Q: How do you make the niyyat and pray the prayer of repentance. I have heard you make wudhu and pray two nafil. But what do you say in the niyyat exactly and is there anything special you say after the namaaz? Also can you make wudu for Esha namaaz, pray the repentance namaaz and then pray isha right after with the same wudhu?
Q: I know that it is preferable to perform Sunnats and Nawaafil of Maghrib, Esha etc at home but if that relative's home has pictures of animate objects in the form of children's books & toys, is it then better to perform the Sunnats and Nawaafil in the Masjid as my understanding is no angel apart from Malikul Maut enters that house?
Q: I want to know how should one pray haajat nafil Salaah? How many rakaats should one pray and what are the Surahs to be recited?
Q: I usually pray two rakaats sitting after witr since this was the practise of the Prophet (Sallallahu Alyhi Wasallam). However, I now came across a Hadith saying that the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) didn't do these rakats 100% sitting, rather he stood up before ruku and made the ruku from a standing position. Can you please advice how to perform the two rakats. The hadith is: “He observed thirteen rak'ahs (in the night prayer). He observed eight rak'ahs and would then observe Witr and then observe two rak'ahs sitting, and when he wanted to bow he stood up and then bowed down, and then observed two rak'ahs in between the Adhaan and lqama of the dawn prayer.” (Sahih Muslim)
Q: A person is faced with some aspect that needs a decision, or some haajaat. He makes dua. Someone asks him if he read two rakaats salaatul istikhara /haajaat to fulfil his need? He says that I made dua. How does one reply to this, how to give targheeb to him that the salaah and then the dua will be more effective?
Q: What is the procedure for reading 4 rakaats of nafil Salaah? After two rakaats, one will sit in qa'dah. Does one have to read till the end of tashahud only or read Durood shareef etc then stand up? In the second two rakaats will one recite Surah fatiha and a Surah or only Surah fatiha?
Q: According to the Hanafi Mazhab is it better to perform nawaafil in the home or musjid?
Q: A mosque in Durban encourages Salatul Tasbeeh during holy/auspicious days and nights etc. I am familiar with the blessed status of salatut tasbeeh and its importance. The people are encouraged to read in the mosque and the imaam or some person counts the tasbeehs for them. He is not in salaah. Is this permissible?
Q: If a person prays nafl salah without wudhu, will he have to repeat it?
Q: What are signs of acceptance of dua or your hajat prayer? And what is the best way/wazifa to ask from Allah Ta'ala?