Sheikh my dad is old and blind and now has short memory so when doing wudu for salah can he just do tayamum on the wall because he does not remember where to wash when i have to remind him. And he makes mistakes in salah due to memory please give me answers on these issue.

Prayer
14 Jun

He must perform wudhu. If he is senile and doesn’t know people, doesn’t know Day from night and doesn’t know ruku from sujood, prayer is not obligatory upon him.

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When saying the salaam at the end of the prayer, the worshipper intends three things: -To exit the prayer -To send salaams upon the recording angels -To send salaams upon his fellow-worshippers. So, if we are praying in congregation and I am the last person in the left side of the row, while saying tasleem to the left side where there is one, what should I intend?

Prayer
14 Jun

Praise be to Allaah.The tasleem or salaam at the end of the prayer is one of its pillars or essential parts, and one cannot end or exit from the prayer without saying it, because of the report narrated by Abu Dawood (61) and at-Tirmidhi (3) from ‘Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: […]

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is it necessary to recite surah fatiha with imam in silent rakah?

Prayer
14 Jun

It is a pillar and if you don’t, your prayer is void.

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Sheikh can you send me the Hadith where it’s forbidden to pray witr like magrib please. Lot of the mosque near me all pray witr like magrib and sit down on the second rakah

Prayer
12 Jun

Praise be to Allaah.  It was proven that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) prayed Witr in different ways. He prayed one rak’ah, and three, and five, and seven, and nine. And he prayed three rak’ahs in two different ways, either continuously with one tashahhud, or saying salaam after two rak’ahs […]

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I wanted to know when do we have to repeat a rakah in jammat again when joining in the prayer. If i join a prayer and miss the ruku but join in the prayer before sujood do i have to repeat the rakat or not.

Prayer
12 Jun

If you caught the rukuh, no need to repeat it. If you didn’t catch it, you must offer a new Rakah.

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I am pakistani born muslim,taught reading quran/arabic pretty wrong due to urdu difference.I am unable to properly pronounce ک /ق differently and خ/ح.I was brought up pronouncing ض as a sound Z.Some time ago I learned that it is sound like د.I used to read quran/salat fluently, and Surah Fatiha this way, but now i have anxiety.I tried but failed to correct pronunciation,will my ibadat be accepted?

Prayer
12 Jun

Yes, as this is the best you can do. However, you should never give up and must practice over and over again and you will master it in sha Allah.

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please is it an innovation to make dua after fard prayer

Prayer
12 Jun

Kindly refer to the following link(s): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9f-r9IohIf8

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Do we need to pull a person from a front row if we are praying alone?

Prayer
12 Jun

This is prohibited! One must try to sweep himself in the row and if not possible, he may pray alone.

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Before saying tasleem, when we recite attahiyyat and durood-Ibrahim, we raise our index finger and shake in its place. But, should we also raise our index finger when we sit fir attahiyyat in 2nd rakah?

Prayer
12 Jun

Yes

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If we reach mosque just few mins before the time of magrib adhan are we allowed to sit down because there is no salah after asar till magrib.

Prayer
12 Jun

You must not sit until you offer the tahiyyatul masjid.

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