Salah (Prayer)

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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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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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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