Q: 1. When a lady performs her salaah, it is recommended to make intention of nafl itikaaf, is this correct?
2. Will only her musallah be considered as the itikaaf area, or if she is reading in her bedroom, will her bedroom also be considered as the area of itikhaaf?
Q: Is it permissible to use sound effects like echo for the qiraat of salaah?
Q:
1. Does (mistakenly) reciting the tashahhud (partially or fully) in ruku', rising from ruku', prostration, or sitting in between the prostrations, necessitate sajdatus-sahw?
2. Is there a difference of opinion about whether the above necessitates sajdatus-sahw, or doesn't?
Q: I had many qadha salaahs and I had made the qadha of my witr salaats before all my Isha salaats. So will it have to be repeated and if so, must I repeat just the witrs or the ishas as well?
Q: What should I do if I forget how many rakʿāt I’ve performed during prayer?
Q: My husband passed away last year. The total of his missed salaah in his lifetime is 29 132. He asked that this be paid from his estate. If I cannot afford to pay this amount, what should I do?
Q: I have been on holiday for 10 days so I've been reading Qasr salaah and was supposed to leave back home on the 14th day. I've decided to stay on another week. Do I continue reading Qasr salaah or I have to start reading full salaah.
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?
Q: Please advise how to soften my heart. I recently cannot cry. No matter how afraid I am of my sins and meeting Allah Ta'ala, I cannot cry when making dua. If it's my medication, do I stop it? What if I battle without my medication? At the same time, I'm worried about becoming hard hearted.
I also cannot concentrate at all in my salaah. How do I become a better Muslim?
Q: I read in one of your fatwas that if a person is unable to pray standing in a plane and therefore prays seated, they must repeat the salah later on. Is this because
* The first salah was invalid - so that they should intend qada when they repeat it?
* Or was the first salah valid (i.e. fulfilled the fard) and the second one just a repetition of it in a more perfect manner?