How long should one remain silent between Surah Fatihah and the Surah?
Q: How long should one remain silent between fatihah and the next surah in jummah prayers? The Imams of the Haram usually remain silent after aamen for half a minute.
Salaah
Visiting one's home country
Q: I was born in Sylhet, Bangladesh and came to the UK at the age of 6. I am currently a permanent resident of UK and only visit my family and friends in Bangladesh after a few years. I still have a family house in Bangladesh but no personal belongings. When I visit Bangladesh, I stay in this house.
I am travelling to Sylhet, Bangladesh for 10 days. Will I be a musafir there or Muqeem?
Reading Surah Faatihah in the third and fourth rakaat of fardh salaah
Q: Is it compulsory to recite Surah Fatihah in the third and fourth rakat of farz salaat. I have read somewhere that its not compulsory when reading salaat individually without jamaat.
Finding out the qiblah direction
Q: If a person prayed without using their Qibla compass, but estimated the Qibla location, but found out they prayed in the opposite direction, is their salat valid?
Allowing a non-Muslim to participate in jamaat salaah
Q: Can a non Muslim join in on a jamaat for salaah at the end of the rows to gain an experience and does the jamaat count?
Raising one's hands for takbeer-e-tahreemah before the imaam
Q: Is it permissible to just put my hands in the position next to my ears just before the imaam says takbeer-e-tahreema in preparation or will this be counted as سبقت علي الامام?
Finding something in the corner of one's eye after performing salaah
Q: If I find out something in the corner of my eyes after finishing salah, do I have to repeat it?
Difference between the salaah of men and women
Q: Many people ask me that salah of men and women are different. Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) has denied us to prostrate like a dog. Is it applicable for women also?
Remembering to make sajdah sahw while reciting Durood-e-Ebrahim
Q: When sajda-e-sahw is to be done, the procedure is that it will be performed in the last qa'dah, i.e. after tashahhud, one salam to right and then 2 sujood. Sometimes due to carelessness I recite part of durood after tashahhud and then realize that I have to do sajda-e-sahw then what should I do at that moment? Should I proceed to sajda-e-sahw at that moment?
Minimum duration of postures in salaah
Q:
1. What is the minimum duration for sujood, qaumah and ruku without which salah will be invalid?
2. If one says Subhana Rabbiyal Azeem and Subhana Rabbiyal Aala once only due to time constraints and if leading salah says Sami Allahu liman Hamidah and goes to sujood, would it suffice for salah to be valid or one has to wait for muqtadees to say Rabbana lakal Hamd?
3. If while leading salah, and in ruku the imam feels by the sounds of steps or running to catch the rakat, is it permisible for the imam to prolong ruku to allow them to catch the rakat?