Prayer

QUESTION: What if the floor is disgusting because the masjid never runs a vacuum cleaner and people routinely sneeze in the carpet (the state of some masajid in egypt), can i put my forehead to the ground and avoid letting the tip of my nose touch in such extenuating circumstances

Prayer

10 Aug

ANSWER: Of course not! Either you pray properly or stay home. You can bring a mat with you and pray on it though it is not recommended and not from the sunnah!

QUESTION: Why did u place hands next to your face and not next to your shoulders while saying Sami Allah huli man Hamidah like u did in takbeer in your namaz tutorial video?

Prayer

07 Aug

ANSWER: The hands are to be raised where the tips of the fingers would be next to the ears and the hands would be next to the shoulders.

QUESTION: If I enter the mosque when there is only one or two minutes left before the Fajr prayer begins, and I know I won’t have enough time to pray two rak’ahs of Tahiyyatul Masjid, can I just sit down and wait for the congregational prayer? Is that permissible?

Prayer

06 Aug

ANSWER: This is not permissible. You must not sit until you pray tahiyatul masjid. You can remain standing till the prayer begins.

QUESTION: If I’m praying tahiyatul masjid and im in tashahudh and iqamah has been started and i know that i can complete my prayer before the imam says first takbir so should i continue my prayer or break it when the iqamah starts.

Prayer

02 Aug

ANSWER: Continue with the prayer if you would be done before he starts.

QUESTION: Women wearing a shirt that was white but it was a bit thick stuff so my skin was not visible even my arms were also not seen under shirt like see thought but only an outline of my inner shirt was slight visible when i see in mirror but when i ask people they said not visible so is prayer valid and also i was wearing loose pant and shirt but when i sit it was tight from thigh but standing loose

Prayer, Women clothing

01 Aug

ANSWER: A woman must wear an outer garment that conceals her entire bone structure when praying. Repeat the prayer.

QUESTION: Is it more rewarding to say ‘Subhana Rabbiyal Azeem’ and ‘Subhana Rabbiyal A’la’ three times, or is there more reward in saying them more than three times, such as five or eight times.

Prayer

29 Jul

ANSWER: Saying it three times is from the sunnah. However, saying it once also suffices (as this is the minimum mandatory dhikr) and sky is the limit beyond three.

QUESTION: Is it permissible to point out the finger while praying, that is reciting a verse that has Shahada Note: I am not talking the tashahhud

Innovations, Prayer

28 Jul

ANSWER: No, this is not permissible as its an innovation.

QUESTION: One of the rooms in my home is adjacent to the toilet, if one faces the qibla, he may face the toilet though there is a wall as a barrier. I keep getting thoughts that I cannot pray in that room as it may be unsuitable, although sometimes when there are guests or noise in other rooms, it may the calmest one. Should I, or the person whose room it is, avoid praying in it?

Prayer

28 Jul

ANSWER: No problem in praying there.

QUESTION: Sheikh do we need to repeat the takbirat of allahu akbar each time the imam says allahu akbar and up from ruku each part etc.?

Prayer

27 Jul

ANSWER: Yes, you must say the takbeer in every movement.

QUESTION: The other day, I asked about the beginning of my period. It turned out that it was spotting, not the start of my menstruation. Should I make up the prayers I missed during that time because I mistakenly thought my period had started, when it was actually spotting?

Menstruation and post-natal bleeding, Prayer

24 Jul

ANSWER: As long as it is only few prayers, you should repeat them just to be safe.

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