if there is no space, this seems permissible.

what is the ruling on praying on a mattress? i asked this because I see my niece, when I visit her home praying on the bed standing, our houses are very small and we dont have praying rooms separately . but we all pray in the bedrooms using a sutrah… but i see her praying on the bed standing, is this ok?

Prayer | October 6, 2015 2:17 pm
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Ya sheikh during Qiyam i read from a mushaf. After I read a couple of verses, i then read the translations in my mind in order to get understanding of what i recite. Is this permissible, because i don’t speak arabic
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A sister is on journey (above 200 km) on the train. She reaches ground after Maghrib has come. So it would be allowed to shorten her prayers in shā Allāh (Dhuhr 2 rakat and 2 Asr and is able to join them together during the train drive. Please correct me if im wrong). But here is the problem: There are everywhere non-Mahram around and there is no place safe in the train to pray. Also there is no one to look for her back. Is she allowed to pray the shortened Dhuhr and Asr in the train while sitting since she fears harm from the disbelievers.