Performing salaah behind an imaam who chews tobacco
Q: If any Imam chews tobacco (zarda plan), is my salat complete behind that Imam?
Jamaat Salaah and Imaamat
Wife standing besides the husband in Salaah
Q: If a husband and wife want to read salaah side by side and seperately (not in congregation), can they do so? I read salaah beside my husband several times and seperately (he wasn't leading me in jamaat). Are the salaah valid or should I repeat them? If I am reading salaah with my husband and he is leading me in congregation, then where should I stand?
Masbooq completing the maghrib salaah if he joined in the last rakaat
Q: If I joined the maghrib salaah in the last rakaat or while the imaam was reciting tashahhud of the second rakaat, then how should I perform the two rakaats that I missed, and when should I recite the thana?
Should the Imaam terminate the salaah in the case of an earthquake?
Q: If an Imam is leading an obligatory prayer in the Masjid and an earthquake strikes severely, under the Shariah, should he not suspend that salah and ensure for human safety and not show heroism? Taking the cue from the ruling on rains and harsh cold weather and the Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam)'s command to stay at home and pray, is earthquake not a bigger calamity?
Performing salaah with jamaat at work
Q: I work in a hospital. The nearest Musjid/Musallah is about 5-6 km away. Alhamdulillah we have permission to travel for Zuhr salaah during our lunch break (Our lunch break is 30 min, but it takes about 40min to go for Zuhr salaah and come back to work) and have been doing so for approximately the last 3 years.
However there are colleagues from other departments in the hospital who are not always able to join us for salaah. Should we request hospital management to give us a room to perform salaah with jamaat, and encourage other colleagues to join us for jamaat, or should we continue to encourage them to join us for salaah at the musjid?
Musallee reserving a place in the saff for another musallee
Q: Can a musallee reserve a place in the saff for another musallee?
Following the Imaam of the Haram in Salaah from the Hotel Room
Q: Is it permissible for one to follow the imaam of the Haram in salaah while one is in one’s hotel room?
Performing salaah on the marble outside the Haram
Q: Can one join the saffs on the marble outside the actual Haram, considering the fact that there are huge gaps inbetween the saffs?
Performing witr salaah behind the Imaam in the Haram
Q: Can a hanafi follow the witr in makkah/madinah?
Performing Salaah between pillars
Q: In a Masjid, a row is usually left empty after every few rows, as it has several pillars.
1. If it is left empty, is the Salah of those behind it valid?
2. Is Salah valid between the pillars?
3. Once, people prayed in that row to the right of a pillar, but to the left of the pillar the row was empty. Was the Salah of those who prayed to the right of the pillar valid?