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Improper performance of prayers (namaz) and ghusl in the past
I've been praying since I was 13 years old, but now I'm learning about all the new nuances that, as it turned out, made all my prayers invalid. First, I learned that during ghusl, you need to wash the skin under your nails, straighten your hair with your fingers so that the water reaches your scalp,...
I've been praying since I was 13 years old, but now I'm learning about all the new nuances that, as it turned out, made all my prayers invalid. First, I learned that during ghusl, you need to wash the skin under your nails, straighten your hair with your fingers so that the water reaches your scalp, and rinse your navel, but I didn't do that because I didn't know that I need to do it. I performed a new, correct, ghusl. It's been 1 month, and now I've learned that during prostration (sudjud) you need to touch the floor/carpet with your nose, but I didn't know, and I didn't touch the floor with my nose. Question: Do I need to make up for all the previous prayers now? Now I am afraid that I will do prayers, and after a long time I will find out about some minor nuance again, and again all my prayers will be invalid.
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the law of canceling prayers at school
apakah boleh meng qodho sholat Zuhur di wktu solat ashar di krnakn jika solat di sekola masjid penuh dan takut tidak fokus / terburu" oleh jam belajar
apakah boleh meng qodho sholat Zuhur di wktu solat ashar di krnakn jika solat di sekola masjid penuh dan takut tidak fokus / terburu" oleh jam belajar
Sekar Cahyarahmadani3
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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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Prayer in tight clothes
My question is related to women clothing in prayer.If prayer in tight clothes is haram than how is the prayer not invalid?
My question is related to women clothing in prayer.If prayer in tight clothes is haram than how is the prayer not invalid?
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Do I have to redo my wuduu if I touch something impure
I have a question regarding wuduu and purity. I made wuduu and I was packing my clothes as we were heading back home from travelling, as I was packing I touched my dirty clothes my accident that I put on the side for laundry to wash when I head back home (such as dirty undergarments/pajamas). I then...
I have a question regarding wuduu and purity. I made wuduu and I was packing my clothes as we were heading back home from travelling, as I was packing I touched my dirty clothes my accident that I put on the side for laundry to wash when I head back home (such as dirty undergarments/pajamas). I then just used some sanitiser and prayed as it was prayer time maybe after it by a couple of minutes. It’s all dry however there were all in a laundry bag all together before I transferred it to the bag. Should I redo my prayer?
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swallowing excessive saliva while fasting will break your roza or not?
Asslam o alaikum to all of my brothers and sisters.. Well my question is that i have searched in google that when a person swallow his saliva while fasting is this breaks persons fast..? Everywhere it shows that swallowing saliva will not breaks persons fast but whenever i do sehri after sehri my mo...
Asslam o alaikum to all of my brothers and sisters.. Well my question is that i have searched in google that when a person swallow his saliva while fasting is this breaks persons fast..? Everywhere it shows that swallowing saliva will not breaks persons fast but whenever i do sehri after sehri my mouth suddenly filled with water till iftari so is this ok to swallow that much saliva?.. Most people do not fell that much saliva in their mouth as i do..Mostly i spit out but after 2 or 3 mint again my mouth fill with water.. Iam not good in english but i hope you get whatever i said. My question is only that is this ok to swallow that much saliva? But it's very hard for me to not to swallow saliva while praying salah in the month of ramadan.. We don't use tissues while praying salah so i swallow my saliva because there is no any other way of spitting out while praying salah specially in the month of ramdhan
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Does vaginal flatulence break wudu?
Otherwise known as queefn This can occur when air is trapped in the you know what and then is released producing a farting sound. This often occurs when I rukuu or Sujud and I was wondering if it falls under the category of passing gas and if so do I need to retake wudhu?
Otherwise known as queefn This can occur when air is trapped in the you know what and then is released producing a farting sound. This often occurs when I rukuu or Sujud and I was wondering if it falls under the category of passing gas and if so do I need to retake wudhu?
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Did the sahaba pray with hands on side?
Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah, a maliki argued with me that some sahaba prayed with their hands on side, he mentioned these sahahba : -‘Abdullah ibn Zubayr [s/o -Sayyiduna Zubayr and -Sayyidatuna Asma bint Abi Bakr] -Muhammad al-Baqir -Ja’far as-Sadiq -Musa al-Khadhim -Hasan al-Basri [Student of I...
Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah, a maliki argued with me that some sahaba prayed with their hands on side, he mentioned these sahahba : -‘Abdullah ibn Zubayr [s/o -Sayyiduna Zubayr and -Sayyidatuna Asma bint Abi Bakr]
-Muhammad al-Baqir
-Ja’far as-Sadiq
-Musa al-Khadhim
-Hasan al-Basri [Student of Imam ‘Ali]
-an-Nakha’i [tabi’i and student of ‘Abdullah ibn Abbas]
-Layth ibn Sa’ad [teacher of Imam as-Sahfi’i who said about him – ‘kana afqah min Malik – ‘He was more learned than Malik’]
-Imam al-Awzai [Mujtahid Imam of ahlus-Shaam whose madhab died out]
-ibn al-Qasim
-ibn Abu’l HakamIs
He Provided evidence for one and it follows :
Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah (Volume 1, Page 391, Hadith 3946): It is narrated that some of the companions, including Abdullah ibn Zubayr and Sa'id ibn al-Musayyib, prayed with their hands at their sides. The report goes:
"عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ قَالَ: كَانَ ابْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ إِذَا صَلَّى تَرَكَ يَدَيْهِ، وَلَمْ يَضَعْ إِحْدَاهُمَا عَلَى الْأُخْرَى."
Translation: Ibn Jurayj said: "When Ibn Zubayr prayed, he would leave his hands (by his sides) and not place one of them over the other."
Please tell me if any of those companions including Abdullah ibn zubayr praying with hands on side is authentic or not. jazakAllahu khayrann
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Wudu in the shower must the feet and hair be dried before making ablution in the shower?
I’ve heard that making wudu in the shower that your hair and feet must be dry or partly dry before marking abolition in the shower. So I’m in a standing shower so let’s just go worse case scenario. What if my feet was completely soaked can I still make ablution? Also what if the wetness of my feel l...
I’ve heard that making wudu in the shower that your hair and feet must be dry or partly dry before marking abolition in the shower. So I’m in a standing shower so let’s just go worse case scenario. What if my feet was completely soaked can I still make ablution? Also what if the wetness of my feel like rolls of while being in the shower so the foot is wet but like not in large amounts?
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Made a mistake in Salat with a mispronunciation accident
During sujood in the second rakat, I said Subhaana robbiyal-a'alaa, Subhaana robbiyal-a'alaa, and then in the third time of saying it I said Subhaana robbiyal-a'alaam by accident. Does that invalidate my prayer? I also did sujood sahw for that mistake.
During sujood in the second rakat, I said Subhaana robbiyal-a'alaa, Subhaana robbiyal-a'alaa, and then in the third time of saying it I said Subhaana robbiyal-a'alaam by accident. Does that invalidate my prayer? I also did sujood sahw for that mistake.
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Dec 17, 2024, 07:53 PM
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Ruling on folding your trousers during Salah to prevent Isbal
I have done my research on the topic of Isbal (where the lower garments cover the ankles), and I would like to prevent this from happening by folding my trousers up to not cover my ankles. But here's the issue, I have read that folding your garments during Salah is totally prohibited, meanwhile if I...
I have done my research on the topic of Isbal (where the lower garments cover the ankles), and I would like to prevent this from happening by folding my trousers up to not cover my ankles. But here's the issue, I have read that folding your garments during Salah is totally prohibited, meanwhile if I do not fold them they will cover the ankles. What do I do in this situation? I do not have alternative garments that are not too short or too long.
Wasim Alsaqqa
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Aug 25, 2023, 05:41 PM
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Mastubation of a teen
I’m a teen that masterbate and I want to stop for me to be able to do my prayer what can I do restart my prayer and to stop masturbating . And also does masturbating affect my prayer?
I’m a teen that masterbate and I want to stop for me to be able to do my prayer what can I do restart my prayer and to stop masturbating . And also does masturbating affect my prayer?
Mariam Kanoute
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Is it common among Sufis to not feel obligated to pray, drink wine, etc.?
From *On the Boundaries of Theological Tolerance in Islam* (Faysal Al-Tafriqa Bayn Al-Islam wal Zandaqa) by [Al-Ghazali][1] (translation: [pdf][2]) writes: > Included among such matters would be the claims of some **who style themselves Sufis to the effect that they have reached a state between them...
From *On the Boundaries of Theological Tolerance in Islam* (Faysal Al-Tafriqa Bayn Al-Islam wal Zandaqa) by Al-Ghazali (translation: pdf ) writes:
> Included among such matters would be the claims of some **who style themselves Sufis to the effect that they have reached a state between themselves and God wherein they are no longer obligated to pray, and that drinking wine, devouring state funds, and other forms of disobedience are rendered licit to them**. Such people, without doubt, must be executed...
This passage took me quite by surprise. The text is nearly 1000 years old and might be obsolete. Moreover, even back then, it might only be referring to a very small proportion of the Sufi population. Hence my question:
**Question**: Is it common among Sufis to not feel obligated to pray, drink wine, etc.?
I'm guessing it's not common, but I don't have anything to back up that guess. And there's plenty of Muslims around who don't pray, drink wine, and so on.
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Namaz behind imam who lowers his garment is it accepted
Asslamualikum I have a doubt I am of view that the salah is not accepted when we lower our garment but if our imam lowees his garment so should I read behind him bcoz I think it will be difficult to go to another masjid
Asslamualikum I have a doubt I am of view that the salah is not accepted when we lower our garment but if our imam lowees his garment so should I read behind him bcoz I think it will be difficult to go to another masjid
Muhammad Sufiyan Zubair
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How many Rak'at is it after Isha (Shia)?
Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim. Alhamdulillahi rabbil-'alamin. Was-Salatu was-Salam 'ala Sayyidina wa Azimina, Wa Habibi Qulubina wa Shafii Nufusina, Abul Qasim Muhammad. Wa 'ala Ahli Bayti tayyibina tahireen. ---------- [Hadith (Al Kafi V 3 – The Book Of Salāt CH 84 H 2) from kitab Al-Kafi][2] > (It ha...
Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim. Alhamdulillahi rabbil-'alamin. Was-Salatu was-Salam 'ala Sayyidina wa Azimina, Wa Habibi Qulubina wa Shafii Nufusina, Abul Qasim Muhammad. Wa 'ala Ahli Bayti tayyibina tahireen.
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Hadith (Al Kafi V 3 – The Book Of Salāt CH 84 H 2) from kitab Al-Kafi
> (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah (asws) having said:
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> ‘The Obligatory and the optional (Salāts) are fifty one Rak’at –
> **from it are two Rak’at after the night (to be prayed) seated, counted as one Rak’at prayed while he is standing.** The Obligatory
> from these are seventeen Rak’at, and the optional are thirty four
> Rak’at’.
Arabic text is
I didn't understand the description in bold. Translation is terrible. And I don't understand Arabic either.
**How many Rak'at is it after Isha?**
Can anyone explain how is it prayed and how the number of rak'ats are counted based on how it is prayed?
I didn't understand the description in bold. Translation is terrible. And I don't understand Arabic either.
**How many Rak'at is it after Isha?**
Can anyone explain how is it prayed and how the number of rak'ats are counted based on how it is prayed?
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Praying at school in a non-Muslim country
**Assalamu Alaykum warahmatullahi wabarakaatuh. I'd like to ask this question that's been bothering me for a long time already. I was born Muslim, Alhamdulillah, but my parents are ex-Muslims. I haven't been a practicing Muslim as a child, but I still thought of myself as a Muslim. Later, a friend s...
**Assalamu Alaykum warahmatullahi wabarakaatuh. I'd like to ask this question that's been bothering me for a long time already.
I was born Muslim, Alhamdulillah, but my parents are ex-Muslims. I haven't been a practicing Muslim as a child, but I still thought of myself as a Muslim. Later, a friend started introducing me more to Islam, and I did many research by myself, I started being a better Muslim and later learned how to pray, and now I pray all the daily prayers Subhan Allah. My parents know that I am a religious person, and they accepted me praying Alhamdulillah. And here's the main thing I'm concerned about: almost everyday, my school ends so late that I miss Dhuhr and Asr too, Astaghfirullah. I have tried praying at school, tried finding a private corner but it's extremely difficult. I have been thinking that should I talk with my teacher or my parents, but I'm also afraid they're gonna mock me etc, I don't have the courage Astaghfirullah. I feel so, so guilty even though I pray them when I come home and I come home when Maghrib time has already begun. I don't know what to do. Does anyone have any advice? Jazak Allahu Khair!**
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What if someone makes a mistake reciting Surah fatiha in prayer?
If while praying a person makes a mistake in Surah Fatiha and realizes his mistake after saying Ameen does he have to begin recitation again from the beginning or should he start from the Ayah that he got wrong? What about a person who makes this mistake behind an imam and has to hurry because the I...
If while praying a person makes a mistake in Surah Fatiha and realizes his mistake after saying Ameen does he have to begin recitation again from the beginning or should he start from the Ayah that he got wrong? What about a person who makes this mistake behind an imam and has to hurry because the Imam has started bowing?
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Praying Salah outside home for women
Assalamualaikum I live in a country where only 1/100 mosques have space for women, and there are rarely any prayer spots. So, when I am outside home, and there are no washroom to do wudu and no proper place to pray as a woman, what do I do? Also please reply a result with Quranic or hadithic referen...
Assalamualaikum
I live in a country where only 1/100 mosques have space for women, and there are rarely any prayer spots. So, when I am outside home, and there are no washroom to do wudu and no proper place to pray as a woman, what do I do?
Also please reply a result with Quranic or hadithic reference since I am a Sunni Muslim.
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During salat who is permissible to answer "sami'a Allahu li-man hamidah"?
While in congregational salat ,after the imam has risen from the ruku position stating "sami'a Allahu li-man hamidah " do the followers say Rabbana wa laka l-hamd" out loud?
While in congregational salat ,after the imam has risen from the ruku position stating "sami'a Allahu li-man hamidah " do the followers say Rabbana wa laka l-hamd" out loud?
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Is it proven to say this du'a before niyyah of salah?
> Inni Wajjhatu Wajhiya Lillazi Fataras Samawati Wal Ardha Hanifaun Wa Maa Ana Minal Mushrikeen. Translation: "I have made myself attentive towards Him who has created the earth & sky & I surrendered to Him. I am not one of those who associate something with Him." **Question:** This is done in Hanaf...
> Inni Wajjhatu Wajhiya Lillazi Fataras Samawati Wal Ardha Hanifaun Wa Maa Ana Minal Mushrikeen.
Translation: "I have made myself attentive towards Him who has created the earth & sky & I surrendered to Him. I am not one of those who associate something with Him."
**Question:** This is done in Hanafi school but I want to know if there's an authentic Hadith.
According to this article ["What Is Namaz"](http://www.islamic-web.com/namaz-salat/what-is-prayer/) it is said **before** the Niyyah. I thought the order was Niyyah, Takbeer, opening du'a (there's a few).
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