Salat – Prayer



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


Reciting a`udhu billah in Salat

Posted on November 25, 2010 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Q: Are we alound to read ozabillah minishatan n rajeem anythime in our salah ? Continue reading →

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Yawning in Prayer

Posted on November 23, 2010 by Taher Siddiqui

Q: When I pray, do Dhikr or recite the Qur’an, I regularly yawn a great deal. I try and fight it but without success. Can you give me some advice please as it interferes with my worshipping? Continue reading →

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wiping over the socks

Posted on November 23, 2010 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Q: What kind of socks can we wipe over? Continue reading →

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Praying Jumu`ah at Ahmadiyya Mosque

Posted on November 12, 2010 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Question: Assalaamu’alaikum, What can I do when there is no mosque near me? The nearest one is an Ahmadiyya mosque. Am I allowed to pray jama’ah there? If not, how should I do my Friday prayer? Thank you and may … Continue reading →

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Praying Behind Wahabi Imam
Prier derrière un imam Wahabi

Posted on November 11, 2010 by Eshaykh Staff

Q: I live in Saudi Arabia and here in most of the masjids the imams are either salafi/wahabi and they dont even recite basmala before fathiha. My question is whether we can follow that imam for prayer? [fr]J’habite en Arabie Saoudite et ici la plupart des imams sont wahabi ou salafi…[/fr] Continue reading →

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Prier derrière un imam Wahabi

Ongoing Discharge and Ablution

Posted on November 10, 2010 by Hajjah Naziha Adil

Q: I have a question about purity for salat. I have constant vaginal discharge that does not stop between my periods. It is yellow in color. Do I need to make wudu before every prayer even if I do not lose my wudu, or does this discharge nullify my wudu? Continue reading →

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Picking Up Child During Prayer

Posted on November 9, 2010 by Hajjah Naziha Adil

Q: Is my prayer still valid and can I take (my child) in my arms when I pray and put her down in sajda? Continue reading →

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Wiping Over Socks in Ablution

Posted on November 8, 2010 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Q: Can we wipe over the socks during ablution? Continue reading →

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Avoiding Gha’ib Janaza for Hanafi Murids?

Posted on November 6, 2010 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Question: Asalaamu Alaykum, In the Hanafi Madhab Ghaibana Salatul Janaza is not permissible, so for Hanafi murids should they still do it or avoid it? JazakAllah Khayr. Answer: `Alaykum as-Salam, Among murids we pray salat al-janaza `ala al-gha’ibin regardless of … Continue reading →

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Make-up Prayers When Traveling

Posted on November 2, 2010 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Q: When we travel 50 miles we only [pray] two rakats. Suppose we don’t do these rakats when we arrived at destination. We go back home. Do we then 2 or we do replace it with the normal number of fard rakaates? Continue reading →

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