Q: Regarding Shukar Salaah, I read 2 rakaat to thank Allah for all that he has given me, I'm content with all that I have, but I tend to read it 3-4 times a day. Will reading it once a day be sufficient? It's more like OCD, where as if I don't read it, I might lose what I have. So will reading it once a day be fine?
Q: Is qadha prayers accepted by Allah?
If I go out shopping or to a wedding, can I pray qadha when I get home and is it accepted?
Q: We missed the surah in salaah. What should we do?
Q: I was leading salaah with one muqtadi, who was standing 1 foot behind me, when a second muqtadi joined the prayer. However, the muqtadis did not move back 1 saff, so I dragged my feet and moved 1 saff forward. However, I dragged my feet 4 times to reach my place.
1. Is the salaah valid?
2. Is it necessary for the imaam to move forward if the muqtadis don't move back?
3. Is it necessary for the muqtadis to move behind?
Q:
1. Could you please tell me what to do when I come across a situation where I have to relieve myself (in the bathroom) at that time of salaah (especially fajr and magrib). Should I control myself and make wudhu and go to the masjid for salah or should I go to the bathroom and then go to the masjid and read salah without jamat?
2. What are the situations in which delaying salah is permissible, because when it comes to salah and I have a situation like that, then I get tensed and get a headache and my heart starts beating fast.
Q:
1. As a youth, someone made an oath to not do something and they did it, they then fasted 3 days to expiate the oath (as they were unable to do anything else). Later that person apostatised from Islam but came back to the Deen. Do they have to redo the expiation for the oath broken? No oath was made since that time.
2. Also, in terms of salah missed, are salahs missed over years must be made up by someone who Apostatised but later came back to the Deen?
Q: I got wrong time by mistake and prayed Fajr after sunrise and Zuhr at Asr time Asr at Maghrib and Maghrib at Isha time. So do I have to pray qaza or should I count the wrong time salah as qaza?
Q: If a husband and wife are reading salaah at home in the same room but separately, is it necessary for the wife to read behind the husband or can the wife read in front of the husband even if it is on one side?
Q: I have a medical condition that has me in continuous pain. At times, due to the medication as well as the pain, I lose count of my rakaats read in Salaah. To be safe I read an extra rakaat when I’m not sure as well as make sajdah sahw. Is there anything else I can or should do?
Q:
1. What are the qualities that a person should possess to be the imaam and lead the salaah?
2. Can a Haafiz who is known to exploit and be dishonest or is a substance abuser lead salaah; whether fardh or Taraaweeh Salaah?