Reciting Bismillah after Surah Fatiha mistakenly
Q: In the third rakaat of magrib after surah fatiha I mistakenly read bismilah hir rah manir raheem (not all of it). Is my salaah valid?
Can a Haafiz who cannot make sajdah due to injury lead the Salaah?
Q: Two hafezs are to perform taraweeh. One cannot make sujdah due to injury. knees cannot fold. some say he can perfrom taraweeh, some say no due to him not being able to do a sajdah. I would really appreciate clarity on this matter.
Lying down and reciting Qur'an from memory
Q: Will it be okay if a person lies down and reads Quraan from memory?
Performing Qasr Salaah during the course of the journey
Q: If one want to travel to a city 150 kilometers away from the city I am living and I want to stay 20 days in that city. Do I have to make qasr during travel (i.e. when I leave my city until I reach the city where I am travelling to) but once I have entered the city I must pray again full?
Musjid extension
Q: Our Musjid, has gone through an extension on the left side, However there is a separating wall (not completely separated few rows the an entrance, and few rows again) in between the Original Musjid and the extension. The extension is used for itikaf and is part of the Musjid. Usually on Jumma or when the musjid gets full the extension is used. The set up is similar to Musjidun Nabawai alhis salam. where outside the the front row continues, separated by walls:
- Is the reward the same when standing in the front row,between the separating walls?
- Should the original Musjid be filled 1st, then the extension or vice versa?
- Can I stand alone in the extension to get the reward of filling the front rows?
The ruling for "FATEHA"
Q: What is the ruling for "FATEHA"? Kindly elaborate.
Raising the hands for Dua in Salaah
Q: In Arabian countries "Dua" will be recited by the Imam in gathering by lifting hands after "Dua-e-Qunoot" (before going for ruku') in "Waib-ul- witar" Prayer during Ramzan, in particular and before going for Rukuh of third Rakahat of Maghrib Prayer in general and why this procedure is not practiced in India, Kindly enlighten this.
Distributing sweets on the third day after the death of a person
Q: It is permissible to distribute sweet on the third day of death of a person?
Dua after Janaazah Salaah
Q: Whether One can offer Supplications (Dua) in front of Janaza after Namaz-e- Janaza, is it not Biddah, as janaza Prayer itself is a Dua?
Shab-e-Baraat
Q: Ruling regarding "Shab-e-Barath" , is it not "Biddah"?