Five Daily Prayers
2,075 questions
Is it permissible to say, "Astaghfirullah (I seek forgiveness from Allah)," or to perform Dhikr (remembrance of Allah), or to supplicate outside of prostration; such as saying, "Astaghfirullah" during Rukoo’ (bowing), or after reciting the Surah or verses after Al-Fatiha?
What is the ruling regarding the prayer of young girls who have not yet reached puberty, if they pray without a complete hijab (with some of their hair showing), or if they pray while sitting? And is it obligatory for them to cover their hair during prayer?
Does praying seven rak'ahs before Fajr, in addition to the other mentioned supererogatory prayers, fulfill the sound Sunnah and suffice for the Shafa' and Tahajjud prayers?
What is the ruling on one who lowers his hands in a loud prayer when the Imam signals bowing by changing his voice, especially in Tarawih prayer, knowing the amount of recitation?
Is it obligatory to inform the wife about her husband's fluctuating cessation from prayer, despite his acknowledgment of its obligation? And does this affect the validity of the marriage?
Is repeating the Asr prayer after changing the intention from obligatory to supererogatory during the prayer due to a part of the back becoming uncovered, and then doubting the validity of the second prayer, considered valid or void? And what should be done in such cases in the future?
If I have tissues with blood on them in my pocket, is my prayer valid?
Is Allah's saying: "Indeed, We will soon cast upon you a weighty word" specific to the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, or does it include everyone who performs the prayer mentioned in the Surah? And is Surah Al-Muzzammil addressed only to the Prophet or to believers in general?
What should I do if I made a mistake in the last Tashahhud and spoke before the Taslim to end the prayer?
Is priority, preference, and closeness to the Sunnah understood to be for praying in a mosque carpeted with clean socks rather than praying barefoot, based on Allah’s saying: "O Children of Adam, take your adornment at every place of prayer" (7:31) and the Prophet’s (peace be upon him) saying: "Act against the Jews, for they do not pray in their sandals or their khuff (leather socks)"?
Is it considered disobedience for a husband to refuse his mother’s wish for his wife to come down daily to serve her, especially if the wife is harmed by it, and is it permissible for the mother to compel her son to divorce his wife or prevent him from entering her house because of this?
Is it permissible to pray in the mosque or at home if the Adhan is called twenty-five minutes before Fajr and the prayer is established before the entry of its time in Ramadan?
Should I resign from work if my boss prevents me from performing Friday prayer?
Is it obligatory for an 18-year-old sister who suffers from learning difficulties that prevent her from reading, writing, and arithmetic to perform the five obligatory prayers, especially the Salah, knowing that Salah is obligatory for every sane, mature, adult?
Is it permissible to pray in congregation while dispersed due to the spread of the coronavirus epidemic and the health isolation that necessitates social distancing?
Is it permissible to pray in sleepwear?
Is it permissible to supplicate, seek forgiveness, and give ongoing charity for a grandmother who passed away suffering from severe obsessive-compulsive disorder, and who did not pray, but who encouraged her children to pray and performed some acts of worship such as fasting and Hajj? Is it true that some schools of thought permit offering food as expiation for missed prayers, and what is the validity of her children praying the missed prayers on her behalf?
What is the ruling on one who deliberately completes "Sami' Allahu liman hamidah" (Allah hears the one who praises Him) after rising from bowing, or completes the takbir of prostration while already prostrating?
Is it obligatory to repeat past prayers that might have been invalid due to ignorance of the rulings on reciting Al-Fatihah aloud in audible prayers, knowing that the error was not intentional and no specific prayer can be recalled?
Is the aforementioned wording of the Tashahhud correct and does it affect the validity of the prayer?
Is the Fajr prayer valid whether one omits or performs the Qunut, and what is the most authoritative opinion regarding the Qunut in Fajr?
Is prayer valid when wearing trousers that have holes near the major 'awrah and the thigh, given that underwear is worn partially covering the major 'awrah? And is it permissible to adopt the Maliki view that covering the 'awrah is not a condition for the validity of prayer, in order to avoid re-performing past prayers?
Is a husband's obedience absolute, even in permissible matters, such that he prevents his wife from doing what she loves, like studying or visiting her relatives, or forces her to do what she dislikes, knowing that this causes him no harm, and his action is merely for his own whim?
Is it obligatory to repeat the prayer for one who prayed behind an Imam who does not recite Surat Al-Fatihah well, or who doubts his recitation of it?