Voluntary Prayers
281 questions
Which is better: prolonging the prayer or increasing the number of rak'ahs in Al-Masjid Al-Haram and elsewhere, especially if one rak'ah therein is equivalent to one hundred thousand?
What is the ruling on a female teacher working in a girls' high school that is managed by a man and has male teachers, where female teachers are not allowed to cover their faces while at work, knowing that she does not mix with these male teachers? And what is the ruling on the salary she receives if her work is impermissible?
What is the ruling of Islamic law concerning zina (unlawful sexual intercourse) committed under duress and by rape, and what is the expiation for someone upon whom this befell while she was a child?
Is what the questioner did—making up the Witr prayer as four rak'ahs with two tashahhuds and without qunut—correct, and must he make up the Witr prayer if he was ignorant of having missed the prayer for many years, and if the answer is yes, is it permissible to make it up as only one rak'ah?
What is the benefit of the Shafa and Witr prayers? Are they obligatory? And what is their reward?
Is it permissible for someone who finds it difficult to perform the Dhuhr and Asr prayers on time outside the home due to the limited time between lectures and the necessity of performing ablution for each prayer – to perform ablution before leaving home and pray with that ablution, or should they wait until they return home and pray after the time has expired?
What is the ruling on making up the Sunnah of Fajr and the obligatory prayer for someone who missed the prayer after sunrise, and should it be prayed as if it were on time, and should the prayer be shortened by reciting short surahs, and should one glorify God afterward as if it were on time?
ما هي صلاة السنة وصلاة التوابع والنوافل، وما الفرق بينها؟
How can the hadith be reconciled that mentions that one who sits for prayer receives half the reward of one who stands, with the hadith that states that a sick person or a traveler has recorded for him the like of what he used to do when he was healthy?
Is it a requirement for performing the Sunnah of Asr prayer that it be observed between the Adhan and the Iqamah, or is it permissible to perform it thereafter?
Is it permissible to perform the prostration of recitation (sujud at-tilawah) during times when prayer is prohibited, such as: after the Asr and Maghrib prayers, after the Fajr and sunrise prayers, and after the Witr prayer?
Is boycotting a sister who verbally abuses considered a severing of family ties, and is there sin upon one for that, especially since one feels at peace after this boycott? And is one sinful if one rebukes a disbelieving maid who deals with one with annoyance? What is the Witr prayer, its number of rak’ahs, its description, and its time? And what is the number of rak’ahs for Taraweeh prayer, and is it permissible to hold the Mushaf or a book of supplications during its prayer?
Did the Prophet (peace be upon him) raise his hands before and after bowing in the obligatory prayers, as he did in the supererogatory prayers?
What is the difference between Taraweeh prayer and Tahajjud prayer, and what is the number of rak'ahs for each of them?
How can one perform three hundred voluntary rak'ahs daily, and when can this be done?
What is the ruling on the following actions: a woman working as a "female beautician", and her working as a teacher in a girls' school managed by a man where there are a number of male teachers, provided that she does not mix with them, but she is not allowed to cover her face in the school? And does the ruling differ between the teacher being old or young? What is the ruling on working in selling and repairing televisions, satellite dishes, and digital devices, and opening an internet cafe? Is it permissible for a woman to raise her voice if she leads a group of women in a loud prayer? What are the times when performing voluntary prayers is disliked, and what is the best time for Duha prayer? What is the ruling on ululating and using drums at weddings? And does placing henna paste on the hair prevent water from reaching it during Wudu?
Does abandoning the beard lead to sin, and what is the evidence for that, and what is the difference between Sunnah and confirmed Sunnah?
Is it obligatory to make up missed prayers after repenting from abandoning them, and what is the expiation for this sin?
What is the intended meaning of the Hadith: "Look if my servant has any voluntary prayers, for with voluntary prayers, what was deficient in the obligatory prayers will be completed"? Does it refer to the obligatory prayer itself or to humility in prayer?
How many Rak'ahs are there in Salat al-Raghibah (before Fajr prayer) and how is it performed? And does Tahiyat al-Masjid suffice for it?
Why do worshippers change their places after performing the obligatory prayer to perform the supererogatory prayer, and is it necessary to do so, and what is the wisdom behind it, and is this action required at home by changing the position of the prayer rug?
Is the prayer of one who prays more than four continuous rak'ahs in the last third of the night with a single tashahhud at the end valid, and did the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, pray such a prayer?
Which is better for a fasting person in the quarter of an hour before the Fajr athan: Suhoor or night prayer?
Is Fajr prayer the same as Subh prayer, and when exactly does it begin, and does the first Adhan mean no prayer and only Suhoor, and when is the second Adhan called in the United Arab Emirates?