Time limit to perform Istikhaarah Salaah
Q: I want to read isthikaara for a marriage proposal. How many days should it be read for?
Salaah
Repeating sunnah salaah that was performed not facing the qiblah
Q: I had offered 2 rakaahs of sunnah after zuhr, but I forgot that I already offered it. So I offered it again, but I mistakenly faced the wrong direction instead of the Qiblah. Should I offer the sunnah again?
Muslims offering prayers in a temple or church
Q: What does Islam say about someone (a Muslim) offering prayers in a gurdwara, temple or church? Is it allowed? If so, then in what conditions?
Women performing salaah at the time of a solar eclipse
Q: What is the sunnah method for women that should be adopted at the time of solar eclipse?
Muqtadi reciting thanaa after the qiraat commences
Q: If the muqtadi joined the salaah at the time when the qiraat had commenced, then should he recite the thanaa?
Giving one's place in the first row to an aalim
Q: If I am in the first row for Salaah, and there is an aalim in the second row, can I offer him my place in the first row?
Making arrangements for a woman to travel without a mahram
Q: In todays times, women travel all over without a mahram. If I organise a lift for my sister, will I be sinful in doing so? She says that she always travels on her own so it is not a sin on me. Please advice.
Qadha of the sunnats of Fajr
Q: If a person is offering qadha of Fajr of the same day, then should he offer the sunnat first and then the fardh, or vice versa?
Performing salaah with the urge to relieve oneself
Q: A person has to offer salaah and feels the urgency to go to the washroom. However, if he relieves himself, his prayer will become qadha. What should he do in such a situation?
Moving the Imaam's musalla away from the mihraab
Q:
1. What are the conditions for moving the Imaam’s musalla many saffs back and away from the mihraab when the number of people is less? I see this practiced in some Masaajid and not others.
2. What is the status of doing so in a Jamaat Khana?
