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Resident praying behind imaam who is traveling and shortens prayer
I am resending my question about the prayer. I was with co-workers in an office. A few of these co-workers came from another place that is like over an hour away. We were praying as a congregation for the Thur, but one of those co-workers who lives a bit far was leading the prayer. I thought that we were going to pray 4 units of prayer, but we only.. More
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Praying individually while congregational prayer is held
Assalaamu alaikum. If someone prays the ‘Asr prayer at the masjid (or in an office prayer room) on his own while the main congregational prayer of ‘Asr (which is lead by the regular imam) is being held, is his prayer valid?
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Joining congregation praying 'Ishaa thinking they were praying Maghrib
Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaah. Please, if I joined a congregation to observe the Magrib prayer after the congregation prayed one unit of prayer while it was unknown to me dat they were praying the ‘Ishaa’, which is four units of prayer, what happens to my prayers?
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Changing intention to stop following imaam in prayer
Assalaamu alaykum. Suppose that I join the imam during the Maghrib prayer. Then when the imam starts reciting, I notice that he is making a major mistake, even in Surat Al-Faatihah. So I change my intention to pray by myself without following him, and I willingly bow and prostrate at the same time at which he does so in order that other people do not.. More
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Suspecting imaam of committing immorality
Two friends of our masjid's imam lived in the masjid with him for some time. They were mature adults and were getting religious education. They suddenly left the masjid and then wrote a letter to the masjid's committee saying that the imam was keeping one minor student in his room at night and sleeps with him on the same bed. The committee fixed a time.. More
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Imaam left prayer and second imaam started Al-Faatihah from beginning
Assalaamu alaykum. While praying the Maghrib prayer, the imam's ablution broke, and another person took the lead with a new recitation of Al-Faatihah. When we finished, it was said that we should prostrate because the previous imam had commenced reciting Al-Faatihah and that the second imam, instead of continuing from where the first one had stopped,.. More
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Praying among people while crying and shaking
Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu, Shaykh. I weep at times during the prayer, without making sound, but my body moves when I cry, and hence my shoulders, who are in physical contact with other people, move; is there any harm if I pray in the masjid? I like to pray in the two Holy Mosques (Makkah and Al-Madinah). I have more Khushoo (humble.. More
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Praying behind imaam whose creed might be defective
Assalaamu alaykum. I hope you are in the best of health. The following isue has arisen in my life. I know that it is impermissible to pray behind a disbeliever. I live in a Barelvi area. I read that it is permissible to pray behind them if they do not have any beliefs that include Kufr (disbelief) or Shirk (polytheism). I have been praying behind the.. More
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Praying behind imaam who moves much in prayer
Assalaamu alaykum. What is the ruilling regarding praying behind an imam that moves a lot, especially while reciting aloud. By moving, I mean rocking back and forth and side to side and fidgeting with the hands on the chest. Is the prayer behind them invalid? May Allaah reward you.
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Praying Sunnah and Fajr at home or Fajr only at mosque
Assalaamu alaykum. Which is better, praying the Sunnah prayer and the Fajr prayer at home, or praying only the obligatory prayer at the mosque? I just wanted to know that.
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Imaam not allowed to ban people for difference over prayer Sunnah acts
Is it compliant with the Sunnah to say Aameen out loud (without startling the people around) once the imam completes Surat-ul-Faatihah in the obligatory prayer according to all the Schools of Thought? (Sadly, the small differences in the opinions regarding the Sunnah rituals of the prayers, specifically the obligatory ones, are becoming a cause of problems.. More
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Praying behind imaam who makes mistakes in recitation
Assalaamu alaykum. Suppose that the situation is like this: The time for the prayer has come, if I go to the nearest masjid, I can catch the prayer, but the imam's recitation has some mistakes, even in Surah Al-Faatihah. There is another masjid in which the imam's recitation is good, but that masjid is bit farther away (about 7 min walking distance)... More
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Missing congregational prayer because of rain
Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu. We have only one umbrella, so when it is raning, we have to make a difficult choice: either my father can go, or I can. We cannot go both. So who should go to the masjid? How severe does the rain have to be for us to not go to the masjid? We fear that we may catch a cold as your clothes can get wet,.. More
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Missing congregational prayer because of bad body smell
Assalaamu alaiyum, shaykh. I suffered from a strange condition of anxiety that makes my body smell so bad that I cannot go to a mosque or any other place because of this. This problem has made me antisocial. My question is: how do I relieve myself from this anxiety that causes this body odor according to Islam, and what about praying in the mosque?.. More
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Performing prayer again to help someone earn reward of congregation
Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wabarakaatuhu. I am unable to pray the Thuhr prayer in the masijd because of my exams. If my father/mother have already prayed the Sunnah of the Thuhr and the Thuhr itself already, can they still pray with me so that I can get the reward of the congregation and the reward of attending the beginning of the prayer? If.. More
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