During the first Rak‘ah of the Fajr prayer, I fell asleep in the first prostration and did not wake up until the second. Therefore, I performed only one prostration in the first Rak‘ah and not two: what should I do? Should I perform this Fajr prayer again? Is expiation due, given that this was a long time ago? .. 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 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 for me to perform a single prayer with more than one intention? For example, may I join the intentions for performing Istikhaarah (i.e. guidance-seeking prayer) and a Sunnah prayer in the same prayer? .. More
I love prayer but I feel distressed when I pray. This makes me abandon prayer for a while and then return to it again. What shall I do and what is the ruling of Islam regarding this case?
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We recite a short Soorah after Al-Faatihah in the first and second Rak‘ahs after which we only recite Al-Faatihah during the obligatory prayer. Do we do this in the Sunnah prayers as well?
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Is it recommended to raise the hands before standing for the third Rak‘ah in the Thuhr prayer for instance, whereas it is a Bid‘ah (an innovation) to raise them after standing to offer the third Rak‘ah? Please clarify this matter.
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As-salaamu ‘Alaykum Rahmatullaahi Wa Barakaatuh. If I want to leave the prayer abruptly before finishing it, should I proclaim the Tasleem and, if not, what should I do in this regard? If I invalidate my state of purity, should I conclude my prayer with Tasleem or has the prayer already been invalidated and the Tasleem is not necessary? .. More
Anas ibn Maalik, may Allaah be pleased with him, reported that the Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said: “As if I am among a people who will come after me who will raise their hands in the prayer like the tails of horses.” Is it impermissible to raise one's hands during Takbeer? Does raising hands after Takbeer invalidate the.. More
ASC. Is it allowed to talk in salah inorder to correct the imam because I have seen a man correcting the imam by speaking to him in English while praying. .. More