Breaking one's Salaah to attend to a child
Q: My son is 6 months old, during salaah I lay him on the floor. If I see he is in danger as in choking during making Fard salaah what do I do?
Salaah
Performing Salaah with paak (clean) clothes
Q: I am working in a warehouse. There are two cats here. I took care of them when they were 2 days now they are at 6 months. They play with me and jump on me. I just wanted to know that I have only one uniform at the same time in that uniform can I offer prayer?
Countries which have six months day and six months night
Q: It has been some time ago that I had read something in Ma'aariful Quraan of mufti Shafi' sb (RA) and I just cannot remember in which volume it appears. The discussion was on the namaaz times in those countries where they have six months day lite and six months night. First time I had read that explanation and I'd like to read it again but just cannot find it. Will it be possible to let me know under the tafseer of which aayat I will be able to find it?
Salaatul Haajat
Q: I heard that if one prays two rakaats salaat e Haajat at Tahajud time and in the first rakaat after sura e fatiha one recites Rabbana Ateena
fid dunya Hassanato Wafil Aqirat e Hassanaton Wa Qina Azaabun Naar. Only this Ayat countinously as much as he can if possible 1/2 - 1 hour and do the same thing in the second Rakaat and after finishing the salaat and salaam and recites the same Ayat unlimitedly while sitting and after that he prays for any purpose it will be accepted, when I heard this I decided to recite this Ayat for at least 5 minutes in both Rakaats if I could'nt recites for One hour. Please Advice me on this. JazakAllah.
Performing Tahajjud Salaah when one is on safar
Q: We understand that when a person undertakes a journey for a distance of more than 48 Miles/77 km from his city of residence, he is required to offer only 2 Rakaahs of Fard Salaah, if offered alone, up to 19 days of his stay in another city, as confirmed in Sahih Hadith. But, for those who regularly offer Tahajjud Salaah, should they continue offering Tahajjud Salaah for those 19 days while they are in a state of journey to another city? Or is there an exception for them. Please clarify.
Performing Salaah on the bare ground without a Musalla
Q: It is understood that performing Salaah/Sajdah in a place with najaasat is impermissible, with or without Prayer mat. But, I have witnessed many Muslims offering Salaah on the floor at offices, at railway stations, inside the aircraft, in trains, on the roads, on the deck of a ship/boat, etc. These places are frequented by many people returning from the toilets with their footwear on, which has a lot of najaasat. Will Salaah not be invalid for those who pray at these places with najaasat? I have had many debates with these people who justify that their Salaah is valid in these places.
Holding the Qur'an and reciting from it in Salaah
Q: In Tahajjud salah can we take the Quran and recite from it?
Zuhr time ends while one is performing the Zuhr Salaah
Q: Following your question regarding making qadha of a fajr salaah started before sunrise but went over sunrise time whilst in salaah, what would one do if it is at a non makrook time? I.e. Asar beginning is at 3pm. One started zohr at 2.58 and finished at 3.05pm? What should one do and what is the condition of his salah?
Joining one's ankles in ruku and sajdah
Q: Is it sunnat to join your own ankles in ruku and sajdah?
Forgetting in Salaah
Q: I have short term memory problem when I am praying salah. Sometimes I don't know how many rakat (rakah) I did, what shall I do then? I always don't know how many sajdah I did. If I did 1 or 2 sajdahs I don't remember. If I do more than 2 sajdah or do less than 2 sajdah would my salah be valid? I don't know if the cause of my problem is shaytaan. If I don't know how many rakaats and sajdah I did, what can I do? If I don't know, can I just do 1 more rakat or 1 more sajdah?