Prayer

Is placing of hands below navel during Salah has any authentic reference? What about placing of hands after Ruku?

Prayer

22 Apr

Kindly refer to the following link(s): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3DNLlcv6SU [1]

I am travelling to Tehran next month on business trip. I was wondering if you know the location of any Sunni masjid there? Or where can I find out?

Prayer

22 Apr

To my knowledge, there is no Sunni masjid in Iran as building one is prohibited to them.

If I ve missed many salah of my life,how will I repay it? And how I will know whether Allah has accepted my forgiveness

Prayer

21 Apr

If you missed your salah deliberately, there isn’t anything you can do, as this time is passed. You can only offer nawafil prayers instead.

can we pray tahajud or salatul tasbeeh after praying 12 rakas of taraveeh? I was told that it is like exceeding sunnah and not permissible and taraveeh is equivalent to tahajud. Kindly clear the concept with reference if possible

Prayer

21 Apr

This is not true. You can pray tahajjud after taraweeh. Please read this for a detailed explanation: Kindly refer to the following link(s): https://islamqa.info/en/65702 As for salatul tasbeeh, please watch this: Kindly refer to the following link(s): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sO5gyDDT5fk

Is building a mihrab in the masjid a biddah? Almost every masjid I’ve been to has a mihrab where the Imam lead the prayers. Is this permissible? And does masjid an nabawi have a mihrab?

Prayer

19 Apr

Praise be to Allaah.The mihraab, or niche in which the imam prays in the mosque, did not exist at the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) or in the first century of Islam. It appeared in the second century and the Muslims continued to build them in their mosques […]

Although its not right to close ones eyes and pray salaah but sometimes out of habit or to help me to concentrate in my salaah i end up closing my eyes (unintentionally). Is it alright or i should refrain from it? Note – i dont keep my eyes closed throughout the prayer.

Prayer

18 Apr

Kindly refer to the following link(s): https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-1bUv2qlL7c [1]

Is it permissable for me to pray in the same room in which my wife’s awrah is not covered ? Whether i can see the parts of her awra not? And is this true for a woman as well? Ie woman praying in same room as woman who’s awra is not covered ?

Prayer

17 Apr

Your salah is valid, unless it distracts you. However, this shouldn’t be in front of you.

Growing up I was told to pray without raising my hands before ruku and after ruku. Now as I’m older I see many people who follow the salaf do this. Is it fard to raise your hands before and after ruku in salat and did the prophet pbu do it??

Prayer

17 Apr

It is not fard, but it is a sunnah.

Is there any ruling on the prayer mats that has drawings of kabah,masjids,minarets on it?

Prayer

17 Apr

Praise be to Allaah.There is nothing wrong with making images of inanimate things such as trees etc, and that includes pictures of the Ka’bah and other sacred places, if they are free of images of human beings. But the person who is praying should not have in front of him or on his prayer mat […]

Sheikh I have read that we need to keep our elbow away from our sides when in rukoo. I didn’t get what it meant. Do we bend our elbows or keep it straight while in rukoo?

Prayer

17 Apr

You shouldn’t stick your arms to your sides. You keep them straight.

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