Reciting any name of Allah in sajdah
Q: Can we recite any of Allah's names as a supplication in sujood?
Salaah
Latest time that maghrib salaah can be read
Q: If I am traveling from safar and I am on my way home, what is the latest time I can read magrib namaaz?
From which point should safar distance be calculated
Q: I have a question regarding qasr.
The distance between Pietermaritzburg and Durban is 77 km which is not qasr distance. I’ve heard a few people saying that if you continue traveling around the area e.g. to North Beach or Westville then you should start reading qasr salah. Is this correct? If it is, then would you still be regarded as a musaafir if you spend nearly every weekend in Durban?
How should the masbooq make sajda-e-sahw with the Imaam?
Q: If I missed the first rakha and joined in second one. During the salah imam made a mistake and at last did sajda-e-sahw. Should I complete the first rakaat or not?
Mistakenly standing up after tashahud of the second rakaat in a two rakaat salaah
Q: I was praying the 2 rakaats of sunnah for the Esha salaah. After tashahud in the 2nd rakaat, I stood up and recited Bismillah and Surah Fatiha, whilst reciting I realised my mistake. What should you do in such a situation? It has happened to me before.
Appointing a person without a Shar'ee beard to call out the Azaan
Q: Is it permissible to appoint someone without a Shar'ee beard to call out the Azaan?
Which person should be appointed to call out the Azaan?
Q: Can a person wearing shirt and pants be put forward to give the azan on a regular basis, in a masjid where there are other people in Sunnat dressing?
Lifting the feet of the ground in sajdah
Q: What is the ruling on the person who lifts his feet of the ground during sajdah? Is his salaah invalidated?
Qiraat in salaah
Q:
1. Is it compulsory to recite Tasmiyyah before Surah Fatiha in the 2nd, 3rd & 4th rakaats of Salaah.
2. If we mistakenly recite Surah Naas in the first rakaat of Salaah, how do we continue with the rest of Rakaats? Will Sajda-e-Sahw be compulsory?
3. If I mistakenly recite a Surah in the second rakaat which is earlier in order to what was recited in the first rakaat, should an additional latter Surah be recited if it is realised within the rakaat?
Missing salaah in the Musjid to care for one's mother
Q: I want to ask about my prayer. Can I pray at home as my mother is bedridden for the last 5 years and she needs a lot of care the whole day; from eating, drinking, changing, etc. like a toddler. Its very difficult for me to join fard prayer on time. Please advice.