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A Masjid's Unchageability?
Shaykh Abu Usamah
Is one of the conditions of a masjid that it is 'unchangeable'? If so, what does this actually mean? For instance, if a place was bought for the purpose of salah (i.e.
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Prayer: Messing up order?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
If one reads his salah in the wrong order e.g. begins to read fatihah in tashahud (due to forgetfulness or distraction) but then corrects it, does the salah become invalid?
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Missed Prayers: Hanbali Dispensation?
Sidi Musa Furber, student of Hanbali Fiqh
Sidi Faraz I'm certain Shaykh XYZ stated the Hanbali position is to make sincere tawba and don't worry about qada prayers...
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Missed Prayers: Calculating Puberty
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
In calculating missed prayers, from what age should one begin counting, if one is unsure as to when he/she hit puberty? I overheard some youngsters asking Mufti Ibrahim Desai at what age does prayer becomes obligatory fo…
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Missed Witr Prayers
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: I wanted to know how can one make up their missed witr prayers. I didn't start praying until I was a little older and now I am making up my missed prayers but I wanted to know how I can make up my witr prayers.
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Missing Friday Prayer
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
I was wondering, if u have missed jumuah prayer, is it permissible to pray Zuhur prayer.
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Missing Out Ruku
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
What does one do if they go straight into sujud from qiyam, missing out ruku? Walaikum assalam, Stand back up, and go down into ruku`. If this happened forgetfully, forgetfulness prostrations will be necessary at the end…
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Mixing Sunnahs in Prayers
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
A new sister in Islam just started praying and mixes her sunnahs from different madhhabs.
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My Mother has 30 Years of Prayers to makeup: Can she make the expiatory payments instead?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
My mother has over 30 years of makeup prayers to perform. Can she give the fidya [expiatory payments] whilst still alive, instead of having to make all those prayers up?
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Movement in Salat
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: What is considered to be excessive movement in salat? Have the ulema quantified this? ie. Is there a certain amount of unneccesary joint movement after which the salat becomes invalid?
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Prayer: Not Enough Time for Pre-Fard Sunna
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: If one reaches the mosques just as the jamaa'ah for zuhr fard has started or is about to start leaving one with no time to perform the four raka'ah of sunna should one perform these after the fard.
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Not Making Up Missed Prayers: Is it an option?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Sidi, is there any valid position in Islam (in any Madhab) that indicates that someone who misses an obligatory prayer does not have to make it up?
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The Number of Rakats While Traveling
Sidi Sohail Hanif
: I would like to know how many rakats we should pray when we are travelling. Do we pray these number of rakats when we are in a safe place staying only for a few days?
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The Obligatory Prayer: Not Reciting the Fatiha in the Final two Rakats
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: I heard it is sunna to recite tasbihs while standing in the last two rakats. What does this mean?
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Observing Sura Order
Sidi Sohail Hanif
: In salah if you recite a surah that comes earlier in the quran in the second raka, do you have to do sahu?
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Praying on the Road? Unlawful?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: I usually keep a prayer rug in my car and pull over to pray if i feel i won't be able to make it by the time i get home.
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One Prayer Instead of Thousands of Makeups?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: I was shown the following hadith, and I wanted to know if it was accurate.
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If there's one main jamah followed by the other, are both equal in reward?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: If there's one main jamah at the masjid, usually followed by a second one for later comers, is there more reward in attending the first one or are both jama't equal in reward? Walaikum assalam, The first congregation h…
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A One-Man Row in Prayer?
Shaykh Ilyas Patel
: In prayer, can a row be made of only one person? I have been in a situation where I joined a congregation already in progress (of prayer), but I had to start a new row because the other rows were already filled.
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Opening Supplications: What is the Hanafi Proof?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: In the section "opening Supplications," Albanee says: "[Prophet Muhammad {sawas} in fact ordered 'the man who prayed badly' to [give supplication], saying to him: No person's prayer is complete unless he says takbeer, …
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Opening Takbir, & Invocations
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: The takbir-tahrimshould be loud enough for one to hear it himself. Is this correct? What if there is enough noise that one cannot hear oneself say the takbir-tahrimor subsequent takbirsor tasbihduring salah?
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Pausing in Prayer
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: Is it permissible to pause in between al - fatiha and the following surah in salaat when thinking of what ayah to recite? How long a pause would invalidate one's prayer?
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Permissibility of Jum'a Salat at other Locations
Shaykh Abu Usamah
: At present we have Jum'a salat at our place of work, a large office in the middle of the countryside. This was set up as some of the brothers could not make it to the regular Jum'a salat in the nearest town.
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The Permissibility of Praying with Shoes On
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: In one post you stated the ibaha of praying with shoes on.
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Is it Permitted to Pray with Fillings?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: I read that in hanafi prayer is not valid with teeth filings. do i have to change mazhabs, or? Walaikum assalam, One's ghusl is valid with fillings, as major fuqaha explain, because of the excessive hardship involved o…
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Pointing toes in Prostration
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: The imam in my masjid does not always point his toes towards the qibla. Some said this is wajib. Others said it is fard. One person told me, don’t worry about it. What is the truth, sir? In the name of Allah, the inspi…
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Can I Pray Asr Early, In Congregation?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: I am employed at a small Muslim organization. The rest of the workers are predominantyl Shafi. We all pray Jama'a together for both Dhuhr and Asr.
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Prayer After Ablutions?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: Are there any conditions attached to Salaatul Wudthu?. I have been taught after a person makes wudthu it is encouraged to make salaatul wudthu immediately afterwards before other Ibadah.
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The prayer of Greeting the Masjid (Tahiyyat al-Masjid)
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: Is the prayer to greet the masjid optional, sunnah, or necessary (wajib) before one sits in the masjid? can it be replaced by another prayer, e.g. congregational fard, or sunnah of one of the 5 prayers? what if jumma k…
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Praying in the Designer Clothing
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: What is the ruling on wearing clothing (designer labels) which has names of disbelievers (and not only that but sometimes sodomites e.g so-and-so and the like of) whilst praying salaat? Walaikum assalam, It is best not…