QUESTION: I wear prayer clothes for salah but find sometimes little spikes of hair may poke out at the back through the hijaab. Does this affect validity of salah as it is unintentional and I try my best to ensure I am fully covered before I start praying

Prayer, Women clothing
02 Apr

ANSWER: No problem if its done unintentionally. Make sure you wear a thick scarf so that this doesn’t happen. 

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QUESTION: If we do not recite surahs (After Fatiha) according to the order in the Quran, does it invalidate our prayers? For example if we recite Surah At-Tin AFTER Surah An-naas in prayer

Prayer
02 Apr

ANSWER: No problem in this. This does not invalidate the prayer at all.

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QUESTION: In my place when people pray in the masjid during Jumu’ah and taraweeh, they block a 80-100 meters long busy road and pray outside the masjid, which usually lasts for 45 minutes in Jumu’ah and 1 hours 45 minutes in taraweeh. Is this permissible?

Prayer, Taraweeh, Tahajjud and Qiyam-ul-Layl
31 Mar

ANSWER: If they are hindering people’s affairs by that and causing hardship to others, this is not permissible.

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QUESTION: What is the ruling if i fall accidently when praying what should i do?

Prayer
28 Mar

ANSWER: Get up!

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QUESTION: You said (in prayer) the followers should offer salam after the imam finishes it completely (to the right and to the left). But what if the followers turn right after the imam turns right and turn left after the imam turns left (like people do in the subcontinent). Is it permissible or do it invalidates the prayer?

Prayer
27 Mar

ANSWER: This doesn’t invalidate the prayer but it is a makrooh act. 

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QUESTION: There is a women I know, who, due to a medical condition, has a constantly leaking bladder. She is under the impression that due to this she cannot pray as she cannot be in wudhu and has not been praying. Is she correct in thinking this or how can we advise her ?

Ablution (Wudhu), Prayer
26 Mar

ANSWER: Nobody is exempted from praying, not even the dying person on his death bed!! She must pray on time at all times regardless of her circumstances! 

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QUESTION: My doubt is can we pray at home while the imam is reciting in congregation. Like can we follow the imam while we are at home as the masjid is nearby and sound is very much audible for fard prayers or qiyam ul layl ?

Prayer, Taraweeh, Tahajjud and Qiyam-ul-Layl
26 Mar

ANSWER: No, this is not permissible. 

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QUESTION: There’s a calendar during Ramadan that specifies what to recite and how many rakaa’a to perform after Taraweeh and before you go to sleep but it is not mandatory. It goes from the first night to the last night. For example it will say “first night perform 6 rakaa in each you recite one fatiha, one surah al Qadr and four surah Al Qafirun”.. is this an innovation or is it permissible to perform?

Fasting and Ramadan, Innovations, Prayer
24 Mar

ANSWER: This is an innovation.

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QUESTION: Why it is allowed to read Quran without headcover and in the prayer even when one hair is visible the prayer is invalid…i couldn’t understand the reason beyond this..

Prayer, Reading/Reciting the Quran
20 Mar

ANSWER: It is not your job to understand! You simply do what you are told! Satan did not understand why he was ordered to prostrate to Adam! We all know what happened to him because of that! Many women object to covering their heads when going outside while men are not ordered to do so […]

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QUESTION: In the congregation if I stand alone in the very last row, is my prayer valid?

Prayer
19 Mar

ANSWER: If you prayed alone in this row while there was space in the row in front of you, you must pray it again as your prayer is invalid. 

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