Q:
1. If a person comes early for Asr and Esha salaah, but needs to learn dohr. Can he read two rakaats as the Sunnat Salaah?
2. When reading this two rakaats Sunnah, can he make intention of other Nawaafil e.g. tahiyyatul masjid, wudhu etc?
Q: For whatever reason which Allah (Ta'ala) knows best I woke up for fajr salaah a bit later than usuall i.e. within permissible time but not enough to make it to the masjid as I felt I could miss the Jamaah and fall within an impermissible tome. I commenced with salaah and performed a short but not hesty salaah with Jamaah at home. I had completed salaah and tasbih* and dua by 04:35am- 20/12/2015-durban. Latest Jamaat commencment time in locality is at 04:25 (Masjid is Al-Hilal)- did my salaah fall within the permissible time and was my decision to perform salaah at home with jamaat at home valid on grounds that I could have missed salaah and permissible time completely had I driven to the masjid. Note that we follow the Shafi'i Madhab so the duration of salaah included dua e qunoot which was incumbent on me as the imam leading salaah.
Q: We have developed a new product which is placed in front of the prayer mat that records the number of Sajdas and Rakaats performed by the worshipper on a small screen. It has no video and no music. Using this product the worshipper is not confused or distracted regarding Sajdas performed. With this product a person can concrete and focus on praying which is very important. Please advise whether it is permissible to use this product to remember?
Q: Whose duty/responsibility is it to give the iqaamah?
Q: Can we offer Salaah in half sleeve shirt?
Q: Is it permissible for one to cross in front of people performing Salaah in the Musjid?
Q: When performing Salaah behind an Imaam, what should one recite in the standing posture? Will one have to recite Surah Faatiha and a Surah?
Q: Is it necessary for a woman to wait for the Azaan to be called out to perform her Salaah or can she perform her Salaah immediately when the time of Salaah sets in?
Q: How should a person perform salaah if he has a back problem? Can he sit on a chair and perform salaah? I was told that if he does not have a serious back problem and he performs salaah on a chair, his salaah will not be valid. Is this correct?
Q: Is it permissible for a person who is able to perform the entire salaah standing, together with making the ruku normally and performing sajdah on the ground, to sit on a chair and perform salaah?