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Does Wudhu become invalid due to drowsiness?

Question: Does your Wudhu become invalid if you keep dozing on and off? So, you’re opening your eyes every few seconds or minutes? Answer: الجواب باسم ملهم الصواب Only Allah knows best. Answered by: Abdullah FahimImam & Khateeb, Masjid TaqwaKyrwicks Lane, Birmingham 6 Rabi‘ Al-Awwal 1446 AH/ 9 September 2024 Reference: قال في مراقي الفلاح

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Delay in following the Imam in an act of Salah

Question: What should one do if he is praying in congregation and a person causes him to delay an action so he misses it? For example, the imam goes into sujud but a child blocked the person from going into sujud with the imam, and the imam has already risen from sujud, but he wasn’t able to do the

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Maghrib Salah begun on time but the time expired before it is finished

Question: I started to perform my Maghrib Salah in the last hour of its time, due to an emergency. By the time I finished my Maghrib Salah, it was the Isha time. Has my Salah been valid or not? Answer: الجواب باسم ملهم الصواب إِنَّ الصَّلَاةَ كَانَتْ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ كِتَابًا مَّوْقُوتًا “Indeed, Salah has been

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Swimming whilst fasting

Question: Is it permissible to swim while fasting?  Answer: الجواب باسم ملهم الصواب Only Allah knows best. Answered by: Abdullah FahimImam & Khateeb, Masjid TaqwaKyrwicks Lane, Birmingham 23 Safar 1446 AH/ 27 August 2024 قال في في مراقي الفلاح شرح نور الإيضاح: (و) لا يكره له (المضمضة والاستنشاق) وقد فعلهما (لغير وضوء و) لا (الاغتسال).

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Folding the prayer mat after finishing Salah

Question: After prayer a big number of people fold their prayer mats, and if other individuals leave them open, they go and fold them. Is folding the prayer mat after salah supported by texts or it’s an innovation, as many believe that Satan will pray on an unfolded prayer mat? Answer: الجواب باسم ملهم الصواب

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Forgetting to perform first Qaʻdah (sitting) in Salah

Question: If one stands up from rukuʻ and starts reciting Surah Fatiha, but was meant to sit in Qaʻdah (sitting) [in the second rakʻah], instead, and realises it when he’s reciting Surah Fatiha – then will his Salah become invalid? Or should he go into Qaʻdah immediately once he realizes and resume his prayer from there and

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Failing to adhere to Sunnah Muakkadah Acts

Question: (a) What is the penalty for not following Sunnah Muakkadah acts? (b) What is the ruling if a person just performs the Fardh acts of Wudhu and does not perform the Sunnah acts? Answer: الجواب باسم ملهم الصواب Only Allah knows best. Answered by: Abdullah FahimImam & Khateeb, Masjid TaqwaKyrwicks Lane, Birmingham 27 Sha’ban

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Tasting blood in mouth from a nosebleed whilst fasting

Question: If you have a nosebleed while fasting and you can taste the blood, will your fast become invalid? Answer: الجواب باسم ملهم الصواب Only Allah knows best. Answered by: Abdullah FahimImam & Khateeb, Masjid TaqwaKyrwicks Lane, Birmingham 24 Muḥarram 1446 AH/ 30 July 2024 احسن الفتاوى: ج 4، ص 238 – 239 قال في

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Water on the Toilet Floor of a Masjid – Pure or Impure?

Recently, when I was purifying myself after using the toilet at a masjid, some of the water from the outer part of the water vessel (toilet lota) fell on my clothes. I am wondering whether my clothes have become impure due to this, as there is a possibility that someone might have urinated whilst standing and some urine drops have fallen on the floor.

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