Salaah

Q: Is it impermissible to perform Esha salaah in the early morning before fajr has come in? What time frame exactly does one have to pray esha before it is considered a missed salaah?

Q: I pick up my neighbour for salaah every day. There are times when he is late and I leave him due to my missing the Takbeer-e-ula, which I do not like to miss. Should I miss the Takbeer-e-ula and rather wait for him?

Q: In beheshti zewar it is mentioned that for a lady to be the Imam with another lady muqtadi is makrooh-e-tahrimi. A hafiza wants to make her Khatam in taraweeh Salaah in Ramadan, but her dohr is not strong and she needs someone to correct her mistakes. Will it still be makrooh for her sibling to read with her and correct her mistakes?

Q: When giving azaan for a new born baby, should one

1) Place one's hands by the ear?

2) Face the qiblah?

Q: In some hotels in Makkah mukarramah, e.g. hilton, zam zam towers, they have jamaat khanas that overlook the Haram shareef. For Jumuah and some salaah when busy, people read Salaah in these following the Imaam in the haram. Is this permissible? The saffs continue past where the hotel is along streets.

Q: How many minutes before Esha can one perform Maghrib Salaah without it becoming qadha? In other words, till what time does Maghrib Salaah time remain?

Q: In some kitaabs it is mentioned that the masnoon qiraat in Asr and Esha Salaah should be from the awsaat-e-mufassal Surahs i.e. from Surah Taariq to Surah Bayyinah. However in the back of the Quran Shareef it is mentioned that the awsaat-e-mufassal qiraat commences from Surah Burooj to Surah Qadr. Which is the preferred opinion from the two opinions?

Q: Is calling out the Azaan inside the musjid still makrooh-e-tanzihi when there is a loudspeaker being used?

Q: If a person while performing four rakaats Sunnat of Zuhr stands up for the third rakaat when the Iqaamah commences, should he shorten his Salaah by returning to tashahhud in order to get the Takbeer-e-ula or should he complete his Salaah and miss the Takbeer-e-ula?

Q: What should one do if he feels waswasas in salaah?