Conditions for the validity of Salaah

Making the intention of Zuhr salaah when performing Asr salaah

Q:

1. I was praying behind the imaam. The imaam was praying asar salaah and I made intention of zohar salaah and I know that it was asar after the prayer. Is my prayer valid or do I have to redo my asar salah?

2. If I am praying alone or with the imam and it is asar time and I make intention of zohar forgetfully and after one rakaah I realize that it is asar, do I have to redo my prayer?

3. What if it was just at the begninng i.e I am doing recitation before fatiha and I realize that it is asar, do I have to redo my niyyah and start over?

Wearing an ihraam where parts of the skin is visible

Q: Zaid has a towel ihraam which is made in such a way that there are very small holes in the ihraam cloth. When wearing the ihraam, little skin is visible from the holes. Zaid prayed salaah, did his umrah and Hajj with the above mentioned ihraam on. According to Shariah is his salaah, umrah and Hajj valid? If it isn't valid, what should be done to compensate?

Fowl droppings

Q: I happened to go to a musalla a few weeks ago. There is a courtyard separating the wudhu khana and the Salaah area. There was a lot of rain and it flooded the courtyard. People walked through to get onto the carpeted area. As I walked through, I had seen the droppings of fouls in the water which others also walked through onto the carpet. Others may have not seen it.

Is it necessary for me to inform the responsible people to have the carpet washed although they may have not seen it?

If yes, do the others need to repeat their salaats performed? If it is not necessary to inform them, what is the condition of my Salaah as I am aware of it?

Intention for salaah

Q: Is the salaah valid if a person makes the intention before salaah in non-arabic, and instead of using the word “Fajr”, he says “morning prayer” or instead of using the word “Maghrib”, he says “evening prayer”?