Please give me some details of what the Qunut prayer is; I understand the Prophet used to pray this abundantly during times of calamity. Tell me how this prayer is performed.
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A member of the Shura committee in the Masjid in our city- a city in a non-Muslim western country- asked me to write to you this email about a issue that the Shura committee members are arguing about. This issue is: Allowing non-Muslim women to enter the men's area in the Masjid, set down - in the men's area - in a circle with other Muslim and non Muslim.. More
I am a student in USA. I just came from my country (Jordan) to study in USA for 4 years. My question: Can I pray Al-Zuhr and Al-Asr at the same time and the same thing for Maghrib and Isha? I spend most of my time at the university and it is difficult for me to find a place to pray there. The best way I find is to pray Zuhr and Asr at the same time.
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I am working in foreign country and did not pray Jumu'ah for three months, instead I just pray regular Zuhr. No Muslims live in my city and Friday is a working day. I am afraid that this is Haram and I may stay here for several years without finding the chance to pray Jumu'ah (Friday). Really I am in trouble and I need your advice... More
A person joined the congregation prayer and missed one Rak'ah. In the last Rak'ah of Imam he mistakenly recited al-Tahiyyat and invoked blessings on the Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam) due to forgetfulness. When Imam finished his prayer he completed the missed Rak'ah. Is it compulsory on him to make two prostration of forgetfulness?
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During Du'a (supplication) can a person curse another person or a nation? The reason for this question is after Jumuah on last Friday the Imam was supplicating loudly and cursing Yahoodi and Nasrani due to Iraq war. What is your opinion on Iraq war?.. More
Dear brothers and sisters, may Allah rewards you all for the time and effort you put in to this site. Someone told me that when a person knows the Holy Qur'an by heart and doesn't get up on the third part of the night is like a sin upon him/her. Please, can you explain to me and make it clear for me and this person?.. More
About a month ago while reciting Iqama during my Salat I interchanged the position of Hayya Alal Salah with Hayya Alal Falah and vice versa. For about a month, I did not realize my mistake. What is the condition of my prayers?
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While saying Salah in the mosque with congregation a person remembers that the coat he is wearing is not Taahir (a child urinated on it). What should the person do then?
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Due to my difficult working hours, I never prayed the afternoon prayer, only after Maghrib prayer. Can I add the afternoon pray to the noon pray?
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I usually pray al dhor and al asr, and sometimes al maghreb and al isha, in the office. However while I try to maintain al wodou' to last for at least al asr prayer often time I must repeat it. I refreain from going to the bathroom to have my wodou' last, but this is sometimes impossible to maintain. The problem is in the condotion of bathrooms in my.. More
BIDAA [INNOVATION]:My question concerns the TARAWEEH PRAYER during Ramadan.I was reading the FATWA about this topic but I was not clearly convinced about It due to the following reasons,1.The Prophet[saw]did not pray this prayer in congregation because he feared it would be made obligatory,and during his period this prayer was not observed in Jamaa,after.. More