Performing salaah in front of a glass
Q: I read salah in front of a glass and my reflection was on the glass in front of me, is it permissible?
Salaah
Reward for performing salaah in the first saff
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?
Mistakenly standing up after the fourth rakaat
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?
Performing salaah in a plane
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?
Delaying the Asr Salaah
Q: Is it permissible to pray asr salaah during the last 20 minutes between asr and maghrib? (If I didn’t deliberately delay it).
Mistakenly making a wrong intention before salaah
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?
Salaah times
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?
Travelling safar distance
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?
Tasting food in one's mouth while performing salaah
Q: If one ate food right before praying, and can still taste the food in their mouth even though they cannot feel any food particles, just the taste, can they swallow it during prayer?
Performing salaah in a room that has pictures
Q: Is it ok to perform salah in a room that has pictures of cartoon/Barbie's or with the kids toys having clear faces on it? Kindly enlight me