Salaah

Q: If a strand of a woman's hair becomes exposed in salaah (for a long time) will her salaah be valid?

Q: A mosque in Durban encourages Salatul Tasbeeh during holy/auspicious days and nights etc. I am familiar with the blessed status of salatut tasbeeh and its importance. The people are encouraged to read in the mosque and the imaam or some person counts the tasbeehs for them. He is not in salaah. Is this permissible?

Q: Do you have to perform your qadha Salaahs in the order they were missed or can you perform 5 fajars and then 5 zuhars or like when ever you get time you will pray a fajar and if you have more time then you will pray an asar or zuhar that you missed?

Q: While reciting tashahhud, if the imaam makes salam, should we continue to recite tashahud, durood shareef, dua maghfirat and make salaam?

Q: Many persons due to medical reasons decide that they need to use a chair for Salah with Jamat and they do not consult a reputable scholar, thinking that a doctor's certification or a medical note is sufficient justification.

1. Is this rationale correct?

2. What is the status of a person's Salah in Shar'iah if he uses a chair for Salah when in fact he is not entitled to?

3. Exactly when is a person permitted to use a chair for Salah in Jamaat or otherwise?

Q: Is there any Hadith that clarifies women's Salaah in terms of postures?

Q: While performing salaah, I felt a small particle of food in my mouth and I removed it with my finger. Is my salaah valid?

Q: If one has many years of Qadha salah can one read one ayah per rakah, eg. the starting ayaats of Surah Baqarah, is it sufficient to recite 1 ayah which runs into 1 or 1.5 lines?

Q: If a person passes away and we know that he had almost 30 years of missed Salaahs, how is it possible to pay fidya for that many missed prayers because it comes to more then twenty five thousand British pounds.

Q: Can a male perform Fajr salaah 10 to 20 minutes before the Fajr Salaah. I work 70 km away from my work place, it takes at least 1 hour in the morning to get to work I have to open up the building and warehouse that accommodates a staff of 250 people. So I have to leave home by at least 5.30am to make in time to open up for the staff members. Please advise can I as a male perform my Fajr salaah 10 to 20 minutes before the Fajr Azaan?