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  • Prays in working place

    I am working in an office where there is no room to pray. Even the walls are in glass so if you pray everybody will see you. The only solution for me to pray on time was to do it in the lavatories! Knowing that they are clean, the floor is clean, and the WCs are closed with doors. I only finish working after 7 or 8 pm so it would be really late to pray.. More

  • Praying Sunnah of Fajr after Fajr

    Can I pray (Sunnah)of the Fajr after the Fajr? .. More

  • Calling the Athaan Inside the Mosque

    Is it true that calling the Adhan inside the mosque is an innovation?About the Fajr prayer which Adhan was supposed to be called first, as Salat Kairun Mina Naom or the general one. .. More

  • Small Children Standing in Rows for Prayer

    On entering the mosque while the Iqama has been made you see small children between the rows, can we remove them so we can stand in their place? .. More

  • The Istikhaarah Prayer

    I would like to know the following things regarding Istikhara. Please try to answer them all as I do Istikhara often, and I don't want to be confused about it. Can I do Istikhara for someone else like my mother, sister or friend? They want to undertake a matter but they want me to do Istikhara for them!Secondly, how exactly should an Istikhara be interpreted,.. More

  • Where to perform Salat

    Praying Salat al-Fard in the mosque! My mosque is a 15 minute walk from my house, but near my house there is clinic of doctors and they have Musalla that they pray only three prays Jamaah (together), so can I pray with them in the Musalla or to go to the mosque? Can I pray Salat al-Fajr and Isha at home with my family or with friends?.. More

  • Working Hours Conflict with Prayer Times

    I'm working in a foreign company and the hours of work are from 8:00AM till 7:30PM without a break, so I can't pray each prayer in the time except Fajr, Maghrib and Isha. Are my prayers acceptable or what is the solution? .. More

  • Is It Compulsory to Invoke Blessings upon Prophet When Hearing His Name While Praying?

    While I was praying, someone mentioned the Prophet's name. Is it compulsory on me to invoke blessing upon him? When we recite a verse that has Sajdah in prayer, is it compulsory to prostrate? .. More

  • Class Time Conflicts with Jumu'ah Prayer

    I am a student at one of the USA universities. I need one more semester to graduate. Next semester I have a time conflict between the Jumu'ah prayer time and the classes that I need. The first it has happened to me. What should I do? .. More

  • Morning devotions before Fajr

    I like to pray the prayers of night. So I wake up half an hour before the Fajr prayer and I pray, then I finish it by Witr. Then I read Qur'an for 10 minutes before the morning prayers. Is this correct?.. More

  • Positions in Prayer

    1) How are we to make a straight line for prayer with our toes or our heels aligned? Which way is Sunnah? 2) How should we sit in the second and last Raka'h? .. More

  • Needs to say Isha prayer after sleeping

    I am a woman and work in an office. I have gone through a lot of problems which have made me quite tiresome. I work full time and by the time I reach home it is almost Maghrib. I say my prayers and then eat something. After eating I become drowsy and find it difficult/hard to say my Isha prayers. What do, I go to sleep and then get up. Sometimes,.. More

  • Two names for Salat al-Fajr

    What is the difference between Salat al-Fajr and Salat al-Subh?.. More

  • Number of Rawaatib Prayers

    I would like to know the details of voluntary Raka'h of prayer per day. I know the obligatory Raka'h but I need to know Sunnah prayers as per different scholars; viz. Imam Shafi , Malik , Hambali , etc. .. More

  • Direction of Mecca from North America

    Which direction is Mecca from North America? I believe that it is southeast but many mosques and people in North America pray northeast... More