Swallowing a miswaak fibre while performing salaah
Q: If while performing salaah a fibre of miswaak is swallowed. Does the salaah break?
Those things which render the Salaah invalid
Sick person falling asleep during salaah
Q: I have a friend who has a liver and kidney failure. She prays salaah laying on the bed because she can't move a lot. She said that in the middle of the prayer she suddenly sleeps before completing the prayer. Now the question is, is it possible to pray 2 rakat instead of four?
Looking inside the Quraan and reading in salaah
Q: Can we offer Qiyaamul Layl while holding the Quran and looking inside and reading?
Swallowing drops of water from one's face during salaah
Q: Sometimes I go straight to prayer after I make wudu and some left over water from my face falls into my mouth. I heard that drinking during prayer invalidates prayer. Apparently I did not deliberately drink the water that falls from my face into my mouth and it is almost impossible for me to stop myself from swallowing it along with my saliva once it gets into my mouth. What should I do?
Reading from a paper how to perform salaah while performing salaah
Q: I have been amongst the Muslims who have rarely prayed, but now I started praying. I don't know some words or didnt memorize some words. Is it permissible for me to pray with a paper beside me explaining all the actions and words of Salaah?
Performing salaah with a wallet in one's pocket
Q: Is it permissible to have a wallet in one’s pocket while praying salat? The reason I ask this question is because there’s a chance that dollar bills in the wallet may have traces of fecal matter on them as they are used inappropriately in strip clubs.
Making dua for something during salaah
Q: I came across that if I pray for something during my salah, my salah becomes invalid. I have done this many times such as, I prayed ya Allah! My wudu shouldn't break or ya Allah! Give me concentration..does my salah become invalid?
Swallowing mucus from the nose during salaah
Q: During salaah, if someone swallows snot that comes from the nose into the mouth, does it break salaah?
Laughing audibly in salaah
Q: Does laughing audibly with your mouth closed during salaah break your wudhu and salaah?
Tasting sweetness in one's mouth while performing salaah
Q: I drank honey water. After about five minutes, I gargled my mouth but I didn't gargle the back portion of my mouth. I read my salaah and while reading, I had a sweet taste at the back of my mouth and I swallowed my saliva. Is my salaah valid?