Standing on the mataaf and performing fardh salaah
Q: Is it permissible to read salaah on the mataaf in jamaat, as this is technically reading in front of the imam? Previously the imaams would perform on the mataaf/hateem, but not anymore.
Salaah
Performing salaah in the musjid if it is nearby
Q: I am praying taraweeh in a place where five times prayers are offered throughout the year but not the Jumuah prayer. It is a small place with fixed Imam.
Can we pray Esha here or should I pray Esha in a bigger nearby masjid and then go there for taraweeh?
Correcting the direction of the qiblah in the masjid
Q: In my masjid, the qiblah is off by a bit. In between 35 - 43°. (Closer to 40° in most apps)
They are getting new carpets fitted insha Allah. However, the committee are disputing on whether to face it to the qibla or keep it as it is. They will lose a few musalla spaces if they angle the carpets and it will make the carpets not match the building which they don't want.
I've said, although the salaahs may be valid, it would be best to angle it and go closer to the qiblah, preferably within 20°. Could you give a final answer into the matter?
Muqeem reading qasr salaah thinking he was a musaafir
Q: If one thought he was musaafir and read two rakaats for his namaaz, but after that he found out that he was not a musaafir, then what must one do? Should one repeat his namaaz?
Not pronouncing the words of tashahhud with tajweed in salaah
Q: During tashahhud, I made a mistake by not prolonging the last "a" in "as-salaa-mu 'alay-naa" and I noticed it at the time but didn't rectify it and just continued. Later, I did sajda-e-sahw. Was my prayer valid?
Idols from the neighbour's home being visible while performing salaah
Q: My husband and I are moving into a new apartment insha-Allah. When we viewed the place we did not notice that Hindu idols were placed in a small area and is visible from the window of both rooms. After signing the contract we then noticed it and feel uncomfortable about it especially since it’s visible in the direction of qiblah. Our real estate agent does not wish to ask the owners to move it as previously Muslims stayed here with no problem. I am not sure what to do in this situation. Your advice will be appreciated.
Muqtadee going into ruku after the imaam recites an aayah of sajdah
Q: What is ruling if a muqtadee went into ruku after the imaam recites an ayah of sajdah?
Musallees mistakenly going into ruku after imaam recites an aayat of sajdah in salaah
Q: If the Imaam in the Haram reads a sajdah aayat in maghrib, and the musallees not knowing the imaam went into sajdah, instead go into ruku, and thereafter they join the imaam again in the remainder qiraat, is the salaah of the musallees valid?
Saahib-e-Tarteeb coming to know of the invalidity of a past fardh salaah
Q: A person one day prayed Maghrib and it wasn’t valid but he didn’t realise until a few days later that the prayer wasn’t valid. Does he only have to repeat the Maghrib prayer or are there other prayers after this he has to make up because of sequence of prayers?
Performing a second jamaat in the masjid
Q: When we are in Saudi, in some masjids they perform a second congregation. Are we allowed to take part in that congregation if we haven't already read our salaah?