QUESTION: Sheikh, when I make wudu at home and then put on long socks, I later wipe over them for ease when I renew my wudu. But when I’m outside, I always see people washing their feet instead of wiping over their socks. Is there more reward for washing the feet when it’s easy to do so, or is wiping over the socks equally rewarding?

Ablution (Wudhu), Prayer
14 Oct

ANSWER: No problem in wiping it for convenience & the reward is not lesser due to this

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QUESTION: Is it true that it’s obligatory to recite extra after surah fatiha in the first two raka’as?

Prayer
13 Oct

ANSWER: It is not obligatory, rather it is a highly recommended sunnah.

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QUESTION: If I walk into the mosque while the imam is giving the khutbah, do I sit down and listen or should I still first pray two rakah then sit down?

Prayer
10 Oct

ANSWER: You must not sit till you offer the 2 rakah

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QUESTION: If in salah, a person starts crying then they sallow the tears like some of it enters the mouth, would that make salah invalid?

Prayer
08 Oct

ANSWER: If done intentionally, it invalidates the prayer.

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QUESTION: I went to the masjid just to pray alone as a muslimah. i sat down to put my things down, then i remembered i shouldn’t sit without praying tahiyyatul masjid. so i made wudu, prayed the 2 rakaat, then prayed my fard. is this correct, and am i sinful for sitting down at the beginning since i forgot?

Prayer, Rulings on mosques
02 Oct

ANSWER: If you prayed fard, without sitting down, that would suffice for tahiyatul masjid as well.

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QUESTION: Can we recite aloud during salat which are normally offered as a quiet prayer?

Prayer
30 Sep

ANSWER: This is not from the sunnah but the prayer is valid.

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QUESTION: What should the khaatib do if he spoils his ablution during Khutbah.

Ablution (Wudhu), Prayer
25 Sep

ANSWER: It is not a condition for the khutbah to be in the state of purity but it is recommended.  Therefore, he can finish both khutbah and then appoint someone else to lead the prayers while he rushes to perform wudhu.

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QUESTION: What to do if I forget whether I prayed or not?

Prayer
17 Sep

ANSWER: The default is that you did not pray. Pray it now. 

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QUESTION: If im praying and i yawn, do i pause whatever im doing and say audthu bilahi min aldhaytam alrajeem, and re-say the word i was saying when i yawned? Or ignore it?

Prayer, Supplications
16 Sep

ANSWER: No need to say anything! You should suppress the yawn by keeping your hand on your mouth 

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QUESTION: How to compensate the Salah if In hurry I didn’t sit properly in Iftirash ? & realise it later .How to rectify my mistake? Should I break my Salah & start it from the beginning?

Prayer
16 Sep

ANSWER: Iftirash is a way of sitting down according to the sunnah. If you sit in any other way, the prayer is valid.  If you don’t sit between the two prostrations, the prayer is invalid as you had missed a pillar. 

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