I Live in the United States. My question is if you do not know how to read and are unable to read the Qur’an, is it okay to the midnight prayer during Ramadan with any other surah like Fatiha.

Prayer
22 Jun

Yes, you can pray night prayer with Al Fatiha only!

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It was the day of jumu’ah and basically a person was walking in town not planning (couldnt be bothrted) to pray jumu’ah in the masjid but in the town library found a musalaa of people doing jumuah then i joined them was this okay?

Prayer
21 Jun

He is sinful for his negligence yet the prayer is okay

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Our imam prays witr like maghrib after taraweeh.should we follow him after taraweeh or leave?will i get the reward for praying taraweeh till end with him?

Prayer
19 Jun

You can follow him as he is following a school of thought, though he is wrong in that!

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is it true that Umar (Allah be pleased with him) either prayed or ordered 20 rak’aats. Rather he ordered Ubayy ibn Ka’b to lead the people with 11 rak’aats….?PLZ GIVE ME THE REFRENCE SHEIK

Prayer
19 Jun

There is a difference of opinion in the authenticity of such an instruction. However, all is permissible.

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If we have pimple and it ruptures . Now even after sometime water comes out of it ……. So if we have to offer Salah and we have left with no time then what should we do ..Should we leave Salah and offer its QAZA later

Prayer
16 Jun

You have to go to salah at once , rupturing of pimple does not invalidate wudhu not affect your prayers,

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Women praying taraweeh at home.. how many rakahs are sunnah to pray n how many can we pray n in 2 rakahs or 4 rakahs?

Prayer
16 Jun

She can pray 11 Rakah at home which is a sunnah, it is like 8 rakah in 2’s and plus 3 Rakah Witr. furthermore if she want to pray more then 8 rakat in 2’s there is no problem as there is no restriction in number of Rakat of Taraweh.

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I want to know since Ramadan is coming I want to go attend the taraweeh prayers in sha Allah… Because I don’t understand Arabic is it ok for me to use my phone to read the English translation while the imam reads this surah? I recall want to understand what he says..

Prayer
16 Jun

You must listen to recitation of the imam in Taraweh, it is not allowed to read translation within the prayer.

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is this in sahih? “Whoever prays Fajr is under the protection of Allaah.” {Muslim}

Prayer
15 Jun

This is authentic.

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my question is if i go to musafir(60km) for fun(visiting family or friends) and stay for a day ,can i shorten the prayer?

Prayer
15 Jun

60 km is not a traveling distance in nowadays measurements as people would consider it to be a suburb of where you live!

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Is it ok to pray shirtless (at home, not masjid) due to having steroid ointments for severe psoriasis all over my arms, trunk, back and shoulders? It gets messy on my t-shirt every time I go for ruku and feels uncomfortable throughout prayer and after. I can’t keep wiping it off before I want to pray because it will delay the healing, and because I’ll have to keep pestering my mum to put the ointments all over again.

Prayer
15 Jun

No problem due to Necessity!

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