When should the [index] finger be moved during the tashahhud?
Tag: prayer
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 [daily prayers] 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; Should he make up [for the missed prayer] by praying four…
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
Whoever prays sitting on a chair in the masjid, should he place the back legs of the chair in line with the [other] people praying, or should he place the front legs [of the chair] in line with the…
Changing the tone of your voice during the recitation
Some of the imaams [who lead the prayers] in the masaajid try to stir the hearts of the people and [spiritually] affect them by changing the tone of their voices – sometimes during the taraaweeh…
Mistakenly prayed in other than the direction of the Qiblah
If a man mistakenly prayed in other than the direction of the qiblah, and his mistake later became apparent to him before the time for prayer had passed, should he repeat his prayer?
Late sleeping room mate does not wake up for Fajr
I have a friend with whom I live, however, he remains awake until very late at night watching television and doing other detestable things; As such, he is unable to wake up for the Fajr prayer.