Q: My father passed away recently and was in hospital and unable to perform salaah for a few days. We have tallied up the salaats (5 daily salaats including witr) from the time he was admitted. We have calculated 63 salaats.
The query relates to firstly the Sadaqatul Fitr figure which we are unsure how to calculate and the persons to whom we may distribute this amount to. My father missed salahs during the period 9th - 19th August 2021.
Q: If a woman has qadha salaah, is she allowed to read nafl salaahs (chast/awwabeen, etc.) and is she allowed to read the sunnah salahs (sunnah of Asr, etc.) or must she first complete her qadha?
Q: Should a follower in salaah make salaam:
1. Simultaneously with the imaam
2. After the imaam (such that he waits for the imaam to complete his right salaam and thereafter does his own right salaam, then waits for the imaam to complete his left salaam and then does his own left salaam)
3. Do the right salaam after the imaam but the left salaam simultaneously with him
Sometimes an imaam has completed his head movement but is still stretching the words of the salaam. If we are to do our salaam after the imaam's, should we do it as soon as he has completed his head movement or should we wait until he has also completed uttering the words?
Q: If a male does not go to the musjid and performs his fardh salaah at home due to some work or just because of laziness, will the obligation of offering fardh salaah be completed?
If yes, will there be a reduction in his reward?
Q: I missed 25 years of salaah. I was told that I have to make up for all the missed salaah. I did not know until now. Do I still have to make up for the missed salaah?
Can I make taubah and promise Allah Ta'ala to perform each salaah from now onwards without missing a single salaah? After making taubah, must I still perform the 25 years of missed salaah?
Q: I am a haafizah and read my dhor in my salah. I find it a bit difficult when reading my dhor soflty in salah. Is it allowed for me to recite my Quran loudly (while no one can hear me as I read within the confinement of my room) in salah? My dhor isn't very strong that's why I'm finding it a bit difficult and when reading in this way it makes it easier.
Q: If I use a miswaak before performing salaah at home alone, will I still get the reward of 70 times more as if I were to perform the salaah in the musjid?
Q: Can I do istikharah for knowing the truth or is there any dua for revealing the truth?
Recently, I have been stuck into some confusions and doubts about my partner. But I really don't know if he is telling the truth or not. I saw many hints that's why I just cannot put trust on him. It's killing me inside. I cannot concentrate in my daily work. I don't know if it's true or shaytan is making me think things? So I badly want to know the truth so that I can stable my mind and move on. Is there any solution or any dua?
Q: I want to know the ruling regarding when reading Quraan and azaan goes, should one stop reading Quraan and continue after azaan or can one read whilst the azaan is going on.
Q: Does one have to reply to the azaan that's given on a watch every salaah time?