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Ruling on repeating Al-Faatihah in prayer instead of reciting another soorah
Assalaamu alaykum. I would like to know the ruling on the follwoing: 1. Reciting Al-Faatihah as another surah after Al-Faatihah in the prayer. 2. Reciting the du'as (invocations) after the azan without actually having heard the azan.
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This thikr is to be said in the prayer
Assalaamu alaykum. The two hadiths below confuse me. I was wondering if what the prophet, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, recommended Umm Sulaim with is to be said within the prayer after the tashahhud, or at any time, or both? Here are the hadiths: Umm Sulaim came to the Prophet, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam,and said, “O Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu.. More
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Reciting istiftaah in the prayer is a Sunnah
If we are to use the time for which the imam pauses after the first takbeer for Surah Al-Faatihah, then does that mean that we should give up on the opening supplication when praying behind an imam? I read in a hadith that there is a great reward in the opening supplication.
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Driving to mosque in car purchased with interest money
assalamulaikum I want to know if I go salat in a car which is paid with interest money is my salat valid. secondlly I once got benefits which i think i should'nt have because when i work a certain amount of hours i get tax credits (benefits) i used the tax credit money to pay for installing parking sensors in my car. But that week I called in sick from.. More
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The status of prayer affected by showing off
Salam alaikum,i have some questions regarding showing off. 1. Is it showing off, when you are entering the masjid and you are ashamed of not praying tahiyat al-masjid, because it would be very unusal and strange for the others? If yes, what is, if you are thinking at that moment, that praying tahiyat is better anyway, because it is sunnah and so you.. More
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Disliked to place anything in the Mihraab that causes distractions
Asalam o alikun sir my question is that Digital clock placed near the mehrab.is acceptable.either it is jaiaz.any type of disturbance is occered in their namaz or not
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Hanbali view on hand placement when standing and rising from Rukoo‘
Asalam o alikum, shiekh. i know that imam ahmad bin hanble r.a give choice to the person reguarding placing hand on chest after ruku but my quetion is which hanbali fuqaha of the past not contamprary adopt the veiw of placing hands on chest after ruku? jazakallah
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Smiling does not invalidate the prayer, but boisterous laughing does
I know that laughing out loud invalidates Salah, but what about a quite laugh like that is not as obvious as laughing out loud - does this also invalidate Salah?
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Permissibility for women to pray with their jewelry
Is it permissible for a woman to adorn herself and pray in her jewelry? Is her prayer valid if the rattling of her jewelry is heard during the prayer?
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Does talking affect the validity of the prayer of the Imaam and the Ma'mumeen?
I was performing the ‘Isha prayer in congregation in the mosque and the cell phone of one of the worshipers rang twice. The Imaam spoke during the prayer and said, "Please, switch off the cell phone." What is the religious ruling for such an act? Does this invalidate the prayer of only the Imaam or that of the Ma'mumeen (those who pray behind the.. More
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There is no harm in turning off a cell phone during the prayer with a slight movement
What is the religious ruling on an Imaam whose cell phone rings during the prayer (and he does not answer it)? Does this invalidate his prayer?
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Wrong actions by which prayer is not invalidated
I used to make these mistakes in my prayers in the past:
1- Failing to make the intention in a correct manner; I used to pronounce it loudly, like the Azaan.
2- I did not say As-Salah Al-Ibraheemiyyah (the wording of sending peace and blessings of Allaah on the Messenger, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, after the final Tashahhud).
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Changing one's intention for a prayer while praying
What should be done by someone who prayed the obligatory Maghrib prayer behind another who was offering a voluntary prayer and he caught up with him upon standing for the second Rak‘ah (unit of prayer)? When the one who was offering the voluntary prayer felt the other person praying behind him, he completed the prescribed number of Rak‘ahs of the.. More
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The Imaam does not make Qunoot but waits until the worshippers make it on their own
What is the ruling on an Imaam who waits for some time after rising from bowing in the second rak‘ah (unit of prayer) of the Fajr prayer in order for the worshippers praying behind him, who follow the Shafi‘i school of Fiqh, to make Qunoot. The Imaam does so because he does not follow the opinion that adopts the validity of making Qunoot in the.. More
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Wisdom behind legislating two prostrations
Why do Muslims prostrate twice, but only bow once (in each Rak‘ah [unit of prayer])?
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