Meaning of "being distracted" in salaah
Q: I have read somewhere (I think it was Baheshti Zewar) that it is makrooh to pray in a place where one would get distracted. What is meant by being 'distracted' in this ruling?
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Performing nafl salaah hastily if one has limited time
Q: A person is in the habit of reading nafl salaahs. If that person has limited time (e.g. he is running late) should he hastily read his nawaafil (though the namaaz is done) or should he leave it out?
Performing qadha salaah without specifying which salaah
Q: I had a few qaza salaah that I needed to pray and I prayed them without specifying if it was Asr/Zuhr/Esha, since I had just written it down as 4 rakaat qaza.
Now I'm feeling extremely anxious because of waswasa that all my prayers were not valid. If they were not valid how can I repeat them if I don't know which time's prayer they were?
Wearing a long dress or skirt for salaah
Q: Will a woman be allowed to wear a long dress or long skirt to read salaah?
Performing salaah in leggings
Q: Can I pray in leggings if my top ends a few inches above my ankles?
Salaah behind an imaam whose pants are below his ankles
Q: If the imaams pants are below his ankles and your pants are above the ankles, is my prayer valid?
Performing istikhaarah while menstruating
Q:
1. Can one pray istikhaarah (for marriage) while on menstruation?
2. Is a good feeling a sign of a positive istikhaarah?
Salaah for a woman whose water broke and is in labour
Q: I would like to know what is the ruling on this particular case:
1. When a pregnant woman's water has broken and she has a bloody show, is salaah that she did not make yet now need to be made up?
2. Women were also advising another pregnant woman that until the baby's head has partly come out, she must make salaah that is due at that time as well as if dilation has been checked she must make ghusl (if she needs to make salaah) as the nurse/doctor has put their fingers inside. What is the correct view?
Musaafir mistakenly performing 4 rakaats Zuhr Salaah while leading a congregation for an entire week
Q: If a musaafir mistakenly leads a congregation in Zuhr Salaah for an entire week whilst performing 4 rakaats, and only realizes after that, then what is the status of the other musaafirs' Salaahs - those who performed salaah behind such an Imam?
Will their Salaah be valid/complete due to the passing of time?
Sitting on a chair and performing salaah without a valid excuse
Q: While performing salaah, if I stand for qiyaam and do ruku in a normal manner, but I sit on a chair and perform my sajdah and jalsah, is my salaah valid? This is not due to any physical ailment.