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Killing mosquito while praying
I am allergic. When a mosquito stings me, it irritates me a lot and does not stop itching. I cannot stop killing those insects, even during the prayer. Sometimes, the blood which was sucked by the mosquito is spread all over parts of my body when killing them. Do I have to repeat the ablution?
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Tawarruk in three-unit-of-prayer Witr prayer
Assalaamu alaykum. If I pray a three-unit-of-prayer Witr prayer with one sitting, should I do Tawarruk (sitting with the buttocks on the ground whith both feet on the right side of the body) in that last sitting or not?
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Whether a latecomer recites Al-Faatihah and the soorah aloud or silently
Is there any evidence to say that I should recite Al-Faatihah quietly in the prayers in which the Quran recitation is done aloud, whether I join the imam late or on time? Also, if I catch one unit of the Maghrib prayer, should I recite the Quran aloud for the next unit, praying on my own to complete my prayer? And I have the same question for when I.. More
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Manner of performing Witr prayer
In terms of performance, bowing, reciting, and so on, what is different about the Witr prayer from the five daily prayers? Is my Witr prayer acceptable if I pray one unit of Witr prayer but I perform it just like the five daily prayers from the Takbeer (saying: Allaahu Akbar) to the Tasleem (ending the prayer with the Salaam greeting)?
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Preacher of Friday sermon not required to pray Tahiyyat Al-Masjid
Assalaamu alaykum. I know that on the Friday, after entering the masjid, the Prophet used to go to the minbar and start giving the sermon without praying Tahiyyat Al-Masjid (the prayer of greeting the mosque). However, between the two sermons, he would sit for a short time (though he did not pray before sitting). So how could I reconcile that with the.. More
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Repeating after Muaththin while performing ablution
Assalaamu alaykum.
1. Can a person answer the azan while performing ablution?
2. When entering the masjid after having performed ablution, which prayer should a person perform, the two units of prayer related to performing ablution or those of the salutation of the mosque?
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Prayer of incapacitated person
My mother is paralyzed on the right side. She can only move her left hand and leg. At times, she can remember things, and sometimes she cannot do so. She is unable to speak, except for a few sounds like; aum, oi, attoi and sometimes just humming. All of this makes it difficult to understand what she is trying to say. She wears adult diapers, which she.. More
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Delaying prayer because of fear
So, if someone is in a place that is kind of broken down and scary and the prayer time is about to end, are they excused from praying until they reach a safer place after the prayer time although they do not know for sure whether their life is in danger?
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Ash-Shaafi‘i's view on intention before prayer - At-Tirmithi's view on raising hands in prayer
Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu. I have two questions:
1. I want to know whether it is true that Imam Ash-Shaafi‘i, may Allah have mercy upon him, held the view of uttering the intention before the prayer. What is authentically proven from him?
2. Some people quote the statement of Imam At-tirmithi on raising the hands in prayer.. More
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Praying in masjid that has shrine behind it
Assalaamu alaykum. Please quickly answer me without referring to another fatwa. Our bus stops for the prayer on the road by a masjid. There is a shrine of a saint outside that masjid. There is no image or grave inside the masjid. There is also no graveyard in front, nor to the left or the right side, of the masjid, but there is a graveyard and the shrine.. More
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Sitting for Jilsat Al-Istiraahah out of forgetfulness
Asssalaamu alaykum. Suppose that I do not usually do Jalsat Al-Istiraahah (briefly sitting) after the odd unit of prayer. If I mistakenly sit after odd unit of prayer thinking that it is the second or fourth one to say the Tashahhud, but before reciting anything I remember and get up, should I then do perform Sujood As-Sahw (prostration of forgetfulness).. More
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Repeating the letter ‘r’ in Takbeer and Faatihah in prayer
If I do not do that roll/trill of the 'r' sound in the Takbeer (saying Allahu Akbar [Allah is Most Great]) or Surat Al-Faatihah even though I can, is my prayer still valid?
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Imaam makes mistake in reciting Al-Faatihah
Assalaamu alaykum dear Brothers in faith. Please; is it permissible to say say " milhadulilLahi Rabil-ʻAalameen" in Surat Al-Faatihah instead of "Al-HamduLillahi Rabil-ʻAalameen?This how the Faatihah is recited by an imam in my town. Please help.
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Intention to perform specific prayer is obligatory
Assalaamu alaykum. I prayed the Maghrib in my house, then after more or less 20 minutes, I heard the azan and immediatelywent to the mosque to pray the obligatory prayer. My intention, however, was different from theirs, they prayed the ‘Ishaa’ prayer, while I prayed the Maghrib with them in a congregation, as I had forgotten that I had prayed the.. More
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Holding congregational prayer in two almost adjacent mosques
Assalaamu alaykum. Can two masjids with only two houses between them perform the Thuhr prayer at the same time?
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