Q: Our madrasah teacher once told us that we should wait for a while after Azan and pray around 10-15 mins later (i.e. she was trying to say one shouldn't immediately start praying after Azan). Is it true?
Also, my father told me that there's a Hadith that says that one should quickly pray after Azan. Is there such a Hadith?
Q: The first rakah of fajr should be long. Is it for the two rakah sunnah or the fard only?
Q: I read salah in front of a glass and my reflection was on the glass in front of me, is it permissible?
Q: Some masaajid have a two-storey building. Is the reward for praying in the first row of the second floor equal to that of praying in the first row of the first floor?
Q: If someone is performing zohar farz salah and in the last rakat after tashahud (attahiyat), he stands and after completing the sajda if the 5th rakat, he remembers that he made the mistake in this condition. What should he do and how should he complete his farz salah?
Q: I travel a lot across countries and most of the time I perform my prayers in a plane. What is the correct way of praying while in a plane and what timings do I follow?
Q: Is it permissible to pray asr salaah during the last 20 minutes between asr and maghrib? (If I didn’t deliberately delay it).
Q: Sometimes, when I am in a hurry, I make a wrong intention before I start my salaah. For example, when I am supposed to offer Asr, in a hurry I make the intention of zuhr and start my prayer. I then realise this mistake during my prayer. What should I do?
Q:
1. If sunset is 6.40, at what time should Salah be performed?
2. If sunrise is 6.25, what is the end time of Fjar Salah?
3. If magrib Salah is performed a few minutes early, will it be valid?
4. If in the absence of a watch, how do we look at the sky to know fajr and maghrib salaah times?
Q: If I intend to travel to a place which is more than 50 miles away (Place A), and intend to stay there for 20 days, I understand that I will not be a traveler and will not do qasr. However, after 20 days at Place A, if I travel to Place B which is 50 miles away from Place A, and intend on staying there for 5 days, will I do qasr in Place B?