? Is it in the imams third raka which is my second raka. Or follow imam and he carries it for me?

Prayer
16 Oct

ANSWER: You must follow the imam in everything he does until he offers the salam then you make up your last 4th rakah as usual.

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QUESTION: If i say ameen after fatiha even if imam is silent after fatiha,(i.e not hearing ameen from him), with the others in congregation, will i get the reward for getting forgiveness of previous sins?

Prayer
13 Oct

ANSWER: You should say it even if the imam doesn’t say it loudly.

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QUESTION: For the fajr prayer i always read same surah (4 kuls, 2 for sunaah and 2 for fard) everytime. I don’t change it even though i know other surahs. Is this ok or am i doing wrong?

Prayer
13 Oct

ANSWER: No problem in this! However, this is not from the sunnah and you are missing on your rewards. The sunnah is to recite surah Kafiroon and Surah Ikhas for the sunnah of Fajr

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QUESTION: What to do if I remember a missed prayer while praying the current prayer

Prayer
12 Oct

ANSWER: If you had skipped it due to sleeping or forgetfulness, you must pray it after the prayer you are praying.

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