QUESTION: One imam from our mosque leads with Sajdah and Insaan every friday fajr. A number of uncles have not been happy with this, for them it takes a lot of time and they find it difficult, and also they need to get to work shortly (late fajr in winter). What should the imam do?

Prayer
30 Mar

ANSWER: He should continue to observe the sunnah regardless.  He can however, make the iqamah for prayer 5 or 10 minutes earlier so that he would finish on time.

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QUESTION: Is it sinful to pray taraveeh and witr in congregation in the first row if it has pillar?

Prayer, Taraweeh, Tahajjud and Qiyam-ul-Layl
27 Mar

ANSWER: It is an issue of dispute whether it is sinful or only not recommended. The companions used to beat up their young children for praying between pillars as the prophet salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam told them not to do so.  One should avoid it especially when there is enough space in the masjid.

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QUESTION: if you apply lipstick on and some enters your mouth and mixes with you saliva and you swallow this during salah does it break it?

Prayer
26 Mar

ANSWER: If it has mass and you intentionally swallow it then it breaks salah, otherwise it doesn’t 

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QUESTION: Sheikh in jummah Salah the imam starts the khutba right after the adhan so if I say the dua after adhan I would be making the dua for about 5 seconds overlapped with the imam’s khutba so is this permissible or is this considered talking during the khutba?

Prayer
05 Mar

ANSWER: No problem

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QUESTION: Is prayer valid if I prayed with my pants below my ankle , as we know it’s a sin to wear garment below ankle

Men Clothing, Prayer
03 Mar

ANSWER: The prayer is valid but you’re definitely sinful for disobeying Allah!

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QUESTION: Which is better? To pray 11 rakats at tahajjud reciting short ayats or 4 rakats reciting long ayats? Praying for 30mins.

Prayer
03 Mar

ANSWER: Standing in prayer longer is better.

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QUESTION: I’m from Bangladesh. My question is about praying witr salat. In ramadan we pray witr in jamat right after taraweeh. 1.Prophet muhammad pbuh said, whoever prays with imam until he finishes, it will be recorded for him as if he prayed the whole night. 2. In another hadith he pbuh said Make the last of your prayer at night witr. when should i Pray witr?

Fasting and Ramadan, Prayer, Taraweeh, Tahajjud and Qiyam-ul-Layl
24 Feb

ANSWER: Pray it with the Imam in Taraweeh and if you want to pray home when you go home, you can while not repeating Witr.

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QUESTION: I know that the hadith about salat-al-tasbih is not authentic. But on Thursday at my school, they’re gonna make us pray it and they’re forceful about it. Will I be sinful if I attend the prayer?

Innovations, Prayer
24 Feb

ANSWER: You must not partake in it. Simply stay home that day

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QUESTION: I pray 4 rakah of doha prayer only but i was thinking to pray more but sitting. Iam healthy ALHAMDULILLAH but want to pray more nawafil sitting so can i pray doha nawafil while sitting on chair or sitting on foor ?

Prayer
14 Feb

ANSWER: You can pray the voluntary prayers while sitting but you will lose half the reward if you didn’t have a genuine reason for doing so.

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QUESTION: I experience spotting before my periods. For example, At Maghrib time I had discharge so I wash and change my pad, take wudu and pray. At Isha time there was no discharge so I proceed to pray. Then while praying I feel discharge. I cannot be certain of what it is untill I look. What is the correct procedure for this regarding my salah?

Menstruation and post-natal bleeding, Prayer, Purity
14 Feb

ANSWER: If you check immediately after prayers and see spotting, you need to clean yourself, renew your wudhu and repeat that prayer.

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