May 28, 2020 | Prayer of a traveler
Offering salah in a vehicle Question Is it permissible for a traveler to pray nafl (optional) prayers while traveling in a car? Answer بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم الجواب حامدا ومصليا ومسلما It is permissible to offer nawafil (optional prayers) with gestures while...
May 28, 2020 | Prayer of a traveler
Performing qasr in one’s place of residence Question Zaid was born and brought-up in Bombay. He migrated to Toronto with his family, bought a house and other real-estate. He is a Canadian citizen now and he earns his living here. Now he travels (Safar Sharee)...
May 28, 2020 | Making up missed prayers
How should a traveler make up for a missed salah? Question If a person misses dhuhr salah while on a journey, how should he make up (qadha) for the salah? Answer بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم الجواب حامدا ومصليا ومسلما In the aforementioned scenario, one would look at their...
May 28, 2020 | Making up missed prayers
Qadha of witr Question If a person misses witr salah, must he do qadha for it? Answer بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم الجواب حامدا ومصليا ومسلما In principle, one must do qadha of any obligatory (fardh) or incumbent (wajib) prayer they miss. Thus, one would be required to do...
May 28, 2020 | Making up missed prayers
Repeating the sunnahs if fardh needs to be repeated Question After offering the fardh and sunnah rak’ahs for dhuhr salah, if a person realizes that the salah was invalid due to some reason (for example, he or the imam did not have wudu when offering the fardh salah)...
May 28, 2020 | Praying for the deceased
A newborn child passes away moments after birth Question A child was born and passed away within a few minutes. He was neither given a name nor was salat al janaza offered for him, what should we do now? Answer بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم الجواب حامدا ومصليا ومسلما When a...
