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Prayer of a person who dyes his hair black
Some scholars say that using black hair dye and praying is not valid. Is it true? SALAAM... More
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The position of hands during Ruku' (bowing)
As Salam o Alaikum
Are there any specific ruling on the position of Ru'kuu while in Salah? I heard someone say that when you are in Ru'kuu your fingers should be straight, and not spread. And your palm should rest exactly upon your knee, and not above it...
JazakAllah.. More
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A praying person unintentionally swallowing remnants of food between his teeth
dear brothers, i have a question regarding ingestion in prayer. Suppose i ate before the prayer and washed my mouth properly before i start the prayer, but then during the prayer some tiny particles are still present in the mouth, especially when i eat beef, chicken etc, some part get stuck between the teeth, which is unintentional, does that cause.. More
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A worker praying sitting so that his boss would not see him praying
Assalamu alaikum,
Please my question is, if one works, and time of prayer approaches, but the person is afraid of his or her boss to see him praying, may be for one or two reasons.Is he allowed to sit in order to hide and pray?
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A mother performing Istikhaarah about her daughter's marriage
1. Can a girl's mother do istikhara for her marriage?
2. If the girl is completely satisfied with her decision about marrying a guy who she knows for 4 years and knows everything about him, her heart it completely satisfied with this decision. The guy is religious n doing a good job. Now her mother wanted to do istikhara but the girl said I am sure.. More
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Praying while being wrongly informed about the direction of the Qiblah
Assalmuleykum please clarify the following ruling.
On her first day of relocating house in a new city a Muslim woman asked her Muslim neighbour (who appeared to be sincere) about the direction of the Qiblah after her husband had left to pray in the Masjid. She prayed in the direction indicated by the neighbour. After the husband came back they realized.. More
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Holding two Jumu'ah prayers in the same mosque for necessity
Assalamu Alikum. I live in north of the UK and we have a small mosque where we pray Jumaa. Because the number of people coming to pray jumaa is too large the mosque has decided to have two jumaa prayers. It is also most likely that the same imam will do the 2 prayers. 1. Is there anything wrong in having 2 jumaa prayers for this reason? 2. Is it permissible.. More
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Sitting down before performing Tahiyyat-ul-Masjid
As salamu alaykum, If someone enters the masjid and he sits down, is the tahiyaat al masjid prayer lifted up from this person i.e. he lost the reward and he cant pray it anymore ? Or can he pray it after a while of sitting, such as after the adhan of Dhuhr ? Also if he sits can he join the intention to the pre-sunnah of Dhuhr when he stands up lets.. More
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Reciting Al-Faatihah while being led in congregational prayer
My way of reciting Surah Al-Fatiha (in arabic) in loud prayers behind imam is following: when imam recites: "[All] praise is [due] to Allah, Lord of the worlds" then i recite: "[All] praise is [due] to Allah, Lord of the worlds" (i.e when imam pauses) when imam recites: "The Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful" then i recite : "The Entirely.. More
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Praying behind an Imaam who makes innovative Tawassul
Are those Imams true Muslims who in their supplications ask Allah to forgive them for the sake of Mohammed (pbuh). Is it not like treating Mohammed (pbuh) as a partner in the power of Allah? Will congregational prayers behind such mushrik-like Imams be valid?.. More
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The minimum time gap between Athaan and Iqaamah of Maghrib prayer
what should be the minimum time gap between azaan and namaaz in congregation for the maghrib prayer.. More
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There are fifteen recitation prostrations in the Quran
Salaamu Alaykum,
There is a statement of sahaba (Ibn Hazm) where he clearly said that, in Qur'aan there are 14 places of prostration.
Is it true that Imam Shafi has introduced or added one more "Sujood at-Tilaawah" in Surah-al-Hajj which made total 15 places of prostration in the Qur'aan.
Is this not innovation (Bid'ah)?
Jazaak ALLAHu Khair... More
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He performed Istikhaarah prayer but is still hesitant
Salaam
I have Obsessive compulsive disorder, and I cannot keep certain kind of thoughts out of my mind.
On an occasion, I performed salaat Istikharah, and I felt easy with "option 1". After a while, I noticed (or I guessed, as we do not know the future) another option, "option2 " is correct. However, I always had bad dreams about the "option2" and.. More
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Saying ‘Assalaamu ‘Ala An-Nabiyy’ in Tashahhud
As Salam Alaykum. What is fatwa on saying of 'As salamu alayka'(peace upon o prophet) or As salamu alan nabi(peace on prophet) in tashhud in salah... More
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Prayed with his female cousin while they were alone in the room
dear brothers, I am a 22 year male. Around 2 years ago I was in my uncle's house and when the time of maghrib came one of my cousins who is a female and I prayed maghrib salah in the same room. Though we prayed separately and not in jamaat, we were standing next to each other. She is 3 years older than me. Was the prayer valid? If not what should I.. More
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