Doubts in the number of rakaats in salaah
Q: What should I do if I forget how many rakʿāt I’ve performed during prayer?
Salaah
Insufficient money in the estate to pay for the deceased's missed salaahs
Q: My husband passed away last year. His total missed salaah in his lifetime is 29 132. He asked to pay this from his estate. If I cannot afford to pay this amount. What should I do?
Musaafir staying in one place for 20 days but travelling to other places during the day
Q: I plan on travelling for holiday oversees for 20 days. I will be staying by family in a city but I will be travelling to other cities as well during the 20 days. Should I read qasr salaah or full salaah?
Keeping the musjid open during renovations
Q: Our area masjid is closed due to renovation. We now perform Salah at two temporary venues. We have one azan that is given from the masjid that is closed, and no azan from the temporary musallahs.
Is this correct? What is the status of azan?
Making dua in sajdah
Q: Regarding duaas in sujood, can one make any duaa in sujood or does it have to from the Quraan?
Breathing while reciting a surah in salaah
Q:
1. During Salah, while I am reciting a surah or something else, must I stop reciting to breathe in or out through my mouth and then continue or can I keep on reciting while I take a breath?
2. The same question as above for yawning.
Sajdah sahw if someone recited Quraan after rising from rukoo
Q: Is Sajdatus-sahw necessary if someone recited Quran after rising from ruku'?
Performing salaah behind an imaam involved in bid'aat
Q: Namaz behind such imam:
If there's a Barelvi masjid in my area and they say the following before or after azan: "assalatu wassalamu alaika ya rasulullah wa ala alika wa ashabika ya noor Allah"
Can I pray behind them and if not, should I repeat every prayer behind them?
Heating the water for ghusl and performing fajr salaah in its time
Q: A person wakes up in need of a Fardh Ghusl 15 minutes before sunrise. There is no hot water and the person has chronic health issues. Using cold water will cause his health to deteriorate. It takes approximately 15 minutes to heat up sufficient water for Ghusl. If he waits, the time will expire and Fajr Salaah will become Qadha. What should be done in such a situation?
Masbooq starting his salaah while the imaam is in qa'dah or making salaam
Q:
1. If the latecomer joins the Imam in the first or final tashahhud for even a moment, then does the latecomer finish his tashahhud before rising up (for either the third unit, or to complete his missed units)? If the Imam rises quite soon after the latecomer joins him in the first tashahhud, then is it a factor that the latecomer may be behind the Imam?
2. A latecomer makes the opening takbeer while the Imam is in the first tashahhud. If the Imam begins to rise for the third unit while the latecomer is going down, what does the latecomer do?
3. A latecomer makes the opening takbeer while the Imam is in his final tashahhud. If the Imam says the first Salam while the latecomer is going down to join him, what does the latecomer do?