Salat – Prayer



Ritual prayer in Islam, its integral, recommended, disliked and other aspects.


What is the reason to some daily prayers in loud voice and some silently?

On the five fard prayers of the day, why some are made silently, like zuhr and ‘asr , and some in loud voice, fajr, maghrib, ishaa? Continue reading

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Sunnah Salah after Fard

If we have missed the Sunnahs before the Fard Prayer because Jama for Fard prayer has started then can we pray the 2 Sunnah of Fajar, 4 of Zuhur, 4 of Asr and 4 of Isha after finishing with the Fard Jamah or its not correct to pray afterwards. Continue reading

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Wudu Steps

Allah swt said: يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ إِذَا قُمْتُمْ إِلَى الصَّلاةِ فاغْسِلُواْ وُجُوهَكُمْ وَأَيْدِيَكُمْ إِلَى الْمَرَافِقِ وَامْسَحُواْ بِرُؤُوسِكُمْ وَأَرْجُلَكُمْ إِلَى الْكَعْبَينِ {O ye who believe! when ye prepare for prayer, wash your faces, and your hands (and arms) to the … Continue reading

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Namaz Etiquette

What is the purpose of moving finger during tashahud & does this action belong to any fiqh? Continue reading

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Lost Post – Wudu Steps

I had bookmarked “wudu steps” to which Sheikh Hisham Kabbani had replied at length about how to properly perform wudu with full supplications, but it has been lost. Continue reading

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Mentioning the Prophet (s) in the Salat

Allah in the Quran clearly states as does Mohammad (s), that you should not mention anyone or thing while doing the Salat prayer, yet, Mohammad is mentioned. Continue reading

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Jamak Prayer

Question: May Allah always bless you in health and happiness. I have friends asking me whether they can do jamak prayer although they’re not traveling because of their meetings or stuck in traffic to avoid missing prayer. Well I told … Continue reading

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Is this correct?

Question: Assalamualaykoum warahmatullah wa barakatu, Please forgive me if I am incorrect but I believe it is wrong to utter prayers in Arabic only. The reason I believe this is because to me it is limiting. This is like saying … Continue reading

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Khalwat and Sholat

There were disturbances in my mind while reading a story about the khalwa of Syeh Nazim with Syeh Abdulloh ad Dagestan. The story explained that Syeh Nazim just came out to see the sun and when for praying in jamaah….
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Dua in Sajdah

While going in sajdah during the routine fard salah after we have read Subhana Rabbi Yal Aala, can we make dua in our own language whatever we want to request Allah Tala or can we only recite the duas recited by Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him in sajdah? Continue reading

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