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  • Time of 'Asr starts while combining Thuhr and 'Asr

    Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu, Shaykh. I was combining the Thuhr and ‘Asr prayer at the time of the Thuhr, and the azan for the ‘Asr started while I was still praying the ‘Asr. Are my prayers valid? Do I need to repeat them? If yes, then only the ‘Asr, or the Thuhr also? Also, I suffer from illnesses that require the renewal.. More

  • 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

  • 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? .. More

  • Difficulty of using fractured thumb in ablution and prayer

    Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuh, Shaykhs. I suffered a 'hair line fracture', as mentioned by a specialist, in my right thumb. I am taking pain killers, but I should not touch that area and completely avoid any stress to it. Following are my questions about it. In ablution, I am facing difficulty when wiping my head, as the thumb.. More

  • Praying on plane

    What is the ruling on praying the ‘Isha on a plane when you could have joined it with the Maghrib? .. More

  • Ruling on praying on plane

    Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu. Our plane will take off before the Thuhr and land before the ‘Asr (at my destination). However, I fear that because of baggage collection and immigration procedures, I might not be able to pray the Thuhr within its time. In this case, should I pray on the plane? I do not think that I can combine the.. More

  • Prostrating when praying seated

    Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu, Shaykh. Yesterday, while I was praying the Fajr prayer (I was praying seated due to an illness and was bowing and prostrating while seated on a chair), I forgot to do make my prostration lower than my bowing (I strongly felt that it was almost the same). Hence I worried whether my prayer would be valid.. More

  • Praying with Tayammum due to old age

    I have a grandmother whom I have started to help to pray recently. Given that she cannot get up on her own and that moving is difficult for her, she performs Tayammum (dry ablution). I was not aware of this fact and let her pray without it at first. Does she have to repeat those prayers? Understand that she was not really practising before and that.. More

  • Sitting on chair with back support while praying

    Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu, Shaykh. Is it permissible to use a chair that has a back support whilst praying? I pray on a sitting tool due to an illness in the knees and feet, and it does not have a back support. It is a sitting tool. However, now I suffer pain in my upper back, below the shoulders, and it hurts me if I do not.. More

  • Fingers are spread in bowing and joined in prostration

    Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu, Shaykh. I have the following question: when one bows when prayingwhile sitting on a chair or on ground, should the hands that are placed on the kneeshave their fingers spread or should they be joined together? I have the same question for the prostration when one does it without touching the ground;.. More

  • Standing after first Tashahhud not obligation when praying while sitting

    Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu, Shaykh. I sit and pray even for the obligatory prayer due to pain in my feet, but I bow while standing and start praying while standing as it is a short period of standing. I know that standing is an essential pillar of the prayer, but I am confused on whether I must stand after the first Tashahhud.. More

  • Praying while sitting without feet touching ground

    Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu, Shaykh. Is it permissible to pray on a "high" chair/sitting tool with one's feet not touching the ground? (For someone who suffers if their feet are placed on the ground.) May Allaah reward you, Shaykh. .. More

  • Combining prayers to avoid OCD in ablution

    Assalaamu alaykum, I suffer from continuos Waswaas (devilish whisperings) regarding ablution, so it takes a lot of time and mental pressure for me to perform ablution each time. Can I combine the Thuhr and ‘Asr and the Magrib and ‘Ishaa so that I can pray two prayers with one ablution till I get rid of this OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder)? .. More

  • Combining prayers due to old age

    Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu. Praise be to Allaah, my maternal grandmother is over 100 years old. She prays some prayers before their defined time. She prays the ‘Ishaa prayer along with the Maghrib prayer, and the ‘Asr prayer along with the Thuhr prayer. My question is: can she continue praying this way due to her age? When.. More

  • Combining prayers without valid reason

    A long time ago, I used to combine prayers together; I did this out of ignorance. My question is: were those prayers valid? And if not, then what should I do now? I used to shorten the prayers as well. Someone had told me that it was permissible to combine prayers if someone could not pray on time, so I assumed, as he did not mention anything about.. More