Q: A person one day prayed Maghrib and it wasn’t valid but he didn’t realise until a few days later that the prayer wasn’t valid. Does he only have to repeat the Maghrib prayer or are there other prayers after this he has to make up because of sequence of prayers?
Q: When we are in Saudi, in some masjids they perform a second congregation. Are we allowed to take part in that congregation if we haven't already read our salaah?
Q: If while praying, my scarf kept falling and I kept picking it up, do I have to repeat my prayer?
Q: What should be done if one prayed while needing to urinate/defecate, wants to pray the same salah again after relieving himself, but a disliked time for salah (asr, fajr) is going to enter?
Should one repeat the prayer during the disliked time anyway?
Q: I have a question regarding combining prayers while travelling.
In 3–4 days, I will be travelling to another city for just one night. I suffer from severe waswasa (intrusive doubts), especially related to purity. Because of this, using the washroom becomes very difficult for me, as I doubt splashes and often end up washing my legs repeatedly. My wuḍūʾ also takes a long time, and prayer becomes difficult as well. Due to my anxiety, I even record the prayer and listen to it afterwards to reassure myself and it won't be possible for me to pray in a mall prayer room or a mosque as I recite out loudly and if I'm combining prayers it would be just easier as I would have to go through it just twice rather than 4 times (dhuhr, asr, Maghrib, Isha).
All of this takes a lot of time and causes me distress. When travelling, it upsets me because we usually go out to malls, and praying outside the home becomes even more challenging for me. I wanted to ask whether it would be permissible for me to combine prayers on that day only, as travelling already shortens the prayers to two rakʿahs. Praying two prayers together with one wuḍūʾ would be much easier for me—for example, praying Ẓuhr and ʿAṣr together, and Maghrib and ʿIshāʾ together.
Normally, I pray on time and do not combine prayers. I am confused because technically there will be proper facilities at the hotel (washroom, hot water, etc.), so I am unsure whether my situation is considered a valid reason. At the same time, it is winter, the buildings are centrally air-conditioned, and washing my legs repeatedly becomes very difficult. I also sometimes need to call a family member to help me with wuḍūʾ due to my anxiety, which may not be easy in a new place as it's just difficult seeing if they are free and a I am feeling very anxious and confused about this, and I would appreciate guidance on what would be permissible for me in this situation.
Q: Is it possible in hanafi fiqh to hold ones baby or toddler during salah, if they are upset? When my child is upset it is very difficult to leave him when I pray. Does this depend on whether one knows they have or might have a dirty nappy?
Q: If I combined prayers as I follow the Hanafis during traveling, am I supposed to read them again?
If for the kaffara my father, with his money, feeds people, like many people not only who are needy, is it okay?
Q: A person read salaah on the plane. Due to severe turbulence and short time for asr and the flight crew not allowing him to stand, the asr Salaah was read sitting on the seat not facing qiblah.
I understand that one will have to repeat this salaah standing up afterwards. The time of asr ended and maghrib time came in. The flight now landed.
1. Will the Asr Salaah be regarded as invalid and Qadha have to be read (fardh not done at all), or was it a valid adaa but necessary (waajib) to repeat the salah?
2. If one is saahib e tarteeb and the next salaah comes (e.g. maghrib comes in), will one read the next salaah (maghrib) first, or repeat the salah in question (asr) first?
3. If someone in the family did not have wudhu, and neither had anything to make tayammum with, then performed the Asr Salaah sitting on the seat in that state, will the masla change in both questions 1 and 2?
Q: Some people were reading salah in the main hall and others outside the hall. The microphone got cut half way through, such that the people outside the hall couldn't hear the imaam or see him. There was also no one to call out the takbeer. What is the ruling in this case?
1. Is the salaah valid for those outside despite the mic being off throughout the rest of the salaah?
2. Some people broke their salaah and some carried on. Is their salaah valid?
3. If the mic was to start working again, then can the people outside carry on and catch up to the imaam?
Q: On one occasion I missed Salah in the masjid. In this case I read it at home. I understand this is not ideal however if my father comes to find out about this he claims that I have a shaytaan in me. This is understandably upsetting to me.
1. Is it okay from a Islamic perspective for him to say this to me?
2. If so, what purpose does it serve?