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Is the Sunnah to hold the feet apart or together when prostrating? Pease and please if possible suggest the method of salah from start till end only and strongly on the basis of Quraan and authentic sunnah with each and every reference given clearly. One more thing i was asking that in salah while in sujood is it sunnah to join self ankles to our own self other leg ankle? since i read in a booh called “Fiqh Ul Hadeeth” by Shaikh Nasirudden Albani with Ibn Khuzema and Ibne maja as reference but i just listened that this hadeeths regaring ankle as not saheeh. What is true . reply with the reference of your explanation.

Prayer

24 Mar

Praise be to Allaah. Firstly: With regard to the description of how the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) prayed, in detail, this has been explained previously on our site, in the answer to question no. 13340. For information on the evidence and a detailed discussion thereon, please refer to the book […]

Sheikh, I m afraid to pray in night and at fajr and I always miss salatul fajr.What should I do,I m sinful as I m afraid?

Prayer

24 Mar

If you go to bed late and you miss Fajr, you are sinful and you have no excuse. You must go to bed early so that you don’t miss Fajr and your fear of darkness is not an excuse either and you must turn on the lights to pray.

Is this Hadeeth Da’eef ? The hadeeth of making Dua after Salah. Abu Wada’ah (Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) said: “The (optional) prayer of the night should be performed in sets of two Rak’ats, meaning you recite the Tashahhud after every two Rak’ah, express devotion and humility in your supplication, raise your hands and say: “O Allah, forgive me”. Whosoever fails to do so, his prayer will be incomplete.” (Sunan Abu Dawud, 2/40 & Sunan Ibn Majah, 1/419)

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24 Mar

This is weak and not authentic

I think , well im almost sure , that i have crossed someone when he was praying in the mosque , i heard its a great sin to do so , but if someone does so , will his prayers not be accepted or what ?i think that i heard that , one’s prayer would not be accepted or valid until forty people cross when i pray or something like that , im not sure .. ? can you explain ?

Prayer

24 Mar

If a person is praying to a screen or an object in front of him, it is not permissible to cross between him and that object. It is best to wait for 40 rather than cross. If you did that without knowing that he was praying, you are not sinful. Only a woman would nullify […]

Some masjid in my area perform salatul Fajr very close to sun rise. The hadith they follow is authentic? which time is recommended to follow?

Prayer

24 Mar

You should try to pray in another masjid that follows the Sunnah. If this is not possible, you should pray with them.

If someone misses asr prayer i heard that all his good deeds will be vain ? what about someone who misses it , is all his good deeds he has done in his whole life gone ?

Prayer

24 Mar

The hadeeth was interpreted in different ways. The safest way is to take it as it sounds and to consider the deeds are all in vain.

Congregational Dua Is An Innovation, But Say We Are In Masjid Al Haram And Sheik Sudais Is Leading Witr Prayer & In Qunoot He Raises His Hands And Everyone In Congregation Does So, What Should One Do In Such A Situation, Should We Raise Our Hands Although This Is Not Permissible In Such A Manner?

Prayer

24 Mar

It is Sunnah to raise your hands and say a’ameen. This is different to congregational du’ah when the prayer is over and the Imam supplicates while the others say A’ameen.

Sheikh, i wanted to know What is shuruq and Zawal times and what should we do in these times?

Prayer

24 Mar

Shorooq is sunrise and zawal is the time for Thuhur prayer.

In response to your answer to a previous question by a Brother (ref#4036), you mentioned about a woman crossing a man and thus nullifying his salahHowever, when we see people in Makkah circumambulating around the Ka’bah as well as moving around there, many a time women cross other men reading salah there. Does it nullify the salah for the man as well? Its really difficult isnt it in these situations, what should one do then?

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24 Mar

The only exception is the Haram of Makkah as Sheikh Ibn Bazza said due to the difficulty of praying to a screen.

Is there any evidence from the Quran/or sunnah that he prayed on something other than earth

Prayer

24 Mar

Yes, the hadeeth of Anas when he prayed in their home and he prayed on a carpet made of straw

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