Islam Question and Answer - The Description of Prayer

» She has been sick for three years and did not fast.

» Should he fast on the fifteenth of Sha’baan even if the hadeeth is da'eef?.

» Her sister has Down’s syndrome; does she have to offer expiation because of not fasting?.

» Ijmaa‘ (scholarly consensus): definition, types and conditions.

» Laylat al-Nusf min Sha’baan (the middle of Sha’baan) should not be singled out for worship.

» The difference between major hypocrisy and minor hypocrisy.

» What is the ruling on one who was born to Muslim parents then apostatised before or after reaching puberty?.

» She does not distinguish between secretions from the vagina that invalidate wudoo’ and sweat.

» Is it true that the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) used to accumulate naafil fasts and make them up in Sha‘baan?.

» A fabricated hadeeth about praying two rak‘ahs every Thursday during Sha‘baan.

The Description of Prayer

1		He wants to learn the Tashahhud .	11417
2		Moving the finger during Tashahhud .	7570
3		If the imam or a person praying in congregation forgets to recite al-Faatihah, what should he do? .	13498
4		Where should the worshipper look when he does sujood and says the tashahhud?.	8580
5		The way in which women pray is the same as the way in which men pray.	9276
6		The proper way to make du’aa’ during prayer .	7886
7		Is the du’aa’ of Witr obligatory, and what should a person say if he cannot memorize it?.	9061
8		Some du’aa’s to be recited during prayer .	7646
9		Where should one place one’s hands when standing up from rukoo’?.	2427
10		The Sunnah with regard to sitting when one prays sitting down .	20016
11		Where should the hands be placed when standing up after rukoo’? .	21358
12		A worshipper should not put shoes in front of himself as a sutrah .	21662
13		Where does the row begin? .	21879
14		He cannot prostrate on the ground when he prays in congregation .	21967
15		How does one catch up with a rak’ah? .	22155
16		If he catches up with the imam when he is bowing, what should he do?.	75156
17		Entering the mosque when the imam is standing.	69821
18		Prostrating in a cap or turban, or when wearing gloves.	69855
19		When is it permissible for a person to pray sitting in obligatory prayers?.	67934
20		Whoever omits the opening takbeer, his prayer does not count.	52424

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