Wife and daughter travelling without a mahram for holiday
Q: My wife and daughter (25 years old) want to go to visit Dubai from the UK. Is it permissible for them to travel together without a male.
Salaah
Length of qiraat in the first and second rakaat
Q: Is the following makrooh:
1. To read a shorter Surah in the first rakaat and a longer Surah in the second rakaat?
2. To read a Surah in the 1st rakaat and then skip a Surah and read the next Surah in the second rakaat?
3. To recite Surahs in the wrong order in salaah?
Planning what surahs to recite in salaah
Q: I have been told that we cannot pre determine what surahs we going to read before commencing salaah. This came up when I told someone that I have first rakaat surahs, second rakaat surahs & so on, so I do not make a mistake or forget which rakaat I am currently reading.
Performing four tashahhuds in a three rakaat salaah
Q: I caught Maghrib Salaah in the 1st tashahud and on completing salaah I realized that I have completed 4 tashahud in a 3 rakaah salaah. Was this correct? If not, do I need to make Qazaa?
Reciting qiraat in the third and fourth rakaat of a fardh salaah
Q: In the third or fourth rakaat of a four rakaat fardh salaah, a person mistakenly recited a surah after Surah Faatihah. If sajda-e-sahw is not made, is the salaah valid or does the salaah need to be repeated?
Quickest way to perform qadha salaah
Q: What is the quickest way to perform qadha Salah and what can be left out in the qadha Salah?
Method of ruku for women
Q: Today when I was praying, when I went into ruku, my palms were touching my knees but my fingers were touching my clothes and not my knees. Is my ruku and salah valid? I'm a woman.
Walking in front of a person performing salaah in a big musjid
Q: In a musjid kabeer, can one walk one saff in front of a person who is performing salaah? (i.e. in front of his head in the sajdah position such that one would not be walking directly in the area he would need for salaah) or is it 2 staffs or more?
Performing Salaah while having the need to relieve oneself
Q: Regarding it being impermissible to perform Salah when there is a need, does this mean if it is extremely urgent, or a slight feeling that one has throughout salah.
For instance, feeling gassy after eating certain types of food etc. Because I am constantly breaking salah when I get a feeling to use the toilet to pass wind.
Is it permissible to perform Esha salaah in a house where one will be performing taraweeh?
Q: I have been offered by my uncle to perform taraweeh salaah with two cousins of mine at his house. His house is between a musjid and a jamaat khana and is 650m from both. I wanted to find out if we are performing taraweeh there, can we perform the esha salaah there as well or not?