QUESTION: I am a mother of 3 boys 8,9 and 5 months old respectively,can i lead or be imam for the 5 prayers for my elder 2 kids?

Prayer
25 Jun

ANSWER: No, this is not permissible

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QUESTION: During the Fajr salah i woke up and thought whether i should check for the sign of purity or not but I didn’t checked and slept later I woke up i saw sign of piruty am i sinful for this.

Menstruation and post-natal bleeding, Prayer
25 Jun

ANSWER: Yes

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QUESTION: I started my prayer with the imam and was the only sister praying behind him. I wasn’t expecting others to join so I started my row from the far right. A bit later, a bunch of girls joined but they started a line from the center (in the same row) and people kept joining them while I had no one beside me. Should I have moved over to them while in Salah to reduce the gap?

Prayer
22 Jun

ANSWER: Yes.

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QUESTION: If I don’t decide how many rakahs I’m going to pray before starting Witr salah, but I decide it during the prayer, is that okay

Prayer
20 Jun

ANSWER: No, you should have the intention beforehand

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QUESTION: If I miss the Jama’ah at the masjid, will praying at home give me the same reward as praying in the masjid?

Prayer
20 Jun

ANSWER: If you usually pray in the masjid and you missed it for a legitimate reason, you will be rewarded the same in sha Allah.

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QUESTION: I prayed Salah in the wrong qiblah (wrong direction) by mistake, I found out later that it was wrong direction, were my salahs valid or do I have to redo them? Keeping in mind I 100% didn’t know I was praying in the wrong direction.

Prayer
19 Jun

ANSWER: If you prayed it in the wrong direction, your prayer is invalid and you have to repeat it. 

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QUESTION: Is it ok to say allahuma salli ala saydina Muhammad?

Prayer, Supplications
17 Jun

ANSWER: No problem in that but you must not say it during prayers or prescribed salutations.

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QUESTION: Sheikh, If I recite three Quls after any salah or before sleep then do I have to recite Bismillah or Au’dubillah at first and between two Quls??

Prayer, Supplications
16 Jun

ANSWER: Yes, it is highly recommended to seek refuge in Allah once in the beginning and to say bismillah before reciting each surah

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QUESTION: If a person misses a pillar while praying behind an Imam from the beginning, will the imam take the laiability for it as in the case of mandatory actions? If not what should the person do?

Prayer
16 Jun

ANSWER: No, the imam doesn’t take the liability if you miss a pillar like reciting fateha in the silent rakahs. He must offer an extra rakah after the imam says salam. 

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QUESTION: When I pray Witr behind a Hanafi Imam, what do I do when he sits after two rakats and when he makes Takbeer before the Qunoot?

Prayer
14 Jun

ANSWER: You should follow him while knowing in your heart that what he’s doing is wrong & against the sunnah!

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