Issue No. 1249- If because of a valid excuse the follower turns his intention into individual prayer after the imam has recited sūrah al-fātiḥa and the sūrah, it will not be necessary for him to recite them. However, if he makes the intention of individual prayer before the imam has completed sūrah al-fātiḥa and the sūrah, he should recite the part that the imam has not recited.
Issue No. 1199- A person who has some qaḍā prayers on him, but does not know how many, for example, he is not sure whether he should offer the qaḍā of two prayers or three, it is sufficient that he offers the lesser number. In case, however, he knew the number before and has forgotten due to negligence, he should, as an obligatory precaution, offer the greater number.
Issue No. 1074 - In recommended prayers; one should act, as an obligatory precaution, upon his own presumption, so far that it does not invalidate the prayer. For example, if he presumes that he has offered two rak‘ats, he should pay heed to that probability, and if he presumes that he has offered three rak‘ats, he should consider himself offered only two rak‘ats.
Issue No.698- If, while offering the ‘aṣr prayer, a person doubts whether or not he has offered the ẓuhr prayer, he should follow the ruling explained in the previous issue, i.e., he should change the intention to the ẓuhr prayer and thereafter offer his ‘aṣr prayer. Likewise, if, while offering ‘ishā’ prayer, one doubts whether he has offered the maghrib prayer or not, he should act according to the previous rule.
Issue No. 1257- If a person joins the imam when he is in the second rak‘at, he should sit after the two sajdahs in his second rak‘at, which will be the third of the imam, and recite the obligatory parts of tashahhud, and should then stand up and join the imam. And if he does not have time to recite the tasbīḥāt arbaʿah three times, he should recite them once and join the imam in rukū‘.
Issue No. 1253- If one joins the congregation when the imam is in rukū‘, but before making it to rukū‘, the imam raises his head from rukū‘, that person should make the intention of individual prayer, and his prayer will be in order and it will not be necessary to repeat the prayer.
Issue No.887- There is no problem if one utters a dhikr while his body is in motion, for example, he pronounces takbīr when he is going to rukū‘ or sajdah, his prayer provided that his intention is to say it as an absolute dhikr, not as the particular takbīr which is said before going to sajdah while standing rather he is saying takbīr because dhikr is good anywhere in the prayer.
Issue No.1159- If a person reaches the point of tarakhuṣ of his hometown (waṭan) while travelling, he should offer complete prayer there. However, if he wishes to continue his journey from there for eight farsakhs or more, he should offer qaṣr prayer once he gets to the point of tarakhuṣ.
Issue No.920- If a person recites tasbīḥāt arbaʿah in the first two rak‘ats, thinking that they are the last two rak‘ats, and if he realises this mistake before rukū‘, he should recite al-fātiḥa and sūrah. But if he realises this during or after the rukū‘, his prayer is valid, though as a recommended precaution, he should offer sajdah al-sahw (sajdah for oversight).
Issue No. 1056 - If the doubt occurs when the time of performance has passed and one has ignored the doubt and consequently proceeded with the prayer as prescribed; and then realises that act had not been performed, if he has not yet entered the next foundational element (rukn), one should go back and perform it. If however, one has begun the next foundational element, his prayer is correct, if the act that has not been performed was not a foundational element of prayer.
Issue No.921- If in the third or fourth rak‘at, a person intends to recite sūrah al-fātiḥa, but instead, accidently utters tasbīḥāt arbaʿah or vice versa, it will not be sufficient and he should abandon it and recite what was intended. However, if the two were in his intention, then whichever comes to his tongue will be sufficient.
Issue No.328- If a person suffers from an ailment owing to which the urine comes out continuously drop by drop, or he is not able to control his faeces (urinary and faecal incontinence), and he is sure that at some time during the prayer time, there will be a respite during which there will be a restraint, then he should perform wuḍū and perform prayer at such time, and he should perform only the obligatory acts of the prayers, and leave out the adhān, iqāmah and qunūt, if he knows that the time is not enough.
