Living at a distance from the Musjid
Q: I live just more than 4.9 km from the nearest Masjid. Am I sinful in not attending the Masjid for Salaah?
Salaah
How should a woman sit in tashahhud?
Q: Should a female sit in tashahud with her right leg over the left leg and right foot over the left?
Performing nafil Salaah in jamaat
Q: During Ramdhaan in the Haramain both at Makkah and Madinah they conduct Tahajjud namaaz in Jamaath during the last 10 days from 1 am to 2.30 am. Following this now a days the same method is being followed in mosques in our country (India) as well and also women participate in this congregation but of course in a enclosure segregated for women. Also now a days women attend Jummah namaaz in mosques on a regular basis. Please give your expert option on these two issues.
Correct pronunciationof "Hayya Alas Salaah" and "Hayya Alal Falaah"
Q: I have very attentively heard calling of aazan fron different masajid. Most of them pronounce " hayya las salah and hayya lal falah" whereas the correct pronunciation is " hayya alas salah and hayya alal falah". Please comment.
Joining Salaahs
Q: I traveled from Cape Town to KZN for work for approximately 10 days. My work requires much travel to far flung places like Durban, Harrismith, Van Reenen and Vryheid. Based on the locations of the work areas, can I combine my salaah for my entire stay in KZN or should I make salaah separately after three days?
Witr Salaah
Q: I prayed witr salaah with three rakaats. Meaning, my witr is similar to magrib salaah but with a Surah and then duaa qunoot in the third rakaat. Is this the correct way of reading witr salaah?
Sunnats after zuhr
Q: I started praying the 12 Sunnahs prayer. However, I want to pray four rakats after Dhur and not two because four is recommended. Are the four rakats after Dhur with two tasleems like the four rakats before Dhur?
Reciting softly in maghrib salaah
Q: If I am the Imaam in maghrib salaah and I mistakenly read the qiraat softly, should I repeat the qiraat loudly? Also, is it necessary for me to perform sajdah-e- sahw?
Making ruku when performing Salaah sitting
Q: When performing salaah sitting on the floor, and going into ruku, how far down should one go down?
Reciting out of sequence in Sunnat Salaah
Q: In a four rakaat sunnah salaah, if a person reads Surah falaq and naas in the first 2 rakaats, is it fine to read surahs before that thereafter, such as Surah wal aadiyaat and qariah?