Salah (Prayer)

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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Reciting Tashahhud before Surah Fatiha in Salah

Question: What is the ruling regarding reciting Tashahhud, before reciting Surah Fatiha, in the third rak’ah of a Fardh salah? Does it necessitate Sajdah Sahw? Answer: الجواب باسم ملهم الصواب If a person recites Tashahhud before reciting Surah Fatiha in Fardh Salah, no Sajdah Sahw will be necessary to perform. However, if Tashahhud is recited

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One Person delivers Khutbah and Another leads Jumu’ah Salah

Question: What is the ruling regarding when one person delivers Jumu’ah Khutbah (Friday sermon) and another person leads the Jumu’ah Salah? Answer: الجواب باسم ملهم الصواب It is preferred that the same person delivers the Khutbah and leads the Salah. However, if two different people perform the above tasks, no harm will be done and

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Tashahhud (At-Tahiyyaat) and Durood mandatory in Salah?

Question: Is Tashahhud (At-Tahiyyaat) and Durood-e-Ibraheemi mandatory in the final rak’ah? Answer: الجواب باسم ملهم الصواب Reciting Tashahhud (At-Tahiyyaat) both in the first Qa’dah (sitting) and in final Qa’dah is Wajib (necessary). Therefore, if someone does not recite Tashahhud (At-Tahiyyaat), he must perform Sajdah Sahw. Otherwise, his Salah will not be valid. However, reciting Durood

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Durood-e-Ibraheemi recited more than once in Salah

Question: Do we need to do Sajdah Sahw if Durood-e-Ibraheemi (Allahumma Salli ‘ala…) has been repeated in each sitting, whether intentionally or for correction? Answer: الجواب باسم ملهم الصواب If a person recites Durood-e-Ibrahimi Durood-e-Ibraheemi (Allahumma Salli ‘ala…) after Tashahhud in the first Qa’dah (sitting) – even if it is only “Allahumma Salli ‘ala Muhammad”

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One Person performing Salah alone and another joins

Question: I sometimes pray individually quietly at work and people join in with my Salah by tapping in shoulder and follow me in prayer as you would in Jamaat. Is their Salah valid as congregational prayer as I made intention to read myself alone? Would this also be OK if I read Sunnah but people

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Reciting Surah Fatiha more than once in Salah

Question: What is the hukm (ruling) if a person recites Surah Fatihah twice in one rak’ah? Will it require Sajdah Sahw, whether intentionally recited or for correcting a mistake? Answer: الجواب باسم ملهم الصواب If more than half of Surah Fatiha (i.e. at least four verses out of seven verses) is repeated, immediately after reciting

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Reciting Tashahhud (At-Tahiyyaat) more than once in Salah

Question: What is the hukm (ruling) if Tashahhud (At-Tahiyyaat) is repeated twice in one rak’ah, intentionally or unintentionally? Answer: الجواب باسم ملهم الصواب If Tashahhud (At-Tahiyyaat) is recited more than once in the first Qa’dah (sitting), then Sajdah Sahw (corrective Sajdah) must be performed in the final sitting. If that is not performed, then the

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