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Reciting aloud in the Third Rakʻah of ‘Isha Salah

Question: In the third rakʻah of ʻIsha Salah I recited Surah Fatihah aloud forgetfully. Then I performed Sajdah of Sahw in the final sitting. Has my Salah been valid? Answer: الجواب باسم ملهم الصواب Only Allah knows best. Answered by: Abdullah FahimImam & Khateeb, Masjid TaqwaKyrwicks Lane, Birmingham 2 Muḥarram 1446 AH/ 8 July 2024

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Forgetting to Recite (الصَّلَاةُ خَيْرٌ مِنَ النَّوْم) in the Adhan of Fajr Salah

Question: If a muazzin forgets to recite (الصَّلَاةُ خَيْرٌ مِنَ النَّوْم) from the Adhan of Fajr, what should he do? Answer: الجواب باسم ملهم الصواب Only Allah knows best. Answered by: Abdullah FahimImam & Khateeb, Masjid TaqwaKyrwicks Lane, Birmingham 22 Rabi’ Al-Ākhir 1445 AH/ 6 November 2023 احسن الفتاوى: ج 2، ص 286 فتاوى رحيميہ:

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Drinking Orange Juice before performing Salah

Question: What is the ruling if a person drinks orange juice or any other juice etc and starts to perform Salah without rinsing his mouth? Is such a Salah valid? Answer: الجواب باسم ملهم الصواب If no juice is left in the mouth, rather, just its flavour, taste or sweetness etc is left – there

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Keeping Liquorice or Something Sweetened in the Mouth whilst performing Salah

Question: Does keeping liquorice or something sweetened in the mouth, without chewing, invalidate Salah? Answer: الجواب باسم ملهم الصواب If a person puts something sweetened in his/her mouth and begins to perform Salah, the Salah will be invalid, as long as sweetness enters his/her stomach – even if he/she is not chewing the item and

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Performing Sajdah (prostration) before the Imam

Question: A friend of mine was performing his Salah behind an imam. When the imam began to perform Ruku’, he thought that the imam was performing Sajdah. Therefore, he began to perform Sajdah. Soon he realised his mistake and tried to join the imam in Ruku’. However, by the time he returned to Ruku’, the

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Does taking a Blood Test invalidate One’s Fast?

Question: Does taking a blood test during fasting invalidate one’s fast? Answer: الجواب باسم ملهم الصواب Taking a blood test during fasting does not invalidate one’s fast. However, it is Makrooh to take out so much blood that a person becomes too weak to fast. Only Allah knows best. Answered by: Abdullah Fahim Imam &

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Reciting aloud in Witr Salah in Ramadhan when praying alone

Question: In Ramadhan, if a person performs Taraweeh at home alone, can he recite aloud in Witr Salah? Answer: الجواب باسم ملهم الصواب It is Wajib (necessary) to recite aloud in Witr Salah, in all three raka’at when a person is leading the jama’ah of Witr Salah in Ramadhan. However, if a person is performing

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Reciting aloud in Taraweeh Salah when praying alone

Question: Is it permissible to recite aloud in Taraweeh Salah when praying alone? Answer: الجواب باسم ملهم الصواب It is permissible to recite aloud in Taraweeh Salah. In fact, it is preferable to recite aloud in all prayers that are performed at night, including Tahajjud and Taraweeh etc. – as long as a person does

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Washing Body Parts only once in Wudhu

Question: What is the ruling regarding washing the parts only once in Wudhu, instead of three times? Answer: الجواب باسم ملهم الصواب Washing body parts three times is a Sunnah Muakkadah act in Wudhu. It is not Fardh (obligatory). If a person does not perform this Sunnah habitually will incur some sins. To find out

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