Salah
Salah is the ritual prayer performed by Muslims: a fixed sequence of standing, bowing, and prostration, with set recitation at each stage. Five are obligatory each day, at set times. The word is often translated into English as 'prayer.'
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Does not telling one's father the truth about performing Salah, out of fear of embarrassment, affect the acceptance of Salah, knowing that the son performs Salah willingly for the sake of Allah Almighty?
As long as the motivation for performing the prayer is the desire for the countenance of Allah the Almighty, then the prayer is accepted, and the feeling of fear from the father does not affect it. That feeling is…
Is there a difference in how women and men perform the prayer (Salah)?
The basic principle is that women are like men in all religious rulings, except for what the evidence indicates is specific to them. Among these rulings are: 1. Prayer (Salah): There is no adhan (call to prayer) or…
Should the muezzin turn right and left when saying "Hayya 'ala al-Salah (hasten to prayer)" and "Hayya 'ala al-Falah (hasten to prosperity)," or turn right when saying "Hayya 'ala al-Salah" and left when saying "Hayya 'ala al-Falah"?
The muezzin turns to the right when saying "Hayya 'ala al-Salah (Come to prayer)" both times, and to the left when saying "Hayya 'ala al-Falah (Come to success)" both times. What some muezzins do by turning after saying…
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What is the meaning of "Hayya 'ala al-falah" (Hurry to success/salvation) in the Adhan (call to prayer)? Has a Prophetic hadith been narrated that explains it? And is the interpretation correct that states: "When he says 'Hayya 'ala al-salah' (Hurry to prayer), he is saying: Indeed, Allah the Almighty has established this religion for you, so establish it. And when he says 'Hayya 'ala al-falah', he is saying: Delve into mercy and take your shares of guidance"?
What is the ruling on giving precedence to "Hayya 'ala al-Falah (Hasten to success)" over "Hayya 'ala al-Salah (Hasten to prayer)" in the Adhan, along with the evidence?
What is the ruling on the muezzin saying "Hayya 'ala al-Salah" (Hasten to the prayer) and "Hayya 'ala al-Falah" (Hasten to salvation) instead of "Pray in your homes" when mosques are closed due to an epidemic, and is it obligatory to respond to the call by going to the prayer or by praying at home, and what should be said upon hearing "Hayya 'ala al-Salah" when the situation necessitates "Pray in your homes"?