How many required Salat are there in Islam? I had thought there were five - Fajr, Zuhr, Asr, Maghrib, and Isha. But on calendars with prayer times, I notice there is another prayer after Fajr - the Shuruq. Is Shuruq obligatory? Does this bring the number of obligatory Salat to six?
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If one misses a Fard prayer, either intentionally or unintentionally, is it correct, according to the Qur'an and Sunnah, to pray that prayer as a missed prayer even though its proper time has expired?
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I live in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. On holiday (Friday) I want to go to Haram (Makkah). After praying Fajr prayer can I sleep in Haram for 3 to 4 hours and get ready for Jumu'a prayer? I has clothes also in case if I want to take bath. Is it permissible to sleep in Haram or any mosque?.. More
My nature of job is of supporting machines at a Departmental Store. The person on duty is to carry the company's hand phone. There is also a Mosque which is only a five minutes walk. Performing daily prayers is no problem for me. Cashier machines, etc. need to be supported when there is any technical or other breakdown. Some problems can be solved by.. More
I am working in a company with a group of 100 employees. This company is about 100 Km away from where we live, and we travel daily to the company. When the afternoon prayer comes, do we shorten the prayer or not? If shortened, do we have to count for that during the dawn prayer?
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When we do the Sunnah Salat before the Fard (eg. 4 before Zuhr), do we have to say Surahs after the Surah 'Fatihah' and if we do, do we do it for every Rak'ah... More
I live in France and some people say that they work early and the time to sleep is small. Please tell us how much time is between Maghrib and Isha.
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I am a new convert and there is no Masjid in my area, so most times I say Salahs at home by Islamic standards is this wrong? What can I do? Is it a must that every Muslim grow his facial hair?.. More