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Prayer
A question is asked about the correct words for prostration of forgetfulness, recitation, and gratefulness. Shaykh Ṣāliḥ ibn Fawzān al-Fawzān explains that the same phrase used in prayer should be recited: “Subḥāna rabbī al-aʿlā” (Exalted is my Lord, the Most High). Additional supplications may also be made.
Prayer
A man asks for advice about someone who prays intermittently. Shaykh ʿAbdul-ʿAzīz Ibn Bāz emphasises that prayer is a pillar of Islam and must be guarded. He explains that habitually abandoning prayer is considered disbelief according to the majority of scholars, and urges Muslims to maintain their prayers with sincerity and regularity.
Prayer
A man consistently delays Fajr prayer until after sunrise while performing other prayers on time. Shaykh Muḥammad ibn Ṣāliḥ al-ʿUthaymīn explains that praying Fajr after its time without a legitimate excuse invalidates the prayer, and habitual sleep is not an excuse. He urges the man to pray Fajr in congregation.
Prayer
Straightening the rows before prayer is obligatory. The Prophet ﷺ would not commence the prayer until he observed the rows and ensured that shoulders and ankles were aligned. Once the rows were correctly straightened, he would begin the prayer, emphasising its importance in congregational worship.
Current Affairs
If the Friday sermon contains slander against the scholars of the Sunnah or the rulers, you may distract yourself from listening and complete the prayer, then avoid returning. If you can reach another masjid of the people of Sunnah in time, you should attend there instead.
Prayer
When work prevents you from reaching a masjid or hearing the call to prayer, you are excused from attending the congregation. You may pray with family at home or with colleagues at work. If this is not possible, praying alone is permitted.
Prayer
Shaykh Muhammad Bazmul says Muslims should not pray Jumu’ah in mosques of innovators if they can reach mosques of the Sunnah. Praying with innovators can increase their followers and expose people to false ideas. If no Sunni mosque is available, pray at home or another place.
Prayer
Shaykh Ṣāliḥ ibn Fawzān al-Fawzān explains that if a person dies abandoning the prayer intentionally, good deeds performed on their behalf, including charity and fasting, will not benefit them. Forgiveness should not be sought for such a person if they died in that state.
Jurisprudence
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Hadi al-Madkhali explains that placing the right hand over the left on the chest after rising from ruku’ has the same ruling as before ruku’. The Prophet ﷺ instructed that the hands be placed on the chest while standing, and standing includes both before and after ruku’.
Jurisprudence
Shaykh Salih al-Fawzan confirms that raising the voice in dhikr after prayer is a Sunnah. It was practiced by the Prophet ﷺ, his companions, and early generations. Ibn ʿAbbās noted that they could tell the prayer had ended by hearing the dhikr.
Jurisprudence
Shaykh Muḥammad Nasir al-Dīn al-Albānī explains that istikhāra is for someone who has already made a decision, not for removing confusion. He clarifies that the duʿā is recited after the taslīm, and repeating the prayer is only permitted if the initial prayer lacked proper attention.
Jurisprudence
Shaykh Salih al-Luhaydan explains that a traveller should shorten prayers only if staying less than four days. If the intention is to remain for more than four days, the traveller should perform the full prayers and not shorten them.
