Salaah

Q: What is the shar'ee ruling in the case where the Imaam recited the same surah in both rakaats of a fardh salaah? Will sajdah sahw be waajib?

Q: Does one have to make qadhaa for those Asr Salaahs that one performed in Shaafi time while in Makkah/Madina due to the azaan going at those times?

Q: I want to know the time of Tahajjud prayer. Fajar prayer time is 4:30 am and I usually used to offer Tahajjud at 3:30 am but I am confused if it's the right time or not.

Q: Please advise on the following with regards to qasr salaat. I reside in the Phoenix area and go visit my in laws in Umzinto which is about 90km from Phoenix.

Phoenix is in the Ethekwini (Durban) municipality which extends from Tongaat in the north to Umkomaas in the South and to Camperdown in the West. Where do I count the boundary, from the town of Phoenix or from the Ethekwini municipal boundary? Umkomaas to Umzinto is about 20km but it is about 70km from Phoenix. Please advise.

Q: Can I offer my parents missed salaahs as they both have died (may Allah bless their souls and forgive them) or should I pay fidyah for their missed salaahs and fasts so that Allah almighty may forgive them for not being regular in their salaah and fasting. 

Q: A person who is a saahib-e-tarteeb misses his Fajr and Dhuhr Salaah.

1. After he prays his Asr prayer, he remembers that he has not prayed Fajr and Dhuhr. Does he have to repeat Asr after praying the qadha of Fajr and Dhuhr?

2. He forgets to pray his previous day's qadha Fajr and Dhuhr and only remembers the next day after he has prayed his next day's Fajr sunnah. Should he now pray his qadha first, or pray the next day's Fajr fardh and then pray his qadha?

Q: I would like to know on what basis is a person justified to leave out performing salaah behind a particular Imaam? For example, if the Imaam shaves his beard and is involved in haraam activities, will one be justified in not performing salaah behind him?

Q: If the dress or skirt of a Hanafi woman is above her ankles (i.e. the ankles and part of her shin are exposed), will her salaah be valid if she prays salaah after putting on socks to cover the exposed area?

Q: I live in a small village. In my village there are two masjids, one belongs to Ahal Hadeees, who follow Imaam Shaafi and the other belongs to Hanafi's (who follow Imaam Abu Hanifah).

When azaan starts in one masjid, the other will be starting prayers as they have completed azaan few minutes early. So in this system of prayers, the one azaan in any of two mosque is not given the heed that we are supposed to. So I would like to hear from you, is it wrong or not.

Q: In my country, it is compulsory to use hand sanitizer before entering any shop for shopping, etc. All of the hand sanitizers have alcohol in it. What is the ruling regarding praying salaah, touching Quraan or eating after using it?