When the Muezzin calls the Iqaamah (second, small call to prayer) of the prayer, some fellow Muslims say 'La Ilaha Illa Allaah' in a loud voice. The Imaam objected to this, saying that this action does not belong to Islam and is not authentically proven to have been done by the Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, or his Companions,.. More
We work in an oilfield in the sea and live on board of a ship that does not sail but stands still in its place. We used to perform the Friday prayer until someone came and told us that it is not valid for us to do so. Thus, we stopped offering it. Please inform us of the Sharee'ah ruling on performing the Friday prayer in such a case. Is it obligatory.. More
The Imaam prayed Shaf‘ and Witr‘ as three consecutive Rak‘ahs (units of prayer) like the Maghrib prayer. However, my intention was to offer them separately, in the form of two Rak‘ahs as Shaf‘ and one Rak‘ah as Witr‘. Hence, I offered Tasleem after I prayed two Rak‘ahs with the Imaam, and then I offered the Witr‘ prayer in a separate.. More
If the Imaam makes Tasleem (saying: Assalamu ‘Alaykum) at the end of prayer, and I still have to make up one Rak‘ah (unit of prayer) or more; when should I stand to offer the part of the prayer that I missed? Should I stand while the Imaam is making the first Tasleem, after it, or after both Tasleems?
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What should be done by someone who prayed the obligatory Maghrib prayer behind another who was offering a voluntary prayer and he caught up with him upon standing for the second Rak‘ah (unit of prayer)? When the one who was offering the voluntary prayer felt the other person praying behind him, he completed the prescribed number of Rak‘ahs of the.. More
Dear brothers in Islam, what should the Imaam do if he loses his ablution while giving the Friday sermon?
May Allaah Almighty reward you the best for serving Islam.
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What is the ruling on an Imaam who waits for some time after rising from bowing in the second rak‘ah (unit of prayer) of the Fajr prayer in order for the worshippers praying behind him, who follow the Shafi‘i school of Fiqh, to make Qunoot. The Imaam does so because he does not follow the opinion that adopts the validity of making Qunoot in the.. More
A disagreement occurred in the neighborhood mosque between the volunteer Imaam, who is not a regular appointed Imaam, and a number of worshippers regarding the time of the Fajr prayer. The Imaam believes that the prayer should be offered twenty-five minutes after the time set by the calendar in order to attain surety that the time of true dawn has actually.. More
Is it permissible to change a television channel while the Azaan is being broadcasted? Is it permissible to perform prayer after the Azaan has been broadcasted on television but has not been called in the mosque yet?
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Sometimes I pray behind my husband, whose recitation is so quick, especially in the inaudible prayers; that sometimes I am not able to recite Al-Faatihah in full, or I recite it very quickly, but in most cases I cannot complete its recitation. I alerted him many times to recite in a slower manner, and he responds for some time, but then he returns to.. More
What should I do if I was reciting a certain part of a Surah in an obligatory prayer, forgot the following verses, and continued failing to remember them despite my attempts? Should I stop the recitation and shift to bowing or recite another Surah which I memorized well?
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I ask about a man who practiced sodomy in a mosque. Is closing this mosque because of this incident the correct course of action? Please note that only one person saw him doing so and did not report about him.
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There is a mosque in a neighboring village which is said to have been built by ‘Amr ibn Al-‘As, may Allaah be pleased with him. I wish to see this mosque; is it permissible or not?
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