Forgetting to say assalaatu khairum menan nowm in the fajr azaan
Q: I was giving Fajar azaan and forgot to say (assalaatu khairum menan nowm). Is the azaan valid?
Salaah
Making qadha of salaah missed while travelling
Q: If one misses a salaah while travelling, are you allowed to perform qadha salaah by joining (e.g. Zuhr and Asr) and shortening the salaahs as you are still busy travelling? This will mean, for example, performing two rakaats for Zuhr and 2 rakaats for Asr in the time of Maghrib?
Making intention of two rakaats sunnah after Jumuah instead of four
Q: I had to pray 4 rakaahs sunnat after the jamaat prayer of Jumuah, but I mistakenly made the intention of 2 rakaahs sunnah. After starting the prayer, I remembered that I had to pray 4 rakaahs, so I offered 4 rakaahs instead. Will my prayer be valid?
Performing maghrib salaah behind an imaam performing esha salaah
Q: What is the Islamic ruling on someone praying maghrib salaat at the back of the Imam that is praying esha salaah?
Status of tasbeeh in rukoo and sajdah
Q:
1. What is the status of tasbeeh of rukoo and sajdah? Fardh, waajib or sunnah?
2. What if in an individual salaah one does not recite the tasbeeh of rukoo or sajdah, is the salaah valid?
Wearing clothes soiled with alcohol and performing salaah
Q:
1. If beer, wine, alcohol touches my clothes, does it make them impure?
2. Is the prayer accepted while wearing such clothing?
Females placing their elbows on the ground when making sajdah
Q: According to the Hanafi mazhab, females are supposed to be close to the ground during sajdah and should therefore put their elbows on the ground. But there is a Hadith in which Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) says that doing so is imitating dogs. Maybe that hadith was meant only for men, but just to be on the safe side, am I allowed to raise my elbows off the ground?
Reciting first three aayaat of Surah Fajr in salaah
Q: If the imam makes a recitation as short as the first three ayahs of Surah Al-fajr, or the first three ayahs of Surah Yaseen, will the prayer be valid?
Imaam's wudhu breaking in namaaz
Q:
1. While leading the jamaat, if the imaam's wudhu breaks and he leaves the jamaat to perform wudhu, what should the muqtadi do?
2. Is it allowed for the imaam to tell the muqtadi while they are still in prayer that his wudhu broke, and should he also tell them what to do?
Musaafir imaam performing 4 rakaats
Q: I was a musaafir and I was leading the Asr prayer with a muqeem following me. I mistakenly made niyyat of 4 rakaahs, and after standing up for the third rakah, I remembered that I had to pray Qasr. But I continued and completed 4 rakahs. Is the prayer valid?