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Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims

642 Questions

I keep doubting my prayers and Wudu, repeating them even though I know it’s waswasa. How can I stop these obsessive doubts and find peace?
Zaid Alsalami

Bismihi ta'āla

Ignore these intrusive thoughts. What ignore means is dont repeat. Whatever the circumstance may be, to avoid developing waswasah, dont repeat. This is your fiqhi duty.

And Allah knows best
We arrive in Makkah 1 day before Ramadan and will stay for 4 days. Can we pray full salah and fast? We will wear ihram at masjid al shajarah and take the train at night. How should men travel whilst avoiding shelter and looking after the family?
Zaid Alsalami

Bismihi ta'āla

You are travelling, and will be there for less than 10 days, so you cannot fast or pray full. Only when you are in the Holy Haram, you can pray full.

Men should do the ihram evening time, and catch the train after that, so it is at night.

And Allah knows best
I pray regularly, but sometimes my mind gets distracted. Does this invalidate my prayer, even though I avoid past sins? What factors determine the validity or invalidity of a prayer?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

When your mind gets distracted from your Prayers, it does not invalidate your Prayer though it is not the good situation of Prayers.

Your Prayers are valid as far as your Wudhu is valid and your body and clothes are Tahir (pure) and you perform all the obligatory acts of Salah.

It is very good to keep your mind in your Prayers but if your mind gets distracted, your Salah remains valid.

Wassalam 
Given that an Ismaili prayer leader who I know holds negative views about certain Twelver Imams, such as Musa Al-Kadhim and Ali Al-Rida (AS), and has made derogatory remarks about them, is it still acceptable to pray behind him?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

A person who attacks ani of the Infallible 12 Imams is in fact attacking all of them and attacking the Prophet Muhammad (SAWA). You should never support nor respect  such person even by praying behind him.

Wassalam.