I am a young man and give much charity out of my modest wealth. But I strive against myself in order to regularly observe the prayer as I find real difficulty in this regard. Also, I sometimes smoke using a hookah. So I feel despair that Allaah The Almighty does not accept my charity. Please advise. Thank you. .. More
If I ate and did not rinse my mouth before performing the prayer, does swallowing the remnants of food in between my teeth invalidate the prayer? .. More
I am a Muslim residing in Europe and my colleague brings his dog to work. We work in shifts and each of us works alone. I was praying somewhere and then noticed that the dog was sleeping in that place every time I came to work, so I started to pray somewhere else. However, I came to know that the dog would move around and lie down wherever it wanted,.. More
I learned how to pray when I was a child, but without saying Takbeerat Al-Ihraam (saying 'Allaahu Akbar' while one is standing at the beginning of prayer). I did not know that it is one of the pillars of the prayer. What is the Sharee‘ah ruling on my past prayers? In a Hadeeth, the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said: "My Ummah is forgiven.. More
Is it permissible to say after the Iqaamah: “Allaahumma Rabba haathihid-da‘watit-taammati was-salaatil-qaa’imati, ’aati sayidina Muhammadanil-waseelata wal-fadheelata wad-darajatir-rafee‘atil-lati wa‘adtahu, ’innaka laa tukhliful-mee‘aad" (i.e. O Allaah, Lord of this perfect call and established prayer. Grant our leader, Muhammad, intercession.. More
We live in An-Nabq 48. My father passed away in 1981 and he did not observe prayer. He did not reject the obligation of prayer but he abandoned it out of ignorance. We did not have mosques or callers to Allaah The Almighty in our neighborhood and only a few people observed prayer at that time. My father used to observe fast and offer charity. Is it.. More
If someone has a tattoo on his hand, is his prayer accepted, given that he wants to remove it but this requires surgery in his country of residence, and he cannot afford the procedure for its removal using lasers found in neighboring countries due to the high cost? Thank you. .. More
A pregnant woman of five months suffers pains in her back when she prays standing. Therefore, she totally abandoned the prayer as she is not convinced of the possibility of performing it while sitting down. What is the Sharee'ah ruling? Thanks.
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A man works in a factory whose Muslim owner forbids performing the prayers during work hours. Should the worker pray and violate the orders of his employer, knowing that such an action is likely to cause him dismissal while jobs are rare in his country? Please advise. May Allaah Reward you.
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