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Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims

21 Questions

I travel 80 kms from my home to my workplace and return home daily. How should I pray my Zuhr and Asr prayers? Should I perform them fully or Qasr in my work place?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

As you travel every day for work, you must perform you Salah as full in both places, your home and your work place. Every one who travels for work three days a week or more, his Salah is full.

Wassalam.
Can you join behind someone in congregation who is praying Asr while you wish to pray Zuhr? And can you join someone to pray your Asr who is actually leading a Zuhr congregation?
Zoheir Ali Esmail

Bismillah

Thank you for your question. According to the school of Ahl al-Bayt (as), there is no problem with praying your intended prayer in congregation in either scenario.

May you always be successful.
I understand that Nafilah of Asr of 8 units is to be performed before performing Asr. Is this correct? If so, is it permissible to perform Nafilah of Asr after finishing my combined Zuhr and Asr when praying in congregation?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

If the time of congregational prayers does not allow you to perform Nafilah of Zohr or/ and Nafilah of Asr, then you can perform the Nafilah after the Jama'at prayers is over, with the Niyyah of Qadha.

You will then get the reward of Jama'at and the reward of performing the Nafilah.

If you have little time which will kot be enough to perform the whole eight Rak'ats of the Nafilah, you can perform few Rak'ats like 2 or 4 Rak'ats.

Wassalam.
How does one pray the Nafila prayers in a mosque when, in the Zohrain prayers, the Iqama is recited immediately after the Adhan and the Asr prayer conducted immediately after Taqibat of Zuhr?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

In such cases when there is not enough time to recite the full Nafilah of Zoh or Asr, you can pray just 4 or even 2 Rak'ats as Nafilah for each Zohr and Asr. If you could not find time , then you can recite the Nafilah later on as Qadha.

Wassalam.