Prayer Times
1,346 questions
Is it permissible to perform the Istikhara prayer during times when prayer is prohibited?
Is it legislated to say "Allahu Akbar" after the prayer, or is it sufficient to say "Astaghfirullah" three times, and is saying "Allahu Akbar" aloud after the prayer a confirmed Sunnah?
Is it permissible to adopt the view of the Malikis that it is not obligatory for a woman with perpetual discharge to perform ablution for every prayer, knowing that my condition with vaginal discharge is as described in "Al-Insaf": "And even if the discharge is frequent, and varies in occurring earlier or later, and in scarcity or abundance, and is present sometimes and absent other times, and she does not have a consistent pattern of continuous flow, nor of interruption; then this is like one whose habit is continuous flow according to the companions," and that performing ablution for every prayer is difficult for me?
Is it disliked (makrooh) or forbidden (haraam) to pray at the time of sunset or sunrise, and why?
What is the ruling on praying Tarawih with four rak’ahs, with two tashahhuds and one salam aloud, repeated five times? Is the Witr prayer permissible if the Imam says the takbir after the Fatiha and a surah in the last rak’ah without raising the hands for du’a before bowing? And is it possible to pray Qiyam al-Layl at home to attain the reward mentioned in the hadith, and what is the minimum number of its rak’ahs?
How does a prisoner pray in a dark underground cell, while shackled, and unaware of prayer times or the start of Ramadan?
Is it true that the Mu'awwidhat (Surahs Al-Falaq and An-Nas) should be recited once after every prayer, and three times after the Fajr and Maghrib prayers, or are they recited only once after all prayers, and are they repeated three times only if they are part of the morning and evening remembrances (adhkar)?
Is it permissible to delay prayer and make it up at a later time due to severe headache and head pain?
Is it permissible to delay Fajr prayer until after sunrise due to studying and being unable to wake up to perform it?
Is Sujud Al-Sahw (prostration of forgetfulness) obligatory when one forgets the number of times of Tasbeeh (glorification) in Rukoo' (bowing) and Sujud (prostration), and when should it be performed during the prayer, and is anything required after it, and is the prayer valid in this case?
Is it permissible for a Muslim to pray more than two rak'ahs after ablution, based on the hadith of Bilal?
Is it permissible to pray in a shirt bearing the logo of a company that engages in unlawful activities, especially given that it has been prayed in numerous times already?
ما هي الصلوات الواجبة عليّ بعد أن نمت على جنابة الحيض، واستيقظت طاهرة بعد المغرب، مع عدم اليقين بوقت الطهر؟
How can one overcome the satanic thoughts that plague a worshiper during prayer and worship, which include evil suggestions about God, and cause him to lose reverence and tranquility?
Does Istikhara stop after one feels reassured about the engagement and before the marriage is finalized, or does one continue it due to the possibility of new developments?
What is the ruling on someone whose urinary incontinence stopped during congregational prayer, so he completed his prayer and then exited its time?
What is the precise and clear interpretation of the phrase: "If it accompanies him all the time, or most of it, or half of it, and the detailed explanation of this according to them is that incontinence does not invalidate if it accompanies half or more of the prayer times, and the prayer times are from Zawāl (midday) until the sunrise of the following day" in the Maliki school of thought, regarding the issue of incontinence?
What is the legitimate time for the 'Isha prayer in Birmingham, UK, during the summer, given the long period between the Maghrib and 'Isha calls to prayer?
Is it permissible to make supplication while sitting after the salutation following the eighth rakʿah in Qiyam al-Layl?
What is the ruling on a Tijani Zawiya Imam and some of his followers performing strange movements and spreading a long white cloth after Asr prayer, especially on Friday? Are these actions considered Bid'ah (innovation), and is praying behind this Imam valid?
Is a person excused if they miss Fajr prayer (or sometimes Dhuhr and Asr) due to prolonged sleep resulting from taking psychiatric medication at night or during the day, and is that considered a sign of Allah's wrath?
How can the end times for the Asr and Maghrib prayers be determined if it is not possible to rely on the sun and shadow? Is there a maximum or minimum time limit for the prayer? And is attending private lessons considered an excuse for delaying the Asr prayer until the time of necessity?
What is the ruling on praying behind an Imam who makes a meaning-altering mistake in reciting Al-Fatiha, and there are reprehensible innovations in the mosque after the prayer?
To what extent is the hadith sound that Ibn Kathir narrates in his tafsir of verse 24 of Surat Ibrahim, which refers to the virtue of dhikr after prayer, and does a Muslim receive reward if he acts upon a weak hadith before knowing of its weakness?