Imaam sitting on a wheel chair and performing Salaah
Q: Is it permissible for the Imam to do Imamat (lead salah) of daily five prayers congregation sitting on the wheel chair, doing rku and sajda with Isharaa and the muqtadis are standing?
Salaah
Reciting Bismillah before Dua-e-Qunoot
Q: Should one read Bismillah Hir Rahmanir Rahim before reciting Duaa-e-Qunoot in the Witr Salaah?
Joining the both "Hayya Alas Salaah" in Iqaamah
Q: When iqaamat is being given then we find that the muazzin sometime joins the words, eg hayya alasalah hayya alasalah, but should it be pronounced hayya alasalati hayya alasalah? Or are both fine (when combining). Similarly with hayya alalfalaah and qadqaamatissalaah?
A strand of hair of a woman becoming exposed in Salaah
Q: If a strand of a woman's hair becomes exposed in salaah (for a long time) will her salaah be valid?
Counting the tasbeehs for someone who is performing Salatut Tasbeeh
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?
Performing qadha Salaahs in the order they were missed
Q: Do you have to perform your qadha Salaahs in the order they were missed or can you perform 5 fajars and then 5 zuhars or like when ever you get time you will pray a fajar and if you have more time then you will pray an asar or zuhar that you missed?
Imaam making salaam while the muqtadi is reciting the tashahhud
Q: While reciting tashahhud, if the imaam makes salam, should we continue to recite tashahud, durood shareef, dua maghfirat and make salaam?
Sitting on a chair and performing Salaah
Q: Many persons due to medical reasons decide that they need to use a chair for Salah with Jamat and they do not consult a reputable scholar, thinking that a doctor's certification or a medical note is sufficient justification.
1. Is this rationale correct?
2. What is the status of a person's Salah in Shar'iah if he uses a chair for Salah when in fact he is not entitled to?
3. Exactly when is a person permitted to use a chair for Salah in Jamaat or otherwise?
Postures of Salaah for women
Q: Is there any Hadith that clarifies women's Salaah in terms of postures?
Removing a particle of food from one's mouth in Salaah
Q: While performing salaah, I felt a small particle of food in my mouth and I removed it with my finger. Is my salaah valid?