Ayyoob as-Sikhtiyaanee used to quietly stand the entire night in prayer, and in the morning [at the time of Fajr] he would raise his voice as if [giving the impression] he had just awoken at that time.
Tag: prayer
Obligatory prayer takes place whilst performing tawaaf or sa’ee
Whilst performing the sa’ee, the Maghrib prayer took place, so I prayed and thereafter [continued with and] completed the sa’ee; so is that sa’ee correct?
When to move the index finger during the tashahhud
When should the [index] finger be moved during the tashahhud?
Allocating specific supplications for particular days
Is it permissible for a Muslim to allocate specific supplications of remembrance for particular days, such that for every day, he allocates a specific supplication of remembrance?
Renting a building for use as a masjid
We have a rented place which we have assumed like a musallaa [where we] pray the obligatory five and the jumu’ah. This place is not owned by the Muslims, rather it is rented?
The iqaamah for the women’s prayer
Are the women required to call the iqaamah when they gather for the prayer?
Arrived late for the jumu’ah prayer
What should the worshipper do on the day of jumu’ah, if he arrives for the [jumu’ah] prayer and finds the imaam in the final tashahhud?
Travelling by plane and does not know direction of qiblah
A man travelling by plane does not know the direction of the qiblah, because no-one [on the plane] knew the direction [of the qiblah].
Where to place the chair when praying seated in congregation
…should he place the back legs of the chair in line with the people praying, or should he place the front legs in line with the feet of the people praying?
Changing the tone of your voice during the recitation
Some of the imaams try to stir the hearts of the people and affect them by changing the tone of their voices – sometimes during the taraaweeh prayer and the qunoot supplication.