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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.
Amir
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dealing with constant doubts
Assalamualaikum, I've been constantly experiencing was was in all aspects of worship (do not read if ur facing the same situation as I ended up mimicking other people's obsessive actions as well) whether it is my wudhu that I have to redo 3+ more time or doubting the purity of my clothes, my pronunc...
Assalamualaikum,
I've been constantly experiencing was was in all aspects of worship
(do not read if ur facing the same situation as I ended up mimicking other people's obsessive actions as well)
whether it is my wudhu that I have to redo 3+ more time or doubting the purity of my clothes, my pronunciation ect...
or if I released discharge during prayer (this one always turns out to be false so it easier for me to ignore it ) but there's also mainly if I did one or two sajda. For the later one recording myself praying and then checking made me realize that I've always performed it well everytime.
So can I not even second guess it even tho the doubt is strong and am I allowed to not repeat any Salah regardless of how doubtful am I at least until the waswas is gone? and will Allah hold me accountable for not acting upon anything until it gets better?
ellma maylice
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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?
Fiza Tahir
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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
Ahmed
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Are the reasons behind the legislation of each salah authentic?
Assalamualaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, It has been said that each prayer has a specific hikmah behind it. For instance, it has been said that for fajr, it was because Adam عليه السلام saw darkness and became afraid and so prayed a rak’at due to fear, and when it became light he prayed another...
Assalamualaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh,
It has been said that each prayer has a specific hikmah behind it.
For instance, it has been said that for fajr, it was because Adam عليه السلام saw darkness and became afraid and so prayed a rak’at due to fear, and when it became light he prayed another rak’at due to gratefulness — and this became Fajr. (Source: https://www.islamweb.net/ar/library/content/307/1937/باب-الصلاة-الوسطى-أي-الصلوات-هي-)
Is this true? JazakAllah khair
slx
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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?
Bae Remi
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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
Al_salafi
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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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Performance of salah inside institutions
Iam studying in a medical school, iam trying not to miss the prayers most of the days, but due to exam rush and limited time iam not able to perform wudu. My question is "can i perform salah without wudu on the situation like this?. Is there will be any consideration?"
Iam studying in a medical school, iam trying not to miss the prayers most of the days, but due to exam rush and limited time iam not able to perform wudu. My question is "can i perform salah without wudu on the situation like this?. Is there will be any consideration?"
Irshad
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Sep 24, 2025, 09:36 AM
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Would this invalidate dua/prayer
I have cats in my home, so my question is would cat litter scattered on my floor invalidate my dua/prayer if i make it around that area?
I have cats in my home, so my question is would cat litter scattered on my floor invalidate my dua/prayer if i make it around that area?
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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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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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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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Is the hadith about holding hands below the navel in Musannaf Abi Shaibah, Sahih?
I have found 2 Hadiths in Musannaf Abi Shaibah on which Hajrat Wahid ibn Hujur (R.A) says that Prophet holds hands below the navel is that hadith Sahih? Reference: Musannaf Abi Shaibah Hadith no: 3959. You can go to this pdf to get that hadith on page no. 715 last hadith of that page: [https://www.a...
I have found 2 Hadiths in Musannaf Abi Shaibah on which Hajrat Wahid ibn Hujur (R.A) says that Prophet holds hands below the navel is that hadith Sahih? Reference: Musannaf Abi Shaibah Hadith no: 3959. You can go to this pdf to get that hadith on page no. 715 last hadith of that page: https://www.ahlesunnatpak.com/uploads/musannaf%20ibn%20abi%20shaibah%201.pdf
> حدثنا وكيع، عن ربيع، عن أبي معشر، عن إبراهيم قال: «§يضع يمينه على شماله في الصلاة تحت السرة» (source )
> حدثنا وكيع، عن موسى بن عمير، عن علقمة بن وائل بن حجر، عن أبيه قال: «رأيت النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم §وضع يمينه على شماله في الصلاة»
(Source )
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Will Salah be not accepted if I wear a tshirt with an anime character
Will my Salah not accepted if I wear a tshirt with an anime character on the back? I want to wear a tshirt with Toji imprinted on the back (Google Toji anime character from jujutsu kaisen) I get inspired by that character to be fit and have a nice physique. However, I'm concerned if my Salah will be...
Will my Salah not accepted if I wear a tshirt with an anime character on the back?
I want to wear a tshirt with Toji imprinted on the back (Google Toji anime character from jujutsu kaisen) I get inspired by that character to be fit and have a nice physique. However, I'm concerned if my Salah will be accepted if I pray wearing that tshirt.
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Can i hold saliva in mouth until im done praying?
When im fasting i tend to collect saliva in my mouth when im praying and when im done praying i spit it out. Unfortunately for me the taste of drinking water is very strong so i always feel like im swallowing water which is why i tend to collect saliva instead of swallowing it. Is my prayer acceptab...
When im fasting i tend to collect saliva in my mouth when im praying and when im done praying i spit it out. Unfortunately for me the taste of drinking water is very strong so i always feel like im swallowing water which is why i tend to collect saliva instead of swallowing it. Is my prayer acceptable? Or should i redo them?
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Fajr Sunnah time & prayer
Fajr is at 5.15am, but the azan is given at 5.35 and the Fard prayer is 5.50 Can I pray sunnah before the azan as the Fajr time has stared & then pray Fard with Jamaat. How can I tell the people that azan needs to be called at the time of dawn & not 15/20 min late & Fard is also after a very long ga...
Fajr is at 5.15am, but the azan is given at 5.35 and the Fard prayer is 5.50
Can I pray sunnah before the azan as the Fajr time has stared & then pray Fard with Jamaat.
How can I tell the people that azan needs to be called at the time of dawn & not 15/20 min late & Fard is also after a very long gap after the dawn.
Sameer Batliwala
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