Do you have to do wudu before walking to the masjid to get the reward and expiation of sins with each step or would you still get that even if you only make wudu when you arrive at the masjid

Ablution (Wudhu), Prayer
23 Aug

ANSWER: This virtue is when you perform wudu before leaving the house.  

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I know that salaah without surah Fatiha is invalid, sometimes i forget to read after the imam reads and sometimes I’m doubting whether I read or not. Shall I repeat the Salaah or pray two sajda after salaam. Please advise i get this frequently.

Prayer
21 Aug

ANSWER: If this is in loud prayers, the prayer is valid even if you didn’t read it as the recitation of the imam is sufficient for those who are praying behind him.  But if it is a silent rakah, not reciting the fatiha voids the rakah as it is a pillar and you must offer […]

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I am going to my relatives who live around 100 miles way and I am staying there for 2 to 3 days so I will have to shorten my prayers unless I pray with the imam,my question is based on the fact I heard you can’t pray sunnah or nafl on traval,does this also include for the night prayer or am I able to pray that as he night prayer is a nafl?

Prayer
21 Aug

ANSWER: You should not pray the Sunnah of dhuhr, Maghrib and isha as Prophet salla Allahu Alaihi wa Sallam used to skip these while traveling. Other than that, you can pray as many voluntary prayers as you want, including 2 Sunnah before Fajr and Witr as Prophet salla Allahu Alaihi wa Sallam never missed these […]

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I prayed isha and leave witr to perform late at night But before witr i got periods. Was my isha valid?

Prayer
19 Aug

ANSWER: Praying Witr has nothing to do with your Isha. Your isha is valid even if you intentionally skipped witr. 

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Sheikh I have prayed my fajr prayer and then I noticed that in my feet,I crushed a mosquito and it was sticked in my feet…I don’t know whether It is happened before my wudhu or after my wudhu..what is the ruling of it and is my salah valid?

Prayer
18 Aug

ANSWER: This does not effect the validity of your wudu or prayer.

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Can Wadhu(Ablution) be performed while wearing cartoon character clothes inside the ABHAYA.While i am in office i wear CLOSED ABHAYA and inside my abhaya i wear cartoon character dresses. Is the wadhu permissible.

Ablution (Wudhu), Prayer
16 Aug

ANSWER: Your wudu is valid but you are sinful for wearing such dresses.

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While raising my hands(rafyal yadan) in prayer, how should the fingers be? Should all fingers be touched together OR not touched together? I found no instruction regarding this in any hadith, so I guess, either of them may be permissible.

Prayer
16 Aug

ANSWER: The fingers should be joined together.

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Will salat become invalid if we don’t recite the dua between 2 sujood and dua when standing up from ruku-samiallah huliman hamidah…

Prayer
15 Aug

ANSWER: Such thikr is mandatory and if a person leaves it intentionally, his prayer is invalid. 

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After the adhan is called i went to mashjid. Reaching there i saw that the congregation will start in 2-3 minutes. In that time i can’t complete praying tahiyyatul mashjid prayer. What to do then? Do i have to stay standing up? Or i can sit?

Prayer
15 Aug

ANSWER: You should pray tahiyatul masjid and if the Iqamah is called, you can break it and join the congregation. 

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Whilst praying in the masjid, is it better to follow what the prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said about covering the face whilst praying, or should I respect the others in the masjid and keep the face mask on.

Prayer
15 Aug

ANSWER: You must wear the mask due to necessity and follow the law.

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