Assalaamu alaykum. If a 23-year-old does not regularly pray (some days he does not pray at all) and his father asks him to lead the prayer, especially when they pray at home, can he lead the prayer? May Allaah reward you.
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Assalaamu alaykum. I pray that this finds you in the best of health. I am a revert, alhamdulillah. I live with my non-Muslim family, and they do not exactly support my decision to become a Muslim. My problem is with the Fair prayer. I am afraid that they will kick me out or retaliate if they catch me praying, and the Fajr starts after everyone has woken.. More
When Ataa ibn Yasaar, may Allaah be pleased with him, enquired from Zaid bin Thaabit, may Allaah be pleased with him,concerning reciting behind the imam, he replied, “There is no recitation whatsoever behind the imam.” [Muslim, vol. 1, pg. 410] Jaabir, may Allaah be pleased with him,mentioned, “There is no prayer for the one who does not recite.. More
Assalaamu alaykum. When one misses the prayer due to oversleeping by accident, is it halal to drink water before praying? And if it is permissible to drink water due to thirst that might distract from prayer etc., is it permissible for them to eat food also?
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Assalaamu alaykum. In most of my prayers, I feel like passing wind, so I do hold it in sometimes and continue my prayer, especially when it happens too often. I do not have any medical issues that could cause that; I prayed about this, but it seems to be more of a psychological issue. I always feel guilty about holding it in because when I ask about.. More
I try to focus in my prayers, but the problem is that sometimes my mind goes elsewhere and I then try to get back in concentration. Doing these activities, I sometimes understand that I have reached the end of the prayer while not having been concentrating. So is it permissible for me to pause sometimes, like five to ten seconds, during the prayer,.. More
Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu. My question is the following: Can I use pictures/images or any visual aids about my topicto show to the attendees while I am delivering the Friday sermon? Kindly answer my question according to the Islamic point of view. Thank you, and may Allaah reward you.
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I prayed behind someone for about eight months but later discovered that he is a sponsored christian who has some knowledge of Islam. He was never muslim. What is the status of the prayers that I prayed behind him?
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Assalaamu alaykom brothers in Islam, my questions are the following:
1. Considering the fact that the Prophet, sallallaahu ʻalayhi wa sallam, andthe four Caliphs did not delegate others to lead the prayer, is it in accordance with the Sunnah to delegate another person to lead our prayer instead of the Amir/Imam of the community?
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Assalaamu alaykum. I wanted to ask about burping whilst reciting the Faatihah during prayer. I was praying behind my imam when I felt the accumulation of gas in my throat. I ignored it and while I was reciting the Faatihah, I felt it release and even heard it. I was reciting the Faatihah not completely silently but with some sound, and the burp sounded.. More
In his Silsilah,Al-Albaani declared pointing between the two prostrations to be an innovation for two reasons. One of those reasons was that "the report from Abdur-Razzaaq is weak because Al-Farayaabi was the only one to report it from Sufyan and he had weakness in his old age, so perhaps it is from his weak reports." Al-Albaani could not confirm that.. More
Assalaamu alaukum. I was arguing with my friends in the room. They wanted to sleep, and I wanted to study. So I switched on the light at my side and switched it off at the other side. They insisted on me switching off all of them. Then, during the argument, he told me that there is a hadith that states that a Muslim who disturbs other Muslims will have.. More
The imam in my locality believes that Allaah is above His Throne. In addition to that, he also believes that Allaah is everywhere. Can I pray behind this imam? [Please do not refer to similar questions that have already been asked on this website.]
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