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  • Ruling on one's prayer and fasting when one realizes that he had a wet dream a while ago

    I incidentally saw dry traces of semen on my underwear. This means that I must have had a wet dream, but I did not feel it. I cannot remember when this happened. What is the ruling on my prayer, fasting, and recitation of the Quran if my wet dream happened some time ago, maybe two days back, since the last time I made ghusl (ritual shower for purification)? .. More

  • Congregational prayer in the mosque is not obligatory if Athaan is not heard without aid

    Assalam o Alaikum. Iam a student of knowledge alhamdullilah My question is that the mosque is approx a km from my home actually it is an islamic center and i go to study there but my parents don't allow me to live there and so i miss the fajar prayer in congregation? Note that they have sent my smaller brother to another city to study engineering and.. More

  • Reading a book while the Imaam delivers Friday Khutbah

    the other day during jumah someone i know was reading an islamic book whilst the khutbah was being done. the khutbah in my mosque is done by reciting the quran. i told the person that someone told me to tell him not to read islamic books whilst khutbah is being done because you should only be listening to the quran. he told me because the khutbah is.. More

  • Praying in congregation at home if one is exempted from praying in the mosque

    Salaam.I heard that congregation is Fard inside a mosque. But I live far away from a mosque. I'm in the U.S so I can't hear the iqamah. This means I MUST pray the congregation at home (correct?). But here's the thing. No one gives the iqamaah at my house. We just pray when never it's time for prayer. Sometimes, if I see my family remember praying a.. More

  • Why the ‘Eed Khutbah is after the prayer

    why does the khutbah during eid prayers are done after the prayers while in jumaah prayers are done before the prayer .. More

  • Raising the index finger during supplication after Tashahhud

    During salah in the last rakah I sit in Tawarruk position and recite Attahiyyaat and then I say the prescribed invocation (seek refuge with Allaah from four things). After that I want to pray for the good things of this world and the hereafter in my own language calling upon Allah by one of his names. During this period should my hands be kept in the.. More

  • Yawning should be suppressed in prayer

    Assalamu Alaikkum. Jazakkallah for responding me. And I would like to know about yawning during prayer.I went through the Fatwa no.152883 and still I have a Question,that if it happens several time(very often)will the same fatwa apply?and do we want to say 'A'oodhubillah' every time? Because,I start to yawn continuously during Salah,not only for Fajr,also.. More

  • Selling religious books inside the mosque

    Assalaamu alaikum, dear shaikh we know that buying and selling things in the masjid is haram and liable to receive the curse. However, I sell authentic Islamic books of Shaikh-ul-Islam and other prestigious scholars to the people anywhere during proper situations. However, if I am in the masjid preaching to someone about Tawheed, Salah and other useful.. More

  • 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