Shaikh often we go out and sometimes we find a masjid where there is no women’s section to pray. Since my husband has to join in congregation, he leaves and parks his car in the direction of the qibla and I pray in the car. Is it okay to do that or my prayer is invalid?

Prayer
06 Apr

ANSWER: This is not permissible. You must get out of the car and pray while standing and facing the qiblah.

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Please can u pray Fajr whiles u are junub(on conditions like, it’s too cold to bath, scarcity of water, or Fajr is ready to commence i.e u woke up late)

Prayer, Purity
05 Apr

ANSWER: This is not permissible except if you are unable to use water. Only then you can perform tayammum.

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I live in the dorm.my roommate is hindu and she keeps an idol on her side of the room.are my prayers valid in the same room?

Prayer
05 Apr

ANSWER: Yes, they are valid provided you do not face anything as such while in prayers. Try to cover it when praying and surely you must try and change your room and roommate if possible.

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What should one do when sitting in the masjid and hears the athan. is saying “La illaha illa Allah” with congregation (in the end of athan) from the sunnah?

Prayer
03 Apr

ANSWER: No. You repeat the athan individually after the Muazzin and then recite the prescribed dua after athan to be eligible for Prophet salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam’s intercession on the day of judgment. 

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Can we delay our prayers if our mother ask us to do some work?

Prayer
01 Apr

ANSWER: You must not delay them beyond their appointed time. 

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What if the imam of the masjid comes late to prayer or he is still making wudoo’ in masjid or he is on his way from his home and the time for iqaamah has came.should we wait for the imam or start the prayer by making any of the followers to lead it.because I’ve heard that the followers should seek the permission from the imam,if they have to lead congregation.

Prayer
01 Apr

ANSWER: If it’s not very late then they must wait for the Imam. Usually, there is an agreement between the imam and his congregation represented by the Mo’athin when to give Iqamah if he is late. 

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How to read 4 sunnah before namaz e eesha 2×2 or 4?

Prayer
31 Mar

ANSWER: There are no 4 Sunnah before Isha. 

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Sheikh if the time of namaz is finishing and we are in the car so can we pray in the car fard rakah?

Prayer
31 Mar

ANSWER: You need to stop the car and pray on the ground, standing and facing the qibla. 

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Will my Isha prayer be valid if I pray it extremely late? For example at 3 am while fajr is at 6 am?

Prayer
29 Mar

ANSWER: No.

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Sheikh Assim Alhakeem

Islamic economy, Prayer, Q&A/Fatwas, Sciences of the Quran, Uncategorized, Videos
28 Mar

Sheikh Assim Alhakeem graduated from the prestigious Umm al-Qura University in Makkah, Saudi Arabia in 1998. At present Shaikh Assim is an Imam of a masjid in Jeddah, a role which he has held for the past 32 years, where the sheikh delivers the weekly Friday sermons and lectures on various Islamic Sciences. Sheikh Assim […]

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