Making dua in sajdah
Q: Regarding duaas in sujood, can one make any duaa in sujood or does it have to from the Quraan?
Method of Salaah
Breathing while reciting a surah in salaah
Q:
1. During Salah, while I am reciting a surah or something else, must I stop reciting to breathe in or out through my mouth and then continue or can I keep on reciting while I take a breath?
2. The same question as above for yawning.
Imaam starting the qiraat while one is reciting thana
Q: In Prayer behind the Imam, if the Imam starts reciting whilst one just started reading the Thana and he was in the middle of saying اللهم in the Thana but the Imam had already started so he just finished saying Allahumma then he stopped reading the Thana,
1. Would the prayer be valid?
2. Would he have missed a Wajib and have to repeat the salah for missing a Wajib?
Picturing that one is standing in front of the Roza-Mubarak when reciting Durood Shareef in Salaah
Q: Is it permissible to picture that one is standing in front of the Roza-Mubarak when reciting Durood Shareef in Salaah?
Adding Sayyiduna when reciting Durood Ebrahim in Salaah
Q: Can a person add Sayyiduna when reciting Durood Ebrahim in Salaah?
Imaam facing the congregation after salaah and making zikr
Q: After leading a congregation in Fard salah, some Imams choose to do zikr after turning and facing the congregation directly or turn and sit at an angle facing the congregation. Is this based on a sunnah?
Imaam making a mistake in qiraat and remaining silent for more than three subhanallahs
Q: The imaan was reading Surah Sajdah. He got stuck repeatedly and paused for more then 3 subhanAllahs. Does salaah need to be repeated because he didn't make sijdah sahw?
He got stuck like this before. He seems to be ignorant of the masla.
He also stands with his legs far apart like a ghair muqalid. What should be done in this situation? How should he be corrected?
Forehead being covered while making sajdah
Q: I want to know if a head gear such as a cap or a cloth covers some or most part of the forehead during sajdah position, would the sajdah be valid?
Similarly, if the sleeves come between floor and the palm thereby covering some part of the hand during the sajdah, would the sajdah be valid?
Closing one's eyes when performing salaah to get better concentration
Q: I am 72 years old and I have a problem with concentrating in namaaz. I know it is not permissible to read namaaz with your eyes closed but at the moment I concentrate better with my eyes closed. Please advise me how to overcome this problem.
Repeating one aayat of Surah Faatihah
Q: If a person repeats an aayat of Surah Faatiha to correct a small tajweed mistake, will he have to make sajdah sahw if done forgetfully?