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  • Vomit swallowed during prayer

    As-salaamu 3laikum. I am pregnant and I often experience a situation where a little vomit comes into my mouth but goes back down without coming out. Usually when I am praying and I go into sujood I get an uncomfortable feeling of pressure but usually nothing happens. However, the other day a little vomit came into my mouth while I was in sujood and.. More

  • He is forced to pray at home or sitting in the car because of father's mental illness

    11- My father has a slight mental illness of doubts. He would not allow me to go out in the rain, even if it is only drizzling or it just seems likely that it would rain, saying that he would throw away my clothes if he sees them wet, as he would not know where the water came from. This pertains to his illness of strong doubts. My father is the authority.. More

  • Praying four Rak‘ahs as Sunnah after the Fardh prayer

    Salam,I'm sending this question again to be clear on what I'm asking.Here is the original question I send previously and made the last sentence to be clear:"Salam, I was praying with a female staff member. We both prayed 4 ra'kahs. My intention was to pray 4 as Fard and be done. The staff member and I finished for praying 4 ra'kahs together. However,.. More

  • Not obligatory to attend Masjid where Imaam's prayer is invalid

    If at one's local masjid, there is an imaam who it is not valid to pray behind, but the masjid may have other imaams, is one obligated to still attend the masjid and join the congregation if one sees one of the other imaams leading the prayer, and leave the congregation if one sees that the one leading the prayer is the one who it is not valid to pray.. More

  • Losing eagerness to do something after Istikhaarah

    Assalamu alaikkum. Jazakkallah for your kind response always.May Allah grant you more and more knowledge and make Barakah!(stable Increase!)BTW,now my problem is, I had joined in a Madrasa for a 2 years course,which happens only in weekend from this January.Even though I made the earlier payments and registered as well as eagerly, at last moment I had.. More

  • Debate between Imaams Ahmad and Ash-Shaafi‘i about unbelief and leaving prayer

    Shaykh, is this story true: ''There is a debate between Imams Shafi’i and Ahmad which Ibn al-Subki documented in Tabaqat al-Shafiyyah al-Kubra 2/61. Imam Ahmad debated Imam Shafi’i on the point of one who abandons the prayer for no reason. The account is as follows: Shafi’i said to Imam Ahmad, “Do you say that he disbelieves?” Imam Ahmad replied,.. More

  • Making up for prayers performed incorrectly

    Assalamu alaykum respected scholars. Six months ago, I went through an incredible religious awakening after reading the Quran for the first time (I'm Muslim-born), and this has prompted me to study my religion further and start taking my five pillars more seriously, with salah being my absolute top priority. However, even though I've turned to Allah.. More

  • Finding impurity on the body/clothing during prayer

    salam alykum.dear sheikh I read in the book alwajiz fi fiqh alkitab wassunnah that if someone finds impurities on his body during prayer if he can not easily remove it he can continue with his prayer. I want explanation since taharah is shart sihhah .. More

  • Raising the hands before and after Sujood

    asalaam alaikum is there raising hand before doing first sujood, and raise from first sujood, and before doing second sujood, and againd raise from second sujood before standing for another rakah, and if there is raising hand, do we have to raise with level of shoulder? .. More

  • Jumu‘ah prayer not held by only women

    Assalam u alaikumI want to understand the permissibility of a woman leading ONLY women on jummah prayer? Is a woman allowed to lead other women in jummah prayer and is the prayer accepted or does the prayer REQUIRE a male imam? If so, why does the jummah prayer require a male and what is the difference between a male and female leading salah for their.. More

  • Straightening the back in Rukoo‘

    If you don't straighten your back in ruku, in Salah, is your salah invalid? .. More

  • Saying a different Du‘aa’ in each Sujood in one prayer

    asalaam alaikum can we say different types of duas in sujood in ruku in one prayer?[i mean for example if we are praying 4rakah prayer, the duas said in ruku and sujud in first rakah are not repeat in second rakah and also third rakah we say different duas in sujud and ruku, that is narrated from the prophet CAN WE DO THIS?] .. More

  • There is only one way of performing prayer

    had our prophet (pbuh) prayed in different ways? If so is there any specific one which is correct or are all correct? Jazakallah. .. More

  • Travel concessions on prayers end when one arrives in town

    Assalamu Alaikum If a traveller is in makkah at time of begining of magribs time but he intends to join it with isha. But he reaches the district of jeddah which is his home before the time of magrib ends. My question is 1. Can he join with isha his magrib prayer? Does that intention of joining before reaching his home counts? 2. Is the traveller concession.. More

  • Making up for deliberately missed prayer in a time of dislike

    asalaam alaikum prayers that are miss intentionally without any valid reason can we make the prayer in makrooh times?[I know we can make prayer in makrooh times if we miss for a valid reason] .. More