What Breaks the Prayer
234 questions
Does supplicating in dialect during prayer invalidate it, knowing that it might lead to greater devotion?
Is it permissible to take a tissue from one’s pocket or keep it in hand during prayer in the event of a cold and runny nose, for fear of something coming out of the nose?
Does the prayer of one who shakes hands in front of the praying person become nullified?
Is the young man who pledged to God to support His religion and obey Him and His Messenger, and to avoid disobeying Him and His Messenger in his prayer, considered unjust to himself? What are the consequences after this statement, and does he become a hypocrite if he breaks his promise to God?
What is required of a worshiper who interrupts his prayer (obligatory or Friday prayer) due to an emergency, such as leaving to extinguish a fire? Does he complete the remainder of his prayer or repeat it entirely?
Does the prayer of an Imam become invalid if he bowed after Surat Al-Alaq, then performed the prostration of recitation (sujud at-tilawah) after he had already bowed, in order to allow the latecomers to catch up? And what should he have done in those two situations?
Is it permissible to pray while chewing gum is in the mouth (under the tongue), then continue chewing it after finishing the prayer?
What is the ruling on prayer if the worshiper feels movement in the genitals while performing it?
Is it permissible to interrupt prayer to respond to a mother's call in an urgent matter?
Does the prayer become void if the worshipper unintentionally utters the word "Mama" when his daughter falls on the prayer rug during prayer, and is it permissible to continue the prayer after moving away the child who fell asleep or played on the worshipper's lap?
Is it permissible to address the Prophet (peace be upon him) during prayer, and what about saying "Peace be upon you, O Prophet" in the Tashahhud, is this not addressing him?
Does the smell of sweat invalidate prayer or not?
Does weeping invalidate the prayer if it is due to remembering external events, such as when a woman remembered the image of a murdered child during her prayer and wept, and is it permissible to weep during prostration out of خشوع (reverence/devotion)?
What are the mistakes that invalidate prayer and necessitate its repetition?
Is it obligatory for the worshipper to return the greeting of Salaam during prayer?
Is doubt about the beginning of the time for prayer among the things that invalidate prayer? And thank you.
Is the prayer valid if the worshiper doubts during the first rak'ah whether it is the first or the second, then becomes certain after the prayer that it was indeed the first rak'ah?
Is it permissible to complete the movements of the prayer without recitation upon the invalidation of ablution and the inability to leave due to crowding, then repeat the prayer after performing ablution?
Is it permissible to extend one's hand to a child passing in front of a worshipper to prevent him from passing or sitting on the prayer rug during prayer, and does that invalidate the prayer?
Is it permissible, in Islamic law, to return a greeting by moving the right hand in a semicircular motion, then returning it over the left hand, during prayer?
Does praying aloud upon the Prophet (peace be upon him) during the recitation of Al-Fatiha and the surah thereafter invalidate the prayer, and is it obligatory to repeat it?
Is it permissible to step back a little before prostrating in order to provide enough space to avoid colliding with the person in front of me?
Is the prayer valid if the imam performed one rak'ah and prostrated once, then said the taslim, and then one of the congregants stepped forward and completed the prayer, then performed the two prostrations of forgetfulness after the taslim?
How is the Fajr prayer performed on January 14, given that the journey was from America after the 'Isha prayer and I arrived in Germany after the Dhuhr prayer the following day, and the trip took about 8 hours with a 6-hour time difference between the two cities?