Questions tagged [salat]
Salat الصلاة (the prayer) is the practice of formal worship in Islam.
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Can I pray in English? If not, how do memorize the Arabic?
i'm a very recent convert to Islam and I'm having trouble praying. I want to pray five times a day, I want to worship God, but the Arabic is very hard to memorize. Can I pray with the English ...
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Different Fajr prayer time which one to follow?
OK so I just download an app and for prayer time it is showing a large amount of prayer calculation hubs like:-
Muslim World League - 04:52 AM
ISNA - 5:06 AM
Musulamns de France - 05:19 AM
So which ...
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If I have urine on my clothes but do not know it?
Now suppose I have some urine or some drops of urine on my cloth. But I do not know it and am not aware of it. Now, I go and perform my salat. Now, will my salah be ok? Or does it become qada?
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Can we pray 45 degrees left or 45 degrees right from original qibla direction ? [duplicate]
I read somewhere that we can pray 45 degrees left or 45 degrees right from original qibla direction. Is this right ?
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Does salat mean prayer to Allah?
Salam,
I am confused about salat/namaz. Does salat mean prayer to Allah? But how come God sends salat to the prophet? If you know Arabic enough could you please explain salat in Quranic context? ...
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Is it allowed for a Jew to pray in mosques? [duplicate]
I read somewhere that Jews can pray in mosques according to their rabbis but not in churches as churches according to their rabbis are places of Idolatry , but does Islam allow a Jew to pray in ...
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Correct order of surahs in prayers
Question 1: Is it OK to recite the 4 Qul (109, 112, 113, and 114) in 4 rak'ahs of any nafl prayer in the order below:
Surat Al-Kafirun
Surat Al-Ikhlas
Surat Al-Falaq
Surat An-Nas
Is this order ...
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Is it permissible to pray on the sand at a beach or on the grass at a park?
I like to stay healthy and one way I do that is by walking or running. Sometimes it would be convenient to do prayer just wherever I happen to be.
Question: Is it permissible to pray on the sand at a ...
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Ruling regarding closing eyes in sujood [duplicate]
I've heard that we should not close our eyes while offering Salah or in sujood. Is it true?
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How do we do sajda tilawat if we recite Sura Inshiqaq (84) in the 1st rakah?
Sura Inshiqaq (chapter 84) consists of 25 ayat. The 21st verse is Sajda ayah.
How is sajda tilawaat done if one recites the Sura Inshiqaq in the 1st rakah of his Salah?
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Starting the recitation from middle of the ayat
Asalam u alikum,
I started reciting from Surah yaseen in salah, later i realized after prayer that i have recited from middle of the ayat just after waqf lazim.
I,e Inna nalamu ma yusiruna wama ...
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Will missing salah be forgiven and not punished for?? And can a hafidh go hell?
I saw this and started crying.. is it true because I’m very scared and asked for forgiveness:
The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said, “A person neglecting his Salat (even though he makes it up later) ...
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How is farz ghusl done exactly?
This has been on my mind for a while and I have looked at several explanations but I’m still confused. Are we supposed to wash our private parts first and then the whole body once? Or are we not ...
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Language for prayers
What language do Muslims in non-Arab countries use for prayers? I know the Qur'an is not translated to, say, Farsi, but do Farsi people pray in Arabic or in Farsi?
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is my phone najis
i take my phone to the bathroom and place it on the counter and sometimes i touch it when i’m in the bathroom but i can’t remember if i touched it with najis hands or not but i do not see any sort of ...
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Is prayer acceptable if my wudhu breaks?
My wudhu breaks if I had gone to the toilet just before that, but if I wait for 20-30 minutes then it is not a problem. Even in some case, it still breaks. Will my prayer be accepted, if it breaks ...
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Is only surah Fatiha enough to fulfill fard of Qiraah during salah?
For example on the 2nd rakkah of Fajr, is it satisfactory to ONLY recite surah Al Fatiha? Or is it farz to read an additional surah from the Quran after that?
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Do I say "bismillah" in 2nd rakat?
before starting every work as a muslims we say "bismillah".
before starting namaz in ist rakat we say bismillah is it important to say bismillah in 2nd rakat and 3rd rakat or not?
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Can we pray on something other than a prayer mat?
Obviously prayer mats are the main answer ; But in the case a prayer mat isn't available what else can I use ? ( eg : A mattress. ? )
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Is wudu necessary to offer namaz in Masjid e haraam?
I am in MAKKAH to offer Umrah. The place for Wudu is really far from Bait-ALLAH.
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Did I commit kufr?
So I already posted a question about 'low faith & struggles' which explains my situation but I was wondering something: sometimes when I get really tired of everything I pray to get my ...
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I have something in my neck that ruins my prayer will Allah(SWT) forgive me? [closed]
When I prayed the two Fard prayers of Fajr, my neck has been suffering for a while, also when I prayed Zuhr or Asr, and also during the one last rakats of Maghrib and the two last rakats for Isha.
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