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  • Ruling on Missing Congregational Prayer in the Masjid Due to Physical Pain

    I have foot pain and it hurts to walk and when I walk I feel like its worsening the healing process as the pain feels like its damaging it. I will go book Doctor appointment but it could be days or weeks till I get a appointment so can I pray home in meantime... More

  • Making Up for Missed Prayers and Fasts

    Salam, I did not pray or fast all my life until I was 22. I’ve heard mixed opinions on how to make up these days and prayers or if I even have to at all. I’m scared I will have to make up the missed fasts by feeding 1 poor person per day because that will require me to tell my father that I faked fasting all my life and now he has to pay for around.. More

  • Using the Word Nār Instead of Jahannam

    The dua "Allahumma innee aAAoothu bika min AAathabil-qabr, wamin AAathabi jahannam, wamin fitnatil-mahya walmamat, wamin shari fitnatil-maseehid-dajjal" I have noticed that some replace the word jahannam with naar. Is this permissible? Do they mean the same?.. More

  • Making up for prayers missed due to ignorance of purity

    For a year or more, I used to have no knowledge of ghusl, and never performed it at the end of my menses. I prayed normally, unaware that prayers are invalid if you're impure.I'm worried that i might have to make up for those prayers, due to the absence of taharah.Were my prayers invalid, or was i excused for my lack of knowledge?.. More

  • Praying at Home Because of an Illness

    I have foot pain and it hurts to walk and when I walk I feel like its worsening the healing process I will go book Doctor appointment but it could be days or weeks till I get a appointment so can I pray home in meantime... More

  • Father Preventing Son from Praying

    Assalamu alaykumI am in a very difficult situation where I cannot practise Islam openly, and I genuinely fear being caught. My father once found a salah learning sheet and became very angry with me. He gets suspicious very quickly — for example, he once asked me if I was making wudu and praying just because he noticed the towel was very wet. The step.. More

  • The Difference Between a Sleeper and a Fainted Person Regarding Prayer

    السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته I was listening to Shuroot As Salah and one of the 4 things which can make Aql go is IghmaWhat is Ighma, does it apply to hypoglycemia? Because it can be difficult to differentiate when the loss of Aql would be insanity and sleep, I’m assuming if I am awake then it is insanity and if I am.. More

  • Performing Friday Prayer in School

    As a student in Germany currently doing my Abitur (German high school diploma), is it permissible in Islam to perform the Jumu’ah prayer at school with other Muslim students, given that the official Jumu’ah time always coincides with our school hours? We cannot leave school to attend the mosque, so we are considering organizing the prayer together.. More

  • Reciting Al-Fatihah after the Marriage Contract as Part of Supplication

    Assalam alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuhu I have a doubt in many marriage I seen that when dua is over imam says "surah fateha"then everyone will start reciting surah fateha is this sunnah or bidah kindly answer pls may allah bless you.. More

  • Ruling on Recording the Friday khutbah with a Phone

    As-sal?mu ?alaykum wa ra?matull?hi wa barak?tuh.What is the ruling on recording the Friday khutbah with a phone during the khutbah? Does this fall under the hadith about speaking and losing the Jumu?ah reward, or is it allowed if one listens attentively and avoids other phone use? Is video recording the imam haram or just discouraged? I seek clarity.. More

  • A Traveler Passing Through a City Where He Owns a House

    Assalamu 'alaikum. I would like to ask a question regarding travellers. If someone has 2 houses which are far away from each other and if he lives in one and goes to the other for a few days or maybe like a couple of weeks occasionally, will he be considered a traveller? He is not settling down there.. More

  • Failing to Recite a Surah After Al-Fatihah in Congregational Prayer

    If your being led by an imam who doesn't recite another sura after al fatiha what do you do, because you don't have time to recite another surah since you have to follow the imam and go into ruku with him?.. More

  • When Two Prayers Are Combined, the Time of Both Becomes One

    Salaam, In reference to fatwa 362857, if one combines prayers (e.g. Dhuhr-Asr), should it be done 8 rakahs non-stop with tashahhuds after every 2 rakahs or with just 4 regular Dhurh, taslim, and immediately followed by 4 regular Asr? Also, would it be permissible to perform this combined prayer at anytime between the start of Dhuhr time until the end.. More

  • The Practice of Reciting Surah Al-Fath After Dhuhr Prayer

    Subject: Clarification on the Practice of Reciting Surah Al-Fath After Dhuhr PrayerAssalam-o-Alaikum,I have come across a claim online that states: "Whoever recites Surah Al-Fath (Surah No. 48) immediately after the Dhuhr prayer will be granted the opportunity to perform Hajj before his death." I would like to request clarification on this matter.Could.. More

  • Doubts Regarding Madhy Emitting During Prayer

    If a person frequently gets feelings of mathiy being released due to sexual arousal (or no feeling but there is arousal) should they exit prayer to check and ahould they check afterwards? - this doubt is often true but sometimes it is not and it makes it difficult to pray if thats the case, how should a woman determine if she predominantly thinks here.. More