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When the Imam Appoints Someone Who Is Preceded in Prayer to Continue It: Complex Issue
Assalamu'alykum warohmatulloh wabarokatuhThe ablution of the leading Imam during a four rakah solat became void and he left the congregation to renew it, then one of the members of the congregation who moved forward to continue leading the prayer had already missed one rakat by not starting the prayer with the rest of the congregation. What is the ruling.. More
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Ruling on Praying Behind an Imam who Prostrates while Raising His Feet from the Ground
What's the ruling on praying behind an Imam who prostrates while his feet are dangling in the air because he is ignorant that it is a pillar to prostrate on seven bones including the feet .are my prayers offered behind such an Imam valid or invalid.
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After Finishing the Prayer, in which Direction should the Imaam Face Towards?
Assalaamu 'alay kum,
Where does the imam turn after the prayer, toward the people facing them directly or toward his right or left? Or are all three of these three places reported from the sunnah?
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Led People In Prayer and Thought that He Mispronounced a Letter
I lead some people in Asr, but in one rakat, the first ‘ha’ of sami Allaahu liman hamidah’ I said as a strong 'ha' instead of light 'ha'. I later did the prostration of forgetfulness by myself. Was this salah valid for me?
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The Imam Standing Higher Than Those Behind Him
Assalam 'alaykum, Please i need a comprehensive evidence that prohibits the Imam having an elevated platform higher than the rest of the congregation for Salah.
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Who Leads the Prayer if One of the Two is Praying an Optional Prayer
If a person comes laye to the congregation and misses the prayer and then someone offers to pray with him, so as to give him "charity", then which one of them leads the prayer, can it only be two people, and is this valid for all of the 5 daily prayers?
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Etiquettes When Leading People In Prayer
AsSalamualikum I have 1 question. You see, in my country, some shopping malls are equipped with prayer rooms. And most of the time, I am asked to be the Iman to a small group of people (around 2-4 it depends actually). Therefore, I was hoping that you could educate me on the rules and etiquette or everything I need to know to be an imam to both my family.. More
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Validity of prayer of imaam leading people who dislike him
Assalaamu alaykum. May Allah's blessing be upon you, I have a question that has been bothering me for quite some time regarding the prayer of the imam being considered void or null if those praying behind him dislike him. Is that true? If it is true, are there any Quranic verses or hadiths regarding this matter? Is the prayer of the imam still considered.. More
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Imaam makes mistake in reciting Al-Faatihah
Assalaamu alaykum dear Brothers in faith. Please; is it permissible to say say " milhadulilLahi Rabil-ʻAalameen" in Surat Al-Faatihah instead of "Al-HamduLillahi Rabil-ʻAalameen?This how the Faatihah is recited by an imam in my town. Please help.
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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 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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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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