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In ramzan I have tried to increase my deeni activities, alhumdulliah I have been doing well Inshalllah may Allah accept my ibadat. However when I am in my ibadat especially [Sep 9, 2010]

What is salat-e-tasbih ? is it verified from hadith & sunnah. If it is, what is its importance? [Sep 9, 2010]

My son he is a new Hafiz leading a taraweeh at my home. Unfortunately there are no hafiz behind him. So what I am doing standing behind him in salah with ythe Quran in my... [Sep 6, 2010]

The water in our area is very cold in the morning.And a brother of mine does not pray Fajr because of his illness. When he takes wudhoo in the morning he starts to sneeze non-stop for a while and this makes him sick.What's the ruling concerning this? [Sep 2, 2010]

This year our masjid has broadcasted Live Taraweeh prayers on the INternet. The masjid is 5 mins walk from my house. I want to know if the Women can follow the LIve Taraweeh prayers from the internet, while at home So what I mean is that the Live [Aug 24, 2010]

If a bedroom wall and perhaps the carpet has some semen stains on it which are difficult to remove, is it fine to pray in such a room? What if you've already prayed in this room? The actual place where you put the prayer mat is clean. [Aug 24, 2010]

I like to pray salaatul awabeen after magrib salaah - my husband insists on eating dinner together after magrib salaah. Do i listen to him or ignore him - esp. In this month of ramadhan. Please help. [Aug 18, 2010]

I have a simple question which needs to be answered. This question regards the friday prayer. I currently reside in Bangladesh and I am in high school. My father is in NJ and my mother thinks that I shouldn't go to the mosque by myself because the people in Bangladesh are bad, I know that I am old enough but now what do I do? [Aug 17, 2010]

How can we defend the notion to my christian colleagues at work that salah is not just making sujood to ka'ba [Jul 26, 2010]

Q. Is there any difference between prayers of men and women? [Jul 23, 2010]

Is it obligatory to pray the missed salaats in order ? What if one has much missed salaats ? When is the obligation in the order waived ? Is there any differance in the ruling of ''old missed salaats'' and ''new missed salaats'' ? [Jul 14, 2010]

salamaleykum I want to ask, during salat I always get doubt on how much sacda's I done or how many rakats I done or if i said the dua properly or if I said subhana rabial ala [Jul 4, 2010]

My question is when we are in middle of prayers and has realized that your wadhu is broken (passing of gas) so in this case do I have to pay any Kaffara or I [Jun 13, 2010]

Ours is a small community located about 30 miles North of Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. Alhamdulillah we have a Masjid and a handful of people come to the Masjid [May 13, 2010]

i want to ask that my friend love a girl.who is hindu.now she accept islam. My friend want to marry her. Is they can perform jamat. As man becom imam and lady become muktadi. [May 13, 2010]

I was pregnant two years ago , I managed to repay most of the days missed before last ramadaan,( I was in the single digits when ramadaan started) I had a few left plus the 6 I [May 12, 2010]

Is it permitted for a masjid to have 2 jummas, eg. 1st jumma takes place 1:00 and 2nd 2:30.The masjid is spacious enough to accommodate both congregations,however the... [Apr 16, 2010]

Is it compulsory to recite another surah after surah al-Fatiha during a voluntory(nafilah) prayer [Mar 31, 2010]

in salah if u make a mistake and read sura Naas in eg. ur 1st raakat, then in ur 2nd rakaat should u restart the Quraan again and read sura baqara or should you read sura naas again? also are you alllowed to read the same sura, same ayaats twice in the same salaah? [Feb 23, 2010]

What does it mean when they say that your namaaz won't be accepted if you have any haram on your body during namaz? I ask because recently we had a loss in our home and... [Feb 23, 2010]

1)is the aura of men different during salah and out of salah? are they supoded to cover their hands to their wrists during salah? 2)ants, are we not suposed to kill them in our homes because they bring barakaah? [Feb 18, 2010]

1-A person prayed his farz & sunnah salaah at the workplace but he wasn't facing the direction of the Qibla does he have to do qadha of the Farz & sunnah prayer or only the farz? 2-Whats the direction of the Qibla in the UK? [Jan 1, 2010]

I am working in oman. I am follower of hanafi madhab. I want to know how i need to perform eid salaah behind shafi madhab imam because they reciting more takber... [Dec 16, 2009]

Is Salāt al-Awwābīn six rak’ahs after the sunnah of Maghrib or does it include the two sunnah rak’ahs of Maghrib? [Nov 19, 2009]

I have a question regarding which I would like your guidance. For example, take the Salat of Asar. It has four farz Rakat. Suppose I join the congregational prayer in the 4th(last) [Nov 15, 2009]

I have read opposing views about the actual time that Maghrib Salaah should be performed. Alhamdulillah I am a Sunni Muslim and have some confusion as to whether Maghrib Salaah should be [Oct 29, 2009]

After searching about qadha salaat i cant find one straight answer. If an individual has more than 5 qadaha salat of each prayer i.e. fajar, zohur, asar, maghrib & isha, what times of the day can he/she perform this qada? Can you perform them after isha salaat? A quick reply would be much appreicated. [Oct 16, 2009]

Could you please tell me about Tasbeeh of Taraweeh? [Oct 15, 2009]

I follow the Hanafi madhab and hence tried last year to make up the rest of the salaat (12 rakaats), but due to the study load at school, I couldnt complete all 20. So unfortunately there isnt enough time to pray once I get home ... [Sep 2, 2009]

What did you say? The second jamaat in masjid (inside masjid not out of the musjid)? [Sep 2, 2009]

While reading salat (namaj) with jamat, in magrib salat, in third raqaat, when the imam is reading the "alhamdo and then another surah" in his mind (not loudly), what we have to do? [Aug 27, 2009]

what are the rules for salat tahjjud as per hadish. can we pray it at night without sleeping we have common belief that one should take asleep then only tahjjud prayer can be... [Aug 26, 2009]

With Reference to Fatwa #18199 , 1) Is the brother correct in leading the prayer if he fulfills the first two conditions mentioned above? (with his head uncovered and sometimes with pants below his ankles)...2)How should I as a musallee, address this situation, as things were heating up? [Aug 25, 2009]

Please find attached Fiqh us-Sunnah-pg 56- Who has the most right to be Imam. One Brother in our Masjid (Islamic Society of Grater Lowell, MA, USA) gave this page to me. I want to know ... [Aug 21, 2009]

Performing just one prayer regularly so that one may be benefited from atleast one prayer e.g Maghrib is right or wrong? [Aug 21, 2009]

1.Could you explain the correct way of offering Janaza Prayer and the the Meaning of its Recitation. .... [Aug 16, 2009]

In our Jamaat Khana, there are specified fixed times for salaat. Since there is no fixed imam, anyone present usually leads the jamaat. What happens when a brother steps... [Aug 10, 2009]

Is it permissible for anybody (even a convert) to follow a radio, tv or any other radio transmission of the Salaah . Please substantiate [Aug 3, 2009]

I would like to know whether there is a difference of opinion regarting how Salaatul Kusuf be performed according to different Madhabs? You mentioned in your Fatwa number 18139 ... [Aug 3, 2009]

1.I work in Middle East and we have got 1 prayer room where we all pray by making jamat. But the problem is the person who normally becomes Imam and lead us for prayers does .... 2.As I am in office we have got all western toilets and when ever I use that I 1st clean the area [Jul 31, 2009]

Is it permissible for women to pray taraweeh salah in their own congregation? [Jul 30, 2009]

Can a Hafiz who has completed the Quraan lead the congregation in Taraweeh prayers if he is 13 years of age. [Jul 29, 2009]

should I offer my qaza prayers at the time of tahajjud or nawafil? If I should offer qaza prayers then can I say duas in sajda at that time or not. [Jul 27, 2009]

I am a Indian resident working in Abu Dhabi city (UAE) following hanafi fiqh, usually during weekends I travel to Sharjah (another emirate in UAE) which is about 160 km from Abu Dhabi city. [Jul 16, 2009]

I am a new muslim and I have not learned how to pray salah yet. I really want to learn but I have a knee problem which prevents me from sitting on my legs in the pray itself, this means i cannot bend my [Jul 16, 2009]

i am presently living in delhi but iam actually from kashmir. i am visiting to my native place after three to five months.I am staying at home for less than 15 days. my question is... [Jul 15, 2009]

It happened that I reached to Mosque for Zu’har and I did not find any one there and the time for Zu’har is up. I offered 4 rakat sunnah, then the Azan is pronounced. Do I need to repeat the sunnah? [Jul 15, 2009]

prayin fajr salaat beomes diffiuclt for me as I can't fall asleep. I also have deep sleep, so when I put the alarm for fajr i don't hear it. The alarm keeps ringing until later on .... [Jul 8, 2009]

Is it aloud to read in salaat in the 1st rakat : surah falaq and in 2nd rakat: surah an-naas ? [Jul 7, 2009]

I missed continously more than 3-4 jummahs and i am very ashamed of it. [Jun 29, 2009]

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