Salah (Prayers)

Salah ("worship", ‏صلاة‎; pl. ‏صلوات‎ ṣalawāt; also salat), or namāz (Persian: نَماز‎) in some languages, is one of the Five Pillars in the faith of Islam and an obligatory religious duty for every Muslim (Male & Female, with certain exemptions based on Taqwa). It is a physical, mental, and spiritual act of worship that is observed five times every day at prescribed times.

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Salah (Prayers) . Hanafi

Are the prayers of Hanafi followers of Sunni Islam considered valid?

Amina Inloes, Amina Inloes is originally from the US and has a PhD in Islamic Studies from the University of Exeter on Shi'a hadith. She is the program leader for the MA Islamic Studies program at the... Answered 1 year ago

Yes, insofar that they believe they are doing what is most correct.

Allah is not miserly.

Salah (Prayers) . Hanafi

Are the prayers of Hanafi followers of Sunni Islam considered valid?

Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 1 year ago

Followers of any Muslim sect e.g. Hanafi, Shafi'ee, Maliki, Hanbali are Muslims like the followers of other Muslim sects. Prayers must be like the prayers of the Prophet Muhammad (SAWA) as he said: Pray as you saw me praying صلّوا كما رأيتموني أُصَلّي

The most authentic narration about the the prayer of the Prophet (SAWA) is what Ahlul Bayt (AS) narrated because they lived with him day and night and got the full knowledge of Sunnah beside the meanings of Quran.

Wassalam.

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Salah (Prayers) . Ruku' . Tashahhud

While praying, I was in my second Ruku and leaned forward to rise, but then recalled I needed to perform Tashahud, so I went back down to do it before continuing my prayer. Is my prayer still considered valid?

Yes, your prayer is valid but you need to perform two Sajda of Sahw immediately after your prayer. Sajda of Sahw is prostration and saying : BISMILLAH WA BILLAH ALLAHUMMA SALLI Ala Mohammad Wa AALI Mohammed. Then sitting and prostrating again and repeating the same. Then saying Tashahhud and Salam.

Wassalam.

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Salah (Prayers)

If I accidentally make sounds during my prayers, does that invalidate them? This occurs frequently, and I often find myself repeating my prayers multiple times because of it.

Passing gas during Salah invalidates Salah because Wudhu is invalid by passing gas. If you are sure that you passed gas whether intentionally or un intentially, your Wudhu is invalid and your Salah is invalid and you need to perform Wudhu and Salah again.

Wassalam.

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Home . School . Employment . Salah (Prayers)

What are the options for performing Salah outside of home in non-Muslim countries, like at school or work, where public prayer isn't feasible? I prefer to pray on time as recommended, rather than allowing it to become Qada.

Zaid Alsalami, Shaykh Dr Zaid Alsalami is an Iraqi born scholar, raised in Australia. He obtained a BA from Al-Mustafa University, Qom, and an MA from the Islamic College in London. He also obtained a PhD from... Answered 1 year ago

Bismihi ta'āla

Our duty is to pray, and try as hard as we can to pray on time. You must just find an appropriate place, with privacy, so as to not draw unwanted attention, or annoy anyone around you.

And Allah knows best

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Feet . Masah . Wudu (Ablution) . Salah (Prayers)

If my foot shifts while wiping my feet during Wudu because the shoes I am standing on aren't stable, does this invalidate my Wudu and do I need to repeat my prayers due to this movement?

Bismihi ta'āla

No, it does not invalidate your wudhu', as long as your hand was wiping the foot, and not the foot moving such that it wiped the hand.

And Allah knows best

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Word . Salah (Prayers)

When a word ends with a Taa Marbuta during prayer, should we pronounce the Haa sound at the end? Is the prayer still valid if we don't pronounce it?

If you stop on the word which is ending with Taa Marbouta, it becomes Haa, but if you continue and don’t stop on it, it is pronounced Taa. E.g Yathal Rahmatil Wasi'ah يا ذا الرحمة الواسعة

‘Wassalam.

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Life . Hereafter . Sunni-Shi'a . Friendship . Salah (Prayers) . Dunya

As a Shia Muslim, I want to encourage two close friends to pray Salah, but they doubt its importance in daily life. What are effective ways to convey the benefits of Salah for both this world and the hereafter?

Every Muslim who believes in Allah (SWT) will clearly understand from Quran the great importance of praying Salah. Allah (SWT) Says in Sura Al-Room: Estabkish Salah and don't be from the polytheists (Mushrikeen) (Verse 31). Those who don't perform Salah are like the Mushrikeen. The Prophetic Hadeeth says: The difference between us (Muslims) and non Muslims is Salah, anyone who leaves Salah becomes like them.

Salah is the main link between human being and his Creator Allah which must be performed as Allah (SWT) Has ordered as an obligatory worship to remember Allah (SWT) as He Said in Quran (And establish Salah to remember Me) (Sura Taha, verse 14). Those who ignore Salah are ignoring Allah's order and disrespecting Him like telling Him: We have no time to talk to you !!!

Salah is like the Oxygen for our hearts and souls and minds and we can never live a peaceful life with out Salah which is the compulsory link between us and our Clreator Allah (SWT).

There are many Quranic verse and hundreds of Hadeeths about Salah which can help guiding Muslims to the crucial importance of Salah.

Wassalam.

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Shahada . Salah (Prayers)

What should be recited before the Shahada in prayers?

The obligatory recitation in Tashahhud in Salah is : ASHHADU ANLA ELAAHA ELLALLAH WAHDAHU LA SHAREEKA LAH WA ASHHADU ANNA MUHAMMADAN ABDOHU WA RASOOLOH ALLAHUMMA SALLI ALA MUHAMMADIN WA AALI MOHAMMAD.

There are recommended recitations before and after Tashahhud which can be found in many books and it can be short or long depending on what you want to recite.

Wassalam.

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Arabic . Du'a (Supplication) . Salah (Prayers) . Meaning . Qunut

Is it permissible to make Dua in a language other than Arabic during Kunoot in prayer in order to express our needs or requests?

Seeking your needs from Allah (SWT) in your own language is permissible during Qunout after reciting any Du;a in Arabic for Qunout. Du'a of Qomout should involve Arabic part then rest can be in any language.

Wassalam.

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Salam alaikum . Repentance (Tawbah) . Salah (Prayers)

I repented two months ago and resumed praying after a long break, but I stopped again four days ago. I feel like a bad Muslim and doubt Allah's forgiveness for my sins. What steps can I take to improve my faith and maintain a consistent prayer routine?

We need always to remember that our worst enemy is Satan who keeps on trying to destroy us through making us pay less attention to our Prayers. When you ignore your Prayers, you will be listening to your worst enemy Shaitan who wants you to forget Allah then be lost and destroyed. You need to think about your life now and later on and decide to save yourself from evil and disaster of being lost if you distance yourself from your Lord Allah (SWT).

Start seeking forgiveness and repeating Estighfaar and saving yourself from Satanic thoughts and acts.

Wassalam.

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Fajr . Time . Salah (Prayers) . Sin . Sleep

Is it sinful if I often miss prayers and wake up late, such as around Maghrib or Isha, after staying up for Fajr? When I do wake up, I find it hard to get out of bed quickly and tend to delay my prayers. How can I change this pattern of behaviour?

It is obligatory to perform every obligatory Prayer on its time and ir us sinful to deliberately miss any obligatory Prayer. We must make every possible arrangement to perform our obligatory Prayers on time and never miss any of them.

We need to organize our sleeping time to be able to get up and perform our obligatory Prayers.

We might use an alarm or request some one to wake us up for obligatory Prayers.

Wassalam.

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