Sheikh, is it true that these are the benefits of each Salah? Any Hadith? Fajr increases Noor on face/facial beauty, Zuhr increases provision, Asr increases overall health and genei well being, Magrib provides righteous kids, Isha provides good sleep.

Innovations, Prayer
24 Jan

ANSWER: This is absolutely baseless. 

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Will a person be punished for praying just fard salah and not the sunnah ?

Prayer
24 Jan

ANSWER: No, he won’t be punished because praying sunnah prayers is not mandatory. However he would be losing a great deal of reward by missing it. 

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I missed magrib prayer due to a valid reason and when entered the masjid, salatul i’sha was announced. Should I join the same or need to make up the magrib first?

Prayer
23 Jan

ANSWER: You should join the congregation with the intention of maghrib and after the third rakah, sit down and finish your maghrib quickly and rejoin the Imam with the intention of isha while he’s still praying his isha and after he concludes, you get up and continue your isha.   

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Can the muazin air the takbeerat while the imam leads the prayer?

Prayer
23 Jan

ANSWER: Repeating it behind the imam is not from the sunnah in the presence of loudspeakers where everyone can hear the imam. 

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I delayed ghusl for a reason and I ended up missing a prayer because I did not do ghusl in time to pray that prayer. Should I make this prayer up?

Prayer
22 Jan

ANSWER: You are sinful for delaying ghusl and prayers that were missed deliberately for no legitimate reason cannot be made up.

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If someone constantly prayed salah in the state of junub or without performing ghusl while knowing its haram, how do they repent from this? should all the prayers be repeated? even though the number is unknown? please help as they are trying their best to repent from all the haram that has been done.

Prayer, Purity
22 Jan

ANSWER: They can’t make up for that! If they prayed in the state of janabah intentionally, this is an act of apostasy. 

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Is it ok to pray in congregation behind my dad but on the same row as my sister?

Prayer
21 Jan

ANSWER: If there are only two men, you must stand beside your dad’s right hand side and your sister would stand behind your dad. Men must pray in the masjid if it’s within their vicinity. 

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Recently I heard a hadith that in prayers its prohibited to recite quran verses in rukoo and sujoodh is this authentic?? If yes can’t we make duas in sujoodh which are from Quran??

Prayer, Reading/Reciting the Quran
21 Jan

ANSWER: This is authentic, and no problem to do duaa from Quran in sujood as this is not reciting the Quran.

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Praying in congregation at home with siblings would this be same reward for praying in mosque in congregation.

Prayer
20 Jan

ANSWER: No, the reward is definitely not the same and men are sinful for praying home if the Masjid is within the vicinity. 

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In the country where I live in, it’s common to see Musalla’s or small masjids that perform adhan, salah, etc. except Khutbah Jumaah. Do we need to pray Tahiyat Al masjid in them or it only applies for normal Masjids?

Prayer, Rulings on mosques
20 Jan

ANSWER: If it’s a masjid, even if it’s very small, where 5 daily prayers are conducted, you must pray Tahiyatul Masjid before sitting down.  It does not apply for mussallas like in malls etc. or buildings that people can change into something else.   

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