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Validity of salah according to rules of hanafi madhab
Assalamu alaikum brother.Is it valid to pray salah according to rules of hanafi madhab?Please reply with reference
Assalamu alaikum brother.Is it valid to pray salah according to rules of hanafi madhab?Please reply with reference
Asad Shoaib
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Is salah accepted if the man prays like a women and vice versa in context for transgender individuals?
Yes I understand transgenderism is a major sin and believing it not be takes you out of the fold of Islam. However if a transgender individual found Islam after they transitioned, would they’re salah be accepted if they pray the way which is their transitioned gender and not cisgender? Or do they ne...
Yes I understand transgenderism is a major sin and believing it not be takes you out of the fold of Islam. However if a transgender individual found Islam after they transitioned, would they’re salah be accepted if they pray the way which is their transitioned gender and not cisgender? Or do they need to pray of their cisgender identity. Is there a specific ruling? A response about intersexual people would also be helpful.
Mmm7
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Reciting surats without knowing the true meaning of it
When I was around 15 years till 16 years old I went to Arabic school mostly in the weekends. I learned some suras without really understanding it in my mother tongue. Mostly because we were taught at that school to study just suras by heart something I dislike about the teaching methods from Arabic...
When I was around 15 years till 16 years old I went to Arabic school mostly in the weekends. I learned some suras without really understanding it in my mother tongue. Mostly because we were taught at that school to study just suras by heart something I dislike about the teaching methods from Arabic schools in Belgium and the Netherlands. A few years ago I started to read the Quran in my mother tongue but I didn't spend much time on it. I know from very few suras the true meaning but of many others I know by heart I don't know anything which I will need to change in the near future.
> "Does it make my salats when I recite suras which I don't know the true meaning of less valid as the salats when I perform suras which I do know the true meaning of." I need to say that those few suras that I fully understand I keep repeating now but it seems that isn't the way of doing the salat. Aren't you supposed to learn every day more and more suras and to fully understand them so that you can expand your knowledge about your own faith?
Please elaborate your answer till you think you have provided everything you know on this matter and please link some references to it so that I can look all the elaborations of the authors myself.
user24306
Oct 17, 2017, 10:23 AM
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Why do some Muslims fold the top right of their prayer mats?
Why do some Muslims fold the top right of their prayer mats? I asked a few who said that we should either remove the prayer mats or fold a portion of it else Shayatin will pray on it!!! IMO (atleast) Iblees is aware of Allah and perhaps Iblees is more knowledgeable about Allah than many of the Musli...
Why do some Muslims fold the top right of their prayer mats?
I asked a few who said that we should either remove the prayer mats or fold a portion of it else Shayatin will pray on it!!!
IMO (atleast) Iblees is aware of Allah and perhaps Iblees is more knowledgeable about Allah than many of the Muslims alive today.
The other beings who do decide to pray on those mats may actually be believing jinns.
So, what is the fiqh between the folding of mats? Or is it a bid'ah?
Ahmed
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Why is Salah prayed somewhat differently across the world, considering it was an extremely common act
As we know Salah is a daily act for us muslims. But why is it that it is prayed differently though it was an extremely common daily act for the Prophetﷺ. For example: i) Why is there a difference of opinion of wether we should raise our hands (Takbeer) for ruku3 , coming up from ruku3 etc? ii) Again...
As we know Salah is a daily act for us muslims. But why is it that it is prayed differently though it was an extremely common daily act for the Prophetﷺ.
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i) Why is there a difference of opinion of wether we should raise our hands (Takbeer) for ruku3 , coming up from ruku3 etc?
ii) Again why is binding your hands or not getting up from ruku3 a matter of dispute ?
iii)The dispute of wether we should raise and point with out finger while sitting the whole way through, only during the tashahud or only during the shahadah.
These were extremely common practices but why are there differences in opinions about them. Please provide your proof using Ahadeeth or trustable sources aswell.
Thank you.
Inseftis
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Mar 12, 2026, 05:21 PM
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When we should perform sajdah sahu?
In the times when confusion comes in my salah, sometimes there is doubt that I have left a rakat and sometimes I am sure that I have left a rakat. I have to do sajdah sahu in second case but, what about the first case ? I have to do sajda sahu in first case also ?
In the times when confusion comes in my salah, sometimes there is doubt that I have left a rakat and sometimes I am sure that I have left a rakat. I have to do sajdah sahu in second case but, what about the first case ? I have to do sajda sahu in first case also ?
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Mar 26, 2017, 02:53 PM
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Does it matter where or which location you pray, or not?
According to Surah Az-Zalzalah (99:4–5), the earth will report its news on the Day of Judgment. Some scholars say this includes testifying about where people prayed. Why is the location of prayer important, and what is the wisdom behind the earth testifying about it? I have heard that once you pray...
According to Surah Az-Zalzalah (99:4–5), the earth will report its news on the Day of Judgment. Some scholars say this includes testifying about where people prayed. Why is the location of prayer important, and what is the wisdom behind the earth testifying about it? I have heard that once you pray sunnah, you need to change your location. I want to know why and what is the point of where you pray. Your limbs can testify that you pray, so why earth?
Mohamed Mohamed
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Mar 7, 2026, 02:34 PM
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Is sleeping a necessary condition for Tahajjud (night prayer)?
I want to know whether or not sleeping is a necessary condition for [Tahajjud][1]? For example this fatwa says that Tahajjud means praying after sleeping: > Tahajjud means specifically praying at night, and some scholars limited it to prayers that are offered at night after sleeping. (https://islamq...
I want to know whether or not sleeping is a necessary condition for Tahajjud ?
For example this fatwa says that Tahajjud means praying after sleeping:
> Tahajjud means specifically praying at night, and some scholars limited it to prayers that are offered at night after sleeping. (https://islamqa.info/en/143240)
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About tahajjud prayer when to be performed
Yesterday I had gone to sleep late due to my studies at like 1 am to 2 am ish. So before going to sleep I prayed Tahajjud and Witr prayer so that when I wake up I wouldn’t have to rush my suhoor and eat it peacefully. But after telling my mother this, she told me that tahajjud is to be strictly pray...
Yesterday I had gone to sleep late due to my studies at like 1 am to 2 am ish. So before going to sleep I prayed Tahajjud and Witr prayer so that when I wake up I wouldn’t have to rush my suhoor and eat it peacefully. But after telling my mother this, she told me that tahajjud is to be strictly prayed after waking up. Is it true? If it is then can you show me the proofs? جزاكم الله خيرا كثيرا in advance.
Learning Muslimah
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Should I repeat whatever the imam speaks in salah?
Should I stay quiet or repeat whatever the imam speaks while praying salah in congregation?
Should I stay quiet or repeat whatever the imam speaks while praying salah in congregation?
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Confusion over drips after using toilet
Sometimes after using toilet to unrinate and doing istinjaa I can feel drop along my leg or fall below my kness to the calf area. This make me very much confused if it is urine or water from drop after istinjaa. I have tried to sit down for a while after istanja but it happens. This causes a confusi...
Sometimes after using toilet to unrinate and doing istinjaa I can feel drop along my leg or fall below my kness to the calf area. This make me very much confused if it is urine or water from drop after istinjaa. I have tried to sit down for a while after istanja but it happens. This causes a confusion if I am clean or not and that leads me to delaying of prayer.
What should I do?
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Friday Fajr prayer during Ramadan different?
The mosque today the imam did 3 rakahs and for the first rakah there was no rukoo, we just went straight to prostration as well as only one prostration. Then the second rakah was normal except didn’t sit for tashahhud after 2nd prostration they all went up. For the 3rd rakah, we did all the normal s...
The mosque today the imam did 3 rakahs and for the first rakah there was no rukoo, we just went straight to prostration as well as only one prostration. Then the second rakah was normal except didn’t sit for tashahhud after 2nd prostration they all went up. For the 3rd rakah, we did all the normal steps and said tashahhud and salam. I'm very confused.
Marz
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Does Ibliss still pray to God?
Ibliss he was very truthful to God before Adam. My question does Ibliss still pray to Allah or has he stopped?
Ibliss he was very truthful to God before Adam.
My question does Ibliss still pray to Allah or has he stopped?
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Jumma prayer on duty when not allow
We work in fire and emergency department, 24/7 , we are not allowed to go out of our duty place for juma prayer, on other days we pray in jamat . Kindly explained weather we can pray juma at our duty place as we are 5-7 personal available.
We work in fire and emergency department, 24/7 , we are not allowed to go out of our duty place for juma prayer, on other days we pray in jamat . Kindly explained weather we can pray juma at our duty place as we are 5-7 personal available.
malik usama
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How to add up qada prayer and perform
Assalamu walaikum,I've been searching for a answer for my question,Due to laziness i failed to pray 3 prayers (yesterday 2, today's 1) ,so i want to pray the Isha prayer,but the thing is, I'm confused,cause,I also had many qada prayer from before(I made a list of which day and which prayer I didn't...
Assalamu walaikum,I've been searching for a answer for my question,Due to laziness i failed to pray 3 prayers (yesterday 2, today's 1) ,so i want to pray the Isha prayer,but the thing is, I'm confused,cause,I also had many qada prayer from before(I made a list of which day and which prayer I didn't prayed),so if i pray isha, should i pray the missed 3 prayers first ,or can i add this 3 prayers to my qada prayers list and then pray at a comfortable schedule
Azazul
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Jan 23, 2025, 03:12 PM
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Prayer times calculation organisations differences?
Salam Alikum brothers, I live in a small city with no mosques in it, it is 1.30 hours drive from Chicago, IL . I know there are 5 methods to calculate prayer times - Muslim World League - Egyptian General Organization - Umm al-Qura - University of Islamic Sciences - Islamic society of North America...
Salam Alikum brothers,
I live in a small city with no mosques in it, it is 1.30 hours drive from Chicago, IL . I know there are 5 methods to calculate prayer times
- Muslim World League
- Egyptian General Organization
- Umm al-Qura
- University of Islamic Sciences
- Islamic society of North America
What are the differences between them, as each one gives me different prayer times. Which one should I follow? I have no mosque in here to follow its Azan thou. Does it have something to do with the Madhabs?
Please advice
Rami Alshareef
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Does my father need to clean the alleged place where he was licked by a dog a few decades ago from najis in order to begin doing prayers?
My father is a Muslim, but unlike me, he does not do prayers. In his youth, a few decades ago, he was licked by a dog. As far as I know, the dog belongs to a hard-to-remove najis, and to remove it, you need to wash the place 7 times with water, and 1 time with water mixed with clean earth so that th...
My father is a Muslim, but unlike me, he does not do prayers. In his youth, a few decades ago, he was licked by a dog. As far as I know, the dog belongs to a hard-to-remove najis, and to remove it, you need to wash the place 7 times with water, and 1 time with water mixed with clean earth so that the water will be cloudy. The question is, does my father need first of all to clean the alleged place where the dog licked him from najis (my father does not remember exactly where the dog licked him), since he wants to start doing prayers?
Amir
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regarding what the imam says before starting prayer (to make the line straight etc)
Recently I have been wondering regarding something that I've been hearing since childhood. when we stand in the congregation for the obligatory prayer making the lines, the imam says in arabic a few phrases. i can make out that what he says is to make the lines in accordance with the sunnah (*our mo...
Recently I have been wondering regarding something that I've been hearing since childhood.
when we stand in the congregation for the obligatory prayer making the lines, the imam says in arabic a few phrases. i can make out that what he says is to make the lines in accordance with the sunnah (*our mother tongue is not arabic*)
my question is that is it a must to say that in arabic everytime before we start the prayer?, or is it sunnah?, or are they doing it just to remind us to make the lines straight as its kind of like the responsibility of the imam.
ahmd
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May 8, 2025, 09:11 AM
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Rules for receiting a surah during salat
If I look at youtube, an imam may recite a surah X from ayah a to b, or surah Y from ayah c to d during a salat. For example Al Baqarah from ayah 153 - 158, Humazah from ayah 1 - 9, or Ash Shu'ara from ayah 86 - 104, etc. Where do we learn this ? How do we know that we can recite Al Baqarah 153 - 15...
If I look at youtube, an imam may recite a surah X from ayah a to b, or surah Y from ayah c to d during a salat. For example Al Baqarah from ayah 153 - 158, Humazah from ayah 1 - 9, or Ash Shu'ara from ayah 86 - 104, etc. Where do we learn this ? How do we know that we can recite Al Baqarah 153 - 158, and not 157 - 159, or 151 - 155 ? If I look at either the quran.com or quranwbw.com, there is no symbol whatsoever that indicate it.
Tom Ang
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May 31, 2023, 09:07 PM
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How much area man should cover his body in salah?
If a man has to offer salah,how much minimum area of his body should be covered? answer with reference please
If a man has to offer salah,how much minimum area of his body should be covered? answer with reference please
Anonymous
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Jun 9, 2021, 06:04 AM
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