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  • Prohibition of praying at sunrise and sunset

    I have been asked this question by a non-Muslim who is studying ISLAM. She wants to know why we cannot pray at certain times for example during sunrise and sunset? Please advise. Thank you... More

  • Praying Only on Jumu'ah

    I see some people around me, who pray only in Friday's -Jumu'ah. Is this a good thing to do? Someone told me, if you don't pray 5 times a day, better not to pray in Friday alone. Is this correct to do? What did Prophet say about people who pray only on Friday? .. More

  • Praying in his own home rather than in the home of a single woman

    The main reason I am writing to you is below: I am a married Muslim with two daughters and an adolescent sister. I live in a fenced community where there are two other neighbors who are Muslims and one non-Muslim. The distance from our home to the mosque is 1 km. We can't go for Morning prayers because we fear for our life lest we might be hurt... More

  • Praying Tahajjud in Jama'ah

    My question is about tahajjud in jamah when we go for camping programs. We wake up and pray together. But some are presently against it even when we prove that the companions on different occasions prayed with the companions non-obligatory prayers... More

  • Confused about prayer time in Belgium

    I have a concern about the Fajr and Isha prayer times in Belgium. We are obliged to make the Isha prayer at 01.25 at night and the Fajr 01.55 at night. How can it be, that the Fajr prayer is almost 4 hours before sunrise And the Isha is 3.5 hours after the Maghrib? I have read, the Fajr is just 2 hours before sunrise and Isha 1.5 hours after.. More

  • Performing ‘Ishaa’ prayer before its fixed time begins

    I live in a country where the 'Isha prayer is very late (23.40), and the Fajr prayer is very early (02.40). I have heard that it is possible to combine the Maghrib and the 'Isha prayer, if one has to get early up in the morning to go to work. Is this true? Is there any fatwa about this issue?.. More

  • Stressing the importance of prayer

    I know many people who have an attitude against prayer. Some say, "I'll pray when I feel ready", or "I will pray on my own intention; I don’t want anyone to tell me when I should start praying. I will feel, spiritually." - I hear the same type of reply with Hijab. How do I tell these people the importance of prayer?.. More

  • Allowing a Christian to pray in the line with Muslims

    At an interfaith gathering at the mosque is it haram or halal to allow a Christian brother to stand in the prayer line with the Muslim brothers and attempt to do the motions?.. More

  • Cannot bend leg in Salat

    I can't bend my right leg, so how can I do Salaat? .. More

  • Form of prayers after returning home for a few days

    I am a student studying abroad in another country. I pray all the prayers in their right time. If I go back to my home for a holiday for a few days, can I pray the prayers Friday and shortening the prayer?.. More

  • The Khutba and Friday prayer

    Is the Friday Khutba fard or Sunnah according to Qur'an and Sunnah. If some one intentionally misses the Khutba but attends the prayer has he completed the salat of Jumu'ah? .. More

  • Raka'h after the Jumu'ah prayer and meaning of Jazakallah

    1. I would like to know how many Sunah Rakah's are to be offered for Jumuah Prayer, growing up I prayed 2 rakah upon entering the mosque and after jamah salat i have prayed 2 rakah and then 2 again but I am unsure as to the significance of the sunah rakahs. If you have already answered this question could you please guide me to the fatwa number? 2... More

  • Questionable Imams in France

    I would like to ask about prayer. Is it permitted in Islam to take someone who does not master the reading of Quran to be an "imam", even if he knows the Quran by heart, he doesn't read the Quran in the right way which lead to the modification of the meaning I am asking you this question because in some mosques there are some imams who do not master.. More

  • Azaan through speakers

    What do Qur'an and Sunnah say about giving Azaanthrough the speakers? Is it allowed? Jazak Allah.. More

  • Repeating her prayer after finding some hair exposed

    I know that a woman must cover her hair when praying. I try to cover it the best I can before I pray. However, sometimes a short hair slips out while praying, that I usually notice afterwards. I am wondering if I have to repeat my prayer again. I have been repeating the prayers, but it is making praying very cumbersome (esp. because I have small.. More