Conditions for the validity of Salaah

Q: I will be sailing on a ship from Cape Town to Sydney in Australia. Since I will be losing time going East. How can I calculate the time for Fajr?

Q: I would be leaving my country and will travel in a ship as I got selected for the Navy. I want to know on what timings I can perform Salaah on the ship as there would be no Adhaan. So, please answer on what timings to pray Salaah while travelling on a ship and if I miss Friday Salaah, how can I repent.

Q: For Sunnah Salaah does one have to make it with the niyyah of the Fardh Salah one is praying it for? E.g making niyyah that I am performing 2 Sunnah of Zuhr?

Q: How is it to perform salaah wearing a T-shirt?

Q: We are Hanafi. If I am leading the salaah at home, and my wife wants to read salaah behind me. What intention should I make? E.g. during ramadhaan, I read Esha, Taraweeh and Witr. Do I need to make an intention for each two rakaats that she is behind, or can I make an intention once for Esha and let it count for all. How must the intention be made? Verbally, in the mind, or just a realisation that she is behind me?

Q: I follow the Hanafi fiqh and the time for Asr salaah is at 6pm but I live in a city in which we only have one musjid and they read asr at the Shafi'ee time of 5:15pm. Is it okay for me to read asr with Jamaat according to the Shafi'ee fiqh even though I follow the Hanafi fiqh?

Q: I have heard that Salaah is more makrooh when our trousers (pants) are folded up during Salaah? Please advise with the reference from Hadith.

Q: Is one allowed to change one's niyyat of Salaah (during salaah) from Fardh to Qadhaa?

Q: At work sometimes there isn't enough time to pray Asr before closing. Is it possible for me as a female to pray my salaah whilst the azaan is being given.

Q: After wudhu can ladies wear lipstick and read namaaz or before wudhu?